记得有一回在新年里，我到二伯父家去玩。
One day during lunar new year, I remember, I happened to be chased after by a big black dog while T was playing about in the garden of Second Uncle's home.
在 他那个花园内，一条大黑狗追赶我，跑过几块花圃。
Fortunately, after running past several flower beds. gave him the slip by rushing upstairs in a storeyed building. thus avoiding the mishap of having my legs bitten by the fierce animal. From then On.
后来我上了洋楼， 才躲过这一场灾难，没有让狗嘴咬坏我的腿。
Falways played the fugitive while the dog the pursuer.
以后见着狗，我总是逃，它也总是追，而且屡屡望着我的影子 狺狺狂吠"。
He would bark furiously at the sight of me.
我愈怕，狗愈凶。
And the more scared I was, the fiercer he became.
怕狗成了我的一种病。
I developed a canine phobia.
我渐渐地长大起来。
As I was growing up, one day it suddenly dawned on me somehow that it was shameful to be afraid of a dog.
有一天不知道因为什么，我忽然觉得怕狗 是很可耻的事情。
Hence instead of shying away in fear, I stood confronting him. stood firm and so did he.
看见狗我便站住，不再逃避。
He barked angrily with his mouth wide open as if he were about to run at me.
我站住，狗也就站住。
But, nevertheless, he never moved a single step towards me.
它望着我狂吠，它张大嘴，它做出要扑过 来的样子。
He glowered at me, and so did at him.
但是它并不朝着我前进一步。
But he always kept the Same distance between us.
它用怒目看我，我便也用怒目看它。
After a time, the minute my back was turned he immediately followed in pursuit.
它始终保持着我和它中间的 距离。
However. as I looked back he stopped right away and stood barking at me savagely, but dared not attack me.
这样地过了一阵子，我便转身走了。
"Aha. he's now used up all his tricks! said I to myself, feeling much more emboldened.
狗立刻追上来。
I stared at him scornfully, stamped my feet and shouted vicious abuse.
我回过头。
M o0 172 He backed up a few steps, it being his turn to show signs of inner fear.
狗马上站住了。
He kept barking but with reduced savagery.
它望着我恶叫，却不敢朝我扑过来。
Disgusted with the din of barks, picked up a stone from the ground and threw it right at him.
"你的本事不过这一点点，"我这样想着，觉得胆子更大了。
It hit him on the back.
我 用轻蔑的眼光看它，我顿脚，我对它吐出骂语。
He let out a piteous cry apparently with pain and. before my second stone was to fall upon his head, quickly turned round to run away with the tail between the legs.
它后退两步，这次倒是它露出了害怕的表情。
I gazed after the fleeing animal and gave a disdainful laugh.
它仍然汪汪地叫， 可是叫声却不像先前那样地"恶"了。
Thenceforth he would promptly take to his heels whenever he saw me with a stone in my hand.
我讨厌这种纠缠不清的叫声。