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ID: 1059 Intermediate
The age-old dilemma: On Christmas Eve, should we go to church, or to a bar? In today's podcast you'll learn how to talk it over in Mandarin Chinese.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
平安夜 píng ān yè Christmas Eve
教堂 jiàotáng church
酒吧 jiǔbā bar
节目 jiémù program
宝贝,平安夜想去哪儿玩儿?
bǎobèir ,píng ān yè xiǎng qù nǎr wánr ?
Where do you want to go on Christmas Eve, babe?
去教堂吧!
qù jiàotáng ba !
Let's go to church!
教堂不好玩儿。我们去酒吧吧!
jiàotáng bù hǎowánr 。wǒmen qù jiǔbā ba !
Church is no fun. Let's go to a bar!
教堂有圣诞节目。唱歌、表演,什么都有。
jiàotáng yǒu shèngdàn jiémù 。chànggē 、biǎoyǎn ,shénme dōu yǒu 。
There's a Christmas program at the church. There's singing, performances-- they've got it all.
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