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Getting to Know the Beauty Pageant Judges

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ID: 0677 Intermediate
Today we revisit the intrigue of the Chinese beauty pageant world... Do we detect a whiff of corruption, bribery, and scandal brewing? Of course! What would a ChinesePod lesson be without all of these? Join us in this podcast, as we follow along with our drama queens in this next round of beauty pageant, a la China.
Tue Oct 23 2007 | Jenny, John
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公平 gōngpíng fair
研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student
一般 yībān average
居然 jūrán surprisingly
不公平，那个研究生长得这么一般，居然进了第二轮。
bù gōngpíng ，nàge yánjiūshēng zhǎng de zhème yībān ，jūrán jìn le dì èr lún 。
It's not fair. That graduate student looks so average, and yet she made it to the second round.
是呀。她身材那么差。怎么和你比？
shì yā 。tā shēncái nàme chà 。zěnme hé nǐ bǐ ？
Yeah. Her figure is terrible. How could she compare with you?
就是呀。评委都是瞎子！
jiùshì yā 。píngwěi dōu shì xiāzi ！
Exactly. The judges are all blind.
我觉得她肯定是和评委或者赞助商有关系。
wǒ juéde tā kěndìng shì hé píngwěi huòzhě zànzhùshāng yǒu guānxi 。
I think she must have connections to the judges or sponsors.
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