Cake Thief
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ID: 2796
Intermediate
Pre-Intermediate
If you leave some cake out on the table you can't expect it to necessarily be there the next day. Find out who the cake thief was in today's lesson and learn useful ways to accuse people of things.
Photo by Brett Jordan
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 拍 | pāi | to film; to take (a photograph) | |
| 怎么可能 | zěnme kěnéng | how could | |
| 这么 | zhème | this | |
| 丑 | chǒu | ugly |
这张照片是你拍的吗
zhè 这zhāng 张zhàopiàn 照片shì 是nǐ 你pāi 拍de 的ma 吗
Did you shoot this photograph?
不是我怎么可能把自己拍得这么丑呢
bùshì 不是wǒ 我zěnme kěnéng 怎么可能bǎ 把zìjǐ 自己pāi 拍de 得zhème 这么chǒu 丑ne 呢
No, why would I take such an ugly photograph of myself?
那是谁拍的
nà 那shì 是shéi 谁pāi 拍de 的
Then, who took it?
是哥哥
shì 是gēge 哥哥
It was Bill.
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