我与狗（1）

The dog and me.

Childhood fear of dogs

童年时怕狗

To sleep and hear a dog bark.

连睡觉听到狗叫

Are all startled.

都心惊肉跳

The adults said,：there are thieves.

大人说，有贼

Being afraid of dogs when I was young.

少年时怕狗

Chaos of war

兵荒马乱

If a dog barks, Maybe it's "the Ghost came into the village."

有狗叫，说不定是“鬼子进村了”

I hate dogs in my youth.

青年时代恨狗

Because of bad birth.

因为出身不好

Humiliated as a "pup."

被辱为“狗崽”

Dogs are not good things.

狗不是好东西

Dog disgust in youth

青年时代厌狗

Keep a dog, keep a pet

养狗、养宠物

That's a typical bourgeoisie.

那是典型的资产阶级

Lifestyle

生活方式

And history textbooks.

还有历史教科书上

“Chinese and dogs not allowed in”

“华人与狗不得入内”

Such national humiliation and public indignation

这样的国耻民愤

The important thing is that Chinese idioms

重要的是中国成语

On dog's monochromatic pejorative meaning

关于狗一色贬义

There is no room for commendatory

没有一点褒义的余地

The genes of this traditional culture.

这种传统文化的基因

We are doomed to die with our dogs.

注定我们与狗“不共戴天”