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

Mantou the Shiba's morning sniff patrol hits a snag: a fierce dog guards her favorite lamppost. Can she finish her rounds?

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馒头是shì一yī只zhī六liù岁suì的de柴犬chái quǎn,住zhù在zài一yī条tiáo老lǎo胡同hú tòng里lǐ。她tā每天měi tiān早上zǎo shang都dōu出门chū mén散步sàn bù。对duì她tā来lái说shuō,散步sàn bù是shì很hěn重要zhòng yào的de工作gōng zuò。

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Mantou is a six-year-old Shiba Inu who lives in an old hutong lane. Every morning she goes out for a walk. For her, a walk is a very important job.

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她tā的de工作gōng zuò,就是jiù shì记住jì zhu街上jiē shang的de每měi一yī种zhǒng新xīn气味qì wèi。哪nǎ棵kē树shù下xià有yǒu新xīn味道wèi dao,她tā都dōu要yào知道zhī dào。每个měi gè角落jiǎo luò,她tā也yě要yào去qù闻wén一yī闻wén。

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Her job is to remember every new smell on the street. Whenever there is a new scent under a tree, she has to know about it. She also has to go and sniff every corner.

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馒头一边yī biān走路zǒu lù,一边yī biān用yòng鼻子bí zi闻wén地上dì shang的de气味qì wèi。砖zhuān缝fèng里lǐ藏cáng着zhe味道wèi dao,她tā也yě要yào闻wén。胡同hú tòng里lǐ又yòu安静ān jìng又yòu凉快liáng kuai,她tā心情xīn qíng很hěn好hǎo。

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Mantou walks along, sniffing the smells on the ground. Smells are hidden in the cracks between the bricks, and she has to sniff those too. The hutong is quiet and cool, and she is in a good mood.

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馒头走zǒu到dào一yī根gēn路lù灯柱dēng zhù旁páng,停tíng了le下来xià lai。附近fù jìn的de狗gǒu都dōu在zài这里zhè lǐ留liú过guò气味qì wèi,她tā每天měi tiān都dōu要yào来lái闻wén。可是kě shì今天jīn tiān旁边páng biān站zhàn着zhe一yī只zhī大dà狗gǒu,挡住dǎng zhù了le路lù。

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Mantou comes to a lamppost and stops. All the dogs in the neighborhood have left their smell here, and she comes to sniff it every day. But today a big dog is standing beside it, blocking the way.

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那nà只zhī狗gǒu又yòu大dà又yòu凶xiōng,站zhàn在zài路lù灯柱dēng zhù旁边páng biān不bù动dòng。馒头往前wǎng qián走zǒu一yī步bù,它tā就jiù低声dī shēng叫jiào。她tā只好zhǐ hǎo退回tuì huí来lái,路lù灯柱dēng zhù上shàng的de气味qì wèi一点儿yī diǎn r也yě没méi闻到wén dào,心里xīn li很hěn不bù高兴gāo xìng。

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The dog is big and fierce, and it stands beside the lamppost without moving. When Mantou takes one step forward, it growls. She has to step back. She hasn't smelled the lamppost at all, and she is very unhappy.

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馒头站zhàn着zhe想xiǎng了le一会儿yī huì r。今天jīn tiān的de工作gōng zuò还hái没méi做zuò完wán,她tā可kě不bù想xiǎng就jiù这样zhè yàng回家huí jiā。她tā离lí大dà狗gǒu远远yuǎn yuǎn的de,绕rào着zhe路lù灯柱dēng zhù慢慢màn màn地de走zǒu。

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Mantou stands and thinks for a while. Today's job isn't finished yet, and she doesn't want to go home like this. Keeping well away from the big dog, she slowly walks around the lamppost.

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馒头一边yī biān绕rào着zhe圈quān走zǒu,一边yī biān低头dī tóu闻wén着zhe地面dì miàn。突然tū rán,她tā在zài路lù灯柱dēng zhù附近fù jìn的de地上dì shang闻到wén dào了le一种yī zhǒng新xīn气味qì wèi!她tā的de尾巴wěi ba摇yáo了le起来qǐ lai。

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Mantou walks in a circle with her head down, sniffing the ground. Suddenly, on the ground near the lamppost, she smells something new! Her tail starts to wag.

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大dà狗gǒu看kàn馒头不bù想xiǎng打架dǎ jià,就jiù慢慢màn màn走开zǒu kāi了le。馒头终于zhōng yú能néng靠近kào jìn路lù灯柱dēng zhù了le,她tā闻wén了le又yòu闻wén,把bǎ新xīn气味qì wèi都dōu记在心里jì zài xīn li。今天jīn tiān的de工作gōng zuò做zuò完wán了le。

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The big dog sees that Mantou doesn't want to fight, so it slowly walks away. At last Mantou can get close to the lamppost. She sniffs and sniffs, and remembers every new smell. Today's job is done.

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馒头继续jì xù向前xiàng qián走zǒu,一边yī biān走zǒu一边yī biān想xiǎng着zhe刚才gāng cái的de新xīn气味qì wèi。工作gōng zuò做zuò完wán了le,现在xiàn zài是shì玩儿wán r的de时间shí jiān。她tā高高gāo gāo地de卷juǎn着zhe尾巴wěi ba,低下dī xià头tóu,又yòu开始kāi shǐ闻wén地上dì shang的de味道wèi dao了le。

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Mantou keeps walking, thinking about the new smells from a moment ago. The job is done, and now it's time to play. With her tail curled up high, she lowers her head and starts sniffing the ground again.