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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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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.
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- D/ I* ]& b. b/ w! LBelker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) G0 ^2 r- d) X- uI 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。

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。

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.

: ]- z" N3 ?: y. g) {% G* d; l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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$ [! j4 ~: i. x3 q! YThe 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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+ @9 b) X0 D6 ^8 @; g% r- y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。

- K* z+ r# q7 l7 x1 UShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
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* q' e# m0 u5 \5 Y* y* K$ @" w靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」

7 x6 `& g- ~( l2 Q0 K+ TStartled, 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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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)

詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死

2.transition：過渡，轉變
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3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出

( Y! s) ]7 K$ \9 H0 a" L# e●狗老師的啟示…

4 b. z% @! N4 Q0 S4 u4 v' wRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
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& U) c% H* }) x$ t% G0 d; r- n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.
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- [$ D1 d. o  C. e1 q8 D當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

$ ~2 z- v* X2 c永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。
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! `+ e' R5 ^$ L9 fThrive on attention and let people touch you.

" U) N" E! [" H; 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.

2 S/ q( |8 f8 B; F) t高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。

Be loyal.

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) b' J0 x" p" z/ j& e: U( Z! TNever pretend to be something you're not.

永遠不假裝。

: Q7 X% e2 P  b% W) u+ ]" IWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
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- I/ I* F- C9 b& r; c% b; \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。

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