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ID: 1595 Advanced
经常听人说，法国人浪漫，德国人严谨，美国人开放......真的吗？你来自哪里，就一定会有哪里的特色吗？不管这种说法对错，是否科学，反正人们总是这样得出一个人的第一印象。今天我们来说一个让人又爱又恨的城市吧。给你三个提示：1.有钱 2.天生会做生意 3.爱炒房。怎么样？猜到了吗？
Thu Jan 27 2011 | Connie, David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
讨老婆 tǎo lǎopó to marry a woman
福气 fúqì good luck
吃软饭 chī ruǎnfàn to live off of a rich woman
嘴巴毒 zuǐba dú to speak with a sharp tongue
哎，听说小徐讨了个温州老婆。
āi ，tīngshuō Xiǎo Xú tǎo le gè Wēnzhōu lǎopó 。
Hey, I heard Xiao Xu got himself a wife from Wenzhou.
哇，这小子真有福气！温州人可是出了名的会做生意。看来以后他也用不着这么辛苦上班了，在家吃吃软饭都比我们强。
wā ，zhè xiǎozi zhēn yǒu fúqì ！Wēnzhōurén kěshì chū le míng de huì zuò shēngyì 。kànlai yǐhòu tā yě yòngbuzháo zhème xīnkǔ shàngbān le ，zài jiā chī chī ruǎnfàn dōu bǐ wǒmen qiáng 。
Wow, what a lucky guy! Wenzhounese are famous for being good at doing business. It looks like he won't be working too hard in the future - sitting around at home, living off his wife, he'll still be doing better than us.
你嘴巴也太毒了吧。小心被小徐听见。
nǐ zuǐbā yě tài dú le ba 。xiǎoxīn bèi Xiǎo Xú tīngjiàn 。
Don't be so hurtful. Xiao Xu might hear you.
他现在搂着美女，住着豪宅，要有多快活就有多快活。哪还顾得上听我们说话？
tā xiànzài lǒu zhe měinǚ ，zhù zhe háozhái ，yào yǒu duō kuàihuo jiù yǒu duō kuàihuo 。nǎ hái gùdeshàng tīng wǒmen shuōhuà ？
He's got a beautiful wife, a luxurious home - he's as happy as can be. You think he cares what we say?
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