狗狗天生知道如何愛

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  ~7 O$ G3 G! a% _3 ?Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker.

3 ]: f: v7 Q) ]7 b7 S  B& v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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0 [/ [2 K. i, ~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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8 O. O5 e: C3 m- c# m, QBelker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。

0 {1 V+ P! }! P& vI 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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7 Q0 N7 D) b/ o: U+ |6 ~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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0 z2 D: X: U9 r' ^  DAs 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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/ a3 f: o! `( x* D1 W/ U% G3 i" E: m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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" J3 l* L  F/ j. rThe 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。

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.
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; t; i7 i2 R" k" ~& N! ]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。」
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* B! U* P9 X8 y" i) ^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?"

/ @3 b' ?  s' k( P1 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？」

( E- y1 u$ @7 IThe six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)

/ L# D7 G* W( w1 L3 L! \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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1 b, q3 o" y6 `1 E* Y詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死

/ ^$ y3 N: u6 w3 |6 J/ \' e2.transition：過渡，轉變
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9 r5 ?+ |; w) q$ K: \3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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2 N# u- {9 T$ s% h1 N●狗老師的啟示…
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Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
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; J9 s' `2 Q2 u4 L# R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。

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

% t  L; Q$ T) Y" W! R永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

; a) r- o7 C. W隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。

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

# ^/ ^6 o1 h$ @# D( i高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。
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3 S0 h4 |; o# kBe loyal.
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忠誠。

Never pretend to be something you're not.
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# Y$ D" ]( P$ U5 T" T$ o/ ?. Q永遠不假裝。

* [& l- m" o; s0 V) X# ]3 \( qWhen 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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