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The Olympic Marathon

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ID: 0320 Elementary
Oh, you’ll find yourself in that uncomfortable situation, the one where you come here to visit us, and the guy next to you starts talking (in Chinese) about the upcoming Olympic marathon. Do you really want to be that person who just ends up saying “xie xie” the whole time? No. You don’t. In this podcast, learn to talk marathons with the best of them, in Mandarin Chinese.
Mon Nov 06 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
艰苦 jiānkǔ arduous
项目 xiàngmù event
公里 gōnglǐ kilometer
选手 xuǎnshǒu competitor
你觉得奥运会最艰苦的项目是什么？
nǐ juéde Àoyùnhuì zuì jiānkǔ de xiàngmù shì shénme ？
Which Olympic event do you think is the toughest?
当然是马拉松，要跑42公里呢。
dāngrán shì mǎlāsōng ，yào pǎo sìshí èr gōnglǐ ne 。
Of course it’s the marathon. It’s 42 km long.
那选手们肯定不容易！
nà xuǎnshǒumen kěndìng bù róngyì ！
It’s certainly not easy for the runners!
嗯，我很佩服他们。
én ，wǒ hěn pèifu tāmen 。
Yeah, I really admire them.
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