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Sensitive Topics

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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1975 Intermediate
Every culture has its own sensitive topics, and sometimes a little bit of cultural education is in order. Just a little bit of timely information can save a whole lot of embarrassment. In this lesson, some Chinese teachers fill each other in on situations with students which could potentially be awkward.
Thu Jul 12 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
下周一 xià zhōuyī next Monday
级别 jíbié level
初级 chūjí elementary
特殊 tèshū special
罗老师，有两个新学生要从下周一开始上课。
Luó lǎoshī ，yǒu liǎng ge xīn xuésheng yào cóng xià zhōuyī kāishǐ shàngkè 。
Teacher Luo, there'll be two new students attending class starting Monday.
哦。他们是什么级别的？
ò 。tāmen shì shénme jíbié de ？
Oh. What level are they?
都是初级的。这两个人比较特殊，所以有些话题最好不要涉及到。
dōu shì chūjí de 。zhè liǎng ge rén bǐjiào tèshū ，suǒyǐ yǒuxiē huàtí zuì hǎo bù yào shèjí dào 。
They're both elementary. These two are a bit special. There're a few topics that are best not to bring up with them.
什么话题？
shénme huàtí ？
What topics?
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