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ID: 2121 Intermediate
Apps are an endless world of enjoyment and frustration. Navigating through them can take hours, which is all well and good as long as you don't have a screaming toddler demanding some obscure app their friend had. In this lesson, a mother asks her friend for advice on how to download the right app for her newly bought iPad. Also, be sure to check out the new task feature below, ChinesePod's newest way to enrich your learning experience along with fellow poddies!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
下载 xiàzǎi to download
游戏 yóuxì game
chǎo to nag, bug
nòng to do
小辉,你有空吗?能教我怎么下载游戏吗?
Xiǎohuī ,nǐ yǒukòng ma ?néng jiāo wǒ zěnme xiàzǎi yóuxì ma ?
Xiao Hui, are you free? Can you teach me how to download games?
哟,王姐,你也买iPad了。
yō ,Wáng jiě ,nǐ yě mǎi iPad le 。
Jeez, Wang Jie, you bought an iPad, too?
哎,我儿子天天吵着要买。
ài ,wǒ érzi tiāntiān chǎo zhe yào mǎi 。
Well, my son was bugging me every day to get one.
这东西,小孩子最喜欢了。
zhè dōngxi ,xiǎo háizi zuì xǐhuan le 。
These are the things that kids love the most.
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