中国俗话说:  狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。其实吕洞宾的好心并没有被狗咬，吕洞宾的故事里也没有狗，有的是吕的好友苟杳。苟和吕是生死兄弟铁哥儿们，相互帮忙见真情，但在施展好心时，都在"好心"的外面裹着一层玩笑闹剧，不让对方立时识破自己的好人心。苟杳和狗咬同音，所以"狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心"，实在应该是: 苟杳和吕洞宾，都有颗好人心。

今天新闻中看到一位美国吕洞宾，感人事迹还真和狗有关:

Man saves dog by sucking snake venom from his nose

A man said he saved his dog's life after sucking venom from a rattlesnake bite out of the animal's nose. Bobby Jenkins said he began feeling ill after getting his dog, Tank, to a veterinarian. He went to the hospital and received a dose of antivenin.

In all, Jenkins needed four vials of antivenin at a cost of $3,500 per vial.

Meanwhile, Jenkins said his dog's head swelled up to three times its normal size. Tank had been bitten after running under some equipment on the family ranch.

The dog also received antivenin and both Jenkins and his dog have recovered.

爱犬Tank被响尾蛇咬了，伤口正在鼻子上，狗主人Bobby不顾一切抱住狗鼻子就用嘴吸毒血。到医院后，Bobby中毒自己也不行了，打了解毒针剂。因响尾蛇毒性大，一共打四针。这解毒针可不便宜，一针就是三千五百美元。Tank被咬后，"一个头三个大"，打解毒针后，Bobby和Tank倒是都获救了，但为救爱犬，Bobby至少花了一万七千五百美元(Bobby打了四针，Tank至少一针)。

美国人爱宠物真是舍得身家性命，更不在乎钱财，哪怕当吕洞宾咬狗也在所不惜。

学一点词汇:

venom:  蛇毒，毒液
rattlesnake:  响尾蛇
veterinarian:  兽医
antivenin:  解毒针剂/药 (= antitoxin，antiserum)
vial: 一管(针剂)
family ranch:  家庭农场