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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1241 Intermediate
What's that screeching sound? Is it Peking Opera? Oh, wait, it's just a talent show. In this Mandarin podcast, you'll learn how to use Chinese to describe that television staple, the talent show.
Fri Sep 04 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
首 shǒu measure word for songs or poems
儿歌 érgē child's song
特别 tèbié special
主持人 zhǔchírén host
爸爸，爸爸，爸爸，爸爸，好爸爸，好爸爸，我有一个好爸爸。
bàba ，bàba ，bàba ，bàba ，hǎo bàba ，hǎo bàba ，wǒ yǒu yī ge hǎo bàba 。
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, dear daddy, dear daddy, I have a good daddy.
谢谢兰兰，唱了一首儿歌，非常特别。
xièxie Lánlan ，chàng le yī shǒu érgē ，fēicháng tèbié 。
Thanks, Lanlan. You sang a child's song. It was really special.
谢谢主持人，谢谢大家。
xièxie zhǔchírén ，xièxie dàjiā 。
Thank you, host. Thanks, everyone.
好。那我们来听听评委老师们的看法。丁老师，您先来吧。
hǎo 。nà wǒmen lái tīng ting píngwěi lǎoshī men de kànfǎ 。Dīng lǎoshī ，nín xiān lái ba 。
Great. Well, now we'll hear what the evaluation panel thought. Professor Ding, please go first.
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