狗狗天生知道如何愛

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5 a) z/ \$ c+ h9 ^# hBeing 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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8 l9 D% X. @  Z, e5 ^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) M3 H5 d4 W& u1 h1 XBelker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.

/ L$ l' h1 Q3 w6 o2 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。

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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$ E2 A9 I4 V! ~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。

/ y2 r8 n( k, O2 V, r0 S) @! VThe 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.

9 ?! Z& M% C. H1 i6 K' y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.
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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。
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4 O' ?- t) P$ ^% q2 j0 P4 i% @  ^Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."

5 i# u1 i7 p4 K* a' U2 x2 x靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」

+ B3 P& r2 D6 i. q4 qStartled, 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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( U7 C3 C  ]) F7 MThe 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)

5 a- T: |9 I" A, c, O詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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2.transition：過渡，轉變

6 t& Q/ O2 p* `8 G% _3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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●狗老師的啟示…

, r: x, y- f. X; E9 u: JRemember, 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：

When 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。
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" ^) l* t$ j3 ^1 u/ nNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。

( \5 D' f8 d, }2 L6 T: j" y4 Q7 iThrive on attention and let people touch you.
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隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。
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2 `7 T# c/ C+ ^) ~+ eWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

4 U0 y" ]1 M$ s- I高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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( c; {- e! e5 MBe loyal.
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% B, L# P. U5 Y) @! t忠誠。

- M& S5 @4 @; {: z6 wNever pretend to be something you're not.

永遠不假裝。

: G0 Z/ n; ~2 G  Q' ^When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
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1 a/ a$ d. M' J0 |# }* _/ a5 N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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