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No Subs on the Subway

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ID: 2419 Elementary
A ban against eating and drinking on the subway has recently been put into place in Shanghai. However, not everyone got the memo. Listen in on this lesson as two passengers discuss the new policy.
Fri Apr 11 2014 | Jenny, Tom
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
坐 zuò to ride
巧 qiǎo coincidental
早饭 zǎofàn breakfast
面包 miànbāo bread
哎，小王！
āi ，XiǎoWáng ！
Hey, Xiao Wang!
早，你也坐4号线啊！
zǎo ，nǐ yě zuò sì hào xiàn ā ！
Good morning. You're also riding on Line 4.
是啊，真巧
shì a ，zhēn qiǎo
Yeah. What a coincidence!
你吃早饭了吗？我有面包。
nǐ chī zǎofàn le ma ？wǒ yǒu miànbāo 。
Did you eat breakfast? I've got bread.
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