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Marriage and Divorce (original)

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  Yes, we realize that the only two things you are ever pronounced in life are “dead” and “man and wife”, but if you think that the 51% split rate is going to sway us from a lesson on the betrothed, then we’d better site irreconcilable differences right now. In this podcast, we unify spoken Mandarin Chinese about marriage/divorce with the English explanation…a match made in the Temple of Heaven. Mazel tov.
Mon Jan 30 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
几 jǐ how many
岁 suì years old
已经 yǐjīng already
为什么 wèishénme why
李先生几岁了？
Lǐ Xiānsheng jǐ suì le ？
How old is Mr. Li?
他已经四十五岁了。
tā yǐjīng sìshíwǔ suì le 。
He is already 45 years old.
他为什么还没结婚？
tā wèishénme hái méi jiéhūn ？
Why isn’t he married yet?
他已经离婚了。
tā yǐjīng líhūn le 。
He is already divorced.
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