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We're going to miss the plane!

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ID: 0971 Upper Intermediate
Based on actual events, in this podcast we hear the story of four friends, a nearly doomed weekend sojourn, and perhaps the only safe driver in the land. Now, normally the story would be that you had a safe driver... however, today not so. Today the story is one of circuitous routes, backseat drivers, and red lights not run. Learn how to get the pedal to the metal, in Mandarin Chinese.
Fri Aug 22 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
绕来绕去 ràoláiràoqù to take the long way around
误 wù to miss (due to delay)
超速 chāosù to exceed the speed limit
高架 gāojià elevated highway
开快点儿，你再这么绕来绕去的，我们就要误飞机了！
kāi kuài diǎnr5 ，nǐ zài zhème ràoláiràoqù de ，wǒmen jiù yào wù fēijī le ！
Drive faster, if you keep taking the long way around like this, we're going to miss our plane!
超速要罚款的。我已经很快了！
chāosù yào fákuǎn de 。wǒ yǐjīng hěn kuài le ！
If I speed I'll get a ticket. I'm already going very fast!
下面这么多红绿灯，你干吗不走高架？
xiàmian zhème duō hónglǜdēng ，nǐ gànmá bù zǒu gāojià ？
There are so many traffic lights up ahead. Why the heck didn't you take the highway?
高架上堵车。
gāojià shang dǔchē 。
The highway is all jammed up.
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