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The Dog Walks and Sniffs at the Same Time - 狗狗边走边闻

Mantou is a six-year-old Shiba Inu who lives near Jingshan Street in Beijing.

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馒头shìzhīsuìde柴犬chái quǎnzhùzài北京景山街附近fù jìn每天měi tiān早上zǎo shangdōuyào出门chū mén散步sàn bù已经yǐ jīng走过zǒu guòliǎngqiānliǎoduì馒头láishuō散步sàn bù不只bù zhǐshì走路zǒu lù更是gèng shìjiàn非常fēi cháng重要zhòng yàode工作gōng zuò

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Mantou is a six-year-old Shiba Inu who lives near Jingshan Street in Beijing. Every morning she goes out for a walk, and she has already walked more than two thousand times. For Mantou, a walk is not just walking, it is a very important job.

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馒头de工作gōng zuòshì什么shén meyào记住jì zhu街上jiē shangměi一个yī gexīnde气味qì wèinashùxiàyǒuxīn气味qì wèi哪个nǎ ge角落jiǎo luòyǒu陌生mò shēngde味道wèi daodōuyào知道zhī dàozhètiáo街上jiē shangdeměi一个yī ge角落jiǎo luòdōucángzháo故事gù shi

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What is Mantou's job? She must remember every new smell on the street. Which tree has a new scent underneath, which corner has an unfamiliar smell, she must know all of it. Every corner of this street holds a story.

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馒头一边yī biān走路zǒu lù一边yī biānyòng鼻子bí ziwén地上dì shangde气味qì wèide脚步jiǎo bùhěnwěn鼻子bí ziquè一直yī zhízàidòng路边lù biāndezhuānfèngcángzháo气味qì wèidōu不会bù huì放过fàng guò今天jīn tiānde街道jiē dàoyòu安静ān jìngyòu清新qīng xīn,馒头心情xīn qínghěnhǎo

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Mantou walks while sniffing the smells on the ground with her nose at the same time. Her steps are steady, but her nose keeps moving. The cracks in the bricks along the road hold smells, and she never misses any. Today the street is both quiet and fresh, and Mantou is in a great mood.

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zǒudào路灯lù dēng旁边páng biān,馒头停下来tíng xià láiliǎozhègēn路灯lù dēngzhùshìzuì重要zhòng yàode档案馆dàng àn guǎn”。上面shàng miànzháo附近fù jìn所有suǒ yǒu狗狗gǒu gōu留下liú xiàde气味qì wèi但是dàn shì今天jīn tiān路灯lù dēng旁边páng biānzhànzháozhīgǒu挡住dǎng zhùliǎode

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When she reached the lamppost, Mantou stopped. This lamppost was her most important 'archive.' It held the scents left by all the nearby dogs. But today, a big dog was standing next to the lamppost, blocking her way.

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zhīgǒuyòuyòuxiōngzhànzài路灯lù dēng旁边páng biān一动不动yī dòng bù dòng。馒头往前wǎng qiánzǒuliǎogǒu低声dī shēngjiàoliǎo一声yī shēng。馒头退tuìliǎo回来huí lai路灯lù dēngzhùshàngméiwénzháo想要xiǎng yàode气味qì wèizhèrànghěn高兴gāo xìng

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That big dog was both large and fierce, standing motionless beside the lamppost. Mantou took one step forward, and the big dog let out a low growl. Mantou stepped back. There was no smell for her to sniff on the lamppost, and this made her quite unhappy.

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馒头zhànzài那里nà lixiǎngliǎo一会儿yī huì r不能bù néng放弃fàng qì今天jīn tiānde气味qì wèi档案dàng ànhái没有méi yǒu完成wán chéng决定jué dìngràozháo路灯lù dēngzhuànquān看看kàn kannéng不能bù néng找到zhǎo dào另一lìng yī角度jiǎo dù开始kāi shǐ慢慢màn mànderàoquānzǒu

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Mantou stood there and thought for a moment. She could not give up, today's smell archive was not yet complete. She decided to circle around the lamppost to see if she could find another angle. She began to slowly walk in a circle.

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馒头ràozháoquānzǒuzháo同时tóng shíyòng鼻子bí zi努力nǔ lìdewén一边yī biān转圈zhuàn quān一边yī biān鼻子bí zi贴近tiē jìn地面dì miànjiùzài路灯lù dēng旁边páng biānde地上dì shangliúzháoxīnde气味qì wèi!馒头de尾巴wěi ba快速kuài sùdeyáoliǎo起来qi lai

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Mantou walked in a circle while at the same time sniffing hard with her nose. She circled around while pressing her nose close to the ground. Right there on the ground beside the lamppost, there was a trace of a new smell! Mantou's tail began to wag quickly.

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gǒukànzháo馒头,慢慢màn mànde走开zǒu kāiliǎo。馒头终于zhōng yú可以kě yǐ靠近kào jìn路灯lù dēngliǎo仔细zǐ xìdewénliǎoyòuwén所有suǒ yǒudexīn气味qì wèidōu记在心里jì zài xīn li今天jīn tiānde档案dàng àn终于zhōng yú完成wán chéngliǎo

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The big dog watched Mantou and slowly walked away. Mantou could finally get close to the lamppost. She sniffed carefully again and again, memorizing all the new smells. Today's archive was finally complete.

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馒头mài开步kāi bù继续jì xù向前xiàng qián走去zǒu qù一边yī biānzǒu一边yī biānháizài回味huí wèi刚才gāng cáide气味qì wèi街道jiē dàoshàngyòu热闹rè naoyòu有趣yǒu qùměidōuyǒuxīn发现fā xiànduì馒头láishuō障碍zhàng ài不是bù shì终点zhōng diǎn只是zhǐ shìduàn绕路rào lù鼻子bí zizǒnghuì找到zhǎo dào另一lìng yītiáo

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Mantou stepped forward and continued walking ahead. She walked while still savoring the smells from just now. The street was both lively and interesting, and every step brought a new discovery. For Mantou, an obstacle is not the end, it is just a detour. Her nose will always find another way.