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=wjengch3 L: y! t/ C$ z% }9 \1 N
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Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker.0 R N+ ^7 i3 Y* a8 O
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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。 + x4 h$ D H0 r) b8 |4 M& X- |4 }5 ^0 ]
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. , h2 A4 {" b0 n* x6 p7 L' N5 [
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。3 I1 K' m T6 v
, p2 \& y! P" s6 A1 S4 _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. 9 ?. ~5 f% f) l! S, [2 Y $ }# f* x: ^$ t+ ` o8 A7 t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。 m! y9 z- f+ o# `8 e
1 k1 |1 d9 n e9 j# v2 SAs 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.& f* J8 c4 \2 D
+ h+ c- ]& ?" G2 a; ]2 I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。 / k, ?" d) s& x" H+ L: b9 b5 f+ }& Z5 z0 b+ v
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.) M+ X5 T' _3 Z" s
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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。# c" Z4 w% _0 Q2 l( w+ ~+ v
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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. 7 Q% [8 z. ~! a# S$ [! k3 A' Z- d- z8 k: O, M) G. q7 j2 H! c
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。2 e. {: M V3 g" s( I
2 f% S% \- i! U9 O$ X. hShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."" r$ K5 Z9 T, X7 R( j
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靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」 3 e# E! V9 s) x) e' v 5 b( T. I( N5 m* U+ e/ s0 z, \* GStartled, 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?"( i, ]4 [ ^* K2 t; c
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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？」 + B0 |8 q! n) p1 `4 s& A$ I7 S$ X7 }& ]0 N, S4 H
The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com) , h/ _( |* O" U- D " d& ^. J* J: l9 |8 Y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), X' `( l9 M9 n: p
0 d4 ]6 G/ [' p! A) M, V詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死/ `$ T7 \+ i% @
5 N3 u- b* ~' o0 y2 O0 O- V6 _●狗老師的啟示… ~ L$ z( l8 x9 l# v 1 T$ `7 Z+ \5 |: q6 gRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:, I( R y+ y3 W; U$ v7 w
6 a% I) X2 j( s9 q0 `; E1 V( c記住，如果狗狗曾經是位老師，你會學到這些東西：+ W. V. S& d- Z
4 R z5 P7 y* l- d3 {6 `When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.0 O9 ~: U. [1 p/ g6 |1 ?( l
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當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。 1 {2 m7 ~0 w4 e9 h, d " j3 S: [2 @0 E) u& F1 w4 t, CNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. 8 T( N: B3 z9 B. ?; }+ H9 j, L& y# y5 ~! M# `* n/ n
永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。8 R' a h# s7 d' V" Y
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Thrive on attention and let people touch you.8 m1 n' r$ J! m# N
8 |8 @; K3 L! { _' A$ E隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。 2 ^1 n6 B, G( `& v + h& R% n5 t+ C" O e: _% EWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body. $ D5 s- k) s" U2 b# L, y ' v% c0 M- A! O2 u- _" F高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。3 D: V) I2 |( w" n5 G. A1 L# ?
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Never pretend to be something you're not.2 i! W) E$ b! H' l
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When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.! _( @4 F5 M4 X8 O2 H2 {+ S
! K3 X( t. _; f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。 . S4 r+ M! R; ]6 i. z# n7 c- M4 Z w7 A7 w, R
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