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Shanghai Expo: Haibao

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ID: 1404 Elementary
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo's mascot has been a source of excitement, the butt of jokes and a topic of conversation since its unveiling a few years back. In today's lesson we're talking about Haibao and trying to figure out just what it is he is supposed to resemble.
Wed Apr 21 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
蓝色 lánsè blue
东西 dōngxi thing
知道 zhīdào to know
像 xiàng to resemble
这个蓝色的东西是什么？
zhè ge lánsè de dōngxi shì shénme ？
What is this blue-colored thing?
不知道，像字母A。
bù zhīdào ，xiàng zìmǔ A 。
I don't know. It looks like the letter A.
我觉得像牙齿，也像牙膏。
wǒ juéde xiàng yáchǐ ，yě xiàng yágāo 。
I think it looks like a tooth. It also looks like toothpaste.
也像“人”字。
yě xiàng “rén ”zì 。
It looks like the character for 'person' as well.
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