介绍:
This is a story about Elfie---the best dog in the whole world.
这个故事是关于埃尔菲的——一只全世界最好的狗狗！
We grew up together, but Elfie grew much faster than I did.
I loved resting my head on her warm coat. Then we would dream together.
我跟埃尔菲一起长大，但是它长得比我快。我喜欢把头靠在它温暖的肚子上休息，然后我们一起进入梦乡。
My brother and sister loved Elfie very much, but she was my dog.
我的哥哥和妹妹也很喜欢埃尔菲，可是它却是属于我一个人的狗狗。
Every day, Elfie and I played together.
我们每天都在一起玩。
Elfie loved to chase squirrels
埃尔菲喜欢追着松鼠跑，
and to dig in my mother’s flower garden.
也喜欢在我妈妈的花园里面挖洞。
Sometimes my folks would get very angry with Elfie when she would get into mischief.
But they still loved her, even when they scolded her.
当埃菲尔胡闹的时候，我的家人会非常的生气。但是他们还是很爱它，即使有时候会狠狠地责骂它。
The trouble was, no one told her except me.
问题是，除了我之外没有人会告诉它。
The years passed quickly, and while I was growing taller and taller, Elfie was growing rounder and rounder.
时间过得很快，当我变得越来越高的时候埃尔菲也变得越来越胖。
The older Elfie got, the more she slept, and the less she liked to walk. I was getting worried!
埃尔菲年纪越大就越爱睡觉，也懒得走路。我变得越来越担心它的身体健康。
We took Elfie to the vet, but there wasn’t much he could do.
“Elfie is just growing old,” he said.
我们带埃尔菲去看兽医，可是他能做的很少。
医生说：“埃尔菲只是老了！”
It soon became too difficult for Elfie to climb the stairs.
很快爬楼梯对埃尔菲来说变得非常困难。
But she had to sleep in my room.
但是它是睡在我楼上的房间的。
I gave Elfie a soft pillow to sleep on, and before we went to sleep
I would say to her,
“I’ll always love you.”
I know she understood.
我给了埃尔菲一个很软的枕头睡觉，每晚睡觉前我都会对它说：“我会一直爱你的。”
我知道埃尔菲能明白我的意思。
One morning I woke up and discovered that Elfie had died during the night.
有一天当我起床的时候发现埃尔菲在晚上的时候就去世了。
We buried Elfie together.
We all cried and hugged each other.
我们一起把它安葬了，全家都非常得难过相互拥抱和安慰着彼此。
My brother and sister loved Elfie a lot, but they never told her so.
I was very sad, too, but it helped to remember that I had told her every night, “I’ll always love you.”
我的哥哥和妹妹都很爱埃尔菲，可是他们从来没有告诉过它。我也非常的难过，但是这让我想起我每晚都会对它说：“我会一直爱你的。" 我就会好受一点。
A neighbor offered me a puppy.
I knew Elfie wouldn’t have minded, but I said no.
邻居说可以给我一只小狗，我知道埃尔菲不会介意，可是我还是拒绝了。
I gave him Elfie’s basket instead.
He needed it more than I did.
我把埃尔菲的篮子送给了他，因为他现在比我更需要篮子。
Someday I’ll have another dog, or a kitten or a goldfish. But whatever it is, I’ll tell it every night:
“I’ll always love you.”
可能有一天我会有一只新的狗狗，猫咪或者金鱼。但是无论是什么，我都会每天晚上对它说：“我会一直爱着你的！”
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