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ID: 2772 Advanced
身边总是有些朋友喜欢对某些话题发表议论,也不管是不是让身边的人觉得无聊或者不舒服,不过有时候他们的看法或许有些道理,也帮助我们反省自己的生活态度,所以不妨耐心听听看吧。
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
话说回来 huàshuōhuílai returning to our main topic,
智障 zhìzhàng someone with learning difficulties; retard (derog.)
停产 tíngchǎn to stop production
遭天谴 zāo tiānqiǎn to incur the wrath of the gods
谢谢记得再把照片Email给我啊
xièxie 谢谢jìde 记得zài 再bǎ 把zhàopiàn 照片Email Emailgěi 给wǒ 我ā 啊
Thank you! Remember to email the photo to me!
马上办寄出好了你回家收信吧话说回来你何时才要换智能手机呀
mǎshàng 马上bàn 办jìchū 寄出hǎo 好le 了nǐ 你huíjiā 回家shōuxìn 收信ba 吧huàshuōhuílai 话说回来nǐ 你héshí 何时cái 才yào 要huàn 换zhìnéng shǒujī 智能手机ya 呀
I'll do it now! It's sent. OK, go back home and check your email! Speaking of that, when are you going to trade up to smartphone?
呃等到智障手机停产的时候吧再说我现在这只手机也还好好的啊太浪费会遭天谴的
è 呃děngdào 等到zhìzhàngshǒujī 智障手机tíngchǎn 停产de shíhou 的时候ba 吧zài shuō 再说wǒ 我xiànzài 现在zhè 这zhī 只shǒujī 手机yě 也hái 还hǎohāo de 好好的ā 啊tài 太làngfèi 浪费huì 会zāo 遭tiānqiǎn 天谴de 的
Eh... I'm going to wait until they stop manufacturing the dunce phones I guess. And the phone I have now is still in good shape, wastefulness incurs divine wrath.
嗯你这是拐着弯骂人吗
ng4 嗯nǐ 你zhè 这shì 是guǎizhewān 拐着弯màrén 骂人ma 吗
Huh? Are you calling me out in a roundabout way?
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