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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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Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker.
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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。
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- J  b! J( f9 V6 K: G# x: k+ ]" gThe 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.

9 u6 g1 W( X$ E; O9 mBelker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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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.

3 x& `, r! @5 F% W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。
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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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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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4 H9 w  a6 E" z# d. n2 i% FThe 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.

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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The 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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4 Q& u  u; z, R5 D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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8 e2 z  r2 e5 h/ AShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."

- ]- x' }2 H( G- w  G7 }! b: W! H靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」
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6 W7 Y. M% I  j4 c. U, E1 KStartled, 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?"
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! T) [9 ^* _$ [/ z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？」
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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)
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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)

) s$ V6 f& s* k0 b詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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2.transition：過渡，轉變
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6 v  T! W( V  ~3 s; T3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出

" z" g! E" y& b  ~5 P' S, K5 `●狗老師的啟示…
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+ D7 }8 t4 D$ ]3 xRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

記住，如果狗狗曾經是位老師，你會學到這些東西：
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When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。

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永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。
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1 i* ]: Z8 K0 _# ^* ^6 |4 {Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

3 s* B; W4 R' s0 S8 w  v& U隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。

6 \$ }! e: \3 m4 z# p( i2 \0 NWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
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) R* X4 e* v) n' c7 k高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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Be loyal.
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( J2 g% u3 L; e忠誠。

Never pretend to be something you're not.
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6 O$ F4 V5 i5 W* F永遠不假裝。

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
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