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Pregnancy Series 4: Fetal Attraction

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ID: 1122 Upper Intermediate
People get competitive about the silliest things. In today's podcast, let's learn about how far mothers will go to make sure they give birth to a child well-versed in the Chinese classics, and well-fed on bird saliva.
Mon Mar 23 2009 | John , Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
摸 mō to rub
伴儿 bànr partner
准妈妈 zhǔn māma expecting mother
预产期 yùchǎnqī expected date of childbirth
哟，晓芬来啦！
yō ，Xiǎofēn lái la ！
Hey, Xiao Fen's arrived!
我摸摸肚子。这下我可有伴儿了。
wǒ mōmo dùzi 。zhèxià wǒ kě yǒu bànr le 。
Let me rub the belly. This time, I definitely have company.
你们两个准妈妈好好聊吧。
nǐmen liǎng ge zhǔn māma hǎohāo liáo ba 。
You two mothers-to-be have a good chat.
你的肚子大多了，预产期什么时候啊？
nǐ de dùzi dà duōle ，yùchǎnqī shénme shíhou a ？
Your belly has gotten a lot bigger. When is your due date?
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