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Language Power Struggle

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ID: 0973 Intermediate
A battle of wills. Language domination. Do not relinquish your position. The only way to survive the language power struggle is to arm yourself with grammar and vocab. Only the fluent will survive. In this podcast, learn the Chinese to control the conversation when that inevitable eager language 'friend' comes along.
Tue Aug 26 2008 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
差得远 chàdeyuǎn not by a long shot
所以 suǒyǐ therefore
一定要 yīdìng yào must
失望 shīwàng disappointed
你好，我可以坐这里吗？
nǐhǎo ，wǒ kěyǐ zuò zhèlǐ ma ？
Hello, can I sit here?
Sure, nice to meet you.
我也很高兴认识你。
wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ 。
I'm also really glad to meet you.
Your Chinese is very good.
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