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The Traffic Jam

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ID: 0057 Elementary
We know you listen while you’re on the subway, but we’ll put our China commute up against yours any day. In this podcast, we’ll take advantage of your gridlock to teach you “gridlock”. You’ll also learn to talk about how you get to work every day, in Mandarin Chinese.
Wed Dec 07 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how about
每天 měitiān everyday
坐 zuò to ride
地铁 dìtiě subway
上海的交通怎么样？
Shànghǎi de jiāotōng zěnmeyàng ？
What’s Shanghai’s traffic like?
还可以。我每天坐地铁去上班。
háikěyǐ 。wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān 。
It’s OK. I take the subway to work everyday.
你经常坐出租车吗？
nǐ jīngcháng zuò chūzūchē ma ？
Do you often take a taxi?
很少。虽然坐出租车很方便，但是很贵。
hěn shǎo 。suīrán zuò chūzūchē hěn fāngbiàn ，dànshì hěn guì 。
Very seldom. Although taking a taxi is convenient, it’s expensive.
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