Liǎng ge cūnzi jīquǎnzhīshēngxiāngwén, dàn rénmen què lǎosǐbùxiāngwǎnglái.
The two villages were within earshot of each other's chickens and dogs, yet the people never interacted.
Zài zhège xiǎozhèn shàng, línlǐ zhījiān jīquǎnzhīshēngxiāngwén, guānxi hěn qīnmì.
In this small town, neighbors live close enough to hear each other's animals — relationships are very close.
