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Lili and Zhang Liang 6: An Old Flame

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ID: 0369 Intermediate
Will the drama never end (let’s hope not, as we like crafting these lessons)? Catching up with Lili, who recently ran into an old “friend” (doing quite well for himself), is making our old pal Zhang Liang a bit worried… but with good reason? You’ll only know if you listen… Listen to this podcast and hear about a chance meeting, in Mandarin Chinese.
Tue Dec 19 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
以为 yǐwéi to assume
认错 rèn cuò to misidentify
离不开 líbukāi cannot do without
好几 hǎojǐ quite a few
丽丽，啊呀！真的是你！我还以为认错人了呢！
Lìli ，āyā ！zhēnde shì nǐ ！wǒ hái yǐwéi rèn cuò rén le ne ！
Lili, wow! It’s really you! I almost didn’t recognize you!
刘翔！怎么这么巧！我们有多久没见了？哎？你怎么会在这儿喝咖啡？我记得你以前最讨厌咖啡了。
Liú Xiáng ！zěnme zhème qiǎo ！wǒmen yǒu duōjiǔ méi jiàn le ？ái ？nǐ zěnme huì zài zhèr hē kāfēi ？wǒ jìde nǐ yǐqián zuì tǎoyàn kāfēi le 。
Liu Xiang! What a coincidence! How long has it been since we’ve seen each other? Hey, how come you’re here drinking coffee? I remember you used to really hate coffee.
哈，我们真是太久没见了。我现在离不开咖啡！我的公司就在楼上，每天都要来买好几杯呢！
hā ，wǒmen zhēn shì tài jiǔ méi jiàn le 。wǒ xiànzài líbukāi kāfēi ！wǒ de gōngsī jiù zài lóushàng ，měitiān dōu yào lái mǎi hǎojǐ bēi ne ！
Ha ha. It’s really been too long since we last met. Now I can’t live without my coffee! My company is just upstairs. I come and buy quite a few cups every day.
哟，不错啊。在这么好的办公楼里上班，一定是大公司吧！
yō ，bùcuò a 。zài zhème hǎo de bàngōnglóu lǐ shàngbān ，yīdìng shì dà gōngsī ba ！
Wow, not bad! If you’re working in such a nice office building, it must be a big company!
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