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Lili and Zhang Liang 13: A Dad Gives Advice to a Broken-Hearted Son

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ID: 0498 Intermediate
Last time we heard from our friend Zhang Liang he was in the heat of a messy breakup. But who’s there to help him pick up the pieces but good ‘ole dad. In this podcast, listen in and learn some of dad’s words of (attempted) comfort in Mandarin Chinese, as he tries to cheer up a wretched Zhang Liang.
Fri Apr 27 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
大不了 dàbuliǎo terribly serious
死去活来 sǐqùhuólái hover between life and death
小看 xiǎokàn to look down upon; to underestimate
校花 xiàohuā campus beauty
儿子，周末怎么不出去玩？
érzi ，zhōumò zěnme bù chūqù wán ？
Son, it's the weekend, how come you aren't going out?
没心情。在家挺好的。
méi xīnqíng 。zài jiā tǐng hǎo de 。
I'm not in the mood to. Staying at home is pretty nice.
哎，你别老想着那个丽丽了。过去就过去了，没什么大不了的。
āi ，nǐ bié lǎo xiǎng zhe nàge Lìli le 。guòqù jiù guòqù le ，méishénme dàbuliǎo de 。
Hey, don't keep on thinking about that Lili. The past is the past, it's not the end of the world.
爸，你不了解。别瞎说。
bà ，nǐ bù liǎojiě 。bié xiāshuō 。
Dad, you don't understand. Don't talk nonsense.
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