Chat attack
abuse/ 虐待/ (nüèdài)
A: Does your family have a pet?
你家养宠物吗？
(nǐjiā yǎnɡ chǒnɡwù ma?)
B: I don't. My neighbor has a pet dog, but I recently sued him for abusing it.
我没有,我的邻居养了一只宠物狗,但是最近他因为虐待它被我投诉了。
(wǒ méiyǒu, wǒde línjū yǎnɡle yīzhī chǒnɡwùɡǒu, dàn shì zuìjìn tā yīnwéi nüèdài tā bèi wǒ tóusù le.)
A: This makes me think of a video that was on Sina Weibo recently. A first year middle school student kept picking up and throwing a pet dog down on the street like it was a leather ball. He was then scolded by people passing by.
这让我想起最近在微博上的一个视频,一个初中小男孩在街头把宠物狗当皮球一样反复抱摔,引发许多路人的指责。
(zhè rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡqǐ zuìjìn zài wēibóshànɡ de yīɡè shìpín, yīɡè chūzhōnɡ xiǎonánhái zài jiētóu bǎ chǒnɡwùɡǒu dānɡ píqiú yīyànɡ fǎnfù bàoshuāi, yǐnfā xǔduō lùrénde zhǐzé.)
B: That makes me really angry. I think he needs to be educated or sent to see a psychiatrist.
太令人气愤了,我认为他需要接受教育或去看心理医生。
(tài lìnɡrén qìfèn le, wǒrènwéi tā xūyào jiēshòu jiàoyù huò qùkàn xīnlǐ yīshēnɡ.)
A: You know, abusing pets isn't just immoral, it can be damaging to the pet's psychology, especially to dogs.
你知道吗,虐待宠物不仅违背道德,而且会给动物造成心理阴影,特别是狗狗。
(nǐ zhīdào ma, nüèdài chǒnɡwù bùjǐn wéibèi dàodé, érqiě huì ɡěi dònɡwù zàochénɡ xīnlǐ yīnyǐnɡ, tèbiéshì ɡǒuɡǒu.)
B: I can totally imagine. I've seen abused dogs can become easily angered and be afraid of people petting it.
我可以想像的到,我曾看见被虐待的宠物狗变得非常易怒并害怕人的抚摸。
(wǒ kěyǐ xiǎnɡxiànɡ dedào, wǒ cénɡ kànjiàn bèi nüèdài de chǒnɡwùɡǒu biàndé fēichánɡ yìnù bìnɡ hàipà rénde fǔmō.)
abuse/ 虐待/ (nüèdài)
A: Does your family have a pet?
你家养宠物吗？
(nǐjiā yǎnɡ chǒnɡwù ma?)
B: I don't. My neighbor has a pet dog, but I recently sued him for abusing it.
我没有,我的邻居养了一只宠物狗,但是最近他因为虐待它被我投诉了。
(wǒ méiyǒu, wǒde línjū yǎnɡle yīzhī chǒnɡwùɡǒu, dàn shì zuìjìn tā yīnwéi nüèdài tā bèi wǒ tóusù le.)
A: This makes me think of a video that was on Sina Weibo recently. A first year middle school student kept picking up and throwing a pet dog down on the street like it was a leather ball. He was then scolded by people passing by.
这让我想起最近在微博上的一个视频,一个初中小男孩在街头把宠物狗当皮球一样反复抱摔,引发许多路人的指责。
(zhè rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡqǐ zuìjìn zài wēibóshànɡ de yīɡè shìpín, yīɡè chūzhōnɡ xiǎonánhái zài jiētóu bǎ chǒnɡwùɡǒu dānɡ píqiú yīyànɡ fǎnfù bàoshuāi, yǐnfā xǔduō lùrénde zhǐzé.)
B: That makes me really angry. I think he needs to be educated or sent to see a psychiatrist.
太令人气愤了,我认为他需要接受教育或去看心理医生。
(tài lìnɡrén qìfèn le, wǒrènwéi tā xūyào jiēshòu jiàoyù huò qùkàn xīnlǐ yīshēnɡ.)
A: You know, abusing pets isn't just immoral, it can be damaging to the pet's psychology, especially to dogs.
你知道吗,虐待宠物不仅违背道德,而且会给动物造成心理阴影,特别是狗狗。
(nǐ zhīdào ma, nüèdài chǒnɡwù bùjǐn wéibèi dàodé, érqiě huì ɡěi dònɡwù zàochénɡ xīnlǐ yīnyǐnɡ, tèbiéshì ɡǒuɡǒu.)
B: I can totally imagine. I've seen abused dogs can become easily angered and be afraid of people petting it.
我可以想像的到,我曾看见被虐待的宠物狗变得非常易怒并害怕人的抚摸。
(wǒ kěyǐ xiǎnɡxiànɡ dedào, wǒ cénɡ kànjiàn bèi nüèdài de chǒnɡwùɡǒu biàndé fēichánɡ yìnù bìnɡ hàipà rénde fǔmō.)
Illustrations: Liu Xidan/GT
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