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ID: 2718 Upper Intermediate
Listen to a rather nauseating conversation as one friend asks another for a favour...
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
shá what
有话直说 yǒuhuà zhíshuō if you have anything to say, then say it
来这一套 lái zhè yī tào to come with the same old stuff
恶心 ěxīn disgusting
亲爱的小琳你在做什么呀
qīn ài de 亲爱的Xiǎo Lín 小琳nǐ 你zài 在zuò 做shénme 什么ya 呀
Xiaolin, darling, what are up to?
你做啥呢有话直说少来这一套怪恶心的
nǐ 你zuò 做shá 啥ne 呢yǒuhuà zhíshuō 有话直说shǎolái zhè yī tào 少来这一套guài 怪ěxīn 恶心de 的
What are you after? If you have something to say, say it, don't come to me with your "darling," it's so sickening.
就是我想去看的演唱会下礼拜六要开始售票了
jiùshì 就是wǒ 我xiǎng 想qù kàn 去看de 的yǎnchànghuì 演唱会xià 下lǐbàiliù 礼拜六yào 要kāishǐ 开始shòupiào 售票le 了
It's just... I want to go see a concert and tickets go on sale next Saturday...
嗯嗯然后呢
ēnēn 嗯嗯ránhòu 然后ne 呢
Yes... And?
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