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Bumming a Ride

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ID: 2348 Intermediate
There's a saying that you shouldn't pick up hitchhikers because they're all deranged maniacs. Of course, it's also said that you shouldn't hitchhike because anyone who would pick you up is a deranged maniac. So what can one do? Find out how it goes in this lesson as we join a hapless couple trying to get home.
Wed Jan 01 2014 | Greg, Connie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
拦 lán to stop, halt
肯 kěn to be willing
搭 dā to pick up, give a ride
像 xiàng like
有车过来了。快拦车！
yǒu chē guòlái le 。kuài lán chē ！
A car is coming. Flag down that car!
哎，停一下！停一下！
āi ，tíng yīxià ！tíng yīxià ！
Yeah, stop! Stop!
停一下，别走！别走啊！哎呀，又走了。怎么就没人肯搭我们一下呢？
tíng yīxià ，bié zǒu ！bié zǒu a ！āiyā ，yòu zǒu le 。zěnme jiù méi rén kěn dā wǒmen yīxià ne ？
Stop! Don't go! Don't go! Jeez, he went again. Why isn't anyone willing to give us a lift?
是不是我们长得太像坏人了？
shì bu shì wǒmen zhǎng de tài xiàng huàirén le ？
Is it because we look too much like criminals?
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