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The Monkey King
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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 0151 Upper Intermediate
In Wu Cheng’en’s novel “Journey to the West”, a hero was born…in the form of a monkey. In this podcast, Jenny and Aggie offer up Mandarin Chinese insight on the character gracing television sets, subway adverts and washing liquids…not to mention our Jenny triples her already massive fan base by singing “Only You”…gosh, we’re good.
Wed May 31 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
取经 | qǔjīng | to fetch the scripture | |
天马行空 | tiānmǎxíngkōng | unpractical thoughts | |
忠心耿耿 | zhōngxīngěnggěng | loyal and devoted | |
讲义气 | jiǎng yìqi | to have personal loyalty |
我们周末去打羽毛球吧。
wǒmen zhōumò qù dǎ yǔmáoqiú ba 。
Let’s go and play badminton this weekend.
不行,我有很重要的事。
bùxíng ,wǒ yǒu hěn zhòngyào de shì 。
Can't. I have something very important planned.
有约会?
yǒu yuēhuì ?
You have a date?
我要看《西游记》。
wǒ yào kàn 《Xīyóujì 》。
I am going to watch ''Journey to the West".
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