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College Kid Expenses

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ID: 2262 Upper Intermediate
College ain't cheap, is it? There's tuition, dormintory fees, internet fees, the cost of food and more. And what about having fun every once in a while? In this lesson, someone calls home to ask for a bit more money to get through the semester.
Mon Aug 26 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
打 dǎ to send (money)
社团 shètuán club
学费 xuéfèi tuition
剩 shèng to have left
妈，没钱了，你给我打点儿钱过来。
mā ，méi qián le ，nǐ gěi wǒ dǎ diǎnr qián guòlai 。
Mom, I'm out of money. Send me a bit of money.
儿子，你一个月不打电话，一打电话就要钱啊。
érzi ，nǐ yī ge yuè bù dǎ diànhuà ，yī dǎ diànhuà jiù yào qián a 。
Son, you didn't call for a month and as soon as you do call it's to ask for money.
我这儿很忙啊，社团活动很多，课也很多。
wǒ zhèr hěn máng a ，shètuán huódòng hěn duō ，kè yě hěn duō 。
I'm busy here. There are a lot of club activities and a lot of classes.
好好好，要多少钱？
hǎohǎohǎo ，yào duōshǎo qián ？
Okay, okay. How much do you need?
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