狗狗天生知道如何愛

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( I" Y6 w6 Q' B2 @) n9 f1 _Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker.

$ p/ Y9 E) C, i  h& a, C4 }1 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。
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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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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.

* K+ |6 L5 x9 t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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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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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.

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。

: T0 N! I6 E0 |, N6 VThe 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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0 s$ p1 e0 F5 H! h( n: G: nShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
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7 X, H# o3 @! v( |4 R% B$ n靜靜地聽著我們談話的西恩，忽然冒出一句：「我知道為什麼。」
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5 k, I- Z, P% x" @4 x5 c4 n6 fStartled, 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?"

* A$ F$ w. ~' s+ p/ b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？」

The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)

0 o: |# F/ d$ l5 Q: F7 \& a( z+ q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 ?4 s3 Y  h3 j! g詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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2.transition：過渡，轉變
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# f3 e. ]- |  I+ t# ?- I9 g3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出

●狗老師的啟示…

% u' S, h1 q% C5 V% @1 u. C9 r* O6 {+ tRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

6 m* A. j# M+ O" k. L記住，如果狗狗曾經是位老師，你會學到這些東西：

/ f  O7 W$ W6 f6 ?When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

& V5 P- J5 g. i當心愛的人回家了，永遠跑上前熱情地迎接他們。

Never 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。

/ \) q8 R3 f% ?2 R, U- |' c* y: tThrive on attention and let people touch you.
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7 {6 O/ J+ M: i( K) n+ @隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。

. U# S  J2 J/ X2 z1 _0 PWhen 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。

5 ]- M0 L/ M9 b. m6 bBe loyal.

  K; o" S) t1 I6 j5 Q- p4 B& Z! Q: e忠誠。
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: f: d- T5 k2 Z) f- U- oNever pretend to be something you're not.
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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.
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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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