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Dubai

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ID: 1180 Intermediate
Today's Chinese lesson takes you to the dynamic Middle Eastern city-state of Dubai. Learn about this swinging economic powerhouse in Mandarin Chinese.
Thu Jun 11 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
帆船 fānchuán sailboat
酒店 jiǔdiàn hotel
迪拜 Díbài Dubai
了不起 liǎobuqǐ incredible
老公，你看，帆船酒店！
lǎogōng ，nǐ kàn ，fānchuán jiǔdiàn ！
Look, darling, a sailboat hotel!
哇，漂亮，迪拜太了不起了！
wā ，piàoliang ，Díbài tài liǎobuqǐ le ！
Wow, it's so beautiful. Dubai is amazing!
海湾也好美！
hǎiwān yě hǎo měi ！
And the bay is so pretty!
是啊，有石油真好。你看看他们，过得多奢侈！
shì a ，yǒu shíyóu zhēn hǎo 。nǐ kàn kan tāmen ，guò de duō shēchǐ ！
Yeah. Oil is great, that's for sure. Look at them. They live so extravagantly.
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