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ID: 1601 Advanced
今天的课很高级,所以叫高级课。你想听高级课的话,赶快听今天的高级课程吧!我们保证很给力!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
给力 gěilì to give strength, [fig. helpful, cool, impressive]
年终奖 niánzhōngjiǎng end of the year bonus
jiǒng awful, depressing, embarrassing
带劲儿 dàijìnr energetic, exciting
冷死了办公室的空调真不给力
lěng 冷sǐ le 死了bàngōngshì 办公室de 的kōngtiáo 空调zhēn 真bù 不gěilì 给力
It's freezing. The air-conditioner in the office is so weak!
就是我手都冻得打不了字了在淘宝上买了个热水袋一个星期了还没到
jiùshì 就是wǒ 我shǒu 手dōu 都dòng 冻de 得dǎbùliǎo 打不了zì 字le 了zài 在Táobǎo 淘宝shàng 上mǎi 买le 了gè 个rèshuǐdài 热水袋yī 一ge 个xīngqī 星期le 了hái 还méi 没dào 到
Yeah. My hand is so cold I can't even type. I ordered a hot water pouch on Taobao. It's already been a week and it hasn't arrived!
这几天下大雪而且快递都回家过春节了肯定很不给力嘛
zhè jǐ tiān 这几天xià 下dàxuě 大雪érqiě 而且kuàidì 快递dōu 都huíjiā 回家guò 过Chūnjié 春节le 了kěndìng 肯定hěn 很bù 不gěilì 给力ma 嘛
It's been snowing really heavily lately. Also, all the delivery people have gone home for Spring Festival. It'll definitely take ages!
要过年了希望年终奖给力些不然又要过个囧年
yào 要guònián 过年le 了xīwàng 希望niánzhōngjiǎng 年终奖gěilì 给力xiē 些bùrán 不然yòu 又yào 要guò 过gè 个jiǒng 囧nián 年
It's almost the New Year. I hope the New Year bonuses are actually worth something. Otherwise I'll have to suffer through another crappy year!
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