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Volunteering in China

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ID: 1884 Intermediate
This lesson is for all our users who are looking for a meaningful ways to spend their free time and help the less fortunate. We're joining a group of friends as they discuss volunteerism in China, a country whose astonishing wealth gap is only widening and whose poorest live in truly harsh conditions. Listen in and be sure to chime in with your own volunteering experiences, in China or not, in the comments section below.
Wed Mar 07 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
姐妹们 jiěmèimen sisters
少 shǎo less
西部 xībù western part
农村 nóngcūn village
姐妹们，不好意思，我来晚了。哎，怎么还少一个？小悦呢？
jiěmèi men ，bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ lái wǎn le 。āi ，zěnme hái shǎo yī ge ？Xiǎoyuè ne ？
Hey girls, sorry I'm late. Hey, aren't we short one person? Where's Xiao Yue?
她去西部的一个农村当志愿者了。
tā qù xībù de yī ge nóngcūn dāng zhìyuànzhě le 。
She went to volunteer at a village out west.
啊？她怎么不跟我说啊？她要去多久？
ǎ ？tā zěnme bù gēn wǒ shuō a ？tā yào qù duō jiǔ ？
What? Why didn't she tell me? How long will she be there?
大概两个月吧。
dàgài liǎng ge yuè ba 。
Around two months.
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