xiǎo gǒu
小狗
méi
没
qiān shéng
牵绳
,
zhǔ rén
主人
hái
还
yào
要
péi
赔
chē
车
?
The Puppy Wasn’t on a Leash—Could Its Owner Even Have to Pay for the Car?
xiǎo gǒu小狗méi没qiān shéng牵绳pǎo跑shàng上mǎ lù马路bèi被chē车zhuàng撞,gǒu狗zhǔ rén主人kě néng可能hái还yào要péi赔xiū chē修车de的qián钱。

A puppy that wasn’t on a leash ran into the road and was hit by a car. Its owner might even have to pay for the car repairs.

小宝
gē gē哥哥,nǐ你kàn看,nà那zhī只xiǎo gǒu小狗méi yǒu没有qiān shéng牵绳,yì zhí一直zài在lù biān路边pǎo跑!

Look, big brother! That puppy isn’t on a leash. It keeps running along the side of the road!

小刚
tài太wēi xiǎn危险le了。tā它yào shì要是tū rán突然pǎo跑dào到mǎ lù马路shàng上,chē车kě néng可能tíng停bù不xià lái下来。

That’s dangerous. If it suddenly runs into the road, the car might not be able to stop in time.

小宝
nà那bú shì不是huì会bèi被chē车zhuàng撞ma吗?

Wouldn’t it get hit by a car?

小刚
duì对。wǒ我qián jǐ tiān前几天kàn dào看到yí gè一个xīn wén新闻,yī zhī一只méi没qiān shéng牵绳de的xiǎo gǒu小狗pǎo跑shàng上mǎ lù马路,bèi被chē车zhuàng撞le了。

Exactly. I saw a news story a few days ago about a puppy that wasn’t on a leash. It ran into the road and was hit by a car.

小宝
nà那kāi chē开车de的rén人yào要péi qián赔钱ma吗?

Would the driver have to pay money then?

小刚
rú guǒ如果sī jī司机zhèng cháng正常kāi chē开车,kě néng可能bù yòng不用péi赔。chē车yào shì要是huài坏le了,gǒu狗zhǔ rén主人hái还kě néng可能yào要péi赔xiū chē修车de的qián钱。

If the driver was driving normally, they might not have to pay. If the car was damaged, the dog’s owner might even have to pay for the repairs.

小宝
a啊?zhǔ rén主人hái还yào要péi赔chē车?

Huh? The owner might have to pay for the car too?

小刚
duì对,suǒ yǐ所以dài带gǒu狗chū mén出门yí dìng一定yào要qiān shéng牵绳。

Right, so you must keep your dog on a leash when you take it outside.

小宝
nà那kuài快gào sù告诉nà ge那个ā yí阿姨ba吧,xiǎo gǒu小狗dōu都kuài快pǎo跑dào到mǎ lù马路shàng上le了!

Then let’s quickly tell that lady. The puppy is almost in the road!

小刚
hǎo好,wǒ men我们zài在zhè ér这儿hǎn喊tā她yī shēng一声。

Okay, let’s call out to her from here.

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