Liǎng ge cūnzi jīquǎn zhī shēng xiāng wén, dàn rénmen què lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎng lái.
The two villages were within earshot of each other's chickens and dogs, yet the people never interacted.
Zài zhège xiǎo zhèn shàng, línlǐ zhī jiān jīquǎn zhī shēng xiāng wén, guānxi hěn qīnmì.
In this small town, neighbors live close enough to hear each other's animals — relationships are very close.
