標題: 狗狗天生知道如何愛 [列印本頁] 作者: lingoma 時間: 2013-7-17 00:48 標題: 狗狗天生知道如何愛 http://www.worldjournal.com/view ... 9B?instance=wjengch 2 w( a( G! ~) `, E _+ z1 v2 A, j8 b* d0 O7 P1 ]% n
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker." T- ~, A& o0 F; c" `
) U7 F4 ?! X: u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。 ( Q* F6 l8 l. ~# k; ~7 D ? . T% \# K/ ~" K1 |7 m% I9 UThe 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./ X' J" M3 Y* z! L( h
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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。4 D# r. h& y4 Y5 T% j/ A5 u+ n
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I 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. 5 x9 ^. Q# z0 E9 H! z1 l9 {9 ~ ~4 I5 |, b0 k( m; x6 U, I% \3 r
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。5 L+ Z# _8 Q& u# Z% s% \9 q b3 H1 h
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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. & w/ o( b' ^+ a) F4 R. Z: H, y1 a / d) D3 G6 R$ G9 u/ s# M1 d% U" \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。 / v6 _) C8 i0 d1 N1 O2 T& j. J' ]8 E
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.; T9 b( r O7 {; X9 i! e8 b! g
/ ~0 l }* [, z& k4 E: F+ R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。 3 M: m! F* c( m 7 o6 C$ B- ]; w Z7 r5 kThe 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.! h& ?; o. d* F1 j3 W [* v7 ~
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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。 3 v J5 [( O$ H8 ?" Y1 T) I! z$ o8 {
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why." % V }$ L; Y. |' A' c 6 f5 i2 j9 y1 l# m0 k0 j" v靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」 $ p; y* Z/ ~8 L5 \* h; [8 h 6 j9 t' ^; b# r0 L; @/ WStartled, 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?"8 E# b% G: o" g$ D* z
+ i& i ? X$ c1 x! [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？」) v0 E2 B) _, j5 _0 u# v8 f" d2 i
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The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)& [5 g/ r/ |5 A f. n
5 Q [" l l# }3 k0 }% j- hRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: . W5 j. T) ], k' K, j ]1 l8 r. q& Z+ ^6 z$ a, t% k記住，如果狗狗曾經是位老師，你會學到這些東西：$ `/ ^( M& o+ E$ I! Q
% l3 W. N0 z$ ^. W( p9 OWhen loved ones come home, always run to greet them. : j" m- @- [* l8 P # ~+ W+ Q% k( J% U* w# N當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。 - Z( q9 t# S4 H7 l a& i _) J+ W; a* D6 U& a
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隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。7 G0 q3 b+ m3 t/ c- s1 ^+ B# C
- Y; J% X @9 \$ w8 Q; AWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.# o- @8 d8 o- F# u; x' S- {
" i y! E ]* z% D+ K高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。7 F( Y4 {) G0 y- Y1 R. A7 e
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When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.# Q3 a4 s2 W! S0 l" `