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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.
Mon Jul 31 2006 | 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 ，zhème qiǎo ！shì nǐ ā ！
Wow, what a coincidence! It's you!
哎呀，是啊。好久不见！你怎么样？
āiyā ，shì ā 。hǎojiǔbùjiàn ！nǐ zěnmeyàng ？
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 ba 。nǐ bǐ yǐqián gèng shuài le ！zěnmeyàng ，xiànzài zài nǎli fācái a ？
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 fācái 。jiùshì pǔtōng de gōngzuò 。wǒ dàoshì tīngshuō nǐ hěn bùcuò 。dàng zǒngjīnglǐ le ，shìyè hěn shùnlì 。
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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