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Dont get me wrong. I think my dog is the greatest， but it just so happens that hes not from this planet2.

别误会我的意思，我觉得我的狗是最好的，但恰巧它不是来自本星球。

My parents are part-time astronauts3， and one weekend they took a trip to Neptune （they love it in the summer）. Sometimes when they go to outer space， they bring me back rocks or plants from Mars or my favorite dish， Pluto4 pancakes， but not this time.

我的父母是兼职的宇航员，一个周末他们去了海王星旅行（他们夏天很喜欢住那里）。有时候，当他们进入外太空时，会给我带回火星上的岩石或植物或我最喜欢食物，冥王星薄煎饼，但是这次却什么都没有。

When they arrived home from Neptune （after they parked their space ship）， they had a big box with them. I had never seen an animal like what was inside， so I named it after the first thing it ate： a shoe.

当他们从海王星回来时（停好太空船之后），他们带了一个大箱子回家。我从来没有见过箱子里面那样的生物，所以我以它吃的第一件东西给它命名：鞋子（休）。

They said that Shoe was the smartest dog on Neptune. He could roll5 over， play cards， cook， and use a computer. But since I dont speak Neptunian， I couldnt get him to do any of those things， and I had to start teaching him all over again.

他們说休是海王星上最聪明的狗，它会打滚、打牌、做饭，还会使用计算机。但是由于我不会说海王星语，所以我无法让它去做任何一件事，因此我不得不重头开始教它。

I think that on Neptune dogs must eat human food because Shoe likes to eat what Im eating， but he hates his dog food. Hes a lot faster than any of the earth dogs in the neighborhood. He can beat6 any of them in a race， because all Neptunians are good at sports.

我想，在海王星上，狗肯定吃的是人的食物，因为休喜欢吃我吃的东西，但它讨厌它的狗粮。它长得比地球上的狗快很多，它可以在比赛中击败任何一条狗，因为所有海王星人都擅长运动。

I think dogs and squirrels7 are enemies8 on Neptune because Shoe is always barking9 at them. Also， I think that on Neptune， dog bowls are made like ours because Shoe loves drinking from ours.

我认为狗和松鼠在海王星上应该是敌人，因为休总是对着它们狂吠。我还觉得在海王星上，狗的碗和我们的碗一样，因为休喜欢在我们碗里喝水。

Shoe can eat more food than anyone on earth ever could. I know this for certain because my uncle can eat the most food in the world， and Shoe eats more than he does.

休吃得比地球上任何人吃得都多。这一点，我很肯定，因为我觉得我叔叔是全世界吃得最多的人，而休吃得的比他还要多。

I think that Neptune is as good a place as any to come from， and Im glad Shoe is from there. I wouldnt change a single thing about him.

我认为海王星和其他地方一样都是个好地方，我很高兴休是从那来的，我一点也不会改变它的。

Next weekend my mom and dad are going to Saturn10. Shoe and I are both hoping that they dont bring back a cat.

下周末，我的父母将去土星。休和我都不希望他们再带回来一只猫。

（英语原文摘自：gutenberg.org）