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Published: Oct 21, 2020 06:33 PM
Chat attack

treadmill/ 跑步机 / (pǎobùjī)




A: It seems that treadmills have a new function.

看来跑步机又有新功能了。

(kànlái pǎobùjī yòuyǒu xīnɡōnɡnénɡle.)

B: What function? Tell me about it.

什么功能?说来听听。

(shénme ɡōnɡnénɡ? shuōláitīnɡtīnɡ.)

A: At the border checkpoint in Erenhot, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, police dogs are using treadmills to train their physical fitness.

内蒙古二连浩特出入境边防检查站给警犬配跑步机, 训练警犬的体能。

(nèiménɡɡǔ èrliánhàotè chūrùjìnɡ biānfánɡ jiǎncházhàn ɡěijǐnɡquǎn pèipǎobùjī, xùnliàn jǐnɡquǎnde tǐnénɡ.)

B: That is indeed a new feature.

果然是新功能。

(ɡuǒrán shìxīnɡōnɡnénɡ.)

A: Netizens watched the video and found that the police dog is both hardworking and cute.

网友看了视频觉得警犬又辛苦又可爱。

(wǎnɡyǒu kànle shìpín juédé jǐnɡquǎn yòuxīnkǔ yòukěài.)

B: A special treadmill for police dogs, interesting. Netizens feel that being a police dog, like a silent soldier, is really not easy.

警犬专用跑步机, 有意思。网友们觉得警犬这些无言的小战士真的太不容易了。

(jǐnɡquǎn zhuānyònɡ pǎobùjī, yǒuyìsī. wǎnɡyǒumen juédé jǐnɡquǎn zhèxiē wúyánde xiǎozhànshì zhēnde tàibùrónɡyìle.)

A: Some observant netizens wonder if they get an extra meal after such high-intensity exercise?

有细心的网友在问这样高强度运动之后有加餐吗?

(yǒuxìxīnde wǎnɡyǒu zàiwèn zhèyànɡ ɡāoqiánɡdù yùndònɡzhīhòuyǒujiācānma?)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT