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A:
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小雪，你能带我去一趟花鸟市场吗？
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Xiǎoxuě, nǐ néng dài wǒ qù yī tàng huā niǎo shìchǎng ma?
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Xiao Xue, can you take me to the flower and bird market?
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B:
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去花鸟市场干吗？
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qù huā niǎo shìchǎng gànmá?
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What do you want to do at the flower and bird market?
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A:
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我想养只鸟。
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wǒ xiǎng yǎng zhī niǎo.
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I want to keep a bird as a pet.
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B:
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哦？你会养鸟吗？
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ǒ? nǐ huì yǎng niǎo ma?
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Huh? You know how to take care of birds?
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A:
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不会，但是我可以学。
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bùhuì, dànshì wǒ kěyǐ xué.
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No, but I can learn.
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B:
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我跟你说，养鸟很麻烦的。鸟很爱干净，你要每天打扫鸟笼。
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wǒ gēn nǐ shuō, yǎng niǎo hěn máfan de. niǎo hěn ài gānjìng, nǐ yào měitiān dǎsǎo niǎolóng.
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Let me tell you, taking care of birds is a pain. Birds love cleanliness – you have to clean the birdcage every day.
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A:
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没问题，我可以做。
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méiwèntí, wǒ kěyǐ zuò.
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No problem. I can do that.
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B:
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还有啊，一大早就得出去遛鸟。我有个邻居每天五点半就去公园了。
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háiyǒu a, yīdàzǎo jiù děi chūqù liùniǎo. wǒ yǒu ge línjū měitiān wǔ diǎn bàn jiù qù gōngyuán le.
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Also, as soon as it's morning you have to take them out for a walk. I have a neighbor who goes to the park at 5:30 every day.
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A:
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那么早！晚一点也可以吧。
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nàme zǎo! wǎn yīdiǎn yě kěyǐ ba.
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That's so early! A little later is fine though, right?
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B:
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早起的鸟儿有虫吃。等你十点钟去，你的鸟儿不是饿死了，就是晒死了。
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zǎo qǐ de niǎor yǒu chóng chī. děng nǐ shí diǎnzhōng qù, nǐ de niǎor bùshì è sǐ le, jiùshì shài sǐ le.
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'The early bird gets the worm'. If you go at 10 o'clock your bird will either die of starvation, or be burned up by the sun.
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A:
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那我就早点儿起来。早睡早起身体好。
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nà wǒ jiù zǎo diǎnr qǐlái. zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēntǐ hǎo.
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Then I'll just get up a little earlier. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy.
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B:
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说起来容易，做起来难。
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shuō qǐlai róngyì, zuò qǐlai nán.
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That's easier said than done.
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