A dog’s Ten Commandments 一只狗的十個忠告
A dog’s Ten Commandments 一只狗的十個忠告
◎ Stan Rawlinson
1. My life is likely to last 10 to 15 years—any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before you buy me.
1．我的壽命大概有10到15年，和你分別，會是我最大的痛苦。記住，你要在買下我之前考慮清楚。
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
2．給我命令時，請給我一點兒時間，讓我了解你的要求是什么。
3. Please send me castrated, so that I will be more healthy.
3．請讓我進(jìn)行節(jié)育，這樣我會更健康。
4. Don’t be angry for me for long and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work , your entertainment and your friends. I have only you.
4．請別對我生氣太久，也別把我關(guān)起來作為懲罰。你有你的工作、你的娛樂、你的朋友。而我，只有你。
5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don’t understand your words, I understand your voice when you’re speaking to me.
5．經(jīng)常和我說說話，雖然我聽不懂你的語言，但我認(rèn)識你的聲音，知道你在陪伴我。
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I’ll never forget it and if it’s cruel, it may affect me forever.
6．你要知道，無論你如何對待我，我永遠(yuǎn)都不會忘記，如果它很殘酷，我會一輩子都受到它的影響。
7. Before you hit me, remember that I have teeth that could easily crush the bones of your hands, but that I choose not to bite you.
7．當(dāng)你打我時，記住，我的牙齒可以咬碎你的手骨，我只是選擇永遠(yuǎn)都不傷害你。
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, please ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I’m not getting the right food, or I’ve been run in the sun too long or my heart is getting old and weak.
8．在你覺得我懶或者不聽話時，罵我之前，請想想是否有什么正困擾著我?；蛟S我吃的東西不對，或許我在戶外跑得太久累了，又或許我病了，我已經(jīng)太老了。
9. Take care of me when I get old. You too will grow old.
9．當(dāng)我老了，請你仍然對我好，好好照顧我，帶我看病，因為我們都會有老的一天。
10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say, “I can’t bear to watch it” or “Let it happen in my absent”. Everything is easily for me if you are there. Remember, I love you.
10．當(dāng)我已經(jīng)很老，無法正常生活的時候，不要說“我不忍心看它死去”或者“不要在我面前發(fā)生”，不要離開我。因為只要有你在我身邊，所有的事都會變得簡單容易。記住，我愛你！
