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The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner

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ID: 2199 Intermediate
Marrying someone from abroad can be a difficult. There are questions of culture and language that have to be overcome. Of course, some issues aren't as big as others. In this dialogue, a young woman talks with her mother about marrying a foreign man.
Thu May 30 2013 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
交流 jiāoliú to communicate
毕竟 bìjìng after all
母语 mǔyǔ mother tongue, native language
沟通 gōutōng to communicate
琳琳，我知道你现在很喜欢迈克，可是嫁给他以后，你们的交流会有问题吗？
Línlin ，wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài hěn xǐhuan Màikè ，kěshì jiàgěi tā yǐhòu ，nǐmen de jiāoliú huì yǒu wèntí ma ？
Linlin, I know you really like Mike now, but after you get married, would you have communication problems?
不会的，妈。我英语很好，他也在学中文。
bùhuì de ，mā 。wǒ Yīngyǔ hěn hǎo ，tā yě zài xué Zhōngwén 。
No, Mom. My English is good. He's also studying Chinese.
毕竟不是母语，能很好地沟通吗？
bìjìng bù shì mǔyǔ ，néng hěn hǎo de gōutōng ma ？
But it's still not your mother tongue. Will you be able to communicate well?
妈，感情的事很多时候是不需要语言的。
mā ，gǎnqíng de shì hěn duō shíhou shì bù xūyào yǔyán de 。
Mom, most of the time emotional matters aren't things that require language.
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