狗狗天生知道如何愛

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# \8 @! C" c( g2 }2 A) r( L9 r! jBeing 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。

% W) z0 t( u$ c/ ~# LThe 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.

; a% v$ b1 y* q- I5 N: n  ~/ {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。

% o1 A0 |! r5 E% [- |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.

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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8 J/ u; R+ {" g" M, g* sAs 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.

! A6 J$ l! I; W, C) e: \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.
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; C* I  u# m4 P) a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.

1 L+ s$ }3 g0 A' ]$ O" J; a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."
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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。」
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' Z) A6 o/ ~1 q2 iStartled, 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?"

! N. x/ P3 r6 Q4 s( {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？」

  Y( `) k2 W2 PThe six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."(allone.com)

6 l( N; J6 \+ L6 c" O1 ~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 r% z9 L. \' F3 n6 i詞解：1.euthanasia：安樂死
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2.transition：過渡，轉變
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- J: h3 o4 {% E8 u: ?+ Y3.pipe up：尖聲的說，脫口而出
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5 k0 m. t. H' E3 _3 `' P* d' h! _●狗老師的啟示…

: n( R6 o) t% g  eRemember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

" k8 N" p, F. W" m4 Y# Q記住，如果狗狗曾經是位老師，你會學到這些東西：

$ `$ A; F7 k  V+ W+ u, NWhen loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
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( ]/ a/ X4 X7 s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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4 D6 I* q. W6 @) |$ m4 {1 Y; \永遠不要錯過能夠出去玩兒的機會。
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( |1 J3 }! Y: v8 y$ aThrive on attention and let people touch you.

0 F4 a4 |) A# D( }6 J9 X隨時尋求關注並讓人們撫摸。

! V+ q% e( |. `- B9 ?; \$ `2 r! ~3 FWhen you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
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3 O  ]& v+ u  c0 N9 i3 b% a高興的時候，跳舞並搖動整個身體。

Be loyal.

忠誠。

Never pretend to be something you're not.
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永遠不假裝。
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  l5 d) Q3 Q- A: ~% AWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
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2 I2 H* j( k" o, a) q6 u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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