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Boxing Day

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ID: 1832 Elementary
No, Boxing Day has nothing to do with the big fight on Pay-Per-View. It's that semi-mystical holiday celebrated by the loyal subjects of the queen. Apparently it's all about shopping? If you have any idea what we're talking about, let's convert the idea into Chinese in this lesson.
Mon Dec 26 2011 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
哇 wā wow
今天 jīntiān today
拳击 quánjī boxing
大减价 dàjiǎnjià big sale
哇，今天是Boxing Day!
wā ，jīntiān shì Boxing Day !
Wow, today is Boxing Day!
Boxing Day是什么？是拳击吗？
Boxing Day shì shénme ？shì quánjī ma ？
What's Boxing Day? Does it involve boxing?
不是。是大减价。东西都很便宜。
bùshì 。shì dàjiǎnjià 。dōngxi dōu hěn piányi 。
Nope. It's a big sale. Everything is very cheap.
太奇怪了！
tài qíguài le ！
That's so strange!
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