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A: 我想養狗。你能給我推薦一些好的品種嗎？

woˇ

xiaˇng yaˇng goˇu. nˇı ne´ng geˇi woˇ

tu¯ıjia`n y¯ıxie¯

haˇo de pˇın-

zhoˇng ma?

I want to get a dog. Could you recommend some good breeds?

B: 那要看你喜歡什麼樣的。有些入喜歡活潑一點的

狗，有些入卻喜歡溫順一點的。

na`

ya`o ka`n nˇı xˇıhuan she´nmeya`ng de. yoˇuxie¯

re´n xˇıhuan

huo´po y¯ıdiaˇn de goˇu, yoˇuxie¯ diaˇn de.

re´n que`

xˇıhuan we¯ nshu`n y¯ı-

That depends on what you like. Some people like dogs that are a little more lively, others like a more docile dog.

A: 越乖越好。我聽說有些小狗很吵，大狗反而安

靜。

yue`

gua¯ i yue`

haˇo. woˇ

t¯ıngshuo¯

yoˇuxie¯

xiaˇo goˇu heˇn chaˇo,

da` goˇu faˇne´r a¯ nj`ıng.

The more obedient, the better. I’ve heard that some small dogs are very noisy and that big dogs, on the other hand, are quiet.

B: 也不完全是。其實最重要的是訓練。

yeˇ

bu`

wa´nqua´n sh`ı. q´ısh´ı zu`ı zho`ngya`o de sh`ı xu`nlia`n.

That’s not completely true. Actually, the most important thing is training.

A: 那不是要花很多心思嗎？

na`

bu`

sh`ı ya`o hua¯

heˇn duo¯

x¯ınsi ma?

Do you have to put a lot of thought into it?

B: 當然咯。養狗就像養孩子，主入必須專心愛它、

培養它。這是主入的責任。

da¯ ngra´n lo. yaˇng goˇu jiu`xia`ng yaˇng ha´izi, zhuˇre´n b`ıxu¯

zhua¯ nx¯ın a`i ta¯ , pe´iyaˇng ta¯ . zhe` sh`ı zhuˇre´n de ze´re`n.

Of course. Keeping a dog is like raising a child—the owner must concentrate on showing the love, and training it. This is a dog owner’s responsibility.

A: 啊？比我想象的麻煩多了。我只想有條狗陪我，

跟我玩。

a´? bˇı woˇ

xiaˇngxia`ng de ma´fan duo¯

le. woˇ

zhˇı xiaˇng yoˇu tia´o

goˇu pe´i woˇ, ge¯ n woˇ wa´n.

Huh? It’s a lot more trouble than I had imagined. I was only thinking about having a dog to keep me company and to play with me.

B: 不行，你這種想法太自私了。你根本沒有做好養

狗的準備。

bu`x´ıng, nˇı zhe`zhoˇng xiaˇngfaˇ ta`i z`ıs¯ı le. nˇı ge¯ nbeˇn me´iyoˇu

zuo` haˇo yaˇng goˇu de zhuˇnbe`i.

No way. Your thinking is too selfish. You are not ready at all to take care of a dog.

A: 是啊。我想我還是先養好自己吧。

sh`ı a. woˇ

xiaˇng woˇ

ha´ish`ı xia¯ n yaˇng haˇo z`ıjˇı ba.

Yeah. I think I still need to take good care of myself first.

---Key Vocabulary---

養 yaˇng to raise

品種 pˇınzhoˇng breed