Intermediate - Dog Personalities (C0475)

我想养狗。你能给我推荐一些好的品种吗？
wǒ xiǎng yǎng gǒu 。nǐ néng gěi wǒ tuījiàn yīxiē hǎo de pǐnzhǒng ma ？
I want to get a dog. Could you recommend some good breeds?

那要看你喜欢什么样的。有些人喜欢活泼一点的狗，有些人却喜欢温顺一点的。
nà yào kàn nǐ xǐhuan shénmeyàng de 。yǒuxiē rén xǐhuan huópo yīdiǎn de gǒu ，yǒuxiē rén què xǐhuan wēnshùn yīdiǎn de 。
That depends on what you like. Some people like dogs that are a little more lively, others like a more docile dog.

越乖越好。我听说有些小狗很吵，大狗反而安静。
yuè guāi yuè hǎo 。wǒ tīngshuō yǒuxiē xiǎo gǒu hěn chǎo ，dà gǒu fǎnér ānjìng 。
The more obedient, the better. I’ve heard that some small dogs are very noisy; that big dogs, on the other hand, are quiet.

也不完全是。其实最重要的是训练。
yě bù wánquán shì 。qíshí zuì zhòngyào de shì xùnliàn 。
That’s not altogether true. Actually, the most important thing is training.

那不是要花很多心思吗？
nà bù shì yào huā hěn duō xīnsi ma ？
Do you have to put a lot of thought into it?

当然咯。养狗就像养孩子，主人必须专心爱它、培养它。这是主人的责任。
dāngrán lo 。yǎng gǒu jiùxiàng yǎng háizi ，zhǔrén bìxū zhuānxīn ài tā ，péiyǎng tā 。zhè shì zhǔrén de zérèn 。
Of course. Keeping a dog is like raising a child—the owner must concentrate on showing it love, and training it. This is a dog owner's responsibility.

啊？比我想象的麻烦多了。我只想有条狗陪我，跟我玩。
á ？bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng de máfan duō le 。wǒ zhǐ xiǎng yǒu tiáo gǒu péi wǒ ，gēn wǒ wán 。
Huh? It’s a lot more trouble than I had imagined. I was only thinking about having a dog to keep me company and play with me.

不行，你这种想法太自私了。你根本没有做好养狗的准备。
bùxíng ，nǐ zhèzhǒng xiǎngfǎ tài zìsī le 。nǐ gēnběn méiyǒu zuò hǎo yǎng gǒu de zhǔnbèi 。
No way. Your viewpoint is too selfish. You are not at all ready to take care of a dog.

是啊。我想我还是先养好自己吧。
shì a 。wǒ xiǎng wǒ háishì xiān yǎng hǎo zìjǐ ba 。
Yeah. I think I still need to first take good care of myself.

Vocabulary

养	yǎng	to raise
品种	pǐnzhǒng	breed
推荐	tuījiàn	to recommend
活泼	huópo	lively
温顺	wēnshùn	docile
训练	xùnliàn	to train
心思	xīnsi	thought
培养	péiyǎng	to train
责任	zérèn	responsibility
想象	xiǎngxiàng	to imagine
自私	zìsī	selfish
遛狗	liùgǒu	walk a dog
照顾	zhàogu	to look after
狗粮	gǒuliáng	dog food
爱护	àihù	to take good care of
宠物	chǒngwù	pet
毛色	máosè	color of fur
狗窝	gǒuwō	doghouse
异味	yìwèi	bad and unusual smell