Blaming Others
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ID: 3083
Intermediate
When you can't find something, it's sometimes easier just to blame others. In today's lesson, two flatmates argue about a lost book and it turns out it was in the bathroom all along....
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 班机 | bānjī | flight | |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo | to cancel | |
| 留 | liú | to remain | |
| 只有 | zhǐyǒu | only |
你有没有看到我放在桌上的书不知道被谁拿走了
nǐ 你yǒumeiyǒu 有没有kàndào 看到wǒ 我fàng zài 放在zhuō shàng 桌上de 的shū 书bù 不zhīdào 知道bèi 被shéi 谁názǒu le 拿走了
Did you see the book that I left on the table? I don't know who took it?
我中午的时候还看到在桌上是不是被你妹妹拿去看了她不是今天早上回来了
wǒ 我zhōngwǔ 中午de shíhou 的时候hái 还kàndào 看到zài 在zhuō shàng 桌上shìbushì 是不是bèi 被nǐ 你mèimei 妹妹náqù 拿去kàn 看le 了tā 她bùshì 不是jīntiān 今天zǎoshang 早上huílai 回来le 了
I saw that it was still on the table at noon. Did you sister borrow it? Wasn't she supposed to get back this morning?
不可能她早上发短信给我说她的班机取消了所以得多留一天
bù kěnéng 不可能tā 她zǎoshang 早上fā duǎnxìn 发短信gěi 给wǒ 我shuō 说tā 她de 的bānjī 班机qǔxiāo le 取消了suǒyǐ 所以děi 得duō 多liú 留yītiān 一天
That's impossible. She sent me a text this morning saying that her flight was cancelled. She has to stay an extra day.
也就是说今天这个房子里只有你和我
yějiùshìshuō 也就是说jīntiān 今天zhè ge 这个fángzi 房子lǐ 里zhǐyǒu 只有nǐ 你hé 和wǒ 我
So that means, there's only you and me in the house today.
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