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ID: 2219 Upper Intermediate
ChinesePod steps into the realm of gender politics by taking on the issue of 姐弟恋 (jiědìliàn), relationships between older women and younger men. Most women seem okay going for guys a few years younger with them if they're right one, but younger than that? Let the discussion begin!
Thu Jun 27 2013 | Jenny, John
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微信 wēixìn Wechat, a popular Chinese text messaging service; a Wechat message
合照 hézhào group photo
姐弟恋 jiědìliàn a relationship where the woman is older than the man
流行 liúxíng popular
你看王蕾的微信了吗？
nǐ kàn Wáng Lěi de wēixìn le ma ？
Did you read Wang Lei's Wechat message?
看了，跟她合照的那个帅哥是她BF吗？
kàn le ，gēn tā hézhào de nàge shuàigē shì tā BF ma ？
I read it. Is that handsome guy in the picture with her her boyfriend?
是的，我上次在外面吃饭还碰到王蕾和她男朋友了。
shì de ，wǒ shàngcì zài wàimian chīfàn hái pèngdào Wáng Lěi hé tā nán péngyou le 。
Yeah. Last time I went out to eat I ran into Wang Lei and her boyfriend.
不错吧！听说是姐弟恋呢！
bùcuò ba ！tīngshuō shì jiědìliàn ne ！
Not bad. I've heard that she's with a younger guy.
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