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Put your Phone Down!

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ID: 2579 Intermediate
If you've ever been the only one in the pub or at a restaurant with your face not glued to your phone, you'll want to listen to this lesson to learn how to give them a hard time about it.
Thu Nov 20 2014 | Jenny, Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
赶紧 gǎnjǐn hurry
收 shōu to put away
马上 mǎshàng at once
立刻 lìkè immediately
明明，吃饭啦，赶紧把手机收起来。
Míngmíng ，chī fàn la ，gǎnjǐn bǎ shǒujī shōu qǐlái 。
Mingming, it's time to eat, hurry up and put your phone away.
哦，马上，马上就好。
ò ，mǎshàng ，mǎshàng jiù hǎo 。
Oh, OK! I'm almost done.
不要马上，立刻！立刻把手机放下！
bùyào mǎshàng ，lìkè ！lìkè bǎ shǒujī fàngxià ！
Not almost, now! Put it down right this minute!
哎呀，妈，您别那么大嗓门。好了，我放下了。
āiyā ，mā ，nín bié nàme dà sǎngmén 。hǎole ，wǒ fàng xià le 。
Mom, you don't need to shout. OK, I've put it down.
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