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ID: 2658 Elementary

Bridge Lesson: Ele>Int Sometimes companies or events release a product or some tickets online for a limited time only. During those few minutes you have to be logged on and ready to buy otherwise you'll be bitterly disappointed. Listen as two friends try and place bids to get the thing they've been wanting for ages.

Tue Mar 17 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
开卖 kāi mài to begin a sale
连上 liánshàng to be connected
当然 dāngrán of course
比 bǐ compared to
快点、快点，十二点开卖，电脑连上线了吗？
kuài diǎn 、kuài diǎn ，shí èr diǎn kāi mài ，diànnǎo liánshàngxiàn le ma ？
Hurry, hurry, the sale starts at 12, is the computer connected to the internet?
当然连上了，我比你还想买到啊！
dāngrán liánshàng le ，wǒ bǐ nǐ hái xiǎng mǎi dào ā ！
Of course it is connected, I'm more keen to buy than you!
我上个礼拜提早十五分钟连线，就已经上不去了。
wǒ shànggelǐbài tízǎo shí wǔ fēnzhōng liánxiàn ，jiù yǐjīng shàngbuqù le 。
Last week I tried to go online fifteen minutes in advance, but couldn't get on even then.
还好我提早了一个小时。
hái hǎo wǒ tízǎo le yí ge xiǎoshí 。
Lucky I went online an hour in advance.
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