Intermediate - Culling Stray Dogs(C2663)
Intermediate - Culling Stray Dogs(C2663) A:
你听，今天的新闻“巴基斯坦因流浪狗数量增多扰民，政府下达扑杀令” 。好惨！政府担心市民被狗咬，杀了好多流浪狗。 nǐ tīng， jīntiān de xīnwén“ bājīsītǎn yīn liúlàng gǒu shùliàng zēngduō rǎomín， zhèngfǔ xiàdá pūshālìng”。 hǎo cǎn！ zhèngfǔ dānxīn shìmín bèi gǒu yǎo， shā le hǎo duō liúlàng gǒu。 Listen to today's news, (reads paper). As the amount of stray dogs in Pakistan has increased and they have proved a nuisance to local people, the government has issued an order for a cull. It's terrible! The government are going to kill lots of stray dogs because they are worried about citizens being bitten.
B:
是因为狂犬病吧？听说那边的疫情很严重。 shì yīnwèi kuángquǎn bìng ba？ tīngshuō nàbiān de yìqíng hěn yánzhòng。 It's probably to do with rabies, no? I hear they have a serious epidemic there.
A:
这里的最后一段还提到，政府担心流浪狗越来越多会影响市容，听起来 好冷血。 zhèlǐ de zuìhòu yí duàn hái tídào， zhèngfǔ dānxīn liúlànggǒu yuèláiyuèduō huì yǐngxiǎng shìróng， tīng qǐlai hǎo lěngxiě。 It says in the last bit here, that the government is worried that too many stray dogs will make the city look bad. It sounds so cruel.
B:
但是这是事实，并不是每个人都像你一样爱狗，大多数的人会觉得这些 狗又脏又臭。 dànshì zhè shì shìshí， bìngbúshì měi ge rén dōu xiàng nǐ yīyàng àigǒu， dàduōshù de rén huì juéde zhèxiē gǒu yòu zāng yòu chòu。 But that is reality, not everyone loves dogs as much as you do, the majority of people think that the dogs are dirty and smely.
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A:
那应该抓来结扎，还有大力宣导不要随便弃养，我觉得最糟糕的就是那 些因为小狗长大了，不可爱了，就把狗丢掉的人。 nà yīnggāi zhuā lái jiézā， háiyǒu dàlì xuāndǎo bú yào suíbiàn qìyǎng， wǒ juéde zuì zāogāo de jiùshì nàxiē yīnwèi xiǎogǒu zhǎngdà le， bù kě ài le， jiù bǎ gǒu diūdiào de rén。 Then they should capture them and spay them and spread awareness that people shouldn't abandon their pet dogs. I think that the people who abandon their dogs when they get older and they're no longer cute are the most despicable.
B:
改变观念不是一天两天的事，应该罚钱，丢一只狗罚三千人民币。 gǎibiàn guānniàn búshì yītiān liǎngtiān de shì， yīnggāi fáqián， diū yì zhī gǒu fá sānqiān rénmínbì。 You can't change people's way of thinking overnight, they should impose fines, RMB3000 for abandoning one dog.
A:
那他们可能会直接把狗杀了，埋掉，光想就觉得可怕。 nà tāmen kěnéng huì zhíjiē bǎ gǒu shā le， mái diào， guāng xiǎng jiù juéde kěpà。 So they'll likely just kill the dogs then bury them, even thinking about it is horrifying.
B:
这我倒没想过，可是像你这样，每天去喂路上的野狗，不也是让他们越 来越多吗？ zhè wǒ dào méi xiǎng guò， kěshì xiàng nǐ zhèyàng， měitiān qù wèi lùshang de yěgǒu， bùyě shì ràng tāmen yuèláiyuè duō ma？ I never thought about that, but if people like you keep feeding stray dogs in the street, won't they get more and more numerous?
A:
我也知道，可是看他们又瘦又饿，好可怜，忍不住就喂了。 wǒ yě zhīdào， kěshì kàn tāmen yòu shòu yòu è， hǎo kělián， rěnbuzhù jiù wèi le。
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I know, but when you see how thin and hungry they look, they cut such pitiful figures, I can't help but feed them. B:
你是好心，但这种好心是解决不了问题的，懂吗？ nǐ shì hǎoxīn， dàn zhèzhǒng hǎoxīn shì jiějuébùliǎo wèntí de， dǒng ma？ You've got good intentions, but good intentions won't solve the problem, you understand?
Key Vocabulary 新闻
xīnwén
news
巴基斯坦
bājīsītǎn
Pakistan
流浪狗
liúlàng gǒu
stray dogs
数量
shùliàng
amount
增多
zēngduō
to grow in number
扰民
rǎomín
to disturb people
下达
xiàdá
to pass down (to lower level); to issue
扑杀令
pūshālìng
cull order
惨
cǎn
terrible
担心
dānxīn
to worry
市民
shìmín
citizen
狂犬病
kuángquǎn bìng
rabies
疫情
yìqíng
epidemic situation
段
duàn
paragraph; part
提到
tídào
to bring up; to mention
市容
shìróng
the appearance of a city
冷血
lěngxiě
cold-hearted
结扎
jiézā
to spay; to neuter
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大力
dàlì
to put a lot of effort into something
宣导
xuāndǎo
to announce
弃养
qìyǎng
to abandon (a pet or a child)
观念
guānniàn
views
不是一天两天的事
bùshì yìtiān liǎngtiān de shì
to not happen in a matter of days
罚
fá
to fine
埋
mái
to bury
野狗
yěgǒu
wild dogs
忍不住
rěnbuzhù
to be unable to stand
好心
hǎoxīn
with good intentions
Supplementary Vocabulary 可怜
kělián
pitiful
妆容
zhuāngróng
make-up style
野猫
yěmāo
stray cat
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你听，今天的新闻“巴基斯坦因流浪狗数量增多扰民，政府下达扑杀令” 。好惨！政府担心市民被狗咬，杀了好多流浪狗。 nǐ tīng， jīntiān de xīnwén“ bājīsītǎn yīn liúlàng gǒu shùliàng zēngduō rǎomín， zhèngfǔ xiàdá pūshālìng”。 hǎo cǎn！ zhèngfǔ dānxīn shìmín bèi gǒu yǎo， shā le hǎo duō liúlàng gǒu。 Listen to today's news, (reads paper). As the amount of stray dogs in Pakistan has increased and they have proved a nuisance to local people, the government has issued an order for a cull. It's terrible! The government are going to kill lots of stray dogs because they are worried about citizens being bitten.
B:
是因为狂犬病吧？听说那边的疫情很严重。 shì yīnwèi kuángquǎn bìng ba？ tīngshuō nàbiān de yìqíng hěn yánzhòng。 It's probably to do with rabies, no? I hear they have a serious epidemic there.
A:
这里的最后一段还提到，政府担心流浪狗越来越多会影响市容，听起来 好冷血。 zhèlǐ de zuìhòu yí duàn hái tídào， zhèngfǔ dānxīn liúlànggǒu yuèláiyuèduō huì yǐngxiǎng shìróng， tīng qǐlai hǎo lěngxiě。 It says in the last bit here, that the government is worried that too many stray dogs will make the city look bad. It sounds so cruel.
B:
但是这是事实，并不是每个人都像你一样爱狗，大多数的人会觉得这些 狗又脏又臭。 dànshì zhè shì shìshí， bìngbúshì měi ge rén dōu xiàng nǐ yīyàng àigǒu， dàduōshù de rén huì juéde zhèxiē gǒu yòu zāng yòu chòu。 But that is reality, not everyone loves dogs as much as you do, the majority of people think that the dogs are dirty and smely.
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A:
那应该抓来结扎，还有大力宣导不要随便弃养，我觉得最糟糕的就是那 些因为小狗长大了，不可爱了，就把狗丢掉的人。 nà yīnggāi zhuā lái jiézā， háiyǒu dàlì xuāndǎo bú yào suíbiàn qìyǎng， wǒ juéde zuì zāogāo de jiùshì nàxiē yīnwèi xiǎogǒu zhǎngdà le， bù kě ài le， jiù bǎ gǒu diūdiào de rén。 Then they should capture them and spay them and spread awareness that people shouldn't abandon their pet dogs. I think that the people who abandon their dogs when they get older and they're no longer cute are the most despicable.
B:
改变观念不是一天两天的事，应该罚钱，丢一只狗罚三千人民币。 gǎibiàn guānniàn búshì yītiān liǎngtiān de shì， yīnggāi fáqián， diū yì zhī gǒu fá sānqiān rénmínbì。 You can't change people's way of thinking overnight, they should impose fines, RMB3000 for abandoning one dog.
A:
那他们可能会直接把狗杀了，埋掉，光想就觉得可怕。 nà tāmen kěnéng huì zhíjiē bǎ gǒu shā le， mái diào， guāng xiǎng jiù juéde kěpà。 So they'll likely just kill the dogs then bury them, even thinking about it is horrifying.
B:
这我倒没想过，可是像你这样，每天去喂路上的野狗，不也是让他们越 来越多吗？ zhè wǒ dào méi xiǎng guò， kěshì xiàng nǐ zhèyàng， měitiān qù wèi lùshang de yěgǒu， bùyě shì ràng tāmen yuèláiyuè duō ma？ I never thought about that, but if people like you keep feeding stray dogs in the street, won't they get more and more numerous?
A:
我也知道，可是看他们又瘦又饿，好可怜，忍不住就喂了。 wǒ yě zhīdào， kěshì kàn tāmen yòu shòu yòu è， hǎo kělián， rěnbuzhù jiù wèi le。
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I know, but when you see how thin and hungry they look, they cut such pitiful figures, I can't help but feed them. B:
你是好心，但这种好心是解决不了问题的，懂吗？ nǐ shì hǎoxīn， dàn zhèzhǒng hǎoxīn shì jiějuébùliǎo wèntí de， dǒng ma？ You've got good intentions, but good intentions won't solve the problem, you understand?
Key Vocabulary 新闻
xīnwén
news
巴基斯坦
bājīsītǎn
Pakistan
流浪狗
liúlàng gǒu
stray dogs
数量
shùliàng
amount
增多
zēngduō
to grow in number
扰民
rǎomín
to disturb people
下达
xiàdá
to pass down (to lower level); to issue
扑杀令
pūshālìng
cull order
惨
cǎn
terrible
担心
dānxīn
to worry
市民
shìmín
citizen
狂犬病
kuángquǎn bìng
rabies
疫情
yìqíng
epidemic situation
段
duàn
paragraph; part
提到
tídào
to bring up; to mention
市容
shìróng
the appearance of a city
冷血
lěngxiě
cold-hearted
结扎
jiézā
to spay; to neuter
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大力
dàlì
to put a lot of effort into something
宣导
xuāndǎo
to announce
弃养
qìyǎng
to abandon (a pet or a child)
观念
guānniàn
views
不是一天两天的事
bùshì yìtiān liǎngtiān de shì
to not happen in a matter of days
罚
fá
to fine
埋
mái
to bury
野狗
yěgǒu
wild dogs
忍不住
rěnbuzhù
to be unable to stand
好心
hǎoxīn
with good intentions
Supplementary Vocabulary 可怜
kělián
pitiful
妆容
zhuāngróng
make-up style
野猫
yěmāo
stray cat
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