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Lost in the Desert

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ID: 1069 Upper Intermediate
Have you ever wandered through a desert of suffering, with your tongue so dry that you could barely speak? Have you ever wished that some kind soul would show you the way out? If you've tried to learn Chinese without CPod, the answer is: yes! Now that you've found us, the rest will be easy. Listen to today's podcast to find learn how to talk about sandy desolation in Mandarin!
Wed Jan 07 2009 | John , Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
没戏 méixì hopeless
干粮 gānliáng rations
支撑不了 zhīchēng buliǎo be unable to support
散架 sǎnjià to be worn out
科比，我们没戏了！剩下的干粮两天都支撑不了了，骆驼也走不动了，我全身快散架了。快给我纸和笔，我要立遗嘱。
Kēbǐ ，wǒmen méixì le ！shèngxià de gānliáng liǎng tiān dōu zhīchēng buliǎo le ，luòtuo yě zǒubudòng le ，wǒ quánshēn kuài sǎnjià le 。kuài gěi wǒ zhǐ hé bǐ ，wǒ yào lì yízhǔ 。
There's no hope, Kobe! The remaining rations won't even support us for the next few days, and our camels can't walk any farther. Soon, I'll be completely exhausted, too. Quick, give me paper and a pen. I'm going to write my will.
快闭嘴！有力气写遗嘱还不如多赶路呢！天无绝人之路，我们只要朝着太阳的方向走肯定能走出这沙漠！
kuài bìzuǐ ！yǒu lìqi xiě yízhǔ hái bùrú duō gǎnlù ne ！tiānwújuérénzhīlù ，wǒmen zhǐyào cháo zhe tàiyáng de fāngxiàng zǒu kěndìng néng zǒuchū zhè shāmò ！
Oh, shut up! If you have the energy to write a will, you'd be better off getting a move on! There's always a way. We just need to walk in the direction of the sun and we'll definitely be able to get out of this desert.
老天爷啊，救救我们吧！
lǎotiānyé a ，jiù jiu wǒmen ba ！
Please, Lord, save us!
唉，快看！前面好像有个房子！嗯...... 好像...... 好像是个寺庙之类的！
āi ，kuài kàn ！qiánmian hǎoxiàng yǒu ge fángzi ！ng4 ...... hǎoxiàng ...... hǎoxiàng shì ge sìmiào zhīlèi de ！
Hey, quick, look! It looks like there's a house up ahead. Hmm, it looks like...it looks like some kind of temple!
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