To prevent our dog， Lacy， from pestering visitors to our house， my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table， her favorite resting spot. One day a contractor came over to talk about a home-improvement project.

为避免我们的狗，莱希，纠缠来访的客人，我母亲常在爱犬喜欢呆的地方，即餐桌下面，摩昵它。一天，一个建筑商来谈居室装潢工程。

As he and my mother sat across the table discussing the renovations， my mother slipped of

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