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Fight on a Plane

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ID: 2079 Intermediate
Air travel is stressful enough, being stuck in close quarters for hours on end. In fact, it's enough to drive some people crazy even before they get off the ground. In this lesson, two passengers get nasty as they bicker over space for their bags on a packed plane.
Wed Dec 05 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
满 mǎn full
把 bǎ to take
行李 xíngli luggage, bags
放到 fàngdào to put in
今天人真多，都坐满了。
jīntiān rén zhēn duō ，dōu zuò mǎn le 。
There really are a lot of people today. Every seat is taken.
嗯，我先把行李放到行李架上吧！
ng ，wǒ xiān bǎ xíngli fàngdào xínglijià shàng ba ！
Hmm, how about I put my bag in the overhead compartment first?
好的。哎呀，都放满了，没有空的地方了。
hǎo de 。āiyā ，dōu fàng mǎn le ，méiyǒu kòng de dìfang le 。
Okay. Hey, it's full! There's no space left!
那我想办法挤挤吧。哎，这是谁的行李？
nà wǒ xiǎng bànfǎ jǐ ji ba 。āi ，zhè shì shéi de xíngli ？
Then I'll find a way to make it fit. Hey, whose bag is this?
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