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Saved by the Gong: Preparing for an Exam

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ID: 1921 Upper Intermediate
You haven't been paying attention in class all semester and the exam's next week; it's going to take more than some serious cramming to make up for all the slacking you've been doing. There's only one option: beg the teacher for the test questions in advance. Listen in as a group of unprepared students try to wrest useful test information from their teacher's unwilling grasp in today's upper-intermediate lesson.
Fri Apr 27 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
格外 géwài exceptionally
有气质 yǒu qìzhì classy
捶 chuí to pummel, to pound
卡布奇诺 kǎbùqínuò cappuccino
哇，何老师，您今天真是格外地漂亮有气质，这条裙子太适合你了。
wā ，Hé lǎoshī ，nín jīntiān zhēn shì géwài de piàoliang yǒu qìzhì ，zhè tiáo qúnzi tài shìhé nǐ le 。
Wow, Teacher He, you look exceptionally beautiful and classy today. That skirt suits you really well.
是吗？
shìma ？
Really?
老师，别别别，黑板我们来擦就好了。
lǎoshī ，bié ，hēibǎn wǒmen lái cā jiù hǎo le 。
No, no, no, teacher. I'll clean the chalkboard.
对对对，老师，您坐，路上辛苦了！我帮您捶捶背！
duìduìduì ，lǎoshī ，nín zuò ，lùshang xīnkǔ le ！wǒ bāng nín chuí chui bèi ！
That's it, teacher, you have a seat. The trip over here is tiring! Let me pummel your back for you!
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