Every day I learned something new, Francis always talked to me a great deal when we were working together, 我每天都学到一些新的东西。我和弗朗西斯在起工作的时候，他总是跟我说很多，

and so helped me to learn quickly the things that a dog ought to know. 帮助我尽快学会一只狗应该知道的事情。

Toward the end of winter it happened that my mistress had not had a letter for several weeks. 冬天快结束的时候，我的女主人连续几周都没有收到一封来信。

So she was quite sad. Then, one afternoon, an airplane flew over our heads. 她很悲伤。后来，一天下午，一架飞机从我们的头顶飞过。

Looking up into the sky, I saw a white paper falling slowly downward. 我向天空望去，看见了一张白色的纸片从空中慢慢地落了下来。

I watched to see where it fell, and ran after it with a bark of joy, for I thought that it was a letter from my master. 我一直注视着，看它落在哪里，然后欢快地叫着追了过去，因为我觉得那是一封我主人的来信。

Looking off in the distance, I saw other papers coming down from the airplane, 我遥望远方，看到还有其他的纸片从飞机上飘下来，

which I thought were more letters from other soldiers. 我觉得那是其他士兵的信件。

With the paper in my mouth I rushed into the house to my mistress and proudly laid it at her feet, wagging my tail very hard in great joy. 我衔着那张纸冲进屋子，来到女主人面前，自豪地把纸片放在她的脚下，然后我高兴地使劲儿摇着我的尾巴。

She took the paper in her hand and this is what she read: 她把纸片拿在手中，读道：

"Dogs are needed for the army, If you have a good dog, send him to a dog war-school, where he will be trained to serve his country." 军队需要狗。如果你有只好狗，请把他送到战时犬校，他将在那儿接受训练，为国效力。