狗狗天生知道如何愛

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4 d; M5 g6 u' \) p: o7 Z8 T$ FBeing 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。

) L* S0 o5 G; ?* P+ qThe 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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+ b% ]4 c& ^* c* S5 F1 iBelker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。

/ ~' l; a7 B8 b& l  PI 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。

5 H0 k; ~6 @( O+ }" \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.

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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4 u7 [( [1 E. N/ dThe 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.

  b# Z+ L# S7 E# l& u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.

: T/ ~! c) E4 P! T( o$ D. c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."

靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」

! l5 S8 E% F2 M% ~( x, T# W# NStartled, 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?"

/ [" g; [# @& Q) N# 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？」

% g2 q) \6 o) BThe 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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  Z& ]& Z' y  w$ c$ l5 f# a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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  i) l3 i5 \# e. U5 G8 R7 u* |詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死

2.transition：過渡，轉變
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( ^- ^* K& L* u4 X. S; L( d3 f. L5 q1 P3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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; |# i! |) @, V6 j. R●狗老師的啟示…

1 J$ g2 c6 o/ D( K0 SRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
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/ z. f! |" [  m& ]) }( a) C! e% o" k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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4 O  X6 }3 ~) Y" x當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。

4 T. j( l4 Y8 V. W7 n7 aNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
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永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。

) N# z; f3 x  D; h9 bThrive on attention and let people touch you.
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9 u) R% d6 F6 W: E隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。

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

& K1 o# Q; Q- x高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。

+ u( r8 |, H  J& oBe loyal.

忠誠。
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) O* U' l. q) E) f  M5 K( UNever pretend to be something you're not.
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7 ~5 m$ J' e; @+ G8 b永遠不假裝。
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When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

9 `$ v+ n1 i4 [/ ^6 |( @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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