我小时候住在农村里，终日与狗为伍①，一点也没有感觉到狗这种东西有什么稀奇的地方②。但是狗却给我留下了极其深刻的印象。我母亲逝世以后，故乡的家中已经空无一人。她养的一条狗———连它的颜色我现在都回忆不清楚了———却仍然日日夜夜卧在我们门口，守着不走。女主人? When I was a child, I lived in rural areas and worked with dogs all day long. I did not feel anything curious about such things as dogs. But the dog left a very deep impression on me. After my mother’s death, my hometown was already empty. She kept a dog --- I do not even remember the color of it now --- but still lying around our door day and night, keep it. hostess?