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MSN and QQ

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ID: 0810 Pre Intermediate
  Reports reveal a mysterious drop in the GDP of several countries in the last ten years. Analysts have been concerned and perplexed. But they have overlooked the telltale signs. The blinking orange task bar, the familiar 'ping', the too-fast typing smirk and dexterous click of the mouse when the boss nears. A decade of workdays have passed that much happier for office toilers since the miracle of MSN. Hear about it, and its Chinese counterpart, in this podcast.
Mon Mar 03 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
用 yòng to use
一直 yīzhí continuously
号 hào number
回去 huíqu to go back
你用MSN吗？
nǐ yòng MSN ma ？
Do you use MSN?
不用。我一直用QQ。
bù yòng 。 wǒ yīzhí yòng QQ 。
I don't. I've always used QQ.
我也是。这是我的QQ号。
wǒ yě shì 。 zhè shì wǒ de QQ hào 。
Me too. This is my QQ number.
好，我回去加你。
hǎo ， wǒ huíqu jiā nǐ 。
OK, I'll add you later.
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