Some say they're yappy but the truth is they're scrappy.

有些人说它们很聒噪，但事实是它们很好斗。

As I tiptoed along, the plush carpet muffling my steps, a dog started to bark from inside one of the doors—a yappy, outraged protest—and an elderly voice shouted something that I couldn't make out.

当我小心地向前走时， 长毛绒地毯遮住了我的脚步，只狗从扇门里开始吠——吠、愤怒的抗议——还有个苍老的声音在喊着我听不懂的话。