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Celebrating a Baby's First Month

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ID: 1618 Upper Intermediate
In Chinese culture, there's a special celebration when a baby turns one month old. The gift-giving details can be a little confusing, even to the Chinese, so listen to this lesson for an explanation. While you're at it, learn what gift is given to celebrate a newborn's birth.
Tue Mar 01 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
老实 lǎoshi well-behaved
踢 tī to kick
憋 biē to suppress, to suffocate
憋得慌 biēdehuāng to feel suffocated, stifled
老婆，我回来啦！快来让我亲亲我们的小宝宝。
lǎopó ，wǒ huílái la ！kuài lái ràng wǒ qīn qin wǒmen de xiǎobǎobao 。
Honey, I'm home. Let me kiss our little baby.
他今天啊真不老实，踢了我好几下了。
tā jīntiān a zhēn bù lǎoshi ，tī le wǒ hǎo jǐ xià le 。
He's really not being good today. He's kicked me tons of times already.
待在妈妈的肚子里是不是憋得慌啊？再过两个月你就出来了，耐心点啊！
dāi zài māma de dùzi lǐ shì bu shì biēdehuāng a ？zài guò liǎng ge yuè nǐ jiù chūlái le ，nàixīn diǎnr a ！
Feeling like you can't take it in mommy's tummy anymore, huh? You'll be out of there in just two months. Be a little patient.
唉，你快梳洗一下。过会儿不是去吃满月酒吗？
ái ，nǐ kuài shūxǐ yīxià 。guò huǐr bùshì qù chī mǎnyuèjiǔ ma ？
Oh, hurry up and get ready. We have to go to that baby's one-month celebration dinner in a little while, no?
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