māo tiáo
猫条
huò jià
货架
qián
前
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的
yóu yù
犹豫
Hesitating in Front of the Cat Treat Shelf
yōu zi优子zài在chǒng wù宠物diàn店mǎi买māo tiáo猫条shí时xiǎng qǐ想起jiǎn cè检测zhēng yì争议,jué dìng决定xiān先huàn换yī zhǒng一种líng shí零食。

While buying cat treats at a pet store, Yuko recalls a recent testing controversy and decides to choose a different snack for now.

优子
liú lǎo shī刘老师,nǐ你kàn看zhè这pái排māo tiáo猫条,dōu都shì是wǒ我jiā家māo猫píng shí平时ài爱chī吃de的。

Ms. Liu, look at this whole row of cat treats. My cat usually loves all of these.

刘娜
zhǒng lèi种类zhēn真duō多。nǐ你gāng cái刚才bú shì不是shuō说yào要mǎi买liǎng hé两盒ma吗?

There are so many kinds. Didn't you just say you were going to buy two boxes?

优子
běn lái本来xiǎng想mǎi买,kě shì可是zhè ge这个pái zi牌子zuì jìn最近yǒu有xīn wén新闻。yǒu rén有人shuō说jiǎn chū检出le了sān jù qíng àn三聚氰胺,pǐn pái品牌yòu又shuō说fù jiǎn复检méi yǒu没有。

I was going to, but this brand has been in the news recently. Some people said melamine was detected, while the brand said a follow-up test found none.

刘娜
nà那què shí确实huì会ràng让rén人yóu yù犹豫。tè bié特别shì是gěi给chǒng wù宠物chī吃de的dōng xī东西,zhǔ rén主人huì会gèng更dān xīn担心。

That really would make anyone hesitate. Owners are especially worried when it comes to food for their pets.

优子
wǒ我xiàn zài现在kàn看bāo zhuāng包装hěn很piào liàng漂亮,xīn lǐ心里fǎn ér反而bù不fàng xīn放心。xiāo liàng销量gāo高yě也bù不dài biǎo代表yí dìng一定ān quán安全。

Now when I look at the pretty packaging, I actually feel less reassured. High sales don't necessarily mean a product is safe.

刘娜
duì对。kàn bù dǒng看不懂jiǎn cè检测bào gào报告de的shí hòu时候,xiān先bù不jí zhe急着mǎi买,shì是hěn很zhèng cháng正常de的xuǎn zé选择。

Right. When you can't understand the test report, choosing not to rush into buying it is perfectly reasonable.

优子
nà那wǒ我jīn tiān今天huàn chéng换成dòng gàn冻干jī ròu鸡肉ba吧,pèi liào配料jiǎn dān简单yì diǎn一点。

Then I'll get freeze-dried chicken today instead. The ingredients are a bit simpler.

刘娜
kě yǐ可以。děng等jié guǒ结果gèng更qīng chǔ清楚le了,zài再jué dìng决定yào要bú yào不要mǎi买yuán lái原来de的māo tiáo猫条。

That works. Once the results are clearer, you can decide whether to buy the original cat treats again.

优子
hǎo好。wǒ我jiā家māo猫jīn wǎn今晚kě néng可能huì会shī wàng失望,dàn但wǒ我zhè ge这个zhǔ rén主人xiān先ān xīn安心yì diǎn一点。

Okay. My cat may be disappointed tonight, but at least I, as its owner, will feel a little more at ease.

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