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An Unhappy Valentine's

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ID: 4000 Upper Intermediate
  It's been a year since the breakup at Valentines, but today's character receives a call from their sister wishing them a happy Valentine's, only to stir up some unwanted emotions.
Fri Jun 30 2017 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
脸色 liǎnsè complexion
特地 tèdì expressly
情人节 qíngrénjié Valentine's Day
人家 rénjiā another person; someone
是谁打来的电话，怎么讲这么久？而且你脸色真难看。
shì shéi dǎ lái de diànhuà ， zěnme jiǎng zhème jiǔ ？ érqiě nǐ liǎnsè zhēn nánkàn 。
Who called on the telephone? Why were you talking for so long? And you look really unhappy.
是我妹妹打来的，她特地打来祝我情人节快乐。
shì wǒ mèimei dǎ lái de ， tā tèdì dǎ lái zhù wǒ qíngrénjié kuàilè 。
It was my little sister, she called especially to wish me a Happy Valentine's Day.
人家打电话来祝福你，这有什么好生气的，你这个当姐姐的也太难搞了。
rénjiā dǎ diànhuà lái zhùfú nǐ ， zhè yǒu shénme hǎo shēngqì de ， nǐ zhè ge dāng jiějie de yě tài nángǎo le 。
Why would you be angry that she called to wish you well? You really must be a hard person to get on with as an older sister.
你有所不知。我去年情人节当天和男朋友吵架分手，她刚好也在场，目睹了整个经过。
nǐ yǒusuǒbùzhī 。 wǒ qùnián qíngrénjié dàngtiān hé nán péngyou chǎojià fēnshǒu ， tā gānghǎo yě zàichǎng ， mùdǔ le zhěnggè jīngguò 。
There's something you don't know. Last year on Valentine's Day I split up with my boyfriend during an argument. She just happened to be there and saw it all happen.
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