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ID: 1149 Upper Intermediate
Learning Chinese is a great way to fight off the ravages of age. Toughen your mind, broaden your horizons, and make new friends at home and abroad. Who knew that learning Mandarin could make the golden years into the jade years?
Wed Apr 29 2009 | Jenny , John
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Detailed Vocabulary
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
遛鸟 liùniǎo to take a bird for a walk
鸡飞狗跳 jīfēigǒutiào chaos
咽气 yànqì to croak, to die
操劳 cāoláo to work hard
老赵，很久没看你出来遛鸟了？
Lǎo Zhào ，hěn jiǔ méi kàn nǐ chūlai liùniǎo le ？
Seems like I haven't seen you take your bird for a walk in a long time, Lao Zhao.
哪有心情遛啊？家里闹得鸡飞狗跳的，把我给烦死了。
nǎyǒu xīnqíng liù a ？jiālǐ nào de jīfēigǒutiào de ，bǎ wǒ gěi fán sǐ le 。
How could I been in the mood to walk my bird? They're fighting and carrying on at home. It's driving me crazy!
怎么啦？
zěnme la ？
What's wrong?
我还没咽气呢，几个孩子就开始争房子了。
wǒ hái méi yànqì ne ，jǐ ge háizi jiù kāishǐ zhēng fángzi le 。
I haven't even croaked, and my kids are already fighting over the house.
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