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Lesson 41-4 Training elephants
When it is eating normally, its own training begins. The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point. Two assistants, mounted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant. This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, suchas ‘ho! my son', or 'ho! my father', or 'my mother', according to the age and sex of the captive. The elephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions. These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
/ˈlɛsən/ 41-4 /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ /ˈɛləfənts/
/wɛn/ /ɪt/ /əz/ /ˈitɪŋ/ /ˈnɔrməli/, /ɪts/ /oʊn/ /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ /bɪˈgɪnz/. /ðə/ /ˈtreɪnər/ /stændz/ /ɪn/ /frʌnt/ /əv/ /ði/ /ˈɛləfənt/ /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ /ə/ /lɔŋ/ /stɪk/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /ʃɑrp/ /ˈmɛtəl/ /pɔɪnt/. /tu/ /əˈsɪstənts/, /ˈmaʊntəd/ /ɑn/ /teɪm/ /ˈɛləfənts/, /kənˈtroʊl/ /ðə/ /ˈkæptɪv/ /frəm/ /ˈiðər/ /saɪd/, /waɪl/ /ˈʌðərz/ /rʌb/ /ðɛr/ /hændz/ /ˈoʊvər/ /hɪz/ /skɪn/ /tə/ /ði/ /əˈkʌmpnɪmənt/ /əv/ /ə/ /məˈnɑtənəs/ /ənd/ /ˈsuðɪŋ/ /ʧænt/. /ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /səˈpoʊzd/ /tʊ/ /ɪnˈdus/ /ˈplɛʒərəbəl/ /sɛnˈseɪʃənz/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈɛləfənt/, /ənd/ /ɪts/ /ɪˈfɛkts/ /ər/ /ˌriɪnˈfɔrst/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /juz/ /əv/ /ɛnˈdirɪŋ/ /ˈɛpəˌθɛts/, suchas /hoʊ/! /maɪ/ /sʌn/, /ɔr/ /hoʊ/! /maɪ/ /ˈfɑðər/, /ɔr/ /maɪ/ /ˈmʌðər/, /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ /tə/ /ði/ /eɪʤ/ /ənd/ /sɛks/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈkæptɪv/. /ði/ /ˈɛləfənt/ /əz/ /nɑt/ /ɪˈmidiətli/ /səˈsɛptəbəl/ /tə/ /sʌʧ/ /ˈblændɪʃmənts/, /ˌhaʊˈɛvər/, /ənd/ /ˈjuʒəwəli/ /ˈlæʃɪz/ /ˈfɪrsli/ /wɪð/ /ɪts/ /trʌŋk/ /ɪn/ /ɔl/ /dəˈrɛkʃənz/. /ðiz/ /ˈmuvmənts/ /ər/ /kənˈtroʊld/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /ˈtreɪnər/ /wɪð/ /ðə/ /ˈmɛtəl/-/ˈpɔɪntəd/ /stɪk/, /ənd/ /ðə/ /trʌŋk/ /ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli/ /bɪˈkʌmz/ /soʊ/ /sɔr/ /ðət/ /ði/ /ˈɛləfənt/ /kɜrlz/ /ɪt/ /ʌp/ /ənd/ /ˈsɛldəm/ /ˈæftərwərdz/ /ˈjusəz/ /ɪt/ /fər/ /əˈfɛnsɪv/ /ˈpɜrpəsəz/.
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