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ID: 0863 Upper Intermediate
ABC, CBC, BBC... no they are not TV networks, they are the bridge in the cultural gap, the players on both teams, the understanders of both worlds, closet holders of two passports... they are the overseas Chinese. Whether you're a banana or an egg, listen to this podcast and learn what life is like for our Chinese/Western friends and neighbors.
Sat Apr 26 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
表弟 biǎodì younger male cousin
沟通 gōutōng to communicate
芝加哥 Zhījiāgē Chicago
亲戚 qīnqi relatives
你的美国表弟怎么样？
nǐ de Měiguó biǎodì zěnmeyàng ？
How is your American cousin?
特别有意思的一个人，就是没办法沟通。
tèbié yǒu yìsi de yī ge rén ，jiùshì méi bànfǎ gōutōng 。
He is a very interesting individual, but there is no way of communicating.
他不会说中文？
tā bù huì shuō Zhōngwén ？
He doesn't speak Chinese?
会是会一点，都是些比较简单的句子。他在芝加哥出生，一直都没回来过。这是他第一次回国。见到那么多亲戚，人都晕了。
huì shì huì yīdiǎn ，dōu shì xiē bǐjiào jiǎndān de jùzi 。tā zài Zhījiāgē chūshēng ，yīzhí dōu méi huílai guo 。zhè shì tā dì yī cì huíguó 。jiàndào nàme duō qīnqi ，rén dōu yūn le 。
He can a little bit--all just relatively basic phrases. He was born in Chicago, and had never come here. This is his first time to China. He's met so many relatives, it was overwhelming for him.
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