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For the Love of Pale Skin

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ID: 2025 Upper Intermediate
Chinese culture (and the ladies in particular) tends to prize pale skin. East Asian ladies of all nationalities, in fact, will go to great lengths to keep their skin as white as possible, employing anti-UV umbrellas and various creams. The Chinese have recently taken the obsession to new heights with the "facekini" however. Learn all about the issue in this Chinese lesson.
Thu Sep 20 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
便利店 biànlìdiàn convenience store
冷饮 lěngyǐn cool refreshment
遮阳伞 zhēyángsǎn umbrella used to block the sun
撑伞 chēngsǎn to open an umbrella
你们要不要去便利店？我想吃冷饮。
nǐmen yào bù yào qù biànlìdiàn ？wǒ xiǎng chī lěngyǐn 。
Do you guys want to go to the convenience store? I want some cool refreshments.
走，我也去。好困，买杯咖啡去。
zǒu ，wǒ yě qù 。hǎo kùn ，mǎi bēi kāfēi qù 。
Yeah, I'll go too. I'm really sleepy. I need to buy some coffee.
好啊，等一下，我的遮阳伞怎么找不到了。
hǎo a ，děng yīxià ，wǒ de zhēyángsǎn zěnme zhǎobudào le 。
OK, hold on. Why can't I find my umbrella?
便利店那么近，不需要撑伞吧？美女就是麻烦！
biànlìdiàn nàme jìn ，bù xūyào chēngsǎn ba ？měinǚ jiùshì máfan ！
The convenience store is so close. You don't need an umbrella, do you? Women are so much trouble!
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