EP69 养宠物 Keeping Pets

 Chinese 101: Talking about keeping pets

 

Grammar: Express “both...and...” with “又....又....”

 

Language Tips: Dog People & Cat People

 

Story of the Day: An indomitable spirit 精卫填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你养宠物吗? 

 

nǐ yăng chǒng wù ma?

 

Do you have any pets?

 

B:我养了一只猫。它又安静又可爱。 

 

wǒ yǎng le yī zhī māo. tā yòu ān jìng yòu kě ài.

 

I have a cat. It is quiet and lovely.

 

A:我喜欢狗,想养一只。

 

wǒ xǐ huān gǒu, xiǎng yǎng yī zhī 

 

I love dogs, I’d like to have one.

 

B:我有个朋友,他的狗刚生了小狗,可以收养一只。

 

wǒ yǒu gè péng yǒu,tā de gǒu gāng shēng le xiǎo gǒu,kě yǐ shōu yǎng yī zhī。

 

I have a friend whose dog has just given birth to puppies recently, you can adopt one.

 

A:这个周末你能陪我去宠物超市吗? 

 

zhè gè zhōu mò nǐ néng péi wǒ qù chǒng wù chāo shì ma?

 

Could you go with me to the pet’s mart this weekend?

 

B:好的。我也顺便去采购点猫粮。 

 

hǎo de. wǒ yě shùn biàn qù cǎi gòu diǎnr māo liáng.

 

Okay. I will be going to buy some food for my cat.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【养】yăng: keep, raise  

 

【宠物】chǒng wù: pet  

 

【猫】māo: cat  

 

【安静】ān jìng: quiet  

 

【可爱】kě ài: lovely, cute  

 

【狗】gǒu: dog  

 

【收养】shōu yǎng : puppy  

 

【宠物超市】shì chǎng: pet store; pet’s mart 

 

【陪】péi:accompany; together with

 

【顺便】shùn biàn:conveniently; by the way

 

【采购】cǎi gòu: buy, purchase  

 

【猫粮】māo liáng: food for cats

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang