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Lesson 41-1 Training elephants

ˈlɛsn 41-1 ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts

Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle. The former method simply consists of setting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him. Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer. The gentle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many years of loyal service.

The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one master just as dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection.

tuː meɪn tɛkˈniːks hæv biːn juːzd fɔː ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts, wɪʧ wiː meɪ kɔːl rɪsˈpɛktɪvli ðə tʌf ænd ðə ˈʤɛntl. ðə ˈfɔːmə ˈmɛθəd ˈsɪmpli kənˈsɪsts ɒv ˈsɛtɪŋ ən ˈɛlɪfənt tuː wɜːk ænd ˈbiːtɪŋ hɪm ənˈtɪl hiː dʌz wɒt ɪz ɪksˈpɛktɪd ɒv hɪm. əˈpɑːt frɒm ˈɛni ˈmɒrəl kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃənz ðɪs ɪz ə ˈstjuːpɪd ˈmɛθəd ɒv ˈtreɪnɪŋ, fɔːr ɪt ˈprɒdjuːsɪz ə rɪˈzɛntfʊl ˈænɪməl huː æt ə ˈleɪtə steɪʤ meɪ wɛl tɜːn mæn-ˈkɪlə. ðə ˈʤɛntl ˈmɛθəd rɪˈkwaɪəz mɔː ˈpeɪʃəns ɪn ði ˈɜːli ˈsteɪʤɪz, bʌt ˈprɒdjuːsɪz ə ˈʧɪəfʊl, ˈgʊdˈtɛmpəd ˈɛlɪfənt huː wɪl gɪv ˈmɛni jɪəz ɒv ˈlɔɪəl ˈsɜːvɪs.

ðə fɜːst ɪˈsɛnʃəl ɪn ˈɛlɪfənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz tuː əˈsaɪn tuː ði ˈænɪməl ə ˈsɪŋgl məˈhaʊt huː wɪl biː ɪnˈtaɪəli rɪsˈpɒnsəbl fɔː ðə ʤɒb. ˈɛlɪfənts laɪk tuː hæv wʌn ˈmɑːstə ʤʌst æz dɒgz duː, ænd ɑː ˈkeɪpəbl ɒv ə kənˈsɪdərəbl dɪˈgriː ɒv ˈpɜːsnl əˈfɛkʃ(ə)n.

任务配置：L0、L4

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