A Parody of Pigs
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ID: 2174
Intermediate
Recently there's been a lot of news about pigs in the Huangpu River, Shanghai's main waterway. And to cope with the news of copious amounts of pork in their river, many of Shanghai's residents have resorted to jokes. Join in the joking around in this lesson.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 洗澡水 | xǐzǎoshuǐ | bathwater | |
| 专家 | zhuānjiā | expert | |
| 黄浦江 | Huángpǔ Jiāng | Huangpu River | |
| 冻 | dòng | frozen |
渴死了我先喝杯水
kě 渴sǐle 死了wǒ 我xiān 先hē 喝bēi 杯shuǐ 水
I'm so thirsty. I've got to drink a glass of water.
少喝点儿吧现在的水都是死猪的洗澡水
shǎo 少hē 喝diǎnr 点儿ba 吧xiànzài 现在de 的shuǐ 水dōu 都shì 是sǐ 死zhū 猪de 的xǐzǎo 洗澡shuǐ 水
Don't drink so much! The water these days is bathwater for dead pigs.
没事儿专家说了黄浦江里的猪是冻死的
méishìr 没事儿zhuānjiā 专家shuō 说le 了Huángpǔ Jiāng 黄浦江lǐ 里de 的zhū 猪shì 是dòng 冻sǐ 死de 的
Don't worry about it. Experts have said that the pigs in the Huangpu River all froze to death.
好吧是冻死的不是病死的放心喝吧
hǎoba 好吧shì 是dòng 冻sǐ 死de 的bùshì 不是bìng 病sǐ 死de 的fàngxīn 放心hē 喝ba 吧
Okay. They froze to death. They didn't die from disease. Relax and drink!
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