Every time the dog wanted to get out, it would bark.

那条豿每次想出去时，便汪汪叫个不停。

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Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and the dog listened to him and did what he told him to do.

从前，有个人遇到一只狗，想让它帮助他与其他动物搏斗；狗听了他的话，照他说的做了。

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I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason.

出于某种原因，我总想叫那条狗穆夫蒂。

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He patted on the seat like you would if you wanted your dog to leap up on the couch, but I resisted his zeal to pair-bond.

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Someone else wanted to be notified whenever the dog jumped on the couch.

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John Kerry's strategy in 2004, and Kerry loyalists repeatedly aired in public their view that Edwards would not play the traditional attack dog role with relish because he wanted to protect his future political interests.

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