Intermediate - Dog Breeds (C2142)

A: 你看,那只狗狗好迷你哦!真可爱!
nǐ kàn, nà zhī gǒugou hǎo mínǐ o! zhēn kě ài!
Look, that dog is so tiny! It’s so cute!
B: 这个好像就是吉娃娃。
zhè gè hǎoxiàng jiùshì Jíwáwa.
It looks like a Chihuahua.
A: 我想要吉娃娃。这么小,肯定不咬人。
wǒ xiǎngyào Jíwáwa. zhème xiǎo, kěndìng bù yǎo rén.
I want a Chihuahua. They're so tiny; they definitely wouldn't bite people.
B: 太瘦了,我喜欢胖乎乎的那种狗。比如京巴。
tài shòu le, wǒ xǐhuan pànghūhū de nà zhǒng gǒu. bǐrú Jīngbā.
They're so skinny! I like those chubby kinds of dogs. Like a Pekingese.
A: 我不喜欢京巴,笨笨的。博美也不错。
wǒ bù xǐhuan Jīngbā, bèn bèn de. Bóměi yě bùcuò.
I don't like Pekingnese. They're really stupid. Pomeranians aren‘t bad either.
B: 博美啊,嘴巴尖尖的像狐狸。贵宾还蛮可爱的。
Bóměi a, zuǐba jiān jiān de xiàng húli. Guìbīn hái mán kě ài de.
Pomeranians, huh? Their mouths are pointy like a fox's. Poodles are really cute.
A: 贵宾我最喜欢了!我们去看看吧?
Guìbīn wǒ zuì xǐhuan le! wǒmen qù kàn kan ba?
I like Poodles the most! How about we go take a look!
B: 其实小型犬没意思,养大狗才过瘾。像哈士奇,萨摩耶之类的。
qíshí xiǎoxíngquǎn méi yìsi, yǎng dà gǒu cái guòyǐn. xiàng Hāshìqí, Sàmóyē zhīlèi de.
To tell the truth, small breeds really aren’t interesting. You can‘t be satisfied until you raise a big dog. Something like a Husky or a Samoyed.
A: 哦,养大狗才过瘾?那你要不要养只藏獒?
ò, yǎng dà gǒu cái guòyǐn? nà nǐ yào bu yào yǎng zhī Zàng áo?
Oh, you can’t be satisfied until you raise a big dog? Then do you want to raise a Tibetan Mastiff?

Key Vocabulary

zhī measure word
迷你 mínǐ mini
吉娃娃 Jíwáwa Chihuahua
肯定 kěndìng certainly
yǎo to bite
shòu thin
胖乎乎 pànghūhū chubby
zhǒng kind
比如 bǐrú for instance
京巴 Jīngbā Pekingese
bèn stupid
博美 Bóměi Pomeranian
嘴巴 zuǐba mouth
jiān sharp
xiàng like
狐狸 húli fox
贵宾 Guìbīn Poodle
mán very
其实 qíshí actually
小型 xiǎoxíng small type
quǎn dog
小型犬 xiǎoxíng quǎn small breed dog, toy dog
yǎng to raise (an animal)
cái only
过瘾 guòyǐn fun
哈士奇 Hāshìqí Husky
萨摩耶 Sàmóyē Samoyed
之类的 zhīlèi de sort of thing
藏獒 Zàng áo Tibetan Mastiff

Supplementary Vocabulary

品种 pǐnzhǒng type
植物 zhíwù plant
动物 dòngwù animal
形象 xíngxiàng shape, form
满足 mǎnzú satisfied
拉布拉多 Lābùlāduō Laborador
金毛 Jīnmáo Golden Retriever
中型犬 zhōngxíng quǎn medium breed dog
大型犬 dàxíng quǎn large breed dog
xiōng fierce, ferocious

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