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Lili and Zhang Liang 14: Seeking Comfort

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ID: 0510 Intermediate
What will our friend Lili do now that she has broken up with Zhang Liang? Run into the arms of a conniving friend? or show up on the doorstep of an internet millionaire? That is for you to find out in this podcast, wherein Lili seeks comfort and you will learn how to give some--in Mandarin Chinese.
Wed May 09 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
平凡 píngfán ordinary
联系 liánxì to contact
开心果 kāixīnguǒ pistachio
分手 fēnshǒu to break up
丽丽，要见你一面真难啊！
Lìli ，yào jiàn nǐ yī miàn zhēn nán ā ！
Lili, it's so hard to get together with you!
算了吧。你才是大忙人呢！每天不是上电视就是上报纸，像我们这样的平凡人哪敢主动联系你啊。
suàn le ba 。nǐ cái shì dàmángrén ne ！měitiān bù shì shàng diànshì jiùshì shàng bàozhǐ ，xiàng wǒmen zhèyàng de píngfán rén nǎ gǎn zhǔdòng liánxì nǐ ā 。
That's enough. It's you who is the busy one! Every day if you're not on the TV then you're in the newspaper. An ordinary person like me--how could I dare to take the initiative to get in touch with you.
你跟别人可不一样。我再忙，都要挤出时间来见你。对了，上次我们在咖啡馆碰见之后，我给你发短信，你怎么都不回啊？我还以为你不想见我呢。
nǐ gēn biérén kě bù yīyàng 。wǒ zài máng ，dōu yào jǐ chū shíjiān lái jiàn nǐ 。duì le ，shàngcì wǒmen zài kāfēiguǎn pèngjiàn zhīhòu ，wǒ gěi nǐ fā duǎnxìn ，nǐ zěnme dōu bù huí ā ？wǒ hái yǐwéi nǐ bù xiǎng jiàn wǒ ne 。
It's different with you than with other people. If I were even busier, I still would squeeze in the time to come and see you. Oh, last time after we met in the coffee shop I sent you a text message, how come you never responded?
没有。不过，前段时间我心情不太好。
méiyǒu 。bùguò ，qiánduàn shíjiān wǒ xīnqíng bùtài hǎo 。
No, not at all. But in the last little while my mood hasn't been that great.
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