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To Shower or To Bathe?

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ID: 2145 Intermediate
Germs are everywhere, but sometimes we take our desire for cleanliness a bit too far. In this lesson, two friends have a disagreement about whether or not one should take a bath in a hotel. Get prepared to soak up the discussion...
Fri Mar 15 2013 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
放松 fàngsōng to relax
酒店 jiǔdiàn hotel
还是 háishì it would be better to
干嘛 gànmá doing what
今天爬山累死了，我要泡澡，好好放松一下。
jīntiān páshān lèisǐ le ，wǒ yào pàozǎo ，hǎohāo fàngsōng yīxià 。
After climbing a mountain today, I'm exhausted. I want to take a bath and relax a bit.
这里是酒店，还是淋浴吧。
zhèlǐ shì jiǔdiàn ，háishì línyù ba 。
This is a hotel. You'd better take shower.
为什么？花这么多钱住酒店，干嘛不泡？
wèishénme ？huā zhème duō qián zhù jiǔdiàn ，gànmá bù pào ？
Why? Spending so much money to stay in a hotel, why wouldn't I take a bath?
不是，酒店的浴缸不知道有多少人用过，卫生吗？
bùshì ，jiǔdiàn de yùgāng bù zhīdào yǒu duōshao rén yòng guo ，wèishēng ma ？
No, who knows how many people have used hotel bathtubs. Is it clean?
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