Harry was a contented dog. 哈利是个知足的狗。

But he awoke this morning and something was very wrong. 但他醒来今天早上有什么东西是非常错误的。

He couldn't be bothered to beg for mid-morning biscuits. 他嫌麻烦不想乞求临近中午饼干。

He couldn't be bothered to roll over and rub his back 他嫌麻烦不想翻身和擦他的背

E rough floor. ê粗糙的地板上。

He couldn't be bothered to scratch at anything that might be nibbling away at him. 他不能被人打扰划伤，在任何可能被蚕食着他。

He just lay on top of his kennel feeling thoroughly depressed. 他只是躺在自己的狗窝感觉彻底郁闷顶部。

Even his tail wouldn't wag. 即使他的尾巴不会摇。

Four months earlier, his owner (an elderly gentlemen whom harry had been devoted to ever since he was a puppy) 四个月前，他的主人（一个老人家们为之哈利一直致力于自从他是一只小狗）

Had been temporarily forced to leave the country, leaving harry with a trustworthy, caring couple who lived around the corner. 已经暂时被迫离开这个国家，留下哈利与一个值得信赖，关心谁住在拐角处的一对。

Things hadn't been so bad at first: long walks, hearty dinners; 事情并没有那么糟糕，在第一：长距离散步，丰盛的晚餐;

Even his kennel was in the same spot in their yard - just to the right of the back door. 连他的狗窝是在他们的院子里同一个地方 - 只是后门的右侧。

   

This is the same kennel that harry had now been moping on top of for three days. 这是相同的狗窝，哈利现在已经闷闷不乐上三天之上。

Despite the best efforts of the young, caring couple to cheer him up - 尽管年轻，有爱心的夫妇到他振作起来了最大的努力 -

Offers of chicken and an endless stream of un-fetched balls sent rolling down the yard - 鸡肉和发送滚下码未取球层出不穷的报价 -

Nothing could coax harry from his gloom. 没有什么能够从他的忧愁哄哈利。

So, it was decided to send him to the vet. 所以，我们决定把他送到了兽医。

   

Harry was a large dog and heavy-withered, and he was in no mood to climb down from his kennel and trot to the waiting car to travel two miles to the surgery. 哈利是一只大狗和重型枯萎了，他没有心情从他的狗窝爬下来，快步到等候的汽车行驶两英里的手术。

Eventually, he was lifted, with the aid of a neighbor, onto a blanket and hobbled from kennel to car; from the car to the vet's. 最终，他被解除，与邻居的帮助下，走上一条毯子和从狗窝到汽车步履蹒跚;从汽车到兽医的。

When, once, harry would have put up a fight before going within 500 yards of this place, during the whole journey, he never raised an eyebrow. 时，有一次，哈利会起来抗争之前在500码这个地方去，在整个旅途中，他从来不挑起眉毛。

Of course, the vet could find nothing wrong with harry; mentioned depression; suggested chicken and balls; sent harry home to rest, still wrapped in the blanket. 当然，兽医查不出问题与哈里;上述抑郁症;建议鸡球;哈利送回家休息，还裹着毯子。

Took seven days for the notification to come through. 花了七天通知才能通过。

The owner had died in his sleep, leaving specific instructions for harry to be put down. 店主曾在睡梦中去世，留下具体说明哈里被放了下来。

Harry was a dead dog. 哈利是一只死狗。