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A Gamer's Collectibles

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ID: 2526 Upper Intermediate
Do you like to collect things? The gamer in our dialogue today sure does, and it happens to be moving day so his friend comes over to help. Find out what his friend discovers in his collection...
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
通宵 tōngxiāo all night long
虚脱 xūtuō to collapse
搭个手 dāgèshǒu to give a hand
两肋插刀 liǎnglèichādāo to help a friend even at risk to one's life
谁啊那么早
shéi 谁a 啊nàme 那么zǎo 早
Who is it? It's so early!
都中午了你小子还没起床啊太阳都晒屁股了该不会昨晚又玩儿通宵了吧
dōu 都zhōngwǔ 中午le 了nǐ 你xiǎozi 小子hái 还méi 没qǐchuáng 起床a 啊tàiyáng 太阳dōu 都shài 晒pìgu 屁股le 了gāi 该bùhuì 不会zuówǎn 昨晚yòu 又wánr 玩儿tōngxiāo 通宵le 了ba 吧
It's already noon and this boy hasn't got up yet! The sun has already shone on your bum. It isn't because you were playing again all night, is it?
搬家搬得虚脱了哪还有时间摸鼠标啊今天还要整理一大堆东西所以把你叫过来搭个手
bānjiā 搬家bān 搬de 得xūtuō 虚脱le 了nǎ 哪háiyǒu 还有shíjiān 时间mō 摸shǔbiāo 鼠标a 啊jīntiān 今天háiyào 还要zhěnglǐ 整理yī 一dà 大duī 堆dōngxi 东西suǒyǐ 所以bǎ 把nǐ 你jiào 叫guòlái 过来dāgèshǒu 搭个手
I'm exhausted from moving. How could I find the time to even touch the mouse? Today, I have to put a big pile of stuff in order, so I asked you to come over to give me a hand.
你看你一个电话我就来我就是那种为兄弟两肋插刀的人本来打算组队打Dota的
nǐ 你kàn 看nǐ 你yī 一gè 个diànhuà 电话wǒ 我jiù 就lái 来wǒ 我jiùshì 就是nàzhǒng 那种wèi 为xiōngdì 兄弟liǎnglèichādāo 两肋插刀de 的rén 人běnlái 本来dǎsuàn 打算zǔduì 组队dǎ 打Dota Dotade 的
See, I came as soon as you called. I am exactly the sort of friend to sacrifice everything for my brother. Originally, I had planned to organize a team to play DOTA.....
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