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Chinese New Year Fireworks

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ID: 0430 Elementary
The fact that they invented them means that they can set them off all night (and we do mean ALL night) – but what does a parental talk before the fireworks begin sound like? A cracking lesson to get you in the Chinese New Year mood! (Oh, that’s right, you don’t celebrate this holiday there… we’ll send you a postcard.) In this podcast, learn to talk about these dangerous little explosives in Mandarin Chinese.
Fri Feb 16 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
放鞭炮 fàng biānpào to set off firecrackers
危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
而且 érqiě and
吵 chǎo noisy
爸爸！我要放鞭炮！
bàba ！wǒ yào fàng biānpào ！
Daddy! I want to set off firecrackers!
不行。太危险，而且也太吵了。
bùxíng 。tài wēixiǎn ，érqiě yě tài chǎo le 。
You can’t. They’re too dangerous, and too noisy.
那我可以看你点鞭炮吗？
nà wǒ kěyǐ kàn nǐ diǎn biānpào ma ？
Then can I watch you light the firecrackers?
这样可以，不过你得站得远一点。一定要小心哦！
zhèyàng kěyǐ ，bùguò nǐ děi zhàn de yuǎn yīdiǎn 。yīdìng yào xiǎoxīn o ！
That will be OK, but you have to stand farther away. You must be careful!
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