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Dogs and Wealth

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ID: 1338 Upper Intermediate
Today we're headed to the vet for a check-up on a dog that's not feeling too well. Learn all about dogs and why they might just be the thing you need for increased prosperity!
Tue Jan 19 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
耷拉 dālā to droop
项圈 xiàngquān neckband, collar
解开 jiěkāi to undo
肠胃 chángwèi intestines and stomach
欢迎光临！
huānyíng guānglín ！
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你好。快救救我们家小黑。它这两天一直不吃不喝的，整天耷拉着脑袋。
nǐhǎo 。kuài jiù jiu wǒmen jiā Xiǎohēi 。tā zhèliǎngtiān yīzhí bùchībùhē de ，zhěngtiān dālā zhe nǎodài 。
Hi. Quick, save our Little Blacky. He hasn't been eating or drinking these past few days and his head has been drooping all day.
哦，我来看看，把项圈解开。应该是肠胃出了问题，你们一定是给它吃了杂七杂八的东西。
ò ，wǒ lái kàn kan ，bǎ xiàngquān jiěkāi 。yīnggāi shì chángwèi chū le wèntí ，nǐmen yīdìng shì gěi tā chī le záqīzábā de dōngxi 。
Okay, let me have a look. Let's take off the collar. He's probably having some stomach issues. You guys have definitely been giving him random things to eat.
我们养这小家伙也没太上心，一般我们吃什么它就吃什么。偶尔给他买点肉骨头啃啃。
wǒmen yǎng zhè xiǎojiāhuǒ yě méi tài shàngxīn ，yībān wǒmen chī shénme tā jiù chī shénme 。ǒuěr gěi tā mǎi diǎnr ròugǔtou kěn ken 。
We haven't been too attentive while raising this little guy. Usually he just eats whatever we eat. Sometimes we buy him some meat on a bone to gnaw on.
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