狗狗天生知道如何愛

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$ X) |+ e/ o! n4 b) \! i4 BBeing a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker.
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8 s1 e3 V1 I4 R% N8 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。
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# G- I! H: @; V% V# C( N9 |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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1 ]1 Q* X: P  H" A' S: z7 }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。
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0 {2 U/ z; p  e* l; _+ e$ g. }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.

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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+ f7 s+ H: I% c) B9 F* Y, @0 kAs 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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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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6 ~4 n) H/ S3 y* i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。

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.

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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Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."

; d! U* v; N3 ^. L靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」

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?"

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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8 d+ ?  j* S0 n5 J6 F' zThe six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)

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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- A) @$ r2 x# Q( U! D( i, k5 V1 J; w詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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2.transition：過渡，轉變
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6 V8 C  B3 L8 U! B6 Q/ R3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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' w  G; u+ U5 w0 ]/ t1 m●狗老師的啟示…

( Z# E' `/ ~7 S, I" Q6 D/ q4 TRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
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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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When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
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: L+ `' m* M) O2 m當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。
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Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

7 ~6 y8 ^% O# v  Y4 |永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

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When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。

+ G! A  m5 N& X! Q) R) [Be loyal.

忠誠。

% z! y' Q1 ^, o: W' g. e  lNever pretend to be something you're not.
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( G/ g$ q% W1 h永遠不假裝。

$ G# }' D) g" C; G9 JWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

0 K2 s3 T  z0 D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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