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Chinese boy throws a birthday party for his new puppy

Yuanyue Dang
8 Feb, 2023
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A boy in Shenzhen saved up his pocket money to give his pet puppy a party for its first birthday on New Year's Day.

The stray dog was rescued by the boy and his father after they found it in a car park last year. They were told by a vet it was around three months old at the time. Because he doesn't know the dog's exact date of birth, the boy chose New Year's Day for its birthday.

To mark the occasion, the boy used 100 yuan he had saved up to buy a burger, a tiger-shaped cake, fried chicken nuggets and a birthday hat for the dog to wear for the birthday celebration.

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零用錢

a small amount of money given to a child by their parents, typically on a regular basis

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劣質的

not enough; not good enough

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塞滿

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    Say It
    exact
    確切的

    correct in every detail

    pocket money
    零用錢

    a small amount of money given to a child by their parents, typically on a regular basis

    occasion
    時刻

    a particular time when something happens

    inadequate
    劣質的

    not enough; not good enough

    crammed
    塞滿

    full of things or people

    shortage
    短缺

     

    a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed

      extraordinary
      令人驚奇的

      unexpected, surprising or strange