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Planning a Trip Abroad

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ID: 4004 Upper Intermediate
Researching a trip abroad can be tiring work. In this lesson, they discuss the perks of visiting Asia VS going to Europe but eventually settle on going to Australia since it has both the Western aspect, but also the close proximity to Asia.
Thu Jul 06 2017 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
等不及 děng bùjí to be unable to wait for
谁叫 shéijiào who said
老早 lǎozǎo long ago
别闹了 biénàole don’t start
夏天的旅游计划你昨晚研究得怎么样了？我等不及要订机票订饭店了！
xiàtiān de lǚyóu jìhuà nǐ zuówǎn yánjiū de zěnmeyàng le ？wǒ děng bùjí yào dìng jīpiào dìng fàndiàn le ！
How did researching the summer travel plans go last night? I can't wait to book the plane tickets and the hotel!
我昨天晚上看着旅游书就睡着了，谁叫你晚餐要吃火锅，吃到那么晚，我都没精神了。
wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang kàn zhe lǚyóu shū jiù shuìzháo le ，shéi jiào nǐ wǎncān yào chī huǒguō ，chīdào nàme wǎn ，wǒ dōu méi jīngshén le 。
Last night I fell asleep while reading the travel guide. Who suggested going to eat hot pot for dinner? With eating until so late, I didn't have any energy left.
不要怪我，要怪你自己，老早就叫你找资料了。
bù yào guài wǒ ，yào guài nǐ zìjǐ ，lǎozǎo jiù jiào nǐ zhǎo zīliào le 。
Don't blame me, blame yourself. I told you to look up the information ages ago.
我工作忙到连吃饭的时间也没有，哪来的时间找旅游资料啊。
wǒ gōngzuò máng dào lián chīfàn de shíjiān yěméiyǒu ，nǎ lái de shíjiān zhǎo lǚyóu zīliào ā 。
I'm so busy at work that I don't even have time to eat, when do I have time to look for travel information?
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