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City Series: Bali

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ID: 1246 Intermediate
ChinesePod's Jenny Zhu is a world traveler beyond compare. In today's Chinese podcast, she'll be discussing her recent trip to the lovely island of Bali. You'll learn lots of useful Mandarin for talking about your travels and adventures. You'll even learn about a very special Indonesian beverage...
Fri Sep 11 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
巴厘岛 Bālídǎo Bali, an Indonesian island
可 kě really; to be able to
火山 huǒshān volcano
漂流 piāoliú whitewater rafting
Jenny，你刚从巴厘岛回来。快跟我们说说，那里好玩儿吗？
Jenny ，nǐ gāng cóng Bālídǎo huílai 。kuài gēn wǒmen shuō shuo ，nàlǐ hǎowánr ma ？
Jenny, you just got back from Bali. Tell us, was it fun?
可好玩儿了。我看了火山、试了漂流、做了spa，还喝了大便咖啡。
kě hǎowánr le 。wǒ kàn le huǒshān 、shì le piāoliú 、zuò le spa ，hái hē le dàbiàn kāfēi 。
Tons of fun. I saw a volcano, tried some rafting, went to the spa, and drank "crap coffee."
什么？
shénme ？
What?
当地有一种野猫吃咖啡豆，然后拉出来。
dāngdì yǒu yī zhǒng yěmāo chī kāfēidòu ，ránhòu lā chūlái 。
There's a kind of wildcat there that eats coffee beans, and then craps them out.
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