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Learning English in China

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ID: 1412 Upper Intermediate
There is a phenomenon in China called "mute English." You've probably met someone who has experienced this - someone who studied English (or any language, for that matter) but who just can't speak it! Well find out more about this in today's lesson.
Wed May 05 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
发神经 fā shénjīng to go crazy
哑巴英语 yǎba yīngyǔ mute English
疯狂教学法 fēngkuáng jiàoxué fǎ 'crazy' teaching methods
词汇量 cíhuì liàng vocabulary
It\'s my pleasure to meet you! Nice to meet you!!
It\'s my pleasure to meet you! Nice to meet you! !
It's my pleasure to meet you! Nice to meet you!
喂！你发什么神经啊，都喊了一整天了！
wèi ！nǐ fā shénme shénjīng a ，dōu hǎn le yīzhěngtiān le ！
Hey! What are you going crazy about? You've been yelling all day!
我在学英文呢。
wǒ zài xué Yīngwén ne 。
I'm studying English.
哪有你这么学的，要靠喊的。
nǎyǒu nǐ zhème xué de ，yào kào hǎn de 。
Who studies like that? Having to yell about.
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