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Unlucky Day

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ID: 1701 Intermediate
Sometimes you just have one of those days where everything goes wrong and you're in a terrible mood all day long. In this Chinese lesson, follow along this story about a series of unfortunate events and learn what made this guy's day so miserable.
Fri Jun 24 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
倒霉 dǎoméi unlucky, unfortunate
昨晚 zuówǎn yesterday evening
邻居 línjū neighbor
练习 liànxí to practice
我今天真倒霉！
wǒ jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi ！
I've had such an unlucky day!
昨晚邻居练习打鼓直到十二点半，我没有睡好。
zuówǎn línjū liànxí dǎgǔ zhídào shí\'èr diǎn bàn ，wǒ méiyǒu shuì hǎo 。
Last night, my neighbor practiced drums until 12:30. I didn't sleep well.
因为没睡好，所以早上心情很不好，而且路上掉了两百块钱。
yīnwèi méi shuì hǎo ，suǒyǐ zǎoshang xīnqíng hěn bù hǎo ，érqiě lùshang diào le liǎng bǎi kuài qián 。
Because I didn't sleep well, I was in a bad mood the next morning and lost 200 kuai on the road.
下午谈生意的时候，一个棒球突然飞了进来，砸到了客户的脑袋。
xiàwǔ tán shēngyi de shíhou ，yī ge bàngqiú tūrán fēi le jìnlai ，zá dào le kèhù de nǎodai 。
While I was discussing business in the afternoon, a baseball suddenly flew through the window and hit my client in the head.
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