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Chinese Green Eggs and Ham

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ID: 0808 Newbie
The concept of green eggs is not one so particularly far-fetched in China. Could a 1,000 year old egg be any other color? Sam-I-am has found his place in the sun. In this podcast, green eggs and ham revisited with a Chinese bent--fried rice as their companion. With a mouse, in a house, on the train... yeah, pretty much anywhere. Expand your Mandarin palate with this lesson.
Sun Mar 02 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
不 bù not
喜欢 xǐhuan to like
吃 chī to eat
鸡蛋 jīdàn egg
我不喜欢吃鸡蛋，
wǒ bù xǐhuan chī jīdàn ，
I do not like eggs,
我不喜欢吃炒饭，
wǒ bù xǐhuan chī chǎofàn ，
I do not like fried rice,
我不喜欢吃火腿，
wǒ bù xǐhuan chī huǒtuǐ ，
I do not like ham,
因为它们都很贵。
yīnwèi tāmen dōu hěn guì 。
Because they are all expensive.
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