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Lili and Zhang Liang 15: Uncomfortable Encounter in a Bar

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ID: 0529 Intermediate
It's an awkward part of life, and those in melodramatic serialized fiction are certainly not exempt from the agonizing drama of running into an old ex. It's Zhang Liang's bad luck today when the poor sod runs into Lili and Liu Xiang in a bar. Listen in as things turn ugly and personal for our two lovelorn friends, and learn a little Chinese "lover trash talk" (that we hope you'll never have to use, of course) along the way.
Mon May 28 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
冤家路窄 yuānjiālùzhǎi enemies often cross paths
倒霉 dǎoméi bad luck
宣传 xuānchuán to publicize
变心 biànxīn to have a change of heart
张亮，有个特棒的酒吧刚开张。去不去？我请客！
Zhāng Liàng ，yǒu ge tè bàng de jiǔbā gāng kāizhāng 。qù bu qù ？wǒ qǐngkè ！
Zhang Liang, there's a totally cool bar that just opened. Wanna go? My treat!
啊哟，你这个铁公鸡总算请客了。我怎么能错过呢？
āyō ，nǐ zhège tiěgōngjī zǒngsuàn qǐngkè le 。wǒ zěnme néng cuòguò ne ？
Ah, so the scrooge is finally treating! How could I pass that up?
这里不错吧？好多明星都爱来。你想喝什么，随便点！
zhèlǐ bùcuò ba ？hǎo duō míngxīng dōu ài lái 。nǐ xiǎng hē shénme ，suíbiàn diǎn ！
It's not bad, huh? A lot of stars like coming here. Whatever you want to drink, just order it!
当然是越贵越好了！
dāngrán shì yuè guì yuè hǎo le ！
Well then of course, the more expensive the better!
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