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Birth by Chinese Zodiac

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ID: 1028 Intermediate
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Tue Nov 11 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
虎年 hǔnián the year of the tiger
生 shēng to give birth to
干吗 gànmá why
一定要 yīdìng yào must
老公，我们虎年生宝宝吧。
lǎogōng ，wǒmen hǔ nián shēng bǎobao ba 。
Honey, let's have a baby in the year of the Tiger.
干吗一定要虎年啊？
gànmá yīdìng yào hǔ nián a ？
Why in the world do have to have one from the year of the Tiger?
生肖好，宝宝的命就好嘛。
shēngxiào hǎo ，bǎobao de mìng jiù hǎo ma 。
If he's born under a lucky sign, the baby's life will be good.
不会吧，你那么迷信？
bùhuì ba ，nǐ nàme míxìn ？
No way. How can you be so superstitious?
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