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ID: 4013 Intermediate
  In this dialogue, a girl receives a birthday present in the post from her father. It turns out to be the latest book from famed Japanese author, Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹). Learn how to say that you plan to binge read a book in one sitting. Binge Watching TV Online Upper Intermediate ChinesePod Lesson Haruki Murakami Books
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
看起来 kàn qǐlái it looks like
开心 kāixīn happy
终于 zhōngyú at last
日文版 rìwénbǎn Japanese version
你怎么看起来这么开心
nǐ 你zěnme 怎么kàn qǐlái 看起来zhème 这么kāixīn 开心
Why do you look so happy?
我终于收到我爸爸给我寄来的生日礼物了
wǒ 我zhōngyú 终于shōudào 收到wǒ 我bàba 爸爸gěi 给wǒ 我jì 寄lái 来de 的shēngrì 生日lǐwù 礼物le 了
I finally got the birthday present that my dad sent me.
我看一下哇是村上春树的新书而且是日文版的
wǒ 我kàn 看yīxià 一下wā 哇shì 是Cūnshàng Chūnshù 村上春树de 的xīnshū 新书érqiě 而且shì 是rìwén 日文bǎn 版de 的
Let me have a look! Wow! It's Haruki Murakami's new book, and it's the Japanese version.
我这个月都不出门玩了要一口气把它看完
wǒ 我zhè ge yuè 这个月dōu bù 都不chūmén 出门wán 玩le 了yào 要yīkǒuqì 一口气bǎ 把tā 它kàn wán 看完
I'm staying in all this month to read this in one go!
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