The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter whom he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith.
The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolute, unselfish friend a man may have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.
A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. He will lick the sores and wounds that come in the encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince.
When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes and death takes its master in its embrace and the body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there, by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness faithful and true even to death.
相关单词：traitors
traitors解释：卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 )； 叛徒； 背叛者； 背信弃义的人
traitors例句：
Traitors are held in infamy. 叛徒为人所不齿。
Traitors have always been treated with contempt. 叛徒永被人们唾弃。
相关单词：prone
prone解释：adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的
prone例句：
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
相关单词：malice
malice解释：n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋
malice例句：
I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。
相关单词：treacherous
treacherous解释：adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的
treacherous例句：
The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
相关单词：pauper
pauper解释：n.贫民，被救济者，穷人
pauper例句：
You lived like a pauper when you had plenty of money.你有大把钱的时候，也活得像个乞丐。
If you work conscientiously you'll only die a pauper.你按部就班地干，做到老也是穷死。
相关单词：remains
remains解释：n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
remains例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
相关单词：forth
forth解释：adv.向前；向外，往外
forth例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
相关单词：watchfulness
watchfulness解释：警惕，留心； 警觉（性）
watchfulness例句：
The escort and the universal watchfulness had completely isolated him. 护送和普遍一致的监视曾经使他完全孤立。
A due watchfulness on the movements of the enemy was maintained. 他们对敌人的行动还是相当警惕的。
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