1. We talked about a lot of things, alone in the quiet, just as we had in the beginning, ten short years ago. After all, it seemed like only yesterday Banjo was curled up in the crook of my arm making contented little grunts, a sound only a puppy can make. It seemed like just last week I was explaining to him for the umpteenth time that the rawhide bones were his and the furniture was mine.
如同短短的10年前开始时那样，我们单独地在宁静中谈论了许多事；似乎就像是昨天；班卓蜷缩在我的臂弯里，心满意足地轻轻呼噜着，那是只有幼犬才能发出的声音；就像似上个星期，我第无穷次向它解释生皮骨头是它的而家具是我的。
2. Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented
塔妮娅把孩子们哄得安安静静而又心满意足。