They were greeted in the hall by a black-and-white collie--a small broad-headed dog who wagged his tail but did not bark . 一条黑白毛的苏格兰宽脑门牧兰犬在门厅里迎接他们，它摇了摇尾巴，没有吠叫。
The breezes that on the lagoon had chased their tails like kittens were finding their way across the platform and into the forest . 环礁湖上的轻风一阵紧接一阵，就象追逐着自己尾巴的小猫，夺路越过平台，窜进森林。
This, originally, continued, "with his tail shut down like a hasp" ; but of this latter phrase twain's friend and adviser w.d.howells wrote in the margin of the manuscript, "awfully good but a little dirty" . 这段描写最初后面还接续着“尾巴夹在腿中间象个纺锤”，不过马克吐温的朋友兼顾问豪尔斯为这句话在底稿边缘空白上写道：“好得很，只是有点不雅。
The puppy frisked its tail when it saw its master 小狗一看到主人就轻摇起尾巴。
Sittin ' alone in a dump on your tailless butt 用你没有尾巴的屁股坐在垃圾堆上
Some breeds of dog have only rudimentary tails 有些品种的狗尾巴只有退化的部分
