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Beards Are for Old Men

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ID: 1387 Elementary
Someone's got a date tonight, and he's getting some important advice from a friend. The main question: do women dig the facial hair, or is it better to go for the clean shave? Find out how to talk about facial hair in today's lesson. We hope you'll add your two cents to this very personal debate after listening to the show!
Mon Mar 29 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
要 yào will
约会 yuēhuì to go on a date, to have an appointment
这样 zhèyàng this way
可以 kěyǐ OK
你要去约会吗？
nǐ yào qù yuēhuì ma ？
Are you going on a date?
对啊。你看，这样可以吗？
duì a 。nǐ kàn ，zhèyàng kěyǐ ma ？
Yep. Take a look, is this OK?
衣服还行。你的胡子......
yīfu hái xíng 。nǐ de húzi ......
Your clothes will do. Your beard...
怎么？不好吗？
zěnme ？bù hǎo ma ？
What about it? It's not good?
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