A: Eh, how come you’re a bit late to work today?
B: I had to take my pet rosy-faced lovebird to the vet. He’s been pecking at his feathers a lot recently.
A: On my goodness. That sounds serious. What did the vet say?
B: The vet diagnosed it as “feather plucking.” It is a complex behavioral disorder; the cause is notoriously difficult to put your finger on.
A : 咦，你今天怎麼比較晚來上班？
B : 我得帶寵物去看獸醫，它是一隻桃面小鸚，最近一直在拔自己的羽毛。
A : 天啊，聽起來很嚴重，醫生有說什麼嗎？
B : 醫生診斷為「拔羽症」，是一種複雜的行為異常障礙，原因惡名昭彰地難以確定。
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A: K-pop supergroup Bigbang’s frontman G-Dragon is set to hold three concerts at the Taipei Arena starting tonight. B: His new hit “Too Bad” has gone viral lately. During my visit to Haidilao hotpot not long ago, the chef even grooved to this song while performing a noodle dance. A: Actually, Bigbang member Dae-sung just staged a show in Taiwan last month as well. B: Plus, another member, Tae-yang, also held a concert here last December. A: I wonder when the three members will rock Taiwan as a group again. A: Bigbang隊長、韓流天王G-Dragon權志龍今晚起將在台北小巨蛋嗨唱3場。 B: G-Dragon的新歌《Too Bad》爆紅！連我去海底撈用餐時，廚師表演拉麵秀都在跳這首歌。 A: Bigbang成員大聲6月才剛來台開唱。 B: 該團成員太陽去年12月也曾來台開唱。 A:
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