给力
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ID: 1601
Advanced
今天的课很高级，所以叫高级课。你想听高级课的话，赶快听今天的高级课程吧！我们保证很给力！
David,Jiaojie
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 给力 | gěilì | to give strength, [fig. helpful, cool, impressive] | |
| 年终奖 | niánzhōngjiǎng | end of the year bonus | |
| 囧 | jiǒng | awful, depressing, embarrassing | |
| 带劲儿 | dàijìnr | energetic, exciting |
冷死了，办公室的空调真不给力！
lěng sǐ le，bàngōngshì de kōngtiáo zhēn bù gěilì！
It's freezing. The air-conditioner in the office is so weak!
就是。我手都冻得打不了字了。在淘宝上买了个热水袋，一个星期了还没到！
jiùshì。wǒ shǒu dōu dòng de dǎbùliǎo zì le。zài Táobǎo shàng mǎi le gè rèshuǐdài，yī ge xīngqī le hái méi dào！
Yeah. My hand is so cold I can't even type. I ordered a hot water pouch on Taobao. It's already been a week and it hasn't arrived!
这几天下大雪，而且快递都回家过春节了，肯定很不给力嘛！
zhè jǐ tiān xià dàxuě，érqiě kuàidì dōu huíjiā guò Chūnjié le，kěndìng hěn bù gěilì ma！
It's been snowing really heavily lately. Also, all the delivery people have gone home for Spring Festival. It'll definitely take ages!
要过年了，希望年终奖给力些，不然又要过个囧年！
yào guònián le，xīwàng niánzhōngjiǎng gěilì xiē，bùrán yòu yào guò gè jiǒng nián！
It's almost the New Year. I hope the New Year bonuses are actually worth something. Otherwise I'll have to suffer through another crappy year!
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