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[寵物] 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.: {4 T% q  c. J7 ^* A8 k  ?5 Y$ w
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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。( n. z4 d- F4 H, M& J

; v& v' z2 E- ?3 h! u$ a) O; I9 k5 lI 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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* Q9 M" _% `% C0 s% [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。2 N3 `  I9 E: F" X; ~: q

# o8 v; e& v2 M) j( HAs 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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# y1 p9 i/ l0 ?$ e7 l$ Y0 v( t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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$ `0 B& V, f5 ?3 W! }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.
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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。
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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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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。; m9 `7 G. e( ~3 |& q

7 w- Q  F5 T* h7 bShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."3 t+ U" b& E1 n+ B4 U
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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。」
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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?"( y3 ?2 c5 N  e7 Z+ f9 X- a, r

& u5 C; Z2 m2 g) E- E, ^/ l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?」* V) y, t0 ~+ o& K) c

. |, `2 J( I+ b8 ~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! q/ |* I6 J1 ^: P/ x7 Q. m

% A1 o& @8 ~) r" C; \7 J2 g: d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)
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8 ^' {$ ^, b# L4 Y5 A$ j詞解:1.euthanasia:安樂死
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2.transition:過渡,轉變  y$ E8 Z* R! C" M. a

3 g7 V! v( e, `- }; n% e" T7 p8 c3.pipe up:尖聲的說,脫口而出! w# q) {/ F: q: Z
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●狗老師的啟示…
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3 ?  b7 G2 p, j- I! l7 JRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:4 b* N3 J- t2 T  L5 T$ {/ \+ ^+ p) i5 f
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記住,如果狗狗曾經是位老師,你會學到這些東西:
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2 }. ^/ q. \# Q& M  BWhen loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
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當心愛的人回家了,永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。$ P  r' v7 t. ]( c  \
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Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.8 u* v( ?7 }! q* k4 f
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永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。
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Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
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4 q' {3 Z( N  F0 S8 o隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。
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4 s& ^$ L9 g0 d# m, v+ nWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.7 V" c" d$ {; k1 ?4 o. t: F

6 Q( s- R9 W# r( ?. z高興的時候,跳舞並搖動整個身體。9 L0 I  N' n3 Q: H
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Be loyal.
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忠誠。
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; j4 O9 i) E8 e- u7 DNever pretend to be something you're not.
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/ l& l1 o8 I4 I( l2 f, S  h永遠不假裝。
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' \* y& y2 b' g( n+ ZWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.: c/ ^6 u) F8 M
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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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