谁不想拥有一条忠犬八公一样的狗呢?
ThefirsttimeIsawFeifeishewaschasingamotorcycle.
第一次见菲菲,她正在追一辆摩托车。
MyChinaDailycolleague,GregFountain,waschasingher.And,hisadultdogwaslookingonskepticallyattheanticsofthecrazythree-month-oldpuppy.
我在中国日报的同事格雷格·方丹(GregFountain)在追她,他的大狗满眼疑惑地看着这3个月大的小奶狗撒欢耍疯。
FeifeiandherlittermateshadbeenleftinatrashboxonasidewalkintheSanlitunareaofBeijing.Somekindpeoplerescuedthem,thenGregandhislovelybride,Maria,volunteeredtobefosterparentsuntiltheycouldfindherapermanentfamily.
菲菲和同窝小崽被遗弃在北京三里屯路边一个垃圾箱里。好心人救了它们,格雷格和他可爱的妻子玛利亚在给它们找到永久家庭前,志愿当它们的养父母。
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ItookFeifeihomethatafternoonandsentaWechatmessagetomyChinesewifethatIhadasurprisewaitingforher.SheprobablythoughtImeantgoodfood,orflowers.Shehadneverhadadogbeforeandwasabitafraidofthem.
I’msurethatsheinitiallyagreedthatwecouldkeepFeifeijustbecauseIhadbeenbadlymissinghavingadog.Ihadtogoonafour-dayreportingtripthefirstweekafterFeifeimovedin.Mywifewouldcallfrequentlyandsay,“She’sbarking.Whatdoesshewant!!!”Now,amonthlater,Ihearherwhispering,“Iloveyou,littlegirl.”
我确信她开始同意把菲菲留下来,是因为我想养狗想疯了。菲菲搬进的第一周,我有个报道任务要出差四天。我老婆一开始总是抱怨,“她又在叫!她到底想要什么!”一个月过去了,她变得柔声细语对着菲菲说:“我爱你,小宝贝。”
I’vefoundthatChinesecultureandAmericancultureisusuallynotthatdifferent.Inmanyaspects,IthinkChinesecultureisbetter.But,Ihavetosay,withrespecttodogs,Americanshaveitright.Itsaddensmetoseesmallkidsshyingawayinfearfromafive-kilogrampuppy.IntheUS,theywouldrunupandgiveherahug.
中国文化和美国文化没那么大差异。很多方面,我觉得中国文化更棒。但是,必须要说,在养狗方面,美国人更胜一筹。中国小朋友看到10斤大的小狗都吓得直往后躲,这让我挺难受的。在美国,孩子们会冲上去,给她一个大大的拥抱。
Ontheotherhand,thisattitudeischanging.IwalkFeifeieverymorninginthegreatparkbytheYuandynastywalls,wheremanypeoplewalkdogs.Feifeicraveshermorningplay-dateswhenshecanrompwithotherdogs.
但是,这种状态正在改变。我每天带菲菲去元大都公园,好多人都在那儿遛狗。菲菲特别期待每天早上和小伙伴们一起疯来疯去。
Growingup,mybigcollienamedLadwasmybestfriend.Ican’timaginegoingthroughthedifficultmiddle-schoolyearswithouthim.
牧羊犬Lad是我孩童时期最好的朋友。无法想象如果没有它,我该怎么度过那艰难的中学时代。
A2017paperintheInternationalJournalofEnvironmentalResearchandPublicHealthconcluded:“Thereviewfoundevidenceforawiderangeofemotionalhealthbenefitsfromchildhoodpetownership;particularlyforself-esteemandloneliness.”Italsoconcluded:“Studiesalsoshowedevidenceofanassociationbetweenpetownershipandeducationalandcognitivebenefits;forexample,inperspective-takingabilitiesandintellectualdevelopment.”
Youngchildrenwithdogswerefoundtolearnlanguagefaster,readbetter,andhavelargervocabularies.Adolescentswithdogsaremoreemotionallystableandself-confident.
幼儿有狗狗的陪伴,学语言会更快,阅读能力更强,词汇量更大。而青少年有狗狗的陪伴,感情会更稳定,人也更自信。
Inotherwords,ifyouwantyourchildtodowellonthegaokao,andinlife,getadog.
换句话说,如果想让你的孩子赢在高考,那么赶快养只狗吧。
Dogsarenotjustforthekids.AreportinthejournalPsychologyTodayconcludedthatwhenapersonpettedadog“bloodpressurelowered,heartrateslowed,breathingbecamemoreregularandmuscletensionrelaxed--allofwhicharesignsofreducedstress.”
养狗不仅对孩子有好处。《今日心理学》的一篇报告指出,“当人抚摸狗狗时,血压会降低,心率会减慢,呼吸变得更规则,肌肉也会放松下来——所有迹象都表明你处于放松状态。”
TheAmericanJournalofCardiologyfoundthatpetownershaveasignificantlyhighersurvivalrateafterhavingaheartattackthanpeoplewhodon’townpets.Forolderpeople,“thelikelihoodthatthenon-petownerswouldendupbeingdiagnosedasclinicallydepressedwasfourtimeshigherthanthatfoundinthepet-owningpeopleofthesameage.”Elderlydogowners“requiredfewermedicalservicesandweremuchmoresatisfiedwiththeirlives.”
《美国心脏病学杂志》发现,在得了心脏病后,养宠物的人比不养宠物的人存活率明显高很多。对老年人来说,“不养宠物的人被诊断为临床抑郁症的可能性是同龄养宠物人的四倍”,老年养狗的人需要的医疗服务更少,对自己的生活更满意。
MywifesaysIsmilealotmoresincewegotFeifei.Thescientificevidencesaysshe’srightaboutthat.
我媳妇说自从有了菲菲,我笑的都多了。科学证明她说的对。
译者:郑潇
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