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Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest

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ID: 1081 Upper Intermediate
When you're pregnant, the baby isn't the only one who can't go anywhere or do anything. Many Chinese families put all kinds of restrictions on pregnant mothers in hopes of protecting Junior from the perils of lipstick and computer radiation. Today's lesson explores this subject, in Mandarin.
Fri Jan 23 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
带上 dàishang to close
看守 kānshǒu to guard
犯人 fànrén criminal
成形 chéngxíng to take form
我的好小芬啊，快歇着，家务事不用你操心，你的任务就是好好吃，好好睡，给我们老李家生个大胖小子！
wǒ de hǎo Xiǎofēn a ，kuài xiē zhe ，jiāwùshì bùyòng nǐ cāoxīn ，nǐ de rènwu jiùshì hǎohāo chī ，hǎohāo shuì ，gěi wǒmen Lǎo Lǐ jiā shēng ge dàpàngxiǎozi ！
Dear Xiao Fen, take it easy! You don't have to worry about housework. Your responsibility is to eat and sleep well, and give the Li family a chubby little guy!
妈！你就让我活动活动吧！我天天不是坐着就是躺着，闲都闲出病来了！我才怀孕两个月！
mā ！nǐ jiù ràng wǒ huódòng huódong ba ！wǒ tiāntiān bùshì zuò zhe jiùshì tǎng zhe ，xián dōu xián chū bìng lái le ！wǒ cái huáiyùn liǎng ge yuè ！
Mom! Let me do my thing! Every day, if I'm not sitting I'm laying down. I have so much free time it'll make me sick. I've only been pregnant for two months!
老婆，快回房间休息吧。我给你盛碗鸡汤，妈炖的老母鸡汤最好喝了。
lǎopó ，kuài huí fángjiān xiūxi ba 。wǒ gěi nǐ chéng wǎn jītāng ，mā dùn de lǎomǔjītāng zuì hǎohē le 。
Quick, dear, go back to your room and rest. I'll ladle out a bowl of chicken soup for you. Mom makes the best chicken soup.
老公，把门带上，我有话跟你说。
lǎogōng ，bǎ mén dàishang ，wǒ yǒu huà gēn nǐ shuō 。
Shut the door, honey. I have something I want to say to you.
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