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Published: Aug 17, 2021 05:28 PM
Chat attack

animal abuse/虐待动物/ (nüèdài dònɡwù)

A: Did you see that video in which a girl crushes a cat to death with a glass door?

你看见那个女孩用玻璃门夹死一只小猫的视频了吗?

(nǐ kànjiàn nàɡè nǚhái yònɡ bōlímén jiāsǐ yīzhī xiǎomāo de shìpín le ma?)

B: I haven't seen it. What happened exactly?

我没看,具体怎么回事呢?

(wǒméikàn, jùtǐ zěnme huíshì ne?)

A: In the video, a little girl in a pet store purposely forced a cat behind a door. The cat constantly struggled, but in less than two minutes ended up dying. 

视频中一个小女孩在宠物店故意将小猫挤到门后,小猫在地上不停挣扎,不到两分钟就死了。

(shìpín zhōnɡ yīɡè xiǎonǚhái zài chǒnɡwùdiàn ɡùyì jiānɡ xiǎomāo jǐdào ménhòu, xiǎomāo zài dìshànɡ bùtínɡ zhènɡzhā, bùdào liǎnɡfēnzhōnɡ jiù sǐle.)

B: Heavens! Why did this girl want to abuse an animal? It really makes me furious. 

我的天。这个女孩为什么要虐待动物?太让人气愤了。

(wǒde tiān. zhèɡè nǚhái wéishenme yào nüèdài dònɡwù? tài rànɡrén qìfèn le.)

A: Netizens online are also furious. The pet store also contacted her parents.

微博上的网友也都很气愤。宠物店也与她的家长取得了联系。

(wēibó shànɡ de wǎnɡyǒu yědōu hěn qìfèn.chǒnɡwùdiàn yě yǔ tāde jiāzhánɡ qǔdéle liánxì.)

B: Some netizens say she should be severely punished, while others said she didn't do it on purpose, so there is no reason to punish her. I think what she did is clearly animal abuse, and she needs counseling. 

有网友说应该严惩,还有人说女孩不是故意的,没有必要惩罚。我觉得她的行为是虐待动物,她需要心理引导。

(yǒu wǎnɡyǒu shuō yīnɡɡāi yánchénɡ, háiyǒurén shuō nǚhái bùshì ɡùyì de, méiyǒu bìyào chénɡfá.wǒ juédé tāde xínɡwéi shì nüèdài dònɡwù, tā xūyào xīnlǐ yǐndǎo.)

Photo/Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Photo/Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT