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ID: 0194
Intermediate
Yes, we know you were the prom queen in school (and to be honest, you might not remember us--we were the weird ones that took drama very seriously). So what happens when you bump into someone from “back in the day?” In this podcast, we open that wound of high school days past and teach you how to catch up with someone in Mandarin Chinese. They’ll all be jealous at that next reunion.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 顺利 | shùnlì | smooth | |
| 变化 | biànhuà | change | |
| 搬家 | bānjiā | to move house | |
| 毕业 | bìyè | to graduate |
哎这么巧是你啊
āi 哎zhème 这么qiǎo 巧shì 是nǐ 你ā 啊
Wow, what a coincidence! It's you!
哎呀是啊好久不见你怎么样
āiyā 哎呀shì 是ā 啊hǎojiǔbùjiàn 好久不见nǐ 你zěnmeyàng 怎么样
Man, I haven't seen you in ages. How have you been?
还行吧你比以前更帅了怎么样现在在哪里发财啊
háixíng 还行ba 吧nǐ 你bǐ 比yǐqián 以前gèng 更shuài 帅le 了zěnmeyàng 怎么样xiànzài 现在zài 在nǎli 哪里fācái 发财a 啊
I'm all right. You look even better than before! So where are you making your fortune these days?
谈不上发财就是普通的工作我倒是听说你很不错当总经理了事业很顺利
tánbushàng 谈不上fācái 发财jiùshì 就是pǔtōng 普通de 的gōngzuò 工作wǒ 我dàoshì 倒是tīngshuō 听说nǐ 你hěn 很bùcuò 不错dàng 当zǒngjīnglǐ 总经理le 了shìyè 事业hěn 很shùnlì 顺利
Cannot say it's fortune. It's just an ordinary job. I've heard that you are doing quite well. You're a general manager now. Your career is going really well.
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