通过文章的阅读学习英语六级词汇(十三)
<p> 通过文章阅读学习英语六级词汇 <span word="UNIT">UNIT</span> <span word="THIRTEEN">THIRTEEN</span></p><p> <span word="Techniques">Techniques</span> <span word="Used">Used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="Elephants">Elephants</span></p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resentful">resentful</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="killer">killer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span>, <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="tempered">tempered</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assign">assign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mahout">mahout</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Elephants">Elephants</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="affection">affection</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="calves">calves</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pined">pined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="underline">underline</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mahout">mahout</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="training">training</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="economical">economical</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="subservient">subservient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="roped">roped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>,<span word="plunges">plunges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screams">screams</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tame">tame</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tethered">tethered</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="quietens">quietens</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intricate">intricate</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tame">tame</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="roped">roped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p>
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