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No School for Doudou

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ID: 2376 Intermediate
It's cold season and all the kids at the kindergarten are getting sick. In this lesson, a mother and father argue about whether or not they should take their child, Doudou, to school. It turns out to be a bit of a conflict.
Tue Feb 11 2014 | Vera, Tom
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
送 sòng to deliver
幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten
听说 tīngshuō to have heard
好几个 hǎo jǐ gè quite a few
今天我们别送豆豆去幼儿园了，我听说他们班好几个小朋友都感冒了。
jīntiān wǒmen bié sòng Dòudou qù yòuéryuán le ，wǒ tīngshuō tāmen bān hǎo jǐ gè xiǎopéngyou dōu gǎnmào le 。
We aren't going to take Doudou to kindergarten today. I've heard that a lot of kids in their class have colds.
感冒有什么关系？我相信我儿子的抵抗力。
gǎnmào yǒu shénme guānxi ？wǒ xiāngxìn wǒ érzi de dǐkànglì 。
What does that have to do with getting a cold? I think my son has resistance to getting a cold.
你说得容易，每次豆豆感冒了，辛苦的都是我。
nǐ shuō de róngyì ，měicì Dòudou gǎnmào le ，xīnkǔ de dōu shì wǒ 。
It's easy for you to say that. Every time that Doudou gets a cold, I'm the one who suffers.
我知道你很累，我也担心儿子被传染。但是不送幼儿园，谁来看孩子啊？
wǒ zhīdào nǐ hěn lèi ，wǒ yě dānxīn érzi bèi chuánrǎn 。dànshì bù sòng yòuéryuán ，shéi lái kān háizi ā ？
I know that you're tired, and I'm also worried about our son catching something. However, if we don't take him to school, who is going to look after the kid?
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