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ID: 2669 Upper Intermediate
After a long days hike, you spot a nice looking cafe to quench your thirst. But upon sitting down you realise that the place is ridiculously expensive. What to do? Save face and stomach the bill or get up and walk away...
Thu Apr 02 2015 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
蛮 mán quite
梦幻 mènghuàn fantasy
再说 zài shuō furthermore
大不了 in the worst case scenario at worst
呼！走得累死了，口好渴，你还好吗？
hū ！zǒu de lèi sǐ le ，kǒu hǎo kě ，nǐ hái hǎo ma ？
Ah! My legs are tired from so much walking and I'm very thirsty, are you OK?
我还好，不过太阳那么大，我也想找个地方坐坐，休息一下。
wǒ hái hǎo ，búguò tàiyáng nàme dà ，wǒ yě xiǎng zhǎo gè dìfang zuò zuo ，xiūxi yíxià 。
I'm OK, but the sun is quite strong, I'd like to find somewhere to sit, to rest for a while.
前面有家咖啡店，看起来蛮舒服的，去坐坐吧。
qiánmian yǒu jiā kāfēidiàn ，kàn qǐlái mán shūfu de ，qù zuò zuo ba 。
There's a cafe up ahead, it looks nice, let's have a seat.
好啊！你是说那家布置得很梦幻的店，对吧？不知道会不会很贵？
hǎo a ！nǐ shì shuō nà jiā bùzhì de hěn mènghuàn de diàn ，duìba ？bù zhīdào huì búhuì hěn guì ？
OK! You mean the one decorated like something out of a dream, yes? Do you think it will be a little expensive?
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