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ID: 2285 Intermediate
Whoa! What is that? Is that a... dog?! In the summertime, dog owners in China often shave their dogs to help them keep cool. In this lesson, a dog owner talks with a friend about the practice.
Fri Sep 27 2013 | John, Vera
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
胡说 húshuō to talk nonsense
古牧 gǔmù sheepdog
肯定 kěndìng certainly
剃 tì to shave
啊，这是什么呀？！
à ，zhè shì shénme ya ？！
Hey, what is this?
露露呀。你不是见过它的吗？
Lùlu ya 。nǐ bùshì jiàn guo tā de ma ？
Lulu! You've seen her before, right?
胡说，露露是古牧。它很大，毛很长的！这肯定不是露露。
húshuō ，Lùlu shì gǔmù 。tā hěn dà ，máo hěn cháng de ！zhè kěndìng bùshì Lùlu 。
That's crazy. Lulu is a sheepdog. She's big and her hair is very long. This definitely isn't Lulu.
夏天太热，我给它剃毛了。
xiàtiān tài rè ，wǒ gěi tā tì máo le 。
It's so hot in the summer. I shaved off her hair.
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