When Jenny took in Moses in February of 2012, she believed he had only a 20 percent chance of survival. Without the immunities he'd get in his mother's milk, Moses frequently got sick. Thankfully, veterinarians and people from the Elephant Orphanage Project in nearby Zambia helped out a lot. But sadly in November 2012, he got severe diarrhea and could not get over it, and Moses died. Jenny and her many friends continue to mourn the little elephant who touched their lives in such a special way.
"Elephants are very sensitive and pick up on your emotions, if you are sad they comfort you, if you are stressed they are tense, if you are ill they are loving." Jenny said. At the moment, the Jumbo Foundation has no elephants to care for. But as elephant poaching remains a serious problem, Jenny will no doubt take in more orphans in the future. What Jenny learned from caring for Moses will help her when the next orphan comes along.
Grammar Gym
At the moment, the Jumbo Foundation has no elephants to care for.
At the moment: right now
- At the moment, the restaurant is full and we will have to wait an hour.
- The manger is not here at the moment but will return to the office this afternoon.
Info Cloud
sympathy/ empathy
sympathy 同情心: 對人事物, 願意盡自己所能去幫助別人
empathy 同理心: 針對一個人, 體會他人感受
pathos 感情
Elephants might be emotionally sensitive animals, but are they capable of sympathy? How about empathy?
Sympathy and empathy - most English speakers would be hard pressed to make the distinction between these two words. Both share the same Greek root, pathos, meaning emotion. But there is an important difference in their emotional meaning.
Right! To help explain things, let's pretend your best friend loses her job. A sympathetic response would be acknowledging your friend's emotional suffering by comforting her with kind words and deeds.
The empathetic response, however, would be stepping in to your frined's shoes, so to speak, and imagining what it would be like to lose your job, even for just a brief moment.
Sympathy says, "I'm sorry for you. What can I do to help you through this difficult time?"
Empathy says, "I'm sorry with you. I totally understand what you're going through."
Sympathy says, "You poor dear. I see that you're hurting."
While empathy says, "I feel what you feel. I'm in this with you."
So, then, with this in mind, we can conclude that elephants are capable of sympathy and empathy with humans. They can comfort us and feel what we feel. That's amazing.
Language Lab
immunity n.
/ɪˈmju:nəti/
1 the power to keep yourself from being affected by a disease — usually + to [noncount]
- Stress and lack of sleep can lower your immunity to disease.
2 special protection from what is required for most people by law — usually + from
- The witness will get immunity from prosecution if he's willing to testify.
veterinarian n.
/ˌvɛtərəˈnerijən/
a person who is trained to give medical care and treatment to animals : an animal doctor —called also vet (Brit, formal) veterinary surgeon
- Several vets were sent to the affected poultry farm.
veteran n.
/ˈvɛtərən/
someone who fought in a war as a soldier, sailor, etc.
- Hank is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
pink up on something [phrasal verb]
a : to notice or become aware of (something)
b : to take (something, such as an idea) from another person or group and use it or continue to develop it yourself
- Chloe is a very reserved person. Only close friends can pick up on her feelings.
- Alex and Quincy are great partners on stage. They pick up on each other's jokes.
tense adj.
nervous and not able to relax
- The tense atmosphere in the meeting made everyone very nervous.
tension n.
1 a feeling of nervousness that makes you unable to relax
2 a state in which people, groups, countries, etc., disagree with and feel anger toward each other [count]
- The tension between the two countries affected their stock markets.
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