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Lesson 41-2 Training elephants

ˈlɛsn 41-2 ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts

There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training.

The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years, for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away. But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man, and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages.

ðeər ɑːr ˈiːvən ˈstɔːriz ɒv hɑːf-treɪnd ˈɛlɪfənt kɑːvz huː hæv ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː fiːd ænd paɪnd tuː dɛθ wɛn baɪ sʌm ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl ˈsɜːkəmstəns ðeɪ hæv biːn dɪˈpraɪvd ɒv ðeər əʊn ˈtreɪnə. sʌʧ ɪksˈtriːm ˈkeɪsɪz mʌst ˈprɒbəbli biː ˈteɪkən wɪð ə greɪn ɒv sɒlt, bʌt ðeɪ duː ˈʌndəlaɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈprɪnsəpl ðæt ðə rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp bɪˈtwiːn ˈɛlɪfənt ænd məˈhaʊt ɪz ðə kiː tuː səkˈsɛsfʊl ˈtreɪnɪŋ.

ðə məʊst ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl eɪʤ tuː ˈkæpʧər ən ˈɛlɪfənt fɔː ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz bɪˈtwiːn ˈfɪfˈtiːn ænd ˈtwɛnti jɪəz, fɔːr ɪt ɪz ðɛn ˈɔːlməʊst ˈrɛdi tuː ˌʌndəˈteɪk ˈhɛvi wɜːk ænd kæn bɪˈgɪn tuː ɜːn ɪts kiːp streɪt əˈweɪ. bʌt ˈænɪməlz ɒv ðɪs eɪʤ duː nɒt ˈiːzɪli bɪˈkʌm səbˈsɜːviənt tuː mæn, ænd ə ˈvɛri fɜːm hænd mʌst biː ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn ði ˈɜːli ˈsteɪʤɪz.

任务配置：L0、L4

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