Passage 5
学霸导读 狗狗是人类最忠实的朋友,它们对我们的帮助和情感支持有多重要呢?让我们一起看看戴维斯博士是怎么说的吧!
Anyone who has a dog as a pet will tell you why the dog is called “man’s best friend”. “They are loyal, funny and loving. They seldom complain and always o 1 their owners,” said Mary Smith of Washington D.C.
Doctors will also tell you that people who have dogs seem to be happier and healthier than those who live a 2 . One reason for this is that people with dogs lead more active lives. Who can say no to a lovely dog when he pulls on your arm and asks you to take him for a walk?
Dogs are really amazing animals. They not only offer emotional support but also p 3 great help for humans. Think about guide dogs for blind people, or dogs that help people in wheelchairs.
However, it is the emotional side of owning a dog that has been studied in detail by Dr. Julie Davis of Chicago University. “B 4 every dog lover there is a story,” said Dr. Davis. “Why do people love their dogs so much? If you hear their stories, it’s not diff icult to understand why.”
Dr. Davis has studied the r 5 between dogs and people for the last ten years. “I have spoken to people in parks, pet stores, and veterinary ( 兽医的 ) off ices, as well as stopping people in the street. I have interviewed off ice workers and farmers, policemen and construction workers,” said Dr. Davis. “E 6 wants to talk about their dogs. Many people said they cried much more when their dogs died than when their parents did. They said the sadness was much d 7 . People f ind animals more reliable than human beings. People tell me all the time that they get more emotional support from their dogs than they do from their husbands or wives.”
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高频词汇
loyal /'lɔɪəl/ adj. 忠诚的,忠实的
in detail 详细地,仔细地
interview /'ɪntəvjuː/ v. 面试,采访
construction /kən'strʌkʃn/ n. 建筑,建造
reliable /rɪ'laɪəbl/ adj. 可靠的,可信赖的