hsk6 上 lesson 11 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 11   我不在时，猫在干什么  
What do the cats do when I'm not home

Qián Xiǎo Qí yǎngle 3 zhǐ māo.

钱小奇养了3只猫。

Qian Xiaoqi has 3 cats.

Dàhuáng yuánběn shì zhǐ liúlàng māo, 

大黄原本是只流浪猫，

Dahuang was originally a stray cat. 

nèitiān, línzhe dàyǔ lái Qián Xiǎo Qí jiā bàifǎng, xià wán yǔ jiù bù zǒule.

那天，淋着大雨来钱小奇家拜访，下完雨就不走了。

That day, he came to Qian Xiaoqi's house under heavy rain and stopped leaving after the rain.

Jiàn duō shì guǎng de Dàhuáng suī yǒu liúlàng shǐ, què hěn yǒu jiàoyǎng, 

见多识广的大黄虽有流浪史，却很有教养，

Although the well-informed Dahuang has a history of wandering, it is very educated. 

tā jì bù lǎnduò, yě bù zuǐ chán, 

它既不懒惰，也不嘴馋，

It is neither lazy nor greedy,

tiāntiān pā zài chuāngtái shàng shài tàiyáng, yī fù zhīzú cháng lè de yàngzi.

天天趴在窗台上晒太阳，一副知足常乐的样子。

It lays on the windowsill every day in the sun and looks contented and happy.

Měi cì Qián Xiǎo Qí chūmén huílái, 

每次钱小奇出门回来，

Every time Qian Xiaoqi came back from the house, 

tā dōu gōng gōngjìng jìng de zài ménkǒu yíngjiē, 

它都恭恭敬敬地在门口迎接，

he respectfully greeted him at the door, 

bù shī jūnzǐ fēngdù.

不失君子风度。

without losing his gentlemanly grace.

Báibái shìgè nánháir, xiùjué língmǐn, dòngzuò mǐnjié, kuàihuó ér hǎo dòng.

白白是个男孩儿，嗅觉灵敏，动作敏捷，快活而好动。

Bai Bai is a boy with a keen sense of smell, quick in movements, happy and active.

Qián Xiǎo Qí yī huí jiā, tā jiù pū shànglái, qīnrè de zhuàng zhǔrén de tuǐ, 

钱小奇一回家，它就扑上来，亲热地撞主人的腿，

As soon as Qian Xiaoqi came home, it rushed forward, hitting his master's leg affectionately, 

hái yào bǎ Qián Xiǎo Qí hé tā dài huílái de dōngxi tǒngtǒng wén yībiàn.

还要把钱小奇和他带回来的东西统统闻一遍。

and sniffed everything Qian Xiaoqi and the things he brought back.

Xǐ'er shì gèrén jiàn rén ài de nǚháir, 

喜儿是个人见人爱的女孩儿，

Xi'er is a girl favorite to all, 

měitiān dà bùfèn shíjiān dōu zài zhěnglǐ zìjǐ de máofǎ, 

每天大部分时间都在整理自己的毛发，

she spends most of the day tidying up her hair 

bǎ zìjǐ shūlǐ dé piàoliang ér mírén.

把自己梳理得漂亮而迷人。

and combing herself to look beautiful and charming.

Qián Xiǎo Qí shì gè mófàn sìyǎng yuán, 

钱小奇是个模范饲养员，

Qian Xiaoqi is a model breeder, 

měitiān zǎoqǐ dì yī jiàn shì jiùshì cìhòu māo: 

每天早起第一件事就是伺候猫：

the first thing he does when he gets up every morning is to wait for the cats: 

Qīngjié māo shě, wèi shuǐ, wèi fàn.

清洁猫舍，喂水，喂饭。

Clean the cathouse, feed the water, feed the food.

Tā suīrán gōngzuò fánmáng, 

他虽然工作繁忙，

Although he is busy with work, 

dàn měitiān zuì jíqiè pànwàng de jiùshì huí jiā kāimén de nà yīkè-

但每天最急切盼望的就是回家开门的那一刻－

what he most eagerly looks forward to every day is the moment when he returns home to open the door-

Dàhuáng hé Báibái zài ménkǒu děnghòu tā, 

大黄和白白在门口等候他，

Da Huang and Bai Bai are waiting for him at the door, 

Xǐ'er zé háo wú lìwài dì zhàn zài yuǎn chù, 

喜儿则毫无例外地站在远处，

Xi'er stands in the distance without exception, 

yòng níngshì biǎodázhe tā shēnchén de rèqíng.

用凝视表达着它深沉的热情。

expressing its deep enthusiasm with gaze.

Qián Xiǎo Qí hěn hàoqí, zìjǐ bù zàijiā shí māo zài zuò shénme?

钱小奇很好奇，自己不在家时猫在做什么？

Qian Xiaoqi is very curious, what the cats are doing when he is not at home?

Nàme cháng shíjiān, māomen duō wúliáo, huì bù huì yōuyù de shēngbìng?

那么长时间，猫们多无聊，会不会忧郁得生病？

How bored the cats are for so long, will they be depressed and sick?

Wèile nòng qīngchǔ zhè shì, 

为了弄清楚这事，

In order to figure this out, 

tā zài jiālǐ ānle gè shèxiàngtóu, jiānshì māo de yījǔ yīdòng.

他在家里安了个摄像头，监视猫的一举一动。

he installed a camera at home to monitor the cats' every move.

Hěn kuài, tā fāxiàn zhège bùnéng yídòng de shèxiàngtóu yǒu quēxiàn, 

很快，他发现这个不能移动的摄像头有缺陷，

Soon, he discovered that this immobile camera was defective 

pāi xià de hěnduō jìngtóu dōu shì kōng de, 

拍下的很多镜头都是空的，

and many of the shots taken were empty. 

yúshì, tā zēngjiāle shèbèi, bìng juédìng zìlìgēngshēng ānzhuāng yī tào jiānduān wányìr.

于是，他增加了设备，并决定自力更生安装一套尖端玩意儿。

So he added equipment and decided to install a set of cutting-edge gadgets on his own.

Tā biān zuānyán biān ānzhuāng, 

他边钻研边安装，

He researched and installed it, 

jīngguò sān gè duō yuè de nǔlì, 

经过三个多月的努力，

after more than three months of hard work, 

ānzhuāng hǎo de shèbèi bùjǐn nénggòu duì māo de dòngtài jìnxíng zhuāpāi bìng chúcún xià túxiàng, 

安装好的设备不仅能够对猫的动态进行抓拍并储存下图像，

the installed equipment can not only capture the cats' dynamics and store the images, 

Qián Xiǎo Qí zài wàimiàn shí hái néng tōngguò hùliánwǎng yáokòng shèxiàngtóu, 

钱小奇在外面时还能通过互联网遥控摄像头，

but Qian Xiaoqi can also remotely control the camera through the Internet when he is outside 

duì jiālǐ de māo jìnxíng jíshí jiānkòng, 

对家里的猫进行即时监控，

to perform real-time monitoring of the cats at home.  

tóngshí néng tōngguò cāozòng, yídòng shèxiàngtóu, gēnzōng dào jiālǐ de rènhé yīgè jiǎoluò.

同时能通过操纵、移动摄像头，跟踪到家里的任何一个角落。

At the same time, by manipulating, moving the camera, tracking to any corner of the home.

Tōngguò duì dàliàng shùjù hé túpiàn jìn háng fēnxī, 

通过对大量数据和图片进行分析，

Through analyzing a large amount of data and pictures, 

Qián Xiǎo Qí fāxiàn, zhè sān zhī māo dà duōshù shíjiān dōu zài shuìjiào.

钱小奇发现，这三只猫大多数时间都在睡觉。

Qian Xiaoqi found that the three cats are sleeping most of the time.

Chúle shuìjiào, māomen de xíngdòng hěn yǒu guīlǜ, 

除了睡觉，猫们的行动很有规律，

Except for sleeping, the cats behave regularly. 

yǐ qízhōng yī zhǐ māo wéi lì, 

以其中一只猫为例，

Take one of them as an example, 

tā měitiān xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu chīfàn hē shuǐ, 

它每天下午两点左右吃饭喝水，

It eats and drinks water at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon every day, 

shíjiān wùchā píngjūn bù dào 5 fēnzhōng.

时间误差平均不到5分钟。

with an average time error of less than 5 minutes.

Gèng yǒuqù de shì, měi cì huí jiā shí, 

更有趣的是，每次回家时，

What’s more interesting is that every time they go home, 

shǒu zài ménkǒu de dàhuáng hé báibái yě bùshì cháng shíjiān zài ménkǒu děng tā, 

守在门口的大黄和白白也不是长时间在门口等他，

Dahuang and Baibai who are at the door are not waiting for him at the door for a long time, 

ér shì zài wū li gāi gànma gànma, 

而是在屋里该干吗干吗，

but what should they do in the house. 

tīng dào zhǔrén de jiǎobù shēng hé yàoshi xiǎng hòu, cái huì pǎo dào ménkǒu lái yíngjiē.

听到主人的脚步声和钥匙响后，才会跑到门口来迎接。

After hearing the master's footsteps and keys ring, they ran to the door to meet him.

Zhè tào xìtǒng chúle bāng Qián Xiǎo Qí liǎojiěle māo de zōngjī yǐwài, 

这套系统除了帮钱小奇了解了猫的踪迹以外，

In addition to helping Qian Xiaoqi understand the traces of the cat, 

hái bāngguò Qián Xiǎo Qí bù shǎo máng.

还帮过钱小奇不少忙。

this system has also helped Qian Xiaoqi a lot.

Yīcì, tā zài bàngōngshì shàngwǎng yáokòng shèxiàngtóu, 

一次，他在办公室上网遥控摄像头，

Once, he remotely controlled the camera on the Internet in the office 

zhǎodàole diào zài jiālǐ zhuōzi xià de qiánbāo.

找到了掉在家里桌子下的钱包。

and found the wallet that had fallen under the desk at home.

Rújīn, zhǐyào jiālǐ shāo yǒu dòngjìng, 

如今，只要家里稍有动静，

Now, as long as there is a slight movement in the house, 

cāozuò xìtǒng jiù néng jiāng túxiàng jìlù xiàlái, 

操作系统就能将图像记录下来，

the operating system can record the image 

bìng bǎ pāi xià de zhàopiàn jíshí fā dào tā de yóuxiāng lǐ “bàojǐng”.

并把拍下的照片即时发到他的邮箱里“报警”。

and send the captured photos to his mailbox to "alarm".

Zhè shì yī tào duōme yǒuyòng de yuǎnchéng yáokòng jiātíng ānquán jīqìrén a.

这是一套多么有用的远程遥控家庭安全机器人啊。

What a useful set of remote-controlled home security robots.

Gǎibiān zì “Běijīng wǎnbào” wénzhāng “wǒ bùzài shí, māo zàijiā gànma”, zuòzhě: Lǐ Huányǔ

改编自《北京晚报》文章《我不在时，猫在家干吗》，作者：李环宇

Adapted from the "Beijing Evening News" article "Why does the cat do at home when I am away", author: Li Huanyu

Full Translation:

What do the cats do when I'm not home

Qian Xiaoqi has 3 cats. Dahuang was originally a stray cat. That day, he came to Qian Xiaoqi's house under heavy rain and stopped leaving after the rain. Althoughthe well-informed Dahuang has a history of wandering, it is very educated. It is neither lazy nor greedy. It lays on the windowsill every day in the sun and looks contented and happy.

Every time Qian Xiaoqi came back from the house, he respectfully greeted him at the door, without losing his gentlemanly grace. Bai Bai is a boy with a keen sense of smell, quick in movements, happy and active. As soon as Qian Xiaoqi came home, it rushed forward, hitting his master's leg affectionately, and sniffed everything Qian Xiaoqi and the things he brought back.

Xi'er is a girl favorite to all, she spends most of the day tidying up her hair and combing herself to look beautiful and charming. Qian Xiaoqi is a model breeder, the first thing he does when he gets up every morning is to wait for the cats: clean the cathouse, feed the water, feed the food.

Although he is busy with work, what he most eagerly looks forward to every day is the moment when he returns home to open the door-Da Huang and Bai Bai are waiting for him at the door, Xi'er stands in the distance without exception, expressing its deep enthusiasm with gaze. Qian Xiaoqi is very curious, what the cats are doing when he is not at home? How bored the cats are for so long, will they be depressed and sick? In order to figure this out, he installed a camera at home to monitor the cats' every move. Soon, he discovered that this immobile camera was defective and many of the shots taken were empty. 

So he added equipment and decided to install a set of cutting-edge gadgets on his own. He researched and installed it, after more than three months of hard work, the installed equipment can not only capture the cats' dynamics and store the images, but Qian Xiaoqi can also remotely control the camera through the Internet when he is outside to perform real-time monitoring of the cats at home.  

At the same time, by manipulating, moving the camera, tracking to any corner of the home. Through analyzing a large amount of data and pictures, Qian Xiaoqi found that the three cats are sleeping most of the time. Except for sleeping, the cats behave regularly. 

Take one of them as an example, It eats and drinks water at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon every day, with an average time error of less than 5 minutes. What’s more interesting is that every time they go home, Dahuang and Baibai who are at the door are not waiting for him at the door for a long time, but what should they do in the house. After hearing the master's footsteps and keys ring, they ran to the door to meet him.

In addition to helping Qian Xiaoqi understand the traces of the cat, this system has also helped Qian Xiaoqi a lot. Once, he remotely controlled the camera on the Internet in the office and found the wallet that had fallen under the desk at home. Now, as long as there is a slight movement in the house, the operating system can record the image and send the captured photos to his mailbox to "alarm". What a useful set of remote-controlled home security robots.

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