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Parking Lot Rage

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ID: 0506 Intermediate
If you’re one of the brave ones amongst us that is bold enough to get behind the wheel in China, surely there may have been times when your usually sunny disposition has become somewhat, let’s say, “ruffled”. Relive them in this podcast teaching you how to teach that jerk of a driver a lesson that he doesn’t own the road--in Mandarin Chinese.
Sat May 05 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
半天 bàntiān half day
倒车 dàochē to back up a car
滑稽 huáji funny
臭 chòu stink
你会不会开车？倒了半天都进不去。
nǐ huì bu huì kāichē ？dào le bàntiān dōu jìn bu qù 。
Can you drive a car or not? You've been backing up for half the day and still can't get in.
你才不会开呢。跟得这么紧，我怎么倒车？
nǐ cái bùhuì kāi ne 。gēn de zhème jǐn ，wǒ zěnme dàochē ？
It's you who can't drive. With you following me so close, how can I back up?
滑稽不滑稽？马路又不是你的。自己水平臭还怪起别人来了？不会开就不要出来丢人。
huáji bù huáji ？mǎlù yòu bù shì nǐ de 。zìjǐ shuǐpíng chòu hái guài qǐ biérén lái le ？bùhuì kāi jiù bùyào chūlai diūrén 。
Isn't that hilarious? You don't own the road. Your own skills suck, and you start blaming other people? If you can't drive then you shouldn't come out and embarrass yourself.
喂，我开我的车，关你屁事！
wèi ，wǒ kāi wǒ de chē ，guān nǐ pìshì ！
Hey, I'll drive my car. You mind your own business!
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