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1 don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

Sample Sentences

是啊。要求婚，没钻戒怎么行？我女朋友深受广告毒害，成天旁敲侧击地提醒我。

shì a 。yào qiúhūn ，méi zuànjiè zěnme xíng ？wǒ nǚpéngyou shēnshòu guǎnggào dúhài ，chéngtiān pángqiāocèjī de tíxǐng wǒ 。

Yeah. How can you propose if you don't have a diamond ring? My girlfriend has been profoundly affected by the evils of advertising. She's constantly dropping hints and prodding me.

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你给女朋友挑钻戒去了？

nǐ gěi nǚpéngyou tiāo zuànjiè qù le ？

You went looking for a diamond ring for your girlfriend?

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你应该问多小的。我辛苦工作一年也买不起一克拉的钻石。其实我们以前没有结婚要送钻戒这个概念，都是这几年被广告蒙的。

nǐ yīnggāi wèn duōxiǎo de 。wǒ xīnkǔ gōngzuò yī nián yě mǎibùqǐ yī kèlā de zuànshí 。qíshí wǒ men yǐqián méiyǒu jiéhūn yào sòng zuànjiè zhè ge gàiniàn ，dōu shì zhèjǐnián bèi guǎnggào mēng de 。

You should ask how small of one. Even if I work like a dog for a year I can't even afford one that weighs a carat. Actually, in the past we never had the custom of giving diamond rings when you propose. Lately, people have been duped by advertising.

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好。这两款钻戒亮度和切工都是最好的。

hǎo 。zhè liǎng kuǎn zuànjiè liàngdù hé qiēgōng dōu shì zuì hǎo de 。

Sure. The brightness and cut of these two diamond rings is first rate.

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再看看钻戒。钻戒买个1克拉的就行了。

zài kàn kan zuànjiè 。zuànjiè mǎi gè yī kèlā de jiù xíng le 。

Now let's look at diamond rings. One carat is enough for a diamond ring.

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哈哈，她挺聪明的。恐龙蛋可比钻戒值钱多了。不过世上要是真的还有恐龙存在，估计她就不会那么想要收藏恐龙蛋了吧。

hāhā ，tā tǐng cōngming de 。kǒnglóng dàn kě bǐ zuànjiè zhíqián duō le 。bùguò shìshàng yàoshì zhēnde hái yǒu kǒnglóng cúnzài ，gūjì tā jiù bùhuì nàme xiǎng yào shōucáng kǒnglóng dàn le ba 。

Ha ha, she's pretty smart. A dinosaur egg is worth a whole lot more than a diamond ring. But if there really were dinosaurs still living on earth, she probably would rethink keeping a dinosaur egg.

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我有位朋友曾说，比起钻戒，她更宁愿要恐龙蛋化石。就算孵不出小恐龙，放在家里看看也挺酷的。

wǒ yǒu wèi péngyou céng shuō ，bǐqǐ zuànjiè ，tā gèng nìngyuàn yào kǒnglóng dàn huàshí 。jiù suàn fū bù chū xiǎo kǒnglóng ，fàng zài jiā li kànkan yě tǐng kù de 。

A friend of mine once said that she would prefer having a dinosaur egg fossil over a diamond ring, because the egg would be cool to admire, even if it could never hatch a baby dinosaur.

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