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The Cat Doesn't Like Me
péng yǒu朋友jiādemāozǒng shì总是pǎo kāi跑开dà wèi大卫hěnnán guò难过liú nà刘娜ān wèi安慰shuōmāojiù shì就是zhè yàng这样

The cat at his friend's house always runs away, which makes David very sad. Liu Na comforts him and says that's just how cats are.

大卫
lǎo shī老师péng yǒu朋友jiāyǒuyī zhī一只māokě shì可是xǐ huān喜欢

Teacher, my friend has a cat, but it doesn't like me.

刘娜
wèi shén me为什么zuòshén me什么le

Why? What did it do?

大卫
guò qù过去jiùpǎokāipǎodàochuángxià miàn下面

Whenever I go near it, it runs away and hides under the bed.

刘娜
māojiù shì就是zhè yàng这样biénán guò难过

Cats are just like that. Don't be sad.

大卫
kě shì可是hěnxǐ huān喜欢depéng yǒu朋友tiān tiān天天gēn zhe跟着

But it really likes my friend. It follows him around every day.

刘娜
māorèn shí认识depéng yǒu朋友hěnduō nián多年leháirèn shí认识

The cat has known your friend for many years. It doesn't know you yet.

大卫
zěn me怎么zuòcáihuìxǐ huān喜欢

Then what should I do to make it like me?

刘娜
bié kàn别看biédòngzuòzàipáng biān旁边jiùhǎo

Don't look at it or move. Just sit nearby.

大卫
zhēn de真的mazhè me这么róng yì容易

Really? It's that easy?

刘娜
duìmāohuìzì jǐ自己guò lái过来kànděng yī děng等一等jiùláile

Yes. The cat will come over to check you out on its own. Just wait a little, and it'll come.

大卫
hǎoxià cì下次péng yǒu朋友jiājiùzuòzhedòng

Okay, next time I go to my friend's house, I'll just sit still!

刘娜
xī wàng希望zhǐmāokuài diǎn快点xǐ huān喜欢

I hope that cat warms up to you soon.

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