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Getting on Stage with a Seal

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ID: 4047 Intermediate
In this lesson we're at the aquarium enjoying the seal performance. Two of the audience members are trying to get selected to go on stage to get a chance to interact with the leopard seal.
Tue Nov 07 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
训练师 xùnliànshī trainer
打扰 dǎrǎo to disturb
观众 guānzhòng audience
上台 shàngtái to go up on stage
哇你看海豹会拍手呢！
wā nǐ kàn hǎibào huì pāishǒu ne ！
Wow! Look! The seals can clap!
是啊！他们跟训练师的默契真好。
shì ā ！tāmen gēn xùnliànshī de mòqì zhēn hǎo 。
Oh yeah! They have a really good implicit understanding with their trainer.
我也好想跟海豹玩…
wǒ yě hǎo xiǎng gēn hǎibào wán …
I really want to play with the seals too...
你？你还是不要打扰海豹的生活吧？
nǐ ？nǐ háishi bùyào dǎrǎo hǎibào de shēnghuó ba ？
You? You shouldn’t really interfere with the seals lives, should you?
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