老外在中国：狗为啥会死心塌地跟着人类？
<p>数万年前，在人类漫长的进化过程中，狗决定放弃大自然，让项圈束缚住自己，丢失了自己的狼性，陪伴在人类左右，吃着人类给的骨头，而不是和群狼一样，咬断人类的脖颈，将其当作开胃菜。你可能会问，驯化后的犬类为何会对任性的人类忠心耿耿？如果有一天，狗突然能够说话了，它或许会告诉你答案。</p><p><span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="spelled">spelled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="dogs">dogs</span> (<span word="aka">aka</span>: <span word="canines">canines</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="critters">critters</span>.</p><p>不管你将它们的名字反着拼（<span word="dog">dog</span>——<span word="god">god</span>），还是根据它们的物种名字（<span word="canine">canine</span>）认为它们实际上有九条命，狗（犬科动物）确实是崇高的，甚至是神圣的动物。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Canis">Canis</span> <span word="domesticus">domesticus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hitch">hitch</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="waggly">waggly</span>-<span word="tailed">tailed</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>-<span word="walking">walking</span>—<span word="though">though</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>—<span word="schmucks">schmucks</span>.</p><p>幸好，出于某种原因，它们决定被人类驯化，摇摆着尾巴做直立行走（虽然极少品行正直之辈）的愚蠢人类的跟班。</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>, <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loop">loop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lupus">lupus</span> <span word="tendencies">tendencies</span>, <span word="preferring">preferring</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="snacks">snacks</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="necks">necks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="appetizers">appetizers</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wolfpacks">wolfpacks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p>
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