In her foreword, Spurling dates her fascination with Buck to her childhood reading.

在前言中，斯普林提到，她从童年起就被赛珍珠吸引。

But now a booming economy has transformed their lives. Hilary Spurling sees the changes for herself …

但是现在蒸蒸日上的经济改变了她们的生活。

But now a booming economy has transformed their lives. Hilary Spurling sees the changes for herself . . .

但是现在蒸蒸日上的经济改变了她们的生活。

This photo was acknowledged as a fake, though, by Christain Spurling, who helped build the model monster that was photographed.

尽管是克里斯琴·斯普林曾帮助构建了被拍到的怪物模型，但是这张照片被认为是假的。