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Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a Frog

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ID: 1108 Upper Intermediate
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Tue Mar 03 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
解剖 jiěpōu to dissect
晕血 yūnxiě to get nauseous at the sight of blood
鸡皮疙瘩 jīpí gēda goose-bumps
噩梦 èmèng nightmare
徐小婷，谁跟你一起解剖青蛙？
Xú Xiǎotíng ，shéi gēn nǐ yīqǐ jiěpōu qīngwā ？
Xu Xiaoting, who is going to dissect the frog with you?
林峰。但是他不敢，躲到桌子下面了！
Lín Fēng 。dànshì tā bù gǎn ，duǒ dào zhuōzi xiàmian le ！
Lin Feng. But he's afraid to-- he's hiding under the table!
老师，我晕血。我连杀鸡都不敢看。光听鸡的惨叫声都会起鸡皮疙瘩，晚上还做噩梦。
lǎoshī ，wǒ yūnxiě 。wǒ lián shājī dōu bù gǎn kàn 。guāng tīng jī de cǎnjiào shēng dōu huì qǐ jīpí gēda ，wǎnshang hái zuò èmèng 。
Teacher, I get nauseous at the sight of blood. I don't even dare to watch anyone killing a chicken. I get goose-bumps just at the sound of a chicken's screams of pain, and I have bad dreams at night.
林峰，这是上生物课。你快做好准备。把青蛙麻醉，然后固定好。
Lín Fēng ，zhè shì shàng shēngwùkè 。nǐ kuài zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi 。bǎ qīngwā mázuì ，ránhòu gùdìng hǎo 。
Lin Feng, this is biology class. Quick, get ready. Anesthetize the frog, and then affix it securely.
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