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I Haven't Seen You in Ages!

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ID: 1995 Intermediate
When two old classmates meet by chance after being out of contact for years, they're likely to notice a few changes. Tattoos, beer guts, peg legs... these little details are likely to be noticed under the keen eyes of your former friend. Sometimes such a meeting is even occasion for something beyond just the banal small talk you'd expect. Listen in to this Chinese lesson to find out what happens.
Thu Aug 09 2012 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
巧 qiǎo coincidental
碰到 pèngdào to bump into
毕业 bìyè to graduate
过 guò to pass
刘晓芸！
Liú Xiǎoyún ！
Liu Xiaoyun!
李辉！哎呀，太巧了！能在这里碰到你！
Lǐ Huī ！āiyā ，tài qiǎo le ！néng zài zhèlǐ pèngdào nǐ ！
Li Hui! Wow, what a coincidence, running into you here!
哈哈，从毕业到现在，我们有五年多没见了吧！
hāhā ，cóng bìyè dào xiànzài ，wǒmen yǒu wǔ nián duō méi jiàn le ba ！
Ha ha, I haven't seen you since graduation over five years ago!
对啊！时间过得真快！你变化挺大的！我差点儿没认出来。
duì a ！shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài ！nǐ biànhuà tǐng dà de ！wǒ chàdiǎnr méi rèn chūlai 。
That's right! Time really flies! You've changed quite a bit! I almost didn't recognize you.
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