InAmerica,whenpeoplesay“man'sbestfriend”,theydon'tmeananotherperson.Instead,theyaretalkingaboutalovelyanimal—adog!Thesewordsshowthefriendship(友谊)betweenpeopleandanimals.Dogsandotherpetscangivejoytopeople'slives.Somepeoplethinkoftheirpetsastheirchildren.Somepeopleevenleavealltheirmoneytotheirpetswhentheydie!
Animalscanhelppeople,too.Dogscanbetaughttobethe“eyes”forablindperson(盲人)or“ears”foradeaf(耳聋)person.Scientistshavefoundthatpetshelppeoplelivelonger!Theymakepeoplehappier,too.Becauseofthat,theybringanimalsintohospitalsfor“visits”.
Americanshold“BeKindtoAnimalsWeek”inthefirstweekofMay.Petshowsareheldduringtheweek.Evenifyoudon'tliveinAmerica,you,too,candothis.How?Firstthinkabouthowanimalsmakeyourlifericher.Ifyouhaveapet,takemoretimethisweektoplaywithit.Remembertogiveitdeliciousfood.
Ifyoudon'thaveapet,bekindtoanimalsaroundyou.Forexample,ifyouseeastreetdog,justleaveitalone,ormakefriendswithit.Ifothersaroundyoudobadthingstoanimals,trytospeakup.Aspeople,wemustprotect(保护)animalswhocan'tspeakforthemselves.
