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Caught Cheating

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ID: 2256 Upper Intermediate
The expectations for Chinese students are high, some would even say impossibly so. In the face of such pressure, cheating is rampant. In this lesson, a group of students discuss how they can cheat their way through a test when they've run out of time to prepare.
Mon Aug 19 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
折 zhé to fold
塞 sāi to stuff inside
粘 zhān to stick
偷看 tōukàn to steal a look
啊！！！怎么办，明天《毛概》考试我都没背出来啊！这个老师听说特别喜欢关人，我完蛋了！
ā ！！！zěnme bàn ，míngtiān 《máogài 》kǎoshì wǒ dōu méi bèichūlái a ！zhè ge lǎoshī tīngshuō tèbié xǐhuan guān rén ，wǒ wándàn le ！
Whoa! What am I going to do? Tomorrow is the final on Mao Zedong Thought and I haven't memorized anything! I've heard this teacher really likes to fail people. I'm done for!
你急什么呀，兵来将挡，水来土掩嘛。
nǐ jí shénme ya ，bīng lái jiàng dǎng ，shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn ma 。
What are you worried about? There's a solution to every situation.
难道你们都背出来了？
nándào nǐmen dōu bèichūlái le ？
Then have you all memorized it?
怎么可能，那么无聊的东西。不过，我已经准备好小抄了。嘿嘿。
zěnme kěnéng ，nàme wúliáo de dōngxi 。bùguò ，wǒ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo xiǎochāo le 。hēihēi 。
How? It's such boring stuff. However, I've already prepared a crib sheet. Heh heh.
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