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作者: lingoma    時間: 2013-7-17 00:48
標題: 狗狗天生知道如何愛
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1 ^. G# z! T/ o& M" P  [Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker." x; ^6 G2 k7 w& t5 S* i
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身為獸醫,我曾被找去為一隻名叫「Belker」的10歲愛爾蘭獵狼犬看病。5 R+ a3 Q: K. G" D. Q! O) d

7 E  N2 R' R6 @The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.0 O5 @/ F4 \7 e0 Y: _8 \7 E* O' D
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Belker的主人羅恩,他的太太麗莎和他們的小男孩西恩都和Belker感情很好,也都期待奇蹟發生。
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* x& G  e7 z& EI examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
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檢查後,我發現Belker罹患癌症,回天乏術;我告訴這家人,我們無法幫Belker做點什麼了,也建議在家中為牠實施安樂死。, |9 {2 ]6 |) u& R+ i* M
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As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
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, G" {/ D0 C, w$ M; X% C" j& D在我們準備的時候,羅恩和麗莎告訴我,他們覺得讓西恩觀察整個過程會是好事,相信西恩也許能從這段經歷學到一些東西。
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The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.7 G2 r1 r7 R$ o3 }& T8 O6 m

  C6 y1 Z3 E8 j; F( k% X4 g  P隔天,這家人圍繞在Belker身邊時,我和以往一樣有了哽咽的感覺。西恩似乎很平靜,最後一次輕拍這隻老狗,我甚至懷疑他是否真的瞭解情況。幾分鐘之後,Belker安詳地死去了。
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- c6 a9 b. R+ r. q& tThe little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
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小男孩似乎沒有太多困難和疑惑就接受了Belker的離去。我們在Belker死去後一起坐了一會兒,感嘆動物的壽命總是比人類短這個哀傷的現實。
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$ j; S' m0 ~: J; J7 @2 }0 G8 L  PShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
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1 G& F; V# M  d0 b靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩,忽然冒出一句:「我知道為什麼。」, }- [- g7 ^; Q* V' b
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Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?") E5 y  Y; o. |- A6 y2 t
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我們非常驚訝地轉頭望著他,接下來他說的話,令我大為感動,是我聽過最令人欣慰的解釋。他說:「人們出生就是為了要學會如何過好生活,比如愛身邊的人,好好對待別人,對嗎?」9 G5 ^/ |. Z7 i, p* x/ h

- d* Z" O- ], @% c; DThe six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)! H; f$ ^: h( u" p* p- _. U
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這個6歲的孩子繼續說:「而狗狗原本就知道怎麼做到這些了,所以牠們不需要活那麼久。」(取材自allone.com)4 D6 `$ s- {9 D8 x8 `. C9 p

! r0 m# K1 V( |) x" `& Z詞解:1.euthanasia:安樂死
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8 J" O! v0 G8 `" u, _: `2.transition:過渡,轉變
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# W3 j: L1 R8 r  L7 Z  A, j3.pipe up:尖聲的說,脫口而出8 k4 Q4 u% f) K" B* t4 G

7 d! N/ j+ f" P5 w; j●狗老師的啟示…. B; v( |; T7 q# W6 W

( l' i% L7 ^$ h9 Y! zRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:# U" c4 |4 i8 Q) U5 A. k# O" T

' V- }) t* V2 R記住,如果狗狗曾經是位老師,你會學到這些東西:: O3 B) ~2 h; j

7 w* n, _" j8 o1 ZWhen loved ones come home, always run to greet them.$ |! ~' b0 L3 s1 t+ _; U' Q
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當心愛的人回家了,永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。) b. N  m0 l5 W

6 H3 O( S3 s1 iNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
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永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。
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$ e6 H+ ~( _5 e6 x7 F, ]7 ^Thrive on attention and let people touch you.. q' l5 D5 G* O, t# z

1 U8 l& B& {; {# J8 F" w# @% d隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。
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When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
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+ l7 t4 Z, H% V) c+ r5 j) ^高興的時候,跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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Be loyal.4 B- Y' P0 W; x; t; ?+ e( Y

: p8 r" n/ X. o! C: O忠誠。
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0 o# E% l/ [$ [( Z5 A) |Never pretend to be something you're not.( W; [. S$ U0 e

  V' u  q& J# q/ G/ }永遠不假裝。  H! E' _1 `; {( P, |- J

  d0 p8 w: w+ p/ K% iWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
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+ D" e# Z$ L/ Z2 I如果家裡有人不開心,保持沉默,坐到他身邊,溫柔地拱拱他、安慰他。8 H+ Y$ f5 M( G, n8 |- }/ }& |" h
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