狗狗天生知道如何愛

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1 R- |! _8 ~4 C$ E5 r/ l* B5 g$ U. ?Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker.

! q; a( K3 C; N& D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。

1 R; h: N6 c' r- ?6 `: H6 OThe 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.

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。

" k  s' w: d$ k. v  Y& qI 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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" Z7 |+ p7 a8 d" j) ~6 R+ }# N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。

6 \' o* {' \# Q6 h  `4 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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( _7 i5 ^6 h& M) b6 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。

: v" H; q. W7 N1 N4 p) 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.
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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。

8 I+ C7 w- o( i$ MThe 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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1 C3 }% l3 w. C; U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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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?"

- s0 n7 G9 @" M/ t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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The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)
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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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# c& \! _% Q& B詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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- w3 |- d/ d$ l. }+ f" j) B2.transition：過渡，轉變

3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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  }$ g; \- m5 @3 @) b. }/ \●狗老師的啟示…

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

9 [: h; b5 W4 O4 T% F記住，如果狗狗曾經是位老師，你會學到這些東西：
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1 n  U  s# G; d1 X# ^* }$ I& S: ^* BWhen 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。

1 E; G7 g( h. [) `; P* q7 kNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

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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隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
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- U! f+ A5 c, N$ Q高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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Be loyal.
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忠誠。
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6 s) h( t" x5 ~+ q8 N$ \* tNever pretend to be something you're not.

永遠不假裝。
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/ ~4 B- G  z% \/ `  SWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
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5 {; C! N7 Z4 q) c4 t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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