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Raising Weird and Wonderful Pets

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ID: 2924 Intermediate
Do you have any pets at home? Perhaps a cute kitten or adorable puppy? Some people prefer the company of slightly stranger animals, although a pet that you can't pet is a strange thing indeed! Tarantula anyone? Photo by Jeremiah Tran
Wed Jul 20 2016 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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宠物店 chǒngwù diàn pet store
宠物 chǒngwù house pet
棒 bàng great
记得 jìde to remember
我昨天去宠物店买了我的第一只宠物。
wǒ zuótiān qù chǒngwù diàn mǎi le wǒ de dì yī zhī chǒngwù 。
I went to the pet store yesterday to buy my first pet.
好棒喔，是小狗？还是小猫？我记得你有点怕狗。
hǎo bàng ō ，shì xiǎogǒu ？háishì xiǎomāo ？wǒ jìde nǐ yǒudiǎnr pà gǒu 。
That's great, is it a puppy? Or a kitten? I remember you are a little scared of dogs.
都不是，我买了你绝对想不到的宠物，我买了蛇。
dōu bù shì ，wǒ mǎi le nǐ juéduì xiǎngbùdào de chǒngwù ，wǒ mǎi le shé 。
It's neither, I've bought a pet you'll never think of, I bought a snake.
吓死宝宝了！为什么买那么奇怪的宠物?
xiàsǐ bǎobao le ！wèishénme mǎi nàme qíguài de chǒngwù ?
Don't scare your bae! Why did you buy such a strange pet?
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