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Beauty Pageant for Bloggers

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ID: 0628 Intermediate
'Beauty' and 'bloggers' may not seem a likely recipe for an eye-pleasing swimsuit competition. But in the new internet age, worlds meld. In this podcast, learn in Mandarin Chinese about a blogger who has got it all: nerdiness and avatar-appeal. Makes you wonder what the talent competition will be like... Fastest typing speed? Mouse-click interpretive-percussion musical renditions...?
Tue Sep 04 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
比 bǐ to compare
选美 xuǎnměi beauty pageant
参加 cānjiā to participate in
够格 gòugé qualified
佳佳，我们有个好消息要告诉你！
Jiājia ，wǒmen yǒu ge hǎo xiāoxi yào gàosu nǐ ！
Jiajia, we have some good news for you!
什么消息？不用考试了？
shénme xiāoxi ？bùyòng kǎoshì le ？
What news? We don't have to take the exam?
比这个还好。有个选美比赛快要开始了。你一定要去参加！
bǐ zhège hái hǎo 。yǒu ge xuǎnměi bǐsài kuài yào kāishǐ le 。nǐ yīdìng yào qù cānjiā ！
Even better. There's a beauty pageant that's going to start soon. You totally have to be in it!
哎哟，别开玩笑了！我怎么够格？
āiyō ，bié kāi wánxiào le ！wǒ zěnme gòugé ？
Oh, stop joking around! How would I qualify?
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