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Tibetan mastiff/ 藏獒/ (zànɡ'áo)  

A: Do you believe that keeping a dog could bring you a million yuan fine? 

你相信吗, 养狗可能会带来百万元罚单呢？

(nǐxiānɡxìnma, yǎnɡɡǒu kěnénɡ huìdàilái bǎiwànyuán fádānne?)

B: How is that possible? Isn't it just a pet?

怎么可能？不就是宠物吗？

(zěnme kěnénɡ? bùjiùshì chǒnɡwùma?)

A: A court in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province disclosed the details to a trial for a personal injury compensation case. Ms. Zhou in Zhuji City, was frightened by a neighbor's Tibetan mastiff and crashed an electric bike into a wall, leaving her a paraplegic. She sued the dog owner, her neighbor surnamed Ding, for compensation.

绍兴法院披露一起人身伤害赔偿案的审理经过。浙江诸暨市周女士被邻居家的藏獒吓得骑电动车撞墙导致高位截瘫,她向犬主人邻居丁某索赔获法院支持。

(shàoxīnɡ fǎyuàn pīlù yìqǐ rénshēn shānɡhài péichánɡànde shěnlǐ jīnɡɡuò.  zhèjiānɡ zhūjìshì zhōunǚshì bèilínjūjiāde zànɡ'áo xiàdé qídiàndònɡchē zhuànɡqiánɡ dǎozhì ɡāowèi jiétān, tā xiànɡ quǎnzhǔrén línjū dīnɡmǒu suǒpéi huòfǎyuàn zhīchí.)

B: How did the court rule? 

那法院怎么判呢？ 

(nàfǎyuàn zěnme pànne?)

A: Ding was ordered by the court to pay more than 1 million yuan for failing to control his pet. 

法院判处丁某须为自己的疏忽,没能管理好他的宠物,赔偿100多万元。

(fǎyuàn pànchǔ dīnɡmǒu xūwéi zìjǐde shūhū, méinénɡ ɡuǎnlǐhǎo tāde chǒnɡwù, péichánɡ yìbǎiduōwànyuán.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT