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Dog Meat and Animal Rights

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ID: 1119 Upper Intermediate
In today's lesson we'll explore the controversial issue of eating dog meat in China. In today's podcast, learn how to hold your ground using Mandarin in a discussion on the topic of animal rights - at the dinner table.
Wed Mar 18 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
宵夜 xiāoyè midnight snack
忍心 rěnxīn to be hard-hearted enough to
上品 shàngpǐn top quality goods
入乡随俗 rùxiāngsuísú follow local customs
哇，你说带我下馆子，就是这家酒店啊！号码都排到七十多号了，轮到我们该吃宵夜了吧！
wā ，nǐ shuō dài wǒ xià guǎnzi ，jiùshì zhè jiā jiǔdiàn a ！hàomǎ dōu páidào qīshí duō hào le ，lúndào wǒmen gāi chī xiāoyè le ba ！
Oh, you said you'd take me out for a bite to eat, and it's this place! Our number is over 70-- by the time they get to us, it'll be a midnight snack!
稍安勿躁！这里天天都爆满，我一个礼拜前就订了座位。
shāo ānwùzào ！zhèlǐ tiāntiān dōu bàomǎn ，wǒ yī ge lǐbài qián jiù dìng le zuòwèi 。
Calm down, this place is always hopping. I made reservations a week ago!
嗯，好香啊！
ng4 ，hǎo xiāng a ！
Oh, it smells so good!
你多吃点儿！俗话说"狗肉滚三滚，神仙站不稳"!
nǐ duō chī diǎnr ！súhuà shuō "shénxiānzhàn bu wěn "!
Eat more! Doesn't the proverb go ''Dog meat is so tasty that even immortals go weak at the knees when they get a whiff!"
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