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Yang Jie's Diary: He's Not Stupid

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ID: 0718 Elementary
In this excerpt from Yang Jie aka the Princess' Diary, we get to see how a library date pans out for the under-appreciated Wang Wei. Will he make a move while pretending to be reaching for a book on a shelf? Will he impress with his knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System? Let's see if it works, as you listen to this podcast with some Mandarin Chinese love in the library.
Mon Dec 03 2007 | Ken , Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
刚刚 gānggāng just
图书馆 túshūguǎn library
懂 dǒng to understand
耐心 nàixīn patiently
我刚刚和王伟从图书馆回来。
wǒ gānggāng hé Wáng Wěi cóng túshūguǎn huílai 。
I have just returned from the library with Wang Wei.
我有好多不懂的东西，他都耐心地教我。
wǒ yǒu hǎo duō bù dǒng de dōngxi ，tā dōu nàixīn de jiāo wǒ 。
There were a lot of things that I didn't understand, and he very patiently explained them to me.
而且他很幽默。
érqiě tā hěn yōumò 。
Plus, he is pretty funny.
以前我以为他很无聊，现在发现他真好。
yǐqián wǒ yǐwéi tā hěn wúliáo ，xiànzài fāxiàn tā zhēn hǎo 。
Before I thought he was boring. Now I've discovered he is a really good guy.
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