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ID: 1612 Intermediate
In this lesson, we talk about the glorious modern Chinese tradition of "substitute buying." Making a trip from China to the States or Europe isn't an everyday thing, so naturally you don't mind buying a whole bunch of things on the big long list your friends wrote up, right? Learn about the special benefits of duty-free shops here!
Mon Feb 21 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
听说 tīngshuō to have heard
出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
总公司 zǒnggōngsī head office
培训 péixùn to have training
林伟，听说你要去美国出差。
Lín Wěi ，tīngshuō nǐ yào qù Měiguó chūchāi 。
Lin Wei, I heard you're going to America on business.
嗯，我要去总公司培训两周。
ng4 ，wǒ yào qù zǒnggōngsī péixùn liǎng zhōu 。
Yeah. I'm going to the head office for two weeks of training.
那你能不能帮我代购一些东西？
nà nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ dàigòu yīxiē dōngxi ？
Would you be able to buy a few things for me?
你要代购什么？
nǐ yào dàigòu shénme ？
What do you want me to buy?
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