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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.