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April Fool's Day Car

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ID: 1390 Elementary
It's April Fool's day and someone is about to get punk'd. Find out just what happens by tuning in to today's ChinesePod lesson all about practical jokes!
Thu Apr 01 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
喂 wéi hello [when answering the phone]
哪 nǎ which
位 wèi [measure word for a person]
银行 yínháng bank
喂，是赵刚吗？
wéi ，shì Zhào Gāng ma ？
Hello, is this Zhao Gang?
是，你是哪位？
shì ，nǐ shì nǎ wèi ？
Yes. Who is this?
我是银行的。你今天是不是买车了？
wǒ shì yínháng de 。nǐ jīntiān shì bu shì mǎi chē le ？
This is the bank. You bought a car today, is that right?
车？没有！肯定没有！
chē ？méiyǒu ！kěndìng méiyǒu ！
Car? No! I definitely didn't!
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