Level 3
Pet-Friendly Communities on the Rise Across China SAMPLE
Pet-Friendly Communities on the Rise Across China
SAMPLE
宠物友好社会正在到来
宠物友好社会正在到来

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Pinyin
Keywords
宠物 - chǒngwù - house pet
友好 - yǒuhǎo - friendly / amicable / close friend
社会 - shèhuì - society
商场 - shāngchǎng - shopping mall / shopping center / department store
发现 - fāxiàn - to find / to discover
变得 - biànde - to become
电梯 - diàntī - elevator / escalator
洗手间 - xǐshǒujiān - toilet / lavatory / washroom
主人 - zhǔrén - master / host / owner
逛 - guàng - to stroll / to visit
条 - tiáo - measure word for long thin things (river, road, trousers, fish, snakes, legs, tracks, metro lines etc.)
特别 - tèbié - especially / special / particular / unusual
路线 - lùxiàn - itinerary / route
建成 - jiànchéng - to establish / to build
跨栏 - kuàlán - hurdles / hurdle race (athletics)
滑梯 - huátī - (children's) sliding board / a slide
设施 - shèshī - facilities / installation
自由 - zìyóu - freedom / free / liberty
民宿 - mínsù - guesthouse / bed-and-breakfast / homestay / pension (boarding house)
副会长 - fù huìzhǎng - vice president (of a club / committee etc.)
客人 - kèrén - visitor / guest / customer / client
Grammar
最近… - Expressing "recently…" with "zuìjìn…"
“宠物可以进商场”,“宠物可以上公共汽车”……最近两年,越来越多的人发现,中国社会对宠物变得越来越友好了,宠物友好社会正在到来。
杭州的李先生说:“我家里也有一只宠物狗,最近两年带狗出去玩儿方便多了,宠物友好社会正在到来。”
越来越 + Adj. - Expressing "more and more..." with "yuèláiyuè + Adj."
“宠物可以进商场”,“宠物可以上公共汽车”……最近两年,越来越多的人发现,中国社会对宠物变得越来越友好了,宠物友好社会正在到来。
中国宠物友好民宿也越来越多。
对 + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing the action is "to" or "towards" an object or target "duì + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase"
“宠物可以进商场”,“宠物可以上公共汽车”……最近两年,越来越多的人发现,中国社会对宠物变得越来越友好了,宠物友好社会正在到来。
Verb + 上 - Expressing that the result of the action attains / achieves something or provides satisfaction with "Verb + shàng" (result complement)
小狗“胖牧波波”开心地坐上了宠物电梯,快乐地和主人一起逛起了商场。
Verb + 起 - Expressed after verbs to indicate the start of an action with "Verb + qǐ"
小狗“胖牧波波”开心地坐上了宠物电梯,快乐地和主人一起逛起了商场。
为 + Noun / Noun Phrase - Expressing a more formal "for / because of sb / sth..." with "wèi + Noun / Noun Phrase"
在温州,第一个宠物公园已经建成,公园里有为狗狗们准备的跨栏、滑梯等运动设施。
A,B,C...等 / 等等 - Expressing "and so on / etc." with "A,B,C...děng / děng děng"
在温州,第一个宠物公园已经建成,公园里有为狗狗们准备的跨栏、滑梯等运动设施。
不但…,而且… - Expressing "not only…, but also..." with "bùdàn...,érqiě…"
狗狗们到了这个公园不但可以自由地玩儿,而且还可以认识很多朋友。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
莫干山民宿协会副会长沈蒋荣介绍,现在莫干山800多家民宿里,有一半是宠物友好民宿,客人可以带宠物一起住。
Proper Nouns
龙湖杭州西溪天街 - Lónghú Hángzhōu Xīxī Tiānjiē - Longfor Hangzhou Xixi Paradise Walk (shopping mall brand of Longfor Properties in Hangzhou)深圳 - Shēnzhèn - Shenzhen (city municipality)
温州 - Wēnzhōu - Wenzhou (city in Zhejiang Province)
莫干山民宿协会 - Mògànshān Mínsù Xiéhuì - Moganshan B&B Association
莫干山 - Mògān Shān - Mount Mogan (Zhejiang Province)
杭州 - Hángzhōu - Hangzhou (capital of Zhejiang Province)
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