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City Comparison

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ID: 54 Pre Intermediate
  It’s been established you like your city, but why exactly? In this podcast, you will learn how to compare two things using Mandarin Chinese; in this case, cities. The more comparisons you can make, the smarter you sound. And the smarter you sound, the more you like us. And the more you like us, the better the Christmas gift we get from you. See how that works?
Wed Nov 30 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
去年 qùnián last year
搬到 bān dào to move to
认为 rènwéi to think that
现代化 xiàndàihuà modernized
我去年从上海搬到香港。但是我比较喜欢上海。
wǒ qùnián cóng Shànghǎi bān dào Xiānggǎng 。 dànshì wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan Shànghǎi 。
Last year I moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong. But I prefer Shanghai.
你为什么比较喜欢上海？我认为香港比上海现代化。
nǐ wèishénme bǐjiào xǐhuan Shànghǎi ？ wǒ rènwéi Xiānggǎng bǐ Shànghǎi xiàndàihuà 。
Why do you prefer Shanghai? I believe Hong Kong is more modern than Shanghai.
我不同意。我认为上海比较好。上海比香港漂亮。天气也比较好。
wǒ bù tóngyì 。 wǒ rènwéi Shànghǎi bǐjiào hǎo 。 Shànghǎi bǐ Xiānggǎng piàoliang 。 tiānqì yě bǐjiào hǎo 。
I don’t agree. I believe Shanghai is better. Shanghai is more beautiful than Hong Kong. The weather is also better.
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