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Donating Blood

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ID: 2557 Upper Intermediate
Have you ever wanted to give blood, but was too scared of that giant needle? In today’s episode we listen in on a mother and daughter argue about donating blood. The overprotective mom thinks her daughter is already too weak and skinny, but the daughter is determined to do her bit to help the blood drive. Who will win this argument?
Tue Oct 21 2014 | Jenny, David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
发呆 fādāi to put forth
无偿 wúcháng free
献血 xiànxiě to donate blood
犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
佳佳，在发什么呆呢？快洗洗手准备吃饭了。
Jiājia ，zài fā shénme dāi ne ？kuài xǐ xǐ shǒu zhǔnbèi chīfàn le 。
Jiajia, what are you staring at? Hurry up and wash your hands and get ready for dinner.
妈，你说我要不要去呢？
mā ，nǐ shuō wǒ yào bùyào qù ne ？
Mom, do you think I should go?
要去哪儿？
yào qù nǎr ？
Go where?
学校下周组织无偿献血，我在犹豫要不要报名，因为我有点儿怕疼。
xuéxiào xiàzhōu zǔzhī wúcháng xiànxiě ，wǒ zài yóuyù yào bùyào bàomíng ，yīnwèi wǒ yǒudiǎnr pà téng 。
The school has organised a blood drive next week , I’m debating whether I should sign up, because i’m a bit scared that it might hurt.
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