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《野性的呼唤》小说：每日一段，英语阅读之旅。
His father, Elmo, a huge St. Bernard, had been the Judge's inseparable companion, and Buck bid fair to follow in the way of his father. He was not so large,--he weighed only one hundred and forty pounds,--for his mother, Shep, had been a Scotch shepherd dog. Nevertheless, one hundred and forty pounds, to which was added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect, enabled him to carry himself in right royal fashion. During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation. But he had saved himself by not becoming a mere pampered house-dog. Hunting and kindred outdoor delights had kept down the fat and hardened his muscles; and to him, as to the cold-tubbing races, the love of water had been a tonic and a health preserver.
他的父亲是一只身体巨大的巴纳德狗，叫艾尔莫，曾经形影不离地陪伴着法官。巴克可能像父亲的模样，但他没有那么庞大，只有一百四十磅重，主要由于他的母亲谢普是一只苏格兰牧羊犬。虽然如此，一百四十磅加上良好的生活和周围人们的尊敬，使他很有不凡的帝王气派。从出生到现在的四年中他一直过着阔绰的贵族生活。他十分自豪，甚至有点自负，俨然乡村绅士那样洋洋自得。但是他总克制着自己不要光享受，经常到户外打猎和类似的户外娱乐使他脂肪大减，对他来说，就像洗冷水浴一样，游水使他有了一个健康的体魄。
