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Electronic Dogs and Radar Detectors

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ID: 1328 Upper Intermediate
In today's ChinesePod lesson we're exploring the exciting world of electronic gadgets. These days, they've got a gadget for just about everything. Find out what happens when you opt for the cheap do-it-all gadget (you know, the one they're hawking downstairs for a fifth the price of the real one)! Hint: it might have been worth the investment to pay for the version they're selling in real stores!
Tue Jan 05 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
电子狗 diànzǐ gǒu radar detector
索尼 Suǒní Sony
白高兴一场 bái gāoxìng yī chǎng all excited for nothing
灵敏 língmǐn sensitive
女儿啊，我下班回来了。我呀，给你买了个电子狗。
nǚér a ，wǒ xiàbān huílai le 。wǒ ya ，gěi nǐ mǎi le ge diànzǐ gǒu 。
Daughter, I'm back from work. I bought you an 'electric dog'.
啊！是索尼的玩具电子狗吗？老爸太好了，我一直想买的。
ā ！shì Suǒní de wánjù diànzǐ gǒu ma ？lǎobà tài hǎo le ，wǒ yīzhí xiǎng mǎi de 。
Ah! Is that the Sony toy called, 'E-Dog'? Dad, you're the best. I've always wanted to buy one.
不是玩具，车上用的电子狗。
bùshì wánjù ，chēshang yòng de diànzǐ gǒu 。
It's not a toy. It's a radar detector you use in your car.
哎哟，害我白高兴了一场。
āiyōu ，hài wǒ bái gāoxìng le yī chǎng 。
Argh. You got me all excited for nothing.
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