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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9 G# S" O" w  F. r! n7 s; F! Y% m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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4 Y! o8 \9 y' Q+ l3 ~3 f* KThe 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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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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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.

! H" w) N2 @1 R8 }+ C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。

# a" p" m8 g  L, q8 G. wAs 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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* E) L/ c1 G$ Z2 H/ I& f' ~$ f0 }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.

" A8 @- j1 O% D; O$ Z5 ?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。

! w* y  O! A5 \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.

+ U" Q! e7 `( u# M4 l8 F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。

. l" U& e, r, LShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
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, E5 ]4 _" G; o5 o/ w4 _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?"

' i8 S6 X" m+ @) ]3 W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？」

+ y0 X$ ?+ S- ^" z' R4 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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詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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0 c5 d' ^7 m+ ?) K9 p5 g2.transition：過渡，轉變

4 a7 Q9 Y+ W1 D0 u$ }8 ~& U$ ^3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出

) f0 r, v% x- D( N●狗老師的啟示…
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" ?; I% G) I, W* R: A# R2 XRemember, 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.

當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。
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6 I6 q8 Q7 a1 D5 b# J' j9 W6 uNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

1 X* R  P. _- `- R  _, o& m永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。

; d  _8 o, z; Q" z  c* y9 Y6 wThrive 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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When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
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高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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+ E6 I9 E: |' t. K" G& [9 bBe loyal.

忠誠。
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Never pretend to be something you're not.
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永遠不假裝。

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

' \' r) _2 H$ \2 X4 H6 R; c" {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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