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No Spring, No Wedding?

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ID: 1350 Upper Intermediate
Today's ChinesePod lesson focuses on a cultural belief held in China regarding years in which there is no spring. Confused? Well, you'll just have to check out today's lesson to find out what could cause such a thing! You'll also find out why it's not prudent to marry in a year in which spring has been 'skipped.'
Thu Feb 04 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
双休日 shuāngxiūrì weekend
提前 tíqián in advance
甚至 shènzhì to the point that
爽气 shuǎngqì straightforward
哎呀，双休日两天都在外面跑，累死人了。
āiyā ，shuāngxiūrì liǎngtiān dōu zài wàimian pǎo ，lèi sǐ rén le 。
Geez, spending the weekend running around town is exhausting.
是忙着准备婚礼吧，明年3月份，对吧？
shì máng zhe zhǔnbèi hūnlǐ ba ，míngnián sān yuèfèn ，duì ba ？
You're busy preparing your wedding ceremony, yeah? It's next March, right?
是啊。不过，最近的酒店倒是挺容易订的。
shì a 。bùguò ，zuìjìn de jiǔdiàn dàoshì tǐng róngyì dìng de 。
That's right. However, these days booking a hotel is actually quite easy.
嗯。
ng4 。
Yeah.
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