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Chatting at a Family Gathering

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ID: 2370 Intermediate
Chinese New Year is here and the family is all together again. After the initial greetings, everyone settles down to have a chat. But what to talk about? Finding a topic that everyone wants to talk about proves to be difficult.
Sun Feb 02 2014 | Greg, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
球赛 qiúsài competition
当然 dāngrán of course
精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful
投篮 tóulán to shoot (a basket)
外婆好，外公好！
wàipó hǎo ，wàigōng hǎo ！
Hello grandma and grandpa!
去客厅坐一下，很快吃饭了。
qù kètīng zuò yīxià ，hěnkuài chīfàn le 。
Have a seat in the living room. We'll be eating soon.
你们都到了啊！大伟，你最近怎么样。
nǐmen dōu dào le ā ！dàwěi ，nǐ zuìjìn zěnmeyàng 。
You've all arrived! David, how have you been?
不错啊。昨天的球赛你看了吗？
bùcuò ā 。zuótiān de qiúsài nǐ kàn le ma ？
Not bad. Did you watch yesterday's game?
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