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Pokemon Go

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ID: 2971 Upper Intermediate
  Today we're taking on the controversial topic of Pokemon Go. Learn the names for popular Pokemon, hear about the stampede in Beitou, and hear some pro's and con's about the game. For another video lesson with some Pokemon in it, click here.
Thu Oct 13 2016 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
好不容易 hǎobùróngyì after a lot of difficulty
皮卡丘 píkǎqiū Pikachu
抓 zhuā to catch; to grab
精灵 jīnglíng spirit; fairy; elf; sprite; genie; Pokémon
气死了，我刚刚好不容易遇到一只皮卡丘，被牠溜走了。
qì sǐ le ，wǒ gānggāng hǎobùróngyì yùdào yī zhī píkǎqiū ，bèi tā liūzǒu le 。
I'm so angry. I finally found a Pikachu, and it ran away on me.
怎么连你也在抓这些小精灵。
zěnme lián nǐ yě zài zhuā zhèxiē xiǎo jīnglíng 。
How is it that even someone like you is out catching Pokémon?
我本来也不想玩，谁知道一下载后就上瘾了。
wǒ běnlái yě bù xiǎng wán ，shéizhīdào yī xiàzǎi hòu jiù shàngyǐn le 。
I wasn't going to play it, but I got addicted right after downloading it.
我昨天去北投洗温泉，没想到北投公园人山人海，简直咱们黄金周出行的规格了，是谁告诉我北投夏天没啥人，可以图个清静悠闲的...
wǒ zuótiān qù Běitóu xǐ wēnquán ，méixiǎngdào Běitóu gōngyuán rénshānrénhǎi ，jiǎnzhí zánmen huángjīnzhōu chūxíng de guīgé le ，shì shéi gàosu wǒ Běitóu xiàtiān méi shá rén ，kěyǐ tú gè qīngjìng yōuxián de ...
I went to bathe in the hot springs in Beitou yesterday. To my surprise the Beitou park was packed with people, similar in scale to the crowds in China's Golden Week holiday. Who was it that told me that there aren't many people in Beitou in summertime and that I could get a bit of peace and quiet...
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