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A Morning Run or An Evening Run?

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ID: 2555 Intermediate
Does your exercise program include running? Running has many health benefits, but the question is, is it better to run in the morning or in the evening? Listen in as two friends make plans to run together.
Sun Oct 19 2014 | Jenny, Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
约 yuē to make an appointment
明明 míngmíng obviously
准时 zhǔnshí punctually
难道 nándào (used to give force to a rhetorical question)
昨天约好一起去跑步的，你去哪儿啦？
zuótiān yuē hǎo yīqǐ qù pǎobù de ，nǐ qù nǎr la ？
Yesterday, we made an appointment to run. Where did you go?
明明是你没来！我昨天很早就起床了，六点钟准时在体育场门口等你的。
míngmíng shì nǐ méi lái ！wǒ zuótiān henzǎo zǎo jiù qǐchuáng le ，liù diǎnzhōng zhǔnshí zài tǐyùchǎng ménkǒu děng nǐ de 。
It was obvious that you didn't come! I got up really early yesterday, and was at the entrance of the stadium on time, waiting for you at six o'clock.
早上六点？
zǎoshang liù diǎn ？
In the morning at six o'clock?
难道不是吗？
nándào bùshì ma ？
Wasn't it?!
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