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Buying a Guard Dog

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ID: 2649 Intermediate
Man's best friend, and a burglars worst nightmare. In today's lesson, listen to a man wanting to protect his house by buying a guard dog. ✌
Tue Mar 03 2015 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
养 yǎng to raise
名贵 míngguì valuable and rare
犬种 quǎnzhǒng types of dog
个个 gègè each
帅哥，想养狗吗？我这边有各种名贵犬种，个个健康！
shuàigē ，xiǎng yǎng gǒu ma ？wǒ zhèbiān yǒu gèzhǒng míngguì quǎnzhǒng ，gègè jiànkāng ！
Young man, are you looking for a pet dog? I have all kinds of pedigree dog here, and they are all healthy!
不要名贵犬，我要找凶一点的，会看门的，前天家里被偷了，损失不小。
bù yào míngguì quǎn ，wǒ yào zhǎo xiōng yīdiǎn de ，huì kān mén de ，qiántiān jiālǐ bèi tōu le ，sǔnshī bù xiǎo 。
I don't want a pedigree dog, I want one that's a bit fierce, that can guard the house. My house was robbed the day before yesterday and we lost a lot.
看门狗啊，那也不用凶，聪明的、见了陌生人会叫两声的就行了。
kānmén gǒu ā ，nà yě bùyòng xiōng ，cōngming de 、jiàn le mòshēngrén huì jiào liǎng shēng de jiù xíng le 。
With a guard dog you don't need a fierce dog, you just need a clever one, one that will bark if it sees a stranger.
还要大一点的。
hái yào dà yīdiǎn de 。
Also one that's quite big.
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