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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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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" D+ ?; `: @8 G' D- @; M2 n' @0 m+ ZThe 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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  O4 ?# A$ }- @2 p! X# Y: n+ W; vBelker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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: @* \; g/ `, R, Z. E8 E# J+ ZI 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.

. P* j5 `# l+ F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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6 A  _1 j/ w: g( A! L5 NThe 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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3 Z0 W; T% G" @$ y7 ?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.

3 [! H' H: f( n7 ]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。

! b: Y: Y& y- iShane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
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. f4 \; k7 z7 y* Y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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2 U3 @0 r# _. ^& s3 sStartled, 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?"
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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)

8 w/ Q( Q6 J1 i* T7 T& ?  I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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5 d0 I! }: o. `3 F詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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  x4 U% h; U% a7 H; d. A8 f2.transition：過渡，轉變
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$ c6 ?. q3 q6 \: O; B3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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●狗老師的啟示…
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1 V) V; S$ ?1 b" V( [Remember, 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：
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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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Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

8 t- t. @' \& i: V) h# d& j2 v9 {0 n永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。
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; f7 [( C9 Q, GThrive on attention and let people touch you.

* d" s8 {1 p# l8 f  |3 u  `隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。
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% v5 C. V$ b- y' ^: a  OWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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1 O" d) U2 u# n+ F  G; W' Z% q0 rBe loyal.
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4 z& L) p$ v- r* d忠誠。

Never pretend to be something you're not.
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$ `7 g0 j% u' y3 W) f% \9 z永遠不假裝。

) `7 }+ J1 O8 O1 J+ BWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

1 p$ \6 i# w' f& Q3 w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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