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There's a Cockroach in my Soup!
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ID: 2679 Elementary
How would you feel if you sat down to a nice bowl of soup and found a cute little cockroach taking a bath? Would you happily drink on, or would you call the waiter over and complain? Well if you choose the second option, then today's class will be perfect for you.
Tue Apr 21 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
麻烦 | máfan | to trouble | |
鸡汤 | jītāng | chicken soup | |
香 | xiāng | fragrant; appetising smell | |
里头 | lǐtou | inside |
来,再喝一碗汤吧?
lái ,zài hē yì wǎn tāng ba ?
Here, will you have another bowl of soup?
谢谢,麻烦你了。
xièxie ,máfan nǐ le 。
Thanks. Sorry to trouble you.
这鸡汤真香,里头还有蒜头和香菇呢...咦?这是什么?
zhè jītāng zhēn xiāng ,lǐtou háiyǒu suàntou hé xiānggū ne ...yí ?zhè shì shénme ?
This chicken soup smells great. There is garlic and mushrooms in it too... Huh? What's this?
啊啊!是蟑螂!汤里有蟑螂!好恶心!
ā ā !shì zhāngláng !tāng lǐ yǒu zhāngláng !hǎo ěxīn !
Ah! It's a cockroach! There's a cockroach in the soup! That's so gross!
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