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The UK is Too Far

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ID: 2879 Elementary
  In this lesson you will learn how to say NO to questions. You will also learn how to give reasons why you said no using the common sentence structure, 因为...所以 yīn wéi...suǒyǐ, which translates as "Because of A, I therefore B...".
Tue Apr 26 2016 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
圣诞节 shèngdànjié Christmas
要 yào to want
去 qù to go
英国 Yīngguó the UK
你圣诞节要不要去英国？
nǐ shèngdànjié yào bù yào qù Yīngguó ？
Do you want to go to the UK for Christmas?
不要。
bù yào 。
No.
为什么？
wèishénme ？
Why not?
因为英国有一点远。你夏天想不想去泰国玩？
yīnwèi Yīngguó yǒu yī diǎn yuǎn 。nǐ xiàtiān xiǎngbùxiǎng qù Tàiguó wán ？
Because the UK is a little far. Do you want to go on a holiday to Thailand this summer?
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