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Dropping Marriage Hints

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ID: 1963 Upper Intermediate
You know how your girlfriend has been mercilessly dropping marriage hints, and you've been equally heartlessly pretending not to notice? Well, it's actually kind of bumming her out, so you can bet she's going to have a heart-to-heart with her Chinese girlfriends about this critical issue. In this lesson, you get to eavesdrop on the ladies' take on your behavior.
Tue Jun 26 2012 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
甜蜜 tiánmì sweet
郁闷 yùmèn melancholy, depressed
迟迟 chíchí slow, tardy
拖 tuō to push
咱们几个很久没聚了。
zánmen jǐ ge hěnjiǔ méi jù le 。
We haven't gotten together in ages.
是啊。我天天围着儿子转，一点儿自由时间都没有。还是婷婷好，恋爱的人最甜蜜。
shì a 。wǒ tiāntiān wéi zhe érzi zhuàn ，yīdiǎnr zìyóu shíjiān dōu méiyǒu 。háishì Tíngting hǎo ，liàn\'ài de rén zuì tiánmì 。
Yeah. My daily life revolves around my son; I don't have any time for myself. Ting Ting is better off. People dating are the happiest.
恋爱都一样，能结婚才幸福。
liàn\'ài dōu yīyàng ，néng jiéhūn cái xìngfú 。
Dating is all the same. You're only actually happy once you're married.
哎，对了，你跟你们那位也好了三四年了吧？什么时候喝你们的喜酒？
āi ，duìle ，nǐ gēn nǐmen nèi wèi yě hǎo le sān sì nián le ba ？shénme shíhou hē nǐmen de xǐjiǔ ？
Hey, that's right. Haven't you been with that guy for three or four years? When are you guys gonna tie the knot?
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