Intermediate - Lost Dog (C2305)

A: 你好,有没有看到过一只黑狗?
nǐhǎo, yǒumeiyǒu kàndào guo yī zhī hēi gǒu?
Hello, have you seen a black dog?
B: 不好意思,没看到过。
bùhǎoyìsi, méi kàndào guo.
I'm sorry. I haven't seen one.
A: 阿姨你好,有没有看到过一只黑狗,脖子那里有一圈白毛?
āyí nǐhǎo, yǒumeiyǒu kàndào guo yī zhī hēi gǒu, bózi nàlǐ yǒu yī quān bái máo?
Hello, Ma'am. Have you seen a black dog with a ring of white fur around its neck?
C: 没有没有。
méiyǒu méiyǒu.
No, I haven't.
A: 先生你好,有没有看到过一只黑色小狗?
xiānsheng nǐhǎo, yǒumeiyǒu kàndào guo yī zhī hēisè xiǎogǒu?
Hello, sir. Have you seen a black puppy?
D: 黑狗?好像看到过一只。
hēi gǒu? hǎoxiàng kàndào guo yī zhī.
A black dog? I think I saw one.
A: 是不是脖子和尾巴尖有白毛,戴着粉红色项圈?
shìbushì bózi hé wěiba jiān yǒu bái máo, dài zhe fěnhóngsè xiàngquān?
Is it the one ...... is the neck and the tip of its tail both white, and it's wearing a pink collar?
D: 哦,那应该不是你的狗。
ò, nà yīnggāi bùshì nǐ de gǒu.
Oh, then it's probably not yours.
A: 呜呜,我的狗狗丢了,怎么办啊?
wū wū, wǒ de gǒugou diū le, zěnme bàn a?
Whaa, my dog is lost. What am I going to do?
D: 先别急,明天再找找。
xiān bié jí, míngtiān zài zhǎo zhǎo.
Don't worry. Look again for it tomorrow.
A: 今天都找了一整天了,连根狗毛都没找到。
jīntiān dōu zhǎo le yīzhěngtiān le, lián gēn gǒu máo dōu méi zhǎodào.
I have already looked all day and I couldn't even find a trace of it.
D: 那发个寻狗启事吧,网上发发,再打印一些贴在外面。
nà fā gè xún gǒu qǐshì ba, wǎngshàng fā fa, zài dǎyìn yīxiē tiē zài wàimian.
Then put out a lost dog notice. Put it out online, then print out some and stick them up outside.
A: 好吧。
hǎo ba.
Okay.
D: 放张小狗照片,要大的,清楚的。旁边写你的联系方式。
fàng zhāng xiǎogǒu zhàopiàn, yào dà de, qīngchǔ de. pángbiān xiě nǐ de liánxì fāngshì.
Put a picture of the puppy on it. You need one that's big and clear. Write your contact information next to it.
A: 好的,谢谢你了!
hǎo de, xièxie nǐ le!
Okay, thank you!

Key Vocabulary

脖子 bózi neck
quān ring
máo fur
好像 hǎoxiàng to seem as if
jiān tip
项圈 xiàngquān collar
应该 yīnggāi should
to be in a rush
dōu already
一整天 yīzhěngtiān an entire day
连......都...... lián......dōu...... even... , also/still...
gēn measure word for long slender things
xún to look for
启事 qǐshì notice
打印 dǎyìn to print
tiē to stick
清楚 qīngchǔ clear
联系方式 liánxì fāngshì contact information

Supplementary Vocabulary

状态 zhuàngtài condition, status
宠物 chǒngwù pet
项链 xiàngliàn necklace
寻人启事 xúnrénqǐshì missing person notice
头发 tóufà hair

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