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Costume Ball

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ID: 1278 Upper Intermediate
It's that time of year again - costumes and dress-ups. Explore the social dynamics at play when Chinese adults do dress-up. Will the ugly Pigsy get the sexy Bunny-Girl, or will Bumblebee sweep her off her paws? Pssst, the tall Mandarin speaking ninja over by the bar is John.
Tue Oct 27 2009 | David, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
化妆舞会 huàzhuāng wǔhuì masquerade
尽情 jìnqíng as much as one feels
释放 shìfàng to release
兔女郎 tùnǚláng bunny lady
欢迎参加今晚的化妆舞会，女士们，先生们，尽情地释放，尽情地欢乐起来吧！
huānyíng cānjiā jīnwǎn de huàzhuāng wǔhuì ，nǚshì men ，xiānshēng men ，jìnqíng de shìfàng ，jìnqíng de huānlè qǐlái ba ！
Welcome to tonight's costume ball. Ladies, gentlemen: free yourselves and let the good times roll!
嗨，美丽的兔女郎，有没有兴趣跟猪哥哥跳支舞啊？
hāi ，měilì de tùnǚláng ，yǒu méiyǒu xìngqù gēn zhū gēge tiào zhī wǔ a ？
Hey beautiful bunny lady, would you be interested in a dance with Mr. Pig?
要是你的大鼻子跟圆肚子能缩小的话，我可以考虑看看。
yàoshì nǐ de dà bízi gēn yuán dùzi néng suōxiǎo dehuà ，wǒ kěyǐ kǎolǜ kàn kan 。
If your big nose and round belly shrank a little bit, I might consider it.
你怎么以貌取人呢？看，我来给你展示一下我的本领！
nǐ zěnme yǐmàoqǔrén ne ？kàn ，wǒ lái gěi nǐ zhǎnshì yīxià wǒ de běnlǐng ！
How can you judge people by appearances? Here, let me give you a display of my powers.
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