For a moment, the grown man reminded Trish of a little boy at a pet-store window, wishing he could go in and see a puppy. Five seconds later, he was still staring longingly through the window.

很明显,阿巴登博士被眼前的乌贼吸引住了,似乎眼睛都不能从玻璃窗上移开了.那一瞬间,这个成年男子让崔西想到了一个站在宠物店橱窗边上的小男孩,渴望能够走进去看一看小狗.五秒钟之后,他还在无限憧憬地向窗口里瞪着.

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And from what I heard, Joseph contributed much to his deterioration, by a narrow-minded partiality which prompted him to flatter and pet him, as a boy, because he was the head of the old family.

据我所听到的，他之所以变坏，约瑟夫出力不少，出于一种狭隘的偏爱，约瑟夫在他还是小孩的时候就捧他，娇惯他，因为他是这古老家庭的主人。

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The boy brought his pet to school yesterday.

那个男孩昨天把他的宠物带到了学校。

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As well as the aforementioned Sting, Knopfler and Ferry, the campaign has the support of Angel sculptor Antony Gormley, Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant, folk musician Kathryn Tickell, actors Alun Armstrong and Robson Green and Auf Wiedersehen Pet trio Tim Healy, Jimmy Nail and Kevin Whately.

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From feral child to "human pet" at court in Georgian England, Peter the Wild Boy caused a sensation.

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You name it, I applied for it, including positions as a pet store receptionist, Kentucky Fried Chicken shift worker, pizza delivery boy and cleaner.

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