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Watching Soaps On The Sofa

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ID: 2817 Elementary
What do you get up to at the weekends? Are you the active sort that goes out hiking, or do you prefer staying at home catching up on some TV or reading? Photo by Derek Keats
Tue Dec 29 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
躺 tǎng to lie down
沙发 shāfā sofa
电脑 diànnǎo computer
前 qián in front of
周末喜欢做什么？
zhōumò xǐhuan zuò shénme ？
What do you like to do at the weekend?
躺在沙发上看书。你呢？
tǎng zài shāfā shàng kànshū 。nǐ ne ？
I like to lie on the sofa and read. You?
坐在电脑前玩游戏。
zuò zài diànnǎo qián wán yóuxì 。
I like to sit at my computer and play games.
那你太太呢？
nà nǐ tàitai ne ？
What about your wife?
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