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I'm An Alien

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ID: 2754 Intermediate
Have you ever met an alien? Well if not then after today's lesson you'll be able to elicit information from them to find out what they're doing here.
Tue Aug 25 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
鬼 guǐ ghost
影子 yǐngzi shadow
发光 fāguāng to glow
吸血鬼 xīxiěguǐ vampire
哇！你的手怎么那么冰？你是鬼吗？
wā ！nǐ de shǒu zěnme nàme bīng ？nǐ shì guǐ ma ？
Wow! Why are your hands so cold? Are you a ghost?
不是，你看，我有影子。
búshì ，nǐ kàn ，wǒ yǒu yǐngzi 。
No, look, I have a shadow.
为什么你的皮肤在发光？你是吸血鬼吗？
wèishénme nǐ de pífū zài fāguāng ？nǐ shì xīxiěguǐ ma ？
Why is your skin glowing? Are you a vampire?
不是，我是外星人呦！
búshì ，wǒ shì wàixīngrén yōu ！
No, I'm an alien!
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