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Li Yan's Diary: Love and Italian Food

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ID: 0650 Elementary
Some may deem it 'nosy,' but we prefer the term 'inquisitive.' This week, we find another diary under the mattress, and this time it's young Yang Jie's rival in love... Li Yan. Read along with us as she pours out her soon to be not-so-private thoughts to her diary, and to millions of Mandarin Chinese learners everywhere. (Don't tell her we showed you.)
Wed Sep 26 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
天气 tiānqì weather
心情 xīnqíng mood
更 gèng even more
因为 yīnwèi because
今天天气很好，不过我的心情更好 。
jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo ，bùguò wǒ de xīnqíng gèng hǎo 。
The weather is really good today, but my mood is even better.
因为今天王伟请我吃了意大利菜。
yīnwèi jīntiān Wáng Wěi qǐng wǒ chī le Yìdàlì cài 。
It's because today I had Italian food with Wang Wei.
他真会享受，不像班里的其他男生，他们都很土。
tā zhēn huì xiǎngshòu ，bù xiàng bān lǐ de qítā nánshēng ，tāmen dōu hěn tǔ 。
He really knows how to enjoy things, unlike some other boys in the class. They are all so dorky.
我想我开始喜欢他了，但是他好像喜欢杨洁。
wǒ xiǎng wǒ kāishǐ xǐhuan tā le ，dànshì tā hǎoxiàng xǐhuan Yáng Jié 。
I think I've started to like him, but he seems to like Yang Jie.
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