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Bumming a Ride

Bumming a Ride
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ID: 2348 Intermediate
There's a saying that you shouldn't pick up hitchhikers because they're all deranged maniacs. Of course, it's also said that you shouldn't hitchhike because anyone who would pick you up is a deranged maniac. So what can one do? Find out how it goes in this lesson as we join a hapless couple trying to get home.
Greg,Connie
Bumming a Ride
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
拦 lán to stop, halt
肯 kěn to be willing
搭 dā to pick up, give a ride
像 xiàng like
有车过来了快拦车
yǒu 有chē 车guòlái 过来le 了kuài 快lán 拦chē 车
A car is coming. Flag down that car!
哎停一下停一下
āi 哎tíng 停yīxià 一下tíng 停yīxià 一下
Yeah, stop! Stop!
停一下别走别走啊哎呀又走了怎么就没人肯搭我们一下呢
tíng 停yīxià 一下bié 别zǒu 走bié 别zǒu 走a 啊āiyā 哎呀yòu 又zǒu 走le 了zěnme 怎么jiù 就méi 没rén 人kěn 肯dā 搭wǒmen 我们yīxià 一下ne 呢
Stop! Don't go! Don't go! Jeez, he went again. Why isn't anyone willing to give us a lift?
是不是我们长得太像坏人了
shì bu shì 是不是wǒmen 我们zhǎng 长de 得tài 太xiàng 像huàirén 坏人le 了
Is it because we look too much like criminals?
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