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ID: 2708 Intermediate
Do you still continue to support your high school or university sports team? Listen to two friends supporting their high school basketball team in the national finals and learn plenty of ball game related vocabulary.
Tue Jun 09 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
错过 cuòguò le to miss
班 bān measure word for train or bus
座位 zuòwèi seat
节 jié quarter
怎么迟到了？我以为你放我鸽子呢！
zěnme chídào le ？wǒ yǐwéi nǐ fàng wǒ gēzi ne ！
Why were you late? I thought you'd stood me up!
不好意思，错过了一班公车，所以迟了。
bùhǎoyìsi ，cuòguò le yì bān gōngchē ，suǒyǐ chí le 。
Sorry, I missed the bus.
没事，还来得及。我看看时刻表上有没有写地点，对！就是这儿，进去吧。
méishì ，hái láidejí 。wǒ kàn kan shíkèbiǎo shàng yǒu méiyǒu xiě dìdiǎn ，duì ！jiùshì zhèr ，jìnqù ba 。
It's OK, there's still time. See if the schedule mentions the place, oh yes! It's here, let's go in.
欸，比赛已经开始啦，我们快点找座位坐下。
èi ，bǐsài yǐjīng kāishǐ la ，wǒmen kuài diǎn zhǎo zuòwèi zuòxia 。
Ah, the match has already started, let's find a place to sit down.
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