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The Olympics on TV

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ID: 0574 Elementary
It's not that we advocate being TV addicts, however, come 2008 we'll be glued to our screens (or fighting the crowds in Beijing) with the best of them to watch the very first Olympic games ever held in China. In this podcast, learn how to sit down, turn on the telly, and camp out for a two-week viewing extravaganza, in Mandarin Chinese. Yet another incentive to make the trip to China for the games: not having to be ripped from slumber at 3:00am to watch!
Thu Jul 12 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
转播 zhuǎnbō broadcast
精彩 jīngcǎi awesome; brilliant
可惜 kěxī a pity
错过 cuòguò to miss
你昨天看奥运会转播了吗？
nǐ zuótiān kàn àoyùnhuì zhuǎnbō le ma ？
Did you watch the Olympics broadcast yesterday?
当然咯，太精彩了。你看了吗？
dāngrán lo ，tài jīngcǎi le 。nǐ kàn le ma ？
Of course! It was really fantastic. Did you watch？
哎，真可惜，我错过了。今天几点开始？
āi ，zhēn kěxī ，wǒ cuòguò le 。jīntiān jǐ diǎn kāishǐ ？
Ah, such a pity--I missed it. Today what time does it start at?
下午三点。
xiàwǔ sān diǎn 。
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
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