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Basketball

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ID: 0392 Elementary
John promised to stop singing the Curtis Blow hit (”We’re playin’ baaaaaaasketbaaaaaaallllllll….”) if you promise to listen and use this lesson on verbs and cheers any basketball fan might need. In this podcast, learn how to cheer on your team in Mandarin Chinese. At least you’ll make Yao Ming feel at home.
Wed Jan 10 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
传球 chuán qiú to pass the ball
中锋 zhōngfēng center
太 tài too
慢 màn slow
传球！传球！
chuán qiú ！chuán qiú ！
Pass the ball! Pass the ball!
啊呀，这个中锋太慢了。
āyā ，zhège zhōngfēng tài màn le 。
Oh man! This center is too slow!
就是，抢篮板球也不行。
jiùshì ，qiǎng lánbǎnqiú yě bùxíng 。
Yeah, he is. And he’s not any good at getting rebounds too.
看，又进攻了！传球！灌篮！
kàn ，yòu jìngōng le ！chuán qiú ！guànlán ！
Look, here comes another drive! Pass the ball! Slam dunk!
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