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ID: 2427 Upper Intermediate
Who says raising fish is easy? In this lesson, someone is preparing a small aquarium for their apartment. However, getting everything set up properly will take a bit of doing.
Tue Apr 22 2014 | Shanell, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
水族箱 | shuǐzúxiāng | aquarium | |
鱼缸 | yúgāng | fish tank, aquarium | |
养 | yǎng | to raise, keep | |
热带 | rèdài | tropical |
老公,我的水族箱到啦。
lǎogōng ,wǒde shuǐzúxiāng dào la 。
Honey, my aquarium has arrived!
哇,这么大的鱼缸,你想干嘛?
wā ,zhème dà de yúgāng ,nǐ xiǎng gànmá ?
Whoa, that's such a big fish tank! What do you want to do with it?
我要养热带鱼。
wǒ yào yǎng rèdài yú 。
I want to raise tropical fish.
不是吧,你已经养死过很多动物和植物了,这次你又打算谋杀热带鱼啦?
bùshìba ,nǐ yǐjīng yǎng sǐ guo hěn duō dòngwù hé zhíwù le ,zhè cì nǐ yòu dǎsuàn móushā rèdài yú la ?
Seriously? You've already killed so many animals and plants. This time you're planning on murdering tropical fish?
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