A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to find him playing chess with his dog.

某人去朋友家拜访，发现朋友竟然在跟自家的狗下象棋，大为错愕。

He watched the game in astonishment¹ for a while.

他旁观了一会儿，当时就震惊了。

"I can hardly believe my eyes!" he exclaimed. "That's the smartest dog I've ever seen."

“我简直不敢相信！”他大叫，“我从没见过那么聪明的狗！”

"Nah, he's not so smart," the friend replied. "I've beaten him three games out of five."

“哪里聪明了，”朋友回答，“五局中我赢了三局呢！”