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Guangzhou guide dogs change lives for blind owners

第dì一yī个gè南nán中国Zhōng guó导dǎo盲máng犬quǎn训练xùn liàn基地jī dì位于wèi yú广东Guǎng dōng省shěng,这zhè个gè基地jī dì2015年nián成立chéng lì,多拉Duō lā是shì“毕业生bì yè shēng”之zhī一yī。

多拉Duō lā服务fú wù的de第dì一yī个gè盲人máng rén叫jiào钱晓红Qián Xiǎo hóng,她tā在zài广州Guǎng zhōu的de盲人máng rén按摩院àn mó yuàn工作gōng zuò。

多拉Duō lā进入jìn rù她tā的de生活shēng huó以前yǐ qián,只zhǐ有yǒu在zài家人jiā rén的de帮助bāng zhù下xià才cái能néng出门chū mén,但是dàn shì多拉Duō lā改变gǎi biàn了le她tā的de生活shēng huó,成为chéng wéi了le她tā生活shēng huó中zhōng的de一yī个gè好hǎo伴侣bàn lǚ。

导dǎo盲máng犬quǎn的de训练xùn liàn通常tōng cháng需要xū yào至少zhì shǎo两liǎng年nián时间shí jiān,花费huā fèi超过chāo guò20万wàn元yuán人民币rén mín bì。

每měi一yī只zhī狗gǒu必须bì xū通过tōng guò三sān个gè阶段jiē duàn的de测试cè shì,如果rú guǒ测试cè shì不bù通过tōng guò,就jiù会huì被bèi淘汰táo tài。

但是dàn shì生活shēng huó中zhōng还hái是shì有yǒu一些yī xiē麻烦má fan,因为yīn wèi有yǒu一些yī xiē人rén喜欢xǐ huan摸mō导dǎo盲máng犬quǎn,并且bìng qiě有时候yǒu shí hou会huì被bèi公共gōng gòng汽车qì chē拒绝jù jué服务fú wù。

我们wǒ men必须bì xū知道zhī dào,导dǎo盲máng犬quǎn不bù是shì宠物chǒng wù,它tā正在zhèng zài工作gōng zuò。

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Vocabulary 88 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
南 nánsouth
中国 Zhōng guóChina
导 dǎoto transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct
盲 mángblind
犬 quǎn(literary) dog
训练 xùn liàntraining
基地 jī dìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)
位于 wèi yúto be located at / to be situated at / to lie
广东 Guǎng dōngGuangdong; a province in southern China.
省 shěngprovince / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
这 zhèthis; these
年 niányear
成立 chéng lìto establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water
多拉 Duō lāDora; a proper name
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
毕业生 bì yè shēnggraduate
之 zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
服务 fú wùto serve
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
盲人 máng rénblind person
叫 jiàoto be called
钱晓红 Qián Xiǎo hóngA personal name (Qian Xiaohong).
她 tāshe
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
广州 Guǎng zhōuGuangzhou; a major city in southern China, capital of Guangdong Province.
按摩院 àn mó yuànmassage parlor; massage clinic
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
以前 yǐ qiánbefore / formerly / previous / ago
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
有 yǒuto have; there is
家人 jiā rénfamily member
帮助 bāng zhùassistance; aid
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
才 cáithen and only then
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
出门 chū ménto go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / (of a woman) to get married
但是 dàn shìbut; however
改变 gǎi biànto change / to alter / to transform
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
伴侣 bàn lǚcompanion / mate / partner
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
至少 zhì shǎoat least / (to say the) least
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
时间 shí jiāntime
花费 huā fèiexpense / cost / expenditure
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
万 wànten thousand / a great number
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
人民币 rén mín bìRenminbi, the official currency of the PRC (RMB or CNY)
每 měieach / every
狗 gǒudog
必须 bì xūto have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
通过 tōng guòto pass through; to get through / to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test)
三 sānthree / 3
阶段 jiē duànstage / section / phase / period
测试 cè shìa test / (computing) beta (version of software)
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
不 bùno; not so
就 jiùin that case; then
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
淘汰 táo tàito wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
麻烦 má fantrouble; inconvenience
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
人 rénperson; people
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
摸 mōto feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
有时候 yǒu shí housometimes
公共 gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
汽车 qì chēcar / automobile / bus
拒绝 jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
宠物 chǒng wùhouse pet
它 tāit
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing