Intermediate - Cat Care (C2160)

A: 小敏,我下周要出差,你可以帮我照顾小猫吗?
Xiǎomǐn, wǒ xiàzhōu yào chūchāi, nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ zhàogu xiǎomāo ma?
Xiao Min, I'm going on a business trip next week. Can you help me take care of my cat?
B: 你养猫啦?好啊。只是我没养过猫,不知道该怎么弄。
nǐ yǎng māo la? hǎo a. zhǐshì wǒ méi yǎng guo māo, bù zhīdào gāi zěnme nòng.
You have a cat? Okay. The only thing is that I've never taken care of a cat. I don't know how to do it.
A: 养猫挺简单的。每天喂两次猫粮,给它喝干净的白开水就行了。
yǎng māo tǐng jiǎndān de. měitiān wèi liǎng cì māoliáng, gěi tā hē gānjìng de báikāishuǐ jiù xíng le.
Taking care of a cat is easy. If you feed it cat food twice a day and give it clean, boiled water to drink, that's enough.
B: 要每天洗澡吗?
yào měitiān xǐzǎo ma?
Do I need to wash it every day?
A: 猫很不喜欢洗澡,一个月洗一次就行了。等我回来再洗吧。
māo hěn bù xǐhuan xǐzǎo, yī gè yuè xǐ yī cì jiù xíng le. děng wǒ huílai zài xǐ ba.
Cats don't like to be washed. Washing it once a month is enough. I can wash it when I get back.
B: 好的。那要带它出去大小便吗?
hǎo de. nà yào dài tā chūqù dàxiǎobiàn ma?
Okay. Then do I need to take it outside to pee and poo?
A: 不用。有猫厕所,它会自己去。
bùyòng. yǒu māo cèsuǒ, tā huì zìjǐ qù.
No. I have a litter box, it'll go by itself.
B: 还有猫厕所?
hái yǒu māo cèsuǒ?
A litter box? Like a bathroom for cats?
A: 嗯,就是一个箱子,里面放了猫砂。不过要辛苦你每天清理猫粪,不然会很臭。
ng, jiùshì yī gè xiāngzǐ, lǐmiàn fàng le māoshā. bùguò yào xīnkǔ nǐ měitiān qīnglǐ māo fèn, bùrán huì hěn chòu.
Yeah, it's a box where you put cat litter inside. However, unfortunately you need to clean out the cat excrement every day, otherwise it will start to smell.
B: 呵呵,没关系。
hēhē, méiguānxi.
Haha. No problem.
A: 那我星期天晚上送过去吧。猫窝,猫粮,猫厕所,猫玩具什么的,一大堆。
nà wǒ xīngqītiān wǎnshang sòng guòqù ba. māo wō, māo liáng, māo cèsuǒ, māo wánjù shénme de, yīdàduī.
Then on Sunday evening I'll bring all the stuff by, okay? The cat house, cat food, litter box, cat toys and all the rest, a big pile of stuff!
B: 好,那我等你们哦!
hǎo, nà wǒ děng nǐmen o!
Okay, then I'll be waiting for you both!

Key Vocabulary

出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
照顾 zhàogu to take care of
yǎng to raise, take care of
只是 zhǐshì only
gāi should
nòng to do
wèi to feed
liáng grain, food
干净 gānjìng clean
白开水 báikāishuǐ plain boiled water
洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a shower
děng when
zài then
大小便 dàxiǎobiàn to pee and poo
厕所 cèsuǒ toilet
箱子 xiāngzǐ box
fàng to put
猫砂 māoshā cat litter
清理 qīnglǐ to clear
fèn droppings, excrement
不然 bùrán otherwise
chòu stinky
送过去 sòng guòqù to deliver
nest
玩具 wánjù toy
什么的 shénme de and so on
一大堆 yīdàduī a big pile

Supplementary Vocabulary

宠物 chǒngwù pet
自来水 zìláishuǐ tap water, running water
沙子 shāzi sand
牛粪 niúfèn cow patty
狗粮 gǒuliáng dog food
狗窝 gǒuwō doghouse

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