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Tennis Anyone?

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ID: 735 Elementary
  Pop quiz. We know you are all Jenny Zhu's biggest fans. But while you're all a-sighing over her, what makes little Jenny Zhu's heart go pitter-patter? Guesses? In the meantime, listen to this lesson on Olympic tennis and get a hint into the inner longings of the heart of Teacher Jenny, in Mandarin Chinese.
Wed Dec 19 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
听说 tīngshuō to have heard said
网球 wǎngqiú tennis
比赛 bǐsài competition
好看 hǎokàn good to watch
听说奥运会的网球比赛不好看。
tīngshuō Àoyùnhuì de wǎngqiú bǐsài bù hǎokàn 。
I've heard that Olympic tennis matches won't be very interesting to watch.
为什么？
wèishénme ？
Why?
好的运动员都不来。
hǎo de yùndòngyuán dōu bù lái 。
All the good athletes are not coming.
他们为什么不来？
tāmen wèishénme bù lái ？
Why aren't they coming?
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