83. Man's Best Friend p. 60

　　Of all the animals of the Chinese horoscope， the dog really stands out. Which other animal can compare to the dog？ The horse？ No， he's always horsing around. The monkey？ No， he's always monkeying around.

　　The dog is a loyal companion. He makes us feel safe. He helps us keep thieves out of our homes. The dog has also helped us with our English. For example， if there were no dogs， how could people complain about leading a dog's life？ And how could the weatherman say， “It's raining cats and dogs？”

　　The dog is truly man's best friend. So the next time a dog lifts a leg to your car， don't get angry. Just let it obey the call of nature.

　　man 不加冠词，指人类

　　of all…… = among all……    两个用of， 两个以上of，among都可以

　　horoscope 占星  astrology 星相学  astronomy 天文学

　　stand out 突出

　　What's your chinese horoscope （sign）？ 什么属相？   I am rat. 属鼠

　　compare to = compare with

　　toad  癞蛤蟆

　　horse around = monkey around = goof¹ around = idle around = fool around  鬼混， fool around 常用

　　companion 同伴（可数）   company 陪伴（不可数）

　　loyal = faithful

　　He helped me （to） write this letter. = He helped me with this letter.

　　lead/live a life      Peter lives a life of crime.      lives a luxurious² life

　　It's rainning cats and dogs. = It's rainning heavily.