愛犬魯迪，助我重生

四川 付 利

十年前，“我”收養了狗狗魯迪，從那以后，“我”的生活變得不一樣了。

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1Ten years ago, I adopted my dog Rudy from a shelter and we've had a special bond ever since. As a single woman in her 50s, I found my life with Rudy was really meaningful. We have a lot of rituals together. For example, every night we have a little bedtime snack and then I get in my bed and he gets in his doggy bed right next to mine.

2A year ago, Rudy didn't want to do the routine suddenly. Every night when I got in bed he'd jump up on my bed and start licking （舔） my face, even though he knew he was not supposed to. I got mad and made him get off. But the next night he'd do it again. Soon he was jumping on my lap to lick my face every time I sat down.

3I was considering taking him to obedience (服從) school when he licked the same spot on my jaw over and over again. I touched my jaw and it seemed okay. I didn't have any pain. But it was so strange for my dog that I decided to just trust him.

4I made an appointment with my doctor and felt silly telling her why I came in. But she agreed to do some tests. Well, it turned out that I had bone cancer—with a tumour in my jaw. It couldn't be felt from the outside, but somehow Rudy knew it was there. I just finished chemo (化療) and radiation and I'm doing much better now. The doctor said if I'd waited until the tumour was big enough to be felt, it likely would have been deadly,adding that scientists had proved that dogs can smell cancer in its early stages.

5I saved my dog's life, and now he's saved mine!

Reading Check

1. Where did the author get the dog?

A. From an obedience school. B. From an animal hospital.

C. From a protection organization. D. From a dustbin.

2. What can we know about Rudy?

A. It didn't like its owner at first. B. It could cure some diseases.

C. It was dirty in the author's view. D. It saved its owner's life.

3. What does the underlined word “rituals” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Habits. B. Shapes.

C. Sports. D. Tastes.

4. Where is the text probably from?

A. An advertisement. B. A medicine website.

C. A pet magazine. D. A travel journal.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

I was considering taking him to obedience school when he licked the same spot on my jaw over and over again. 當他反復舔我下巴的同一個位置的時候，我正考慮送他去訓犬學校。

【信息提取】此句中的be doing...when...意為“正在做……就在那時……”。

【句式仿寫】我那時正在看電視，突然停電了。

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