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Detailed Vocabulary
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SIMPLIFIED
PINYIN
ENGLISH
乌克兰
Wūkèlán
Ukraine
选手
xuǎnshǒu
contestant
绕口令
ràokǒulìng
tongue-twister
喇嘛
lǎma
lama
好,下面上场的是来自乌克兰的五号选手阿全,他将为大家带来一段经典的绕口令《喇嘛和哑巴》。掌声有请!
hǎo,xiàmian shàngchǎng de shì láizì Wūkèlán de wǔ hào xuǎnshǒu Āquán,tā jiāng wèi dàjiā dàilái yī duàn jīngdiǎn de ràokǒulìng《 lǎma hé yǎba》。zhǎngshēng yǒuqǐng!
OK, next up to the stage we have contestant number five from Ukraine, A Quan. He'll be performing a classic tongue twister for you called, "The Lama and the Mute." Please welcome him to the stage!
cóng nánbiān lái le ge lǎma,tílā zhe wǔ jīn tǎma。cóng běibiān lái ge yǎba,yāo lǐ bié zhe ge lǎba,tílā tǎma de ma ma,ma ma ma ma...... bùhǎoyìsi!
A lama came from the south carrying five jin of sole. A mute came from the north with a trumpet tied to his waist. The ma carrying the sole, ma ma ma ma...sorry!
哈哈,这小子舌头打结了!
hāhā,zhè xiǎozi shétóu dǎjié le!
Ha ha, the kid's tongue is all tied up!
哎哟,老妈,这么无聊透顶的电视节目你也要看,咱们换个台吧。
āiyōu,lǎomā,zhème wúliáo tòudǐng de diànshì jiémù nǐ yě yào kàn,zánmen huàn ge tái ba。
Agh, mom. You're watching this extraordinarily boring of a TV show? Change the channel.
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