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Thinking about the Movie, Arrival

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ID: 3070 Upper Intermediate
Having seen the movie Arrival, a wife suddenly starts thinking about the future, and about what she would do if she could see into the future. Would they get married, if they knew it would end in divorce many years later?
Thu Apr 27 2017 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
发呆 fādāi to zone out
拯救 zhěngjiù to rescue
发花痴 fāhuāchī to be lovesick; to fantasize
之所以 zhī suǒyǐ the reason that
老婆！老婆！你吃个饭发什么呆呀！
lǎopó ！lǎopó ！nǐ chī gè fàn fā shénme dāi ya ！
Darling! Darling! Why are you zoning out during your meal?
我是在想昨天看的电影，降临。
wǒ shì zài xiǎng zuótiān kàn de diànyǐng ，jiànglín 。
I was thinking of the film I saw yesterday, 'Arrival'.
又是什么英雄拯救世界的科幻片？原来不是发呆，是发花痴呀！
yòu shì shénme yīngxióng zhěngjiù shìjiè de kēhuànpiàn ？yuánlái bùshì fādāi ，shì fā huāchī ya ！
Is it another sci-fi film in which the hero saves the world? So you're not just zoning out, you're fantasizing about the lead!
不是！你想过吗？如果你能预知我们二十年后会离婚，你还会跟我结婚吗？
bùshì ！nǐ xiǎng guò ma ？rúguǒ nǐ néng yùzhī wǒmen èrshí nián hòu huì líhūn ，nǐ hái huì gēn wǒ jiéhūn ma ？
No! Have you ever thought about... If you were able to know in advance that we would get divorced in twenty years, would you still marry me?
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