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Killing Roaches

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ID: 2943 Elementary
It's best not to kill any creatures, but sometimes you are left with no choice. In this lesson, a common household pest, the cockroach, is in the firing line. Listen as two sisters try and prevent it from running into their room. Photo by tataquax
Tue Aug 23 2016 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
等一下 děng yīxià to wait a moment
让 ràng to let
房间 fángjiān room
哎呀 āiyā good gracious
还在吗？还在吗？
háizài ma ？háizài ma ？
Is it still here? Is it still here?
等一下，还在，我快要打到它了！
děng yīxià ，háizài ，wǒ kuàiyào dǎ dào tā le ！
Wait a minute, it's still here, I've almost got it!
快一点，不要让它跑到我的房间！
kuài yīdiǎn ，bù yào ràng tā pǎodào wǒ de fángjiān ！
Hurry up, don't let it get into my room!
哎呀！跑到桌子底下了！
āiyā ！pǎodào zhuōzi dǐxià le ！
Agh! It ran under the table!
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