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Yang Jie's Diary: Date with a Nerd

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ID: 0670 Elementary
It's about time the nerds of the world got some respect. Bookworm Wang Wei seems to be trying to win the heart of fair Yang Jie. What does Yang Jie really think of this scholarly specimen? Is the way to her heart through the library? Let's snoop, in this podcast, where we look into a girl's not-so-deep thoughts, in Mandarin Chinese.
Tue Oct 16 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
马上 mǎshàng right away
考试 kǎoshì test
死定 sǐdìng dead
没想到 méixiǎngdào to not realize
哎，马上就要考试了。我死定了！
āi ，mǎshàng jiù yào kǎoshì le 。wǒ sǐdìng le ！
Ah, it's almost time for exams. I'm dead!
好多东西我都不懂。
hǎo duō dōngxi wǒ dōu bù dǒng 。
I don't understand so many things.
没想到，王伟说他可以帮我复习。
méixiǎngdào ，Wáng Wěi shuō tā kěyǐ bāng wǒ fùxí 。
I never imagined Wang Wei would offer to help me review.
他约我明天去图书馆。
tā yuē wǒ míngtiān qù túshūguǎn 。
He asked me to go to the library tomorrow.
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