Learn Chinese-Pets Will Never Leave You 2

 

♦A:这是你的兔子?
Zhè shì nǐ de tùzǐ?
Is that your rabbit?
♦B:是的。我这个周末去人道协会领养的。
Shì de. Wǒ zhège zhōumò qù réndào xiéhuì lǐngyǎng de.
Yes, I just adopted her from the humane society this weekend.
♦A:你真好。你怎么会决定养只兔子呢?
Nǐ zhēn hǎo. Nǐ zěnme huì juédìng yǎng zhǐ tùzǐ ne?
That’s good of you. Why did you decide to get a rabbit?
♦B:我想养只宠物,希望它既不会吵到邻居,同时也会跟主人很亲。
Wǒ xiǎng yǎng zhǐ chǒngwù, xīwàng tā jì bù huì chǎo dào línjū, tóngshí yě huì gēn zhǔrén hěn qīn.
Well, I wanted to get a pet that wouldn’t disturb the neighbours. At the same time, I wanted a pet that would be affectionate.
♦A:兔子好像不怎么跟人亲近吧?
Tùzǐ hǎoxiàng bù zě me gēn rén qīnjìn ba?
Rabbits aren’t usually that affectionate, are they?
♦B:如果在它们很小的时候你就经常抱着它,那它就会像猫狗那样跟人亲近。
Rúguǒ zài tāmen hěn xiǎo de shíhou nǐ jiù jīngcháng bào zhe tā, nà tā jiù huì xiàng māo gǒu nàyàng gēn rén qīnjìn.
If you cuddle them a lot when they are very young, they can be just as affectionate as dogs or cats.
♦A:我不知道是这样的。兔子好养吗?
Wǒ bù zhīdào shì zhèyàng de. Tùzǐ hǎo yǎng ma?
I didn’t know that . Are rabbits difficult to take care of ?
♦B:不怎么好养。我带它到兽医那儿去打预防针的时候兽医跟我说:要经常给它修剪趾甲,要给它准备水和食物,还要给它清扫笼子。
Bù zě me hǎo yǎng. Wǒ dài tā dào shòuyī nàer qù dǎ yùfáng zhēn de shíhou shòuyī gēn wǒ shuō: Yào jīngcháng gěi tā xiūjiǎn zhǐjiǎ, yào gěi tā zhǔnbèi shuǐ hé shíwù, hái yào gěi tā qīngsǎo lóngzi.
Not really. I went to the veterinarian to get her vaccinated and she told me that all I needed to do was to make sure to trim its nails from time to time, to give her food and water, and to clean its cage.
♦A:听起来挺简单的嘛。养兔子有味儿吗?
Tīng qǐlái tǐng jiǎndān de ma. Yǎng tùzǐ yǒu wèi er ma?
That sounds pretty easy. Do rabbits make your house smell?
♦B:没味儿,兔子不太臭。只要你定期给它清扫笼子,情况就不会太槽糕。
Méi wèi er, tùzǐ bù tài chòu. Zhǐyào nǐ dìngqí gěi tā qīngsǎo lóngzi, qíngkuàng jiù bù huì tài cáo gāo.
No, rabbits aren’t very stinky. As long as you clean the cage on a regular basis, it’s not too bad.
♦A:你能训练兔子做什么动作吗?
Nǐ néng xùnliàn tùzǐ zuò shénme dòngzuò ma?
Can you train a rabbit to do things?
♦B:你不能像训练狗那样训兔子,但也可以训练它们做些事。比如,让它们去卫生间到专门为它指定的区域排泄。
Nǐ bùnéng xiàng xùnliàn gǒu nàyàng xun tùzǐ, dàn yě kěyǐ xùnliàn tāmen zuò xiēshì. Bǐrú, ràng tāmen qù wèishēngjiān dào zhuānmén wèi tā zhǐdìng de qūyù páixiè.
You can’t train them like you can train dogs, but you can train them to do some things. For example, you can train them to go to the bathroom in a special rabbit toilet.