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Hey! It's Not Your Birthday

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ID: 2956 Intermediate
Today's lesson is all about making birthday party plans, although it seems like the person is more interested in what they want to do rather than what the birthday girl wants. Photo by www.bluewaikiki.com
Wed Sep 14 2016 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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帮 bāng to help
庆祝 qìngzhù to celebrate
日本料理 Rìběn liàolǐ Japanese cuisine
赞成 zànchéng to approve
这星期三就是小宝生日了，我们应该怎么帮他庆祝？
zhè xīngqīsān jiùshì Xiǎo Bǎo shēngrì le ，wǒmen yīnggāi zěnme bāng tā qìngzhù ？
This Wednesday is Xiaobao's birthday, how should we celebrate it with him?
他说过想吃日本菜，我们带他去日本餐厅吧。
tā shuō guò xiǎng chī Rìběn cài ，wǒmen dài tā qù Rìběn cāntīng ba 。
He said before that he wanted to eat Japanese food, let's bring him to a Japanese restaurant.
日本料理，赞成！我超爱吃寿司跟生鱼片，我还要点烧烤…
Rìběn liàolǐ ，zànchéng ！wǒ chāo ài chī shòusī gēn shēngyúpiàn ，wǒ hái yào diǎnr shāokǎo …
Japanese food, great! I really like eating sushi and sashimi and I also want to order barbecue...
喂！又不是你的生日派对，你喜欢吃啥不重要。
wéi ！yòu bù shì nǐ de shēngrì pàiduì ，nǐ xǐhuan chī shá bù zhòngyào 。
Hey! It's not your birthday party, it's not important what you want to eat.
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