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Who Is Your Ideal Partner?

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ID: 3047 Upper Intermediate
Who is your ideal partner? Find out how to describe your ideal man or woman in this show about love and relationships.
Fri Mar 17 2017 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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标准 biāozhǔn standard
比如说 bǐrú shuō for example
外貌 wàimào appearance
霸道 bàdào overbearing
欸，你的男神是什么标准啊？比如说，外貌、个性、工作？
èi ，nǐ de nánshén shì shénme biāozhǔn ā ？bǐrú shuō ，wàimào 、gèxìng 、gōngzuò ？
Hey, what kind of man would you classify as your dream man? In terms of appearance, personality and job etc.?
首先当然得是霸道男总裁式的啊，因为只有那样的才可以点亮我的那颗玛丽苏少女心。
shǒuxiān dāngrán děi shì bàdào nán zǒngcái shì de ā ，yīnwèi zhǐyǒu nàyàng de cái kěyǐ diǎnliàng wǒ de nà kē Mǎlìsū shàonǚxīn 。
First of all, of course I'd like an overbearing CEO-type because only that kind of man can get my Mary-Sue heart going.
霸道男总裁，那会不会很直男癌啊？
bàdào nán zǒngcái ，nà huì bùhuì hěn zhínánái ā ？
An overbearing CEO-type? Isn't that quite chauvinistic?
当然不会只有霸道这一条，他还得温柔，对女生有绅士风度，得是贴心大暖男。
dāngrán bùhuì zhǐyǒu bàdào zhè yī tiáo ，tā hái děi wēnróu ，duì nǚshēng yǒu shēnshì fēngdù ，děi shì tiēxīn dà nuǎnnán 。
Of course I don't just want someone who is overbearing, he has to be gentle too, and behave like a gentleman around women. He has to be a considerate, warm-hearted guy.
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