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ID: 0854 Elementary
Don't worry if that old hamstring injury dashed your Olympic dreams of bringing glory to your nation... do what Da Shan did... put on a blue silk Chinese suit and make your Mandarin so annoyingly good that you make your otherwise unassuming country famous. No steroids required. Go for gold, of the Mandarin variety, in this Olympic lesson.
Thu Apr 17 2008 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
觉得 juéde to think
国家 guójiā country
拿 ná to take; to hold
最 zuì most
你觉得哪个国家会拿最多金牌？
nǐ juéde nǎ ge guójiā huì ná zuì duō jīnpái ？
Which country do you think will get the most gold medals?
一定是美国。
yīdìng shì Měiguó 。
It will be the United States, for sure.
我觉得中国可能会超过美国。
wǒ juéde Zhōngguó kěnéng huì chāoguò Měiguó 。
I think China might get more than the United States.
不太可能。
bùtài kěnéng 。
That's not likely.
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