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生日那天,爸爸送给我一只毛茸茸的小仓鼠,我给它取名叫“团团”。
shēng rì nà tiān bà ba sòng gěi wǒ yì zhī máo róng róng de xiǎo cāng shǔ wǒ gěi tā qǔ míng jiào Tuán tuan
On my birthday, Dad gave me a fluffy little hamster, and I named it Tuantuan.
一开始,我每天都给团团喂食、换水,还陪它玩个不停。
yì kāi shǐ wǒ měi tiān dōu gěi Tuán tuan wèi shí huàn shuǐ hái péi tā wán gè bu tíng
At first, I fed Tuantuan and changed its water every day, and played with it all the time.
可是过了几个星期,我只顾着玩游戏,渐渐把团团忘在脑后。
kě shì guò le jǐ gè xīng qī wǒ zhǐ gù zhe wán yóu xì jiàn jiàn bǎ Tuán tuan wàng zài nǎo hòu
But after a few weeks, I only cared about playing games and slowly forgot all about Tuantuan.
笼子变得又脏又臭,水瓶也空了,团团缩在角落里一动不动。
lóng zi biàn de yòu zāng yòu chòu shuǐ píng yě kōng le Tuán tuan suō zài jiǎo luò lǐ yí dòng bú dòng
The cage became dirty and smelly, the water bottle was empty, and Tuantuan curled up in a corner without moving.
我急得哭了起来,赶紧和爸爸一起把笼子清洗干净,又给它加满了水和食物。
wǒ jí de kū le qǐ lái gǎn jǐn hé bà ba yì qǐ bǎ lóng zi qīng xǐ gān jìng yòu gěi tā jiā mǎn le shuǐ hé shí wù
I was so worried that I started to cry. Dad and I hurried to clean the cage, and we filled up its water and food.
过了两天,团团又精神起来了,在轮子上跑得飞快。
guò le liǎng tiān Tuán tuan yòu jīng shen qǐ lái le zài lún zi shàng pǎo de fēi kuài
Two days later, Tuantuan was lively again, running fast on its wheel.
我做了一张“照顾团团表”,贴在墙上,每天做完一项就打一个勾。
wǒ zuò le yì zhāng zhào gù Tuán tuan biǎo tiē zài qiáng shàng měi tiān zuò wán yí xiàng jiù dǎ yí gè gōu
I made a “Taking Care of Tuantuan” chart and stuck it on the wall. Every day I tick off each job when it's done.
我明白了:养宠物不只是为了好玩,更要负起责任,好好照顾它。
wǒ míng bai le yǎng chǒng wù bù zhǐ shì wèi le hǎo wán gèng yào fù qǐ zé rèn hǎo hǎo zhào gù tā
I learned that keeping a pet isn't only for fun. You have to take responsibility and look after it properly.