Police Look for Stolen Dog in China
中國警方尋找被盜的狗
Introduction
Police in Ningling County are looking for a famous dog. Someone stole the dog and killed it.
寧凌縣警方正在尋找一隻名犬。有人偷走該犬並將其殺掉。
Main Body
A dog named Chutou disappeared on May 11. Two people took the dog on a scooter. The owner, Guo, was in Georgia. He came back to China to find his dog.
一隻名為「出頭」的狗於 5 月 11 日失蹤。兩人騎著機車將狗帶走。飼主郭先生當時在喬治亞州，他返回中國尋找他的狗。
Guo offered 10,000 yuan to get the dog back. A man said the dog was a stray. He said he sold the dog to a restaurant for 180 yuan. The restaurant killed and ate the dog. Guo says this is a lie because the dog had a collar and a GPS tracker.
郭先生出價一萬元人民幣希望找回愛犬。一名男子聲稱該狗是流浪狗，並稱他以 180 元將狗賣給一家餐廳。該餐廳隨後將狗殺掉食用。郭先生表示這是謊言，因為該狗佩戴有項圈和 GPS 追蹤器。
Lawyers say this is a crime if the dog costs more than 2,000 yuan. Guo gave the dog's price to the police. Now, many people on the internet want better laws to protect animals.
律師表示，若該狗價值超過 2,000 元則構成犯罪。郭先生已將該狗的價格提供給警方。目前，許多網友希望能有更好的法律來保護動物。
Conclusion
The police are now investigating the case. The owner wants the man to pay for the crime.
警方目前正在調查此案。飼主希望該男子為其罪行承擔責任。
Vocabulary Learning
📦 The 'Action' Flow
Look at how we describe a sequence of events in this story. We use simple Past Tense verbs to tell a story.
- The Action The Result
- Stole (Took without asking) Killed (Ended life)
- Disappeared (Went away) Came back (Returned)
- Offered (Gave a price) Sold (Gave for money)
💰 Talking about Money
In English, we put the number before the currency.
- 10,000 yuan
- 180 yuan
- 2,000 yuan
Pattern: [Number] + [Currency/Money Type]
🔍 Word Logic: 'Stray' vs 'Stolen'
These two words describe a dog without an owner, but they mean very different things:
- Stray: A dog with no home. (It is lost).
- Stolen: A dog with a home that was taken. (It is a crime).
In the story, the man lied. He said the dog was stray to hide that it was stolen.