Can We Adopt a Kitten?
ElementaryAnimal
A young girl asks her father if they can adopt a kitten from the animal shelter, and he considers her request.
M
MeiW
WeiM
爸爸，我们可以养一只小猫吗？
bàba, wǒmen kěyǐ yǎng yì zhī xiǎo māo ma?
Dad, can we get a kitten?
W
你怎么突然想养猫了？
nǐ zěnme tūrán xiǎng yǎng māo le?
Why do you suddenly want to keep a cat?
M
今天我在收容所看到一只小猫，它好可爱。
jīntiān wǒ zài shōuróngsuǒ kàndào yì zhī xiǎo māo, tā hǎo kě'ài.
Today I saw a kitten at the shelter, it's so cute.
W
养猫要花很多时间，你能照顾好它吗？
yǎng māo yào huā hěn duō shíjiān, nǐ néng zhàogù hǎo tā ma?
Keeping a cat takes a lot of time; can you take good care of it?
M
我可以，我会每天喂它、陪它玩。
wǒ kěyǐ, wǒ huì měitiān wèi tā, péi tā wán.
I can. I'll feed it every day and play with it.
W
那你也要帮忙打扫它的猫砂盆。
nà nǐ yě yào bāngmáng dǎsǎo tā de māoshā pén.
Then you also have to help clean its litter box.
M
没问题！我一定会好好照顾它。
méi wèntí! wǒ yídìng huì hǎohǎo zhàogù tā.
No problem! I'll definitely take good care of it.
W
好，那我们这个周末去收容所看看吧。
hǎo, nà wǒmen zhège zhōumò qù shōuróngsuǒ kànkan ba.
Okay, then let's go take a look at the shelter this weekend.