Loyal Dog忠诚的狗

Beverly L.Jenkins　景一

Dogs are incredibly loyal compan -ions2. Even though they may havemultiple3 owners during their lives， theynever truly forget their first loves.

Jolie recently witnessed4 this kind ofloyalty while on a family trip to the beach.She was enjoying the beauty of the sea inPeru when she noticed a stray5 doggazing longingly6 out at the sea.

The dog looked clean and well-caredfor， and he was even wearing a collar.Jolie couldnt figure out why he wasthere by himself with no human caretakersin sight， but she spent some timegiving him love and attention. He was sofriendly. She considered taking him homewith her， but she feared shed be takingsomeones dog.

Later， Jolie asked a local man aboutthe dog. He told her the dog is wellknown in the area. His name is Vaguito，and a woman in the village technically7owns him， but everybody helps take careof him.

狗是难以置信的忠诚伙伴。尽管它们一生中可能有多个主人，但它们从未真正忘记自己的第一个主人。

朱莉最近在一次海滩家庭旅行中亲眼目睹了这种忠诚。她在秘鲁享受大海的美景时注意到一只流浪狗渴望地望着大海。

这只狗看起来很干净，受到了很好的照顾，甚至还戴着项圈。朱莉不明白为什么它独自在那里，没有人看护，但她花了一些时间给它爱和关注。它很友好。她考虑带它回家，但她担心她会带走别人的狗。

后来，朱莉向当地一名男子询问了这条狗的情况。他告诉她这条狗在这个地区很有名。它的名字叫“瓦吉托”，严格来说它是村里的一位妇女的，但每个人都会帮忙照顾它。

When Jolie heard why the dog sits bythe sea each day， she was incredibly moved.

“He explained that practically everyonein the area knows the dog and is very fondof him，”she said. “He told us that the dogsowner was a fisherman who passed awaysome time ago， and that the dog comes tothe beach every day and stares out to sea.”

Even though Vaguito is surrounded bypeople who care about him， hell neverforget his first owner， and hell never stopwaiting for him to return. Naturally， Joliestweet about Vaguito went viral8， and peopleall over the world were touched by thissweet dog.

當朱莉听到这只狗为什么每天坐在海边时，她非常感动。

“他解释说，这个地区几乎每个人都认识这只狗，而且非常喜欢它。”她说，“他告诉我们，狗的主人是一位渔民，他不久前去世了，狗每天都会来到海滩，凝望着大海。”

尽管瓦吉托周围都是关心它的人，但它永远不会忘记第一任主人，它会永远等待他的归来。很自然，朱莉关于瓦吉托的推文迅速传开，全世界的人都被这只可爱的狗所感动。

（英语原文选自院inspiremore.com）

银Discussion 议一议院

1. Do you like pets？Why？ 你喜欢宠物吗？为什么？

2. What do you think of Vaguitosstory？ 你对瓦吉托的故事有什么看法？

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