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@ 21518 Cats Are Cool
A: * 這是你的貓嗎？*
* zhè shì nǐ de māo ma?*
* Is this your cat?*
B: * 對。它叫毛毛。*
* duì. tā jiào Máomao.*
* Yeah. His name is Maomao.*
A: * 你怎麼不養狗？*
* nǐ zěnme bù yǎng gǒu?*
* Why don't you raise a dog?*
B: * 養狗太麻煩了。*
* yǎng gǒu tài máfan le.*
* Raising dogs is too much trouble.*
B: * 貓比較酷。不用天天跟它玩。*
* māo bǐjiào kù. bùyòng tiāntiān gēn tā wán.*
* Cats are cooler. You don't have to play with them every day.*
A: * 可是貓晚上常常叫，很吵。*
* kěshì māo wǎnshang chángcháng jiào, hěn chǎo.*
* But cats often meow at night. It's really noisy.*
B: * 不會，我的毛毛很乖。*
* bùhuì, wǒ de Máomao hěn guāi.*
* Nah, my Maomao is really well-behaved.*
Key Vocabulary* *
貓* māo* cat
它* tā* it
叫* jiào* to cry out
怎麼* zěnme* how
養* yǎng* to raise
狗* gǒu* dog
太......了* tài ... le* too...
麻煩* máfan* troublesome
比較* bǐjiào* relatively
酷* kù* cool
不用* bùyòng* need not
天天* tiāntiān* every day
跟* gēn* with
玩* wán* to play
可是* kěshì* but
晚上* wǎnshang* evening
常常* chángcháng* frequently
吵* chǎo* noisy
不會* bùhuì* will not
乖* guāi* well-behaved
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
毛* máo* fur
為什麼* wèishénme* why
怕* pà* to be afraid of
小貓* xiǎomāo* kitten
小狗* xiǎogǒu* puppy
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