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Messing Up The Date

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ID: 4034 Intermediate
In this lesson, a co-worker is angry because they got stood up at a restaurant and waited for almost an hour. The male colleague is a bit confused since they had arranged to meet on a different day, as clearly written in his calendar. Listen in to find out how and why they had this mix-up.
Wed Sep 13 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
确定 quèdìng to confirm
清清楚楚 qīngqīngchǔchǔ be crystal clear
欸！等下一起去吃饭啊。
èi ！děngxià yīqǐ qù chīfàn ā 。
Ah! Let's get food together in a bit.
你还敢跟我讲话！我还在生你的气，不想看到你。
nǐ hái gǎn gēn wǒ jiǎnghuà ！wǒ hái zài shēng nǐ de qì ，bù xiǎng kàndào nǐ 。
You have some nerve talking to me! I'm still angry with you. I dont want to see you.
等等，我做错了什么，你不能这样乱发脾气吧？
děngdeng ，wǒ zuò cuò le shénme ，nǐ bù néng zhèyàng luàn fāpíqi ba ？
Wait a minute, what did I do? You shouldn't just vent your temper at any opportunity, should you now?
我乱发脾气？你昨天放我鸽子，让我在餐厅前面等你等了快一个钟头。
wǒ luàn fāpíqì ？nǐ zuótiān fàng wǒ gēzi ，ràng wǒ zài cāntīng qiánmian děng nǐ děng le kuài yī gè zhōngtóu 。
At any opportunity? You stood me up yesterday, and left me waiting in front of the restaurant for almost an hour.
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