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来生再见再见
Lesson2
ArePetsGoodforMankind?
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PetsAreGoodforYou
Thebasicmeaningof"pet"isananimalwekeepforemotionalratherthaneconomicreasons.Apetanimaliskeptasacompanion,andweallneedcompanionstokeepusfeelinghappy.Butpetsofferusmorethanmerecompanionship;theyinviteustoloveandbeloved.Manyownersfeeltheirpetsunderstandthem,foranimalsarequicktosenseangerandsorrow.Oftenacatordogcancomfortusattimeswhenhumanwordsdon'thelp.Wefeelloved,too,bythewaypetsdependonusforahome,forfoodanddrink.Dogsespecially,lookuptotheirowners,whichmakesthemfeelimportantandneeded.
Apetcanbesomethingdifferenttoeachmemberofthefamily,anotherbabytothemother,asisterorbrothertoanonlychild,agrandchildtotheelderly,butforallofuspetsprovidepleasureandcompanionship.Ithasevenbeensuggested
thattinypetsshouldbesentascompanionstoastronautsonspaceships,tohelpreducethestressandlonelinessofspaceflights.
InthisPlasticAge,whenmostofusliveinlargecities,petsareparticularlyimportantforchildren.Apetinthefamilykeepspeopleintouchwiththemorenatural,animalworld.Seeingananimalgivebirthbringsunderstandingofthenaturalnessofchildbirth,andseeingapetdiehelpsachildtocopewithsorrow.Learningtocareforapethelpsachildtogrowupintoalovingadultwhofeelsresponsibletowardsthosedependentonhim.Rightlyweteachchildrentobegoodtotheirpets.Theyshouldlearn,too,thatpetsaregoodforushumanbeings.
II.Read
Readthefollowingpassages.Underlinetheimportantviewpointswhilereading.
1.AnUnmatchableCat
Iwassickthatwinter.Itwasinconvenientbecausemybigroomwasduetobewhitewashed.Iwasputinthelittleroomattheendofthehouse.Thehouse,nearlybutnotquiteonthetopofthehill,alwaysseemedasifitmightslideoffintothecornfieldsbelow.Thistinyroomhadadoor,alwaysopen,andwindows,alwaysopen,inspiteofthewindycoldofaJulywhoseskieswereanunendinglightclearblue.Thesky,fullofsunshine;thefields,sunlit.
Butcold,verycold.Thecat,abluishgreyPersian,arrivedpurringonmybed,andsettleddowntosharemysickness,myfood,mypillow,mysleep.WhenIwokeinthemorningsmyfaceturnedtohalf-frozensheets;theoutsideofthefurblanketonthebedwascold;thesmelloffreshwhitewashfromnextdoorwascoldandclean;thewindliftingandlayingthedustoutsidethedoorwascold-butinthecurveofmyarm,alightpurringwarmth,thecat,myfriend.
Atthebackofthehouseawoodentubwassetintotheearth,outsidethebathroom,tocatchthebathwater.Nopipescarryingwatertotapsonthatfarm;waterwasfetchedbyox-drawncartwhenitwasneeded,fromthewellabouttwomilesaway.Throughthemonthsofthedryseasontheonlywaterforthegardenwasthedirtybathwater.Thecatfellintothistubwhenitwasfullofhotwater.
Shescreamed,waspulledoutintoacoldwind,washedinpermanganate,forthetubwasfilthy,andheldleavesanddustaswellassoapywater,wasdriedandputintomybedtowarm.Butshegrewburninghotwithfever.Shehadpneumonia.Wegaveherwhatmedicinewehadinthehouse,butthatwasbeforeantibiotics,andsoshedied.Foraweekshelayinmyarmpurring,purring,inarough,tremblinglittlevoicethatbecameweaker,thenwassilent;
lickedmyhand,openedhugegreeneyeswhenIcalledhernameandbeggedhertolive;closedthem,died,andwasthrownintothedeepoldwell-overahundredfeetdeepitwas-whichhadgonedry,becausetheundergroundwaterstreamshadchangedtheircourseoneyear.
Thatwasit.Neveragain.AndforyearsImatchedcatsinfriends'houses,catsinshops,catsonfarms,catsinthestreet,catsonwalls,catsinmemory,withthatgentle,blue-greypurringcreaturewhichformewasthecat,theCat,nevertobereplaced.
Andbesides,forsomeyearsmylifedidnotincludeextras,unnecessaries,ornaments.Catshadnoplaceinanexistencespentalwaysmovingfromplacetoplace,roomtoroom.Acatneedsaplaceasmuchasitneedsapersontomakeitsown.
Andsoitwasnotuntiltwenty-fiveyearslatermylifehadroomforacat.
2.MotherPaysMoreAttentionto
PetDogThantoHerYoungBoy
DearAnnI.anders:
Ihopeyouwillpublishyouranswertothisletterbecausethereisafamilyouttherethatneedshelp-fast!
Myfriend(I'llcallherKrista)marriedaniceguyin1978.He'sasalesreponthereadmostofthetime.KristaandCalhadasonfiveyearsago.Anicefamilyunit.AboutamonthafterJuniorwasborn,CalgaveKristaapurebredbeagle.She wentcrazyaboutthedogandtreatedhimbetterthanthebaby.
WhenJuniorwasoldenoughtocrawl,hebegantopullthedog'stailandhithimwhenhethoughtnobodywaslooking.
Twomonthsago,Juniorbeganurinatinginunexpectedandinappropriateplaces.First,intohismother'sshoe,theninherpurse,nextherjewelbox.Afterhewaspunishedforruiningthejewelbox,hefoundsomescissorsandcuthismother'sstringofpearls.
AtfirstKristaattributedtheurinatingtoJunior'slaziness.Itoldherifitwerelaziness,hewouldjustwethispantsandnotseekspecialplaces.
LastChristmasDay,itsnowedheavily.IcalledKristatochat.Shesoundedbreathless.Iaskedherwhatshehadbeendoing."I'vebeenplayingoutsideinthesnowwiththedog,"washerreply.IaskedwhereJuniorwas.Shereplied,"Upstairs,watchingtelevision,Iguess."Whatdoyouseehere,Ann'?
Signme-AWorriedFriend.
3.DogsHaveaSenseofHumour
Thequestionofwhetherdogshaveasenseofhumourisoftenfiercelyargued.Myownopinionisthatsomehaveandsomehaven't.Dachshundshave,butnot'StBernardsorGreatDanes.Apparentlyadoghastobesmalltobefondofjoke.YouneverfindaGreatDanetryingtobeacomedian.
Butitisfataltoletanydogknowthatheisfunny,forheimmediatelyloseshisheadandstartsoverdoingit.Asan`exampleofthisIwouldpointtoRudolph,adachshundIonceowned,whosesloganwas"AnythingforaI.augh".Dachshundsarealwaystheworstoffendersinthisrespectbecauseoftheirpeculiarshape.Itisonlynaturalthatwhenadogfindsthathismereappearancemakestheviewingpubliclaugh,heshouldimaginethatNatureintendedhimtobeacomedian.
Ihadacottageatt.hetimeoutsideanEnglishvillage,notfarfromafarm.wheretheykeptducks,andonedaythefarmercalledonmetosayhisducksweredisappearingandsuspicionhadfallenonmyRudolph.Why?
Iasked,andhesaidbecauseminewastheonlydogintheneighbourhoodexcepthisownTowser,andTowserhadbeensocarefullytrainedthathewouldnottouchaduckifyoubroughtittohimwithorangesauceoverit.
Iwasveryannoyed.IsaidheonlyhadtogazeintpRudolph'struthfulbrowneyestoseehowbaselesswerehissuspicions.Hadhenot,Iasked,heardoffoxes?
HowmuchmorelikelythatafoxwastheBadGuyinthestory.Hewasbeginningtolookdoubtfulandseemedabouttomakeanapology,whenRudolph,whohadbeenlisteningwiththegreatestinterestandatacertainpointhadlefttheroom,cametrottinginwithaduckinhismouth.
Yes,dachshundsoverplaytheirsenseofhumour,andIsupposeotherdogshavetheirfaults,buttheyseemunimportantcomparedwiththeirvirtues.
4.ManandAnimal
InancientEgypt,peoplebelievedthatthecatwasagod.Whenacatdieditsownersshowedtheirsadnessbythestrangehabitofshavingtheireyebrowsoff(Morerecently,inthelastcenturyinfact,thefamousEnglishwriterCharlesDickenshadacatwhowasveryfondofhim.Thecatdidn'tliketoseeDickensworkingtoohard.Atnight,whenthecatwantedtosay"Stopwritingl"tohismaster,heoftenputoutDickens'candlewithhispaw!
Whenanimalsbecomepets,theresult,afteranumberofgenerations,isasmalleranimalwithasmallerbrain.Rabbits,forexample,whichliveaspetsinagarden,aremuchlessintelligentthantheirwildcousins.Ofcourse,mandoesn'talwayskeepanimalsforpleasure.Manyanimalshavetoworkfortheirmasters.
TherewasonceafarminNamibia,Africa,whichhad80goats.Insteadofagoatherd,therewasafemalebaboon.Shetookhergoatstothehillseverydayandbroughtthembackatnight.Shealwaysknewexactlywhichgoatswerehers-whichismorethanmanyhumanscoulddo!
5.DoAnimalsCommunicate?
Whenwethinkofcommunication,wenormallythinkofusingwords-talkingface-to-face,writingmessagesandsoon.Butinfactwecommunicatefarmoreinotherways.Oureyesandfacialexpressionsusuallytellthetruthevenwhenourwordsdonot.
Thentherearegestures,oftenunconscious:
raisingtheeyebrows,rubbingthenose,shruggingtheshoulders,tappingthefingers,noddinandshakingthehead.
Thereisalsotheevenmoresubtle"bodylanguage"language"ofposture:
areyousitting-orstanding-witharmsorlegscrossed?
Isthatpersonstandingwithhandsinpockets,heldinfrontofthebodyorhiddenbehind?
Eventhewaywedressandthecolourswewearcommunicatethingstoothers.
So,doanimalscommunicate?
Notinwords,althoughaparrotmightbetrainedtorepeatwordsandphraseswhichitdoesn,tunderstand.But,aswehavelearnt,thereismoretocommunicationthanwords.
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