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To "The God of Drinking"
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ID: 2632 Intermediate
Today we're going to be teaching you all about drinking culture. How to both propose a toast as well as decline one respectfully while maintaining face. Packed full of great language nuggets, your next drinking session will have you toasting with the best of them. 干杯!
Wed Feb 04 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
难得 | nándé | rare | |
委托案 | wěituōàn | commission; tender; propsal | |
送审 | sòngshěn | to hand in for approval | |
不...不行 | bù...bùxíng | no choice but to |
陈主任,难得我们的委托案送审了,不好好喝两杯不行!
Chén zhǔrèn ,nándé wǒmen de wěituōàn sòngshěn le ,bù hǎohāo hē liǎng bēi bùxíng !
Director Chen, it's not every day we send a proposal up for approval, we must have a couple of drinks!
吴老板,应该要谢谢你!辛苦了!
Wú lǎobǎn ,yīnggāi yào xièxie nǐ !xīnkǔ le !
Mr Wu, I should thank you for your hard work!
哪儿的话!来来来!这可是个大案子,未来两年还要你多多关照了,这一杯我先干为敬!
nǎr5 de huà !lái lái lái !zhè kě shì ge dà ànzi ,wèilái liǎng nián hái yào nǐ duōduō guānzhào le ,zhè yì bēi wǒ xiāngānwéijìng !
Not at all! Come come! This is a big project, we'll need your help over the next two years, I'll down this glass first for my respect of you!
你酒量好,我不太能喝。
nǐ jiǔliàng hǎo ,wǒ bútài néng hē 。
Your alcohol tolerance is very good, I can't really drink too much.
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