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ID: 0127 Pre Intermediate
At ChinesePod, we’re all about putting Ken into compromising situations (see: beatings with the “Tone Stick” out back), so when a request came in for talking about the type of men one likes, we couldn’t say no. In this podcast, Jenny teaches and Ken takes on the student of Mandarin Chinese role in our production of “Brokeback 山”.
Thu Apr 13 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
哪 nǎ which
种 zhǒng type of
男生 nánshēng boy
一定要 yīdìng yào must certainly (be)
你喜欢哪种男生？
nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng nánshēng ？
What kind of man do you like?
我喜欢的男生一定要浪漫。
wǒ xǐhuan de nánshēng yīdìng yào làngmàn 。
The man I like must be romantic.
跟我妹妹一样。但是她说浪漫的人很难找。
gēn wǒ mèimei yíyàng 。dànshì tā shuō làngmàn de rén hěn nán zhǎo 。
Just like my sister. But she says it isn’t easy to find a romantic man.
我同意。我找了很久也没找到。
wǒ tóngyì 。wǒ zhǎo le hěn jiǔ yě méi zhǎodào 。
I agree. I’ve been looking for a long time and I haven’t found one.
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