Intermediate - Buying a Guard Dog(C2649)
Intermediate - Buying a Guard Dog(C2649) A:
帅哥，想养狗吗？我这边有各种名贵犬种，个个健康！ shuàigē， xiǎng yǎng gǒu ma？ wǒ zhèbiān yǒu gèzhǒng míngguì quǎnzhǒng， gègè jiànkāng！ Young man, are you looking for a pet dog? I have all kinds of pedigree dog here, and they are all healthy!
B:
不要名贵犬，我要找凶一点的，会看门的，前天家里被偷了，损失不小 。 bù yào míngguì quǎn， wǒ yào zhǎo xiōng yīdiǎn de， huì kān mén de， qiántiān jiālǐ bèi tōu le， sǔnshī bù xiǎo。 I don't want a pedigree dog, I want one that's a bit fierce, that can guard the house. My house was robbed the day before yesterday and we lost a lot.
A:
看门狗啊，那也不用凶，聪明的、见了陌生人会叫两声的就行了。 kānmén gǒu ā， nà yě bùyòng xiōng， cōngming de、 jiàn le mòshēngrén huì jiào liǎng shēng de jiù xíng le。 With a guard dog you don't need a fierce dog, you just need a clever one, one that will bark if it sees a stranger.
B:
还要大一点的。 hái yào dà yīdiǎn de。 Also one that's quite big.
A:
家里够大的话，这种狼狗不错，要不，哈士奇也行，都很聪明，容易训 练。 jiālǐ gòu dà dehuà， zhèzhǒng lánggǒu bùcuò， yàobu， hāshìqí yě xíng， dōu hěn cōngming， róngyì xùnliàn。
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If your house is big enough, this wolf-hybrid is good, otherwise, a husky would be fine too, they're both very clever and easy to train. B:
需要常常带出去散步吗？ xūyào chángcháng dài chūqù sànbù ma？ Do you need to walk them often?
A:
一天一次也就够了呗。 yītiān yīcì yě jiù gòu le bei。 Once a day is enough.
B:
嗯...那只呢？黄色长毛的，比较大。 ng4... nà zhī ne？ huángsè cháng máo de， bǐjiào dà。 I see... What about that one? The yellow one with the long hair, it's bigger.
A:
这狗大是大，可是个性好得很，一点儿也不凶。 zhè gǒu dà shì dà， kěshì gèxìng hǎo de hěn， yīdiǎnr5 yě bù xiōng。 It may be big, but it's very friendly, not at all fierce.
B:
这样啊，有没有黑色的，这样晚上突然叫一声，肯定可以吓跑小偷！ zhèyàng ā， yǒuméiyǒu hēisè de， zhèyàng wǎnshang tūrán jiào yīshēng， kěndìng kěyǐ xiàpǎo xiǎotōu！ How about this, do you have any black dogs, that way if it suddenly starts barking in the night, it will be certain to scare off burglars!
A:
黑色的，就这种杜宾犬吧，长大了有半个人高，而且保证够凶。 hēisè de， jiù zhèzhǒng Dùbīnquǎn ba， zhǎngdà le yǒu bàn ge rén gāo， érqiě bǎozhèng gòu xiōng。 Black... what about a doberman, it's half the height of a human when
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fully grown and it is definitely fierce enough. B:
哦？不过牠到现在连一声都没叫，是不是太笨啊？ ò？ bùguò tā dào xiànzài lián yīshēng dōu méi jiào， shìbushì tài bèn ā？ Huh? But it hasn't barked at all since I got here, is it a little stupid?
A:
"会叫的狗不会咬人”，不叫的狗才真的凶，而且这狗聪明极了。 huì jiào de gǒu búhuì yǎo rén”， bú jiào de gǒu cái zhēnde xiōng， érqiě zhè gǒu cōngming jí le。 Dogs that bark don't bite, the dogs that don't bark are the fiercest and this dog is incredibly clever.
B:
希望牠能比小偷聪明。 xīwàng tā néng bǐ xiǎotōu cōngming。 I hope it is smarter than a burglar.
A:
看到这种狗还偷，那个小偷肯定比猪还笨。 kàndào zhèzhǒng gǒu hái tōu， nàge xiǎotōu kěndìng bǐ zhū hái bèn。 If a burglar sees this dog and still tries to steal stuff, he's dumber than a pig.
Key Vocabulary 养
yǎng
to raise
名贵
míngguì
valuable and rare
犬种
quǎnzhǒng
types of dog
个个
gègè
each
凶
xiōng
fierce
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看门
kān mén
guard a house
损失
sǔnshī
loss
够
gòu
enough
狼狗
lánggǒu
wolfdog; wolf-hybrid
要不
yàobu
how about
哈士奇
hāshìqí
husky
训练
xùnliàn
to train
个性
gèxìng
character
肯定
kěndìng
certainly
吓跑
xiàpǎo
to send someone running (in fear)
小偷
xiǎotōu
thief
杜宾犬
Dùbīnquǎn
Doberman
希望
xīwàng
hope
而且
érqiě
moreover
保证
bǎozhèng
to guarantee
Supplementary Vocabulary 照顾
zhàogù
to look after
品种
pǐnzhǒng
breed
昂贵
ángguì
very expensive
看家
kānjiā
to look after the house
汪汪
wāngwāng
woof woof
遛狗
liùgǒu
to walk a dog
俗语
súyǔ
common saying
正式
zhèngshì
formal
宠物
chǒngwù
pet
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帅哥，想养狗吗？我这边有各种名贵犬种，个个健康！ shuàigē， xiǎng yǎng gǒu ma？ wǒ zhèbiān yǒu gèzhǒng míngguì quǎnzhǒng， gègè jiànkāng！ Young man, are you looking for a pet dog? I have all kinds of pedigree dog here, and they are all healthy!
B:
不要名贵犬，我要找凶一点的，会看门的，前天家里被偷了，损失不小 。 bù yào míngguì quǎn， wǒ yào zhǎo xiōng yīdiǎn de， huì kān mén de， qiántiān jiālǐ bèi tōu le， sǔnshī bù xiǎo。 I don't want a pedigree dog, I want one that's a bit fierce, that can guard the house. My house was robbed the day before yesterday and we lost a lot.
A:
看门狗啊，那也不用凶，聪明的、见了陌生人会叫两声的就行了。 kānmén gǒu ā， nà yě bùyòng xiōng， cōngming de、 jiàn le mòshēngrén huì jiào liǎng shēng de jiù xíng le。 With a guard dog you don't need a fierce dog, you just need a clever one, one that will bark if it sees a stranger.
B:
还要大一点的。 hái yào dà yīdiǎn de。 Also one that's quite big.
A:
家里够大的话，这种狼狗不错，要不，哈士奇也行，都很聪明，容易训 练。 jiālǐ gòu dà dehuà， zhèzhǒng lánggǒu bùcuò， yàobu， hāshìqí yě xíng， dōu hěn cōngming， róngyì xùnliàn。
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If your house is big enough, this wolf-hybrid is good, otherwise, a husky would be fine too, they're both very clever and easy to train. B:
需要常常带出去散步吗？ xūyào chángcháng dài chūqù sànbù ma？ Do you need to walk them often?
A:
一天一次也就够了呗。 yītiān yīcì yě jiù gòu le bei。 Once a day is enough.
B:
嗯...那只呢？黄色长毛的，比较大。 ng4... nà zhī ne？ huángsè cháng máo de， bǐjiào dà。 I see... What about that one? The yellow one with the long hair, it's bigger.
A:
这狗大是大，可是个性好得很，一点儿也不凶。 zhè gǒu dà shì dà， kěshì gèxìng hǎo de hěn， yīdiǎnr5 yě bù xiōng。 It may be big, but it's very friendly, not at all fierce.
B:
这样啊，有没有黑色的，这样晚上突然叫一声，肯定可以吓跑小偷！ zhèyàng ā， yǒuméiyǒu hēisè de， zhèyàng wǎnshang tūrán jiào yīshēng， kěndìng kěyǐ xiàpǎo xiǎotōu！ How about this, do you have any black dogs, that way if it suddenly starts barking in the night, it will be certain to scare off burglars!
A:
黑色的，就这种杜宾犬吧，长大了有半个人高，而且保证够凶。 hēisè de， jiù zhèzhǒng Dùbīnquǎn ba， zhǎngdà le yǒu bàn ge rén gāo， érqiě bǎozhèng gòu xiōng。 Black... what about a doberman, it's half the height of a human when
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fully grown and it is definitely fierce enough. B:
哦？不过牠到现在连一声都没叫，是不是太笨啊？ ò？ bùguò tā dào xiànzài lián yīshēng dōu méi jiào， shìbushì tài bèn ā？ Huh? But it hasn't barked at all since I got here, is it a little stupid?
A:
"会叫的狗不会咬人”，不叫的狗才真的凶，而且这狗聪明极了。 huì jiào de gǒu búhuì yǎo rén”， bú jiào de gǒu cái zhēnde xiōng， érqiě zhè gǒu cōngming jí le。 Dogs that bark don't bite, the dogs that don't bark are the fiercest and this dog is incredibly clever.
B:
希望牠能比小偷聪明。 xīwàng tā néng bǐ xiǎotōu cōngming。 I hope it is smarter than a burglar.
A:
看到这种狗还偷，那个小偷肯定比猪还笨。 kàndào zhèzhǒng gǒu hái tōu， nàge xiǎotōu kěndìng bǐ zhū hái bèn。 If a burglar sees this dog and still tries to steal stuff, he's dumber than a pig.
Key Vocabulary 养
yǎng
to raise
名贵
míngguì
valuable and rare
犬种
quǎnzhǒng
types of dog
个个
gègè
each
凶
xiōng
fierce
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看门
kān mén
guard a house
损失
sǔnshī
loss
够
gòu
enough
狼狗
lánggǒu
wolfdog; wolf-hybrid
要不
yàobu
how about
哈士奇
hāshìqí
husky
训练
xùnliàn
to train
个性
gèxìng
character
肯定
kěndìng
certainly
吓跑
xiàpǎo
to send someone running (in fear)
小偷
xiǎotōu
thief
杜宾犬
Dùbīnquǎn
Doberman
希望
xīwàng
hope
而且
érqiě
moreover
保证
bǎozhèng
to guarantee
Supplementary Vocabulary 照顾
zhàogù
to look after
品种
pǐnzhǒng
breed
昂贵
ángguì
very expensive
看家
kānjiā
to look after the house
汪汪
wāngwāng
woof woof
遛狗
liùgǒu
to walk a dog
俗语
súyǔ
common saying
正式
zhèngshì
formal
宠物
chǒngwù
pet
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