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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She reached over to pet him on the head.

她伸出手去，摸了摸它的头。

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Let a strange dog sniff you or your child before touching it, and pet it gently, avoiding the face, head and tail.

遇到陌生的狗时，等它嗅你后方可碰它，轻抚它时要避开它的脸、头和尾巴等部位。

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