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Picking Up Girls（下）

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ID: 3084 Upper Intermediate
Previous Lessons: Picking Up Girls (上) In this continuation of the story, the friend continues to give advice about picking up girls using The Thirty-Six Stratagems which is an old Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and civil interaction.
Thu May 25 2017 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
恶心 ěxīn disgusting
自生自灭 zìshēngzìmiè to chart one's own destiny for better or worse
沮丧 jǔsàng dejected; depressed
计策 jìcè strategy
停停停！这听起来真是太恶心了...我再替你想想三十六计中，还有哪一计用得上的，嗯...
tíng tíng tíng ！zhè tīngqǐlái zhēn shì tài ěxīn le . . . wǒ zài tì nǐ xiǎngxiang Sānshíliù jì zhōng ，háiyǒu nǎ yī jì yòng de shàng de ，ng4 ...
Stop! Stop! Stop! This really sounds quite disgusting... I'll try and think of any other of the Thirty-Six Stratagems that could be of use to you. Eh...
喔...我刚刚唱得就有这么恶心吗？
ō ...wǒ gānggāng chàng de jiù yǒu zhème ěxīn ma ？
Oh... Was my singing just now really that off-putting?
别别别，你别难过！这不是你声音的问题...就是脸的问题，哈哈哈！
bié bié bié ，nǐ bié nánguò ！zhè bùshì nǐ shēngyīn de wèntí ...jiùshì liǎn de wèntí ，hā hā hā ！
Don't... Don't get upset! It's not a problem with your voice... it's a problem with your face, ha ha!
呜...你不用管我了，让我自生自灭吧！
wū ...nǐ bùyòng guǎn wǒ le ，ràng wǒ zìshēngzìmiè ba ！
Hmph... Don't worry about me, leave me to chart my own course for better or worse!
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