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The Seven Year Itch 3: Extramarital Involvement

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ID: 1813 Upper Intermediate
ChinesePod brings you the next installment in our series on marital strife. One couple's marriage is in severe jeopardy after a husband's rather suspect interaction with a young college girl. Listen in to find out more! You'll find the previous chapter here.
Tue Nov 29 2011 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
东西 dōngxi thing; creature
惹 rě to provoke
兄弟 xiōngdi brother; good friend
懒得 lǎnde to be disinclined to
莺莺，我晚上晚回来一会儿。跟江涛出去喝两杯。
Yīngying ，wǒ wǎnshang wǎn huílai yīhuǐr 。gēn Jiāngtāo chūqù hē liǎng bēi 。
Ying Ying, I'll be back a bit late tonight. I'm going out to have some drinks with Jiang Tao.
哦。早点儿回来。江涛也不是什么好东西。
o 。zǎo diǎnr huílai 。Jiāngtāo yě bù shì shénme hǎo dōngxi 。
Oh. Don't stay out too late. Jiang Tao isn't the greatest guy.
江涛怎么惹你了。他可是我的好兄弟。
Jiāngtāo zěnme rě nǐ le 。tā kěshì wǒ de hǎo xiōngdi 。
What did Jiang Tao do to you? He's a great friend of mine.
我都懒得跟你说。江涛现在有钱了，有一次我路过师大，看见他在校门口跟一个女生勾勾搭搭的，我都没好意思跟他打招呼。
wǒ dōu lǎnde gēn nǐ shuō 。Jiāngtāo xiànzài yǒu qián le ，yǒuyīcì wǒ lù guò shīdà ，kànjiàn tā zài xiào ménkǒu gēn yī gè nǚshēng gōugoudādā de ，wǒ dōu méi hǎoyìsi gēn tā dǎ zhāohu 。
I didn't see the point in telling you this. Jiang Tao is wealthy now. Once, when I was passing the university, I saw him at the campus entrance flirting with a girl. I couldn't bring myself to even say hello.
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