Costume Ball
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ID: 1278
Upper Intermediate
It's that time of year again - costumes and dress-ups. Explore the social dynamics at play when Chinese adults do dress-up. Will the ugly Pigsy get the sexy Bunny-Girl, or will Bumblebee sweep her off her paws? Pssst, the tall Mandarin speaking ninja over by the bar is John.
David,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 化妆舞会 | huàzhuāng wǔhuì | masquerade | |
| 尽情 | jìnqíng | as much as one feels | |
| 释放 | shìfàng | to release | |
| 兔女郎 | tùnǚláng | bunny lady |
欢迎参加今晚的化妆舞会女士们先生们尽情地释放尽情地欢乐起来吧
huānyíng 欢迎cānjiā 参加jīnwǎn 今晚de 的huàzhuāng wǔhuì 化妆舞会nǚshì men 女士们xiānshēng men 先生们jìnqíng 尽情de 地shìfàng 释放jìnqíng 尽情de 地huānlè 欢乐qǐlái 起来ba 吧
Welcome to tonight's costume ball. Ladies, gentlemen: free yourselves and let the good times roll!
嗨美丽的兔女郎有没有兴趣跟猪哥哥跳支舞啊
hāi 嗨měilì 美丽de 的tùnǚláng 兔女郎yǒu méiyǒu 有没有xìngqù 兴趣gēn 跟zhū gēge 猪哥哥tiào 跳zhī 支wǔ 舞a 啊
Hey beautiful bunny lady, would you be interested in a dance with Mr. Pig?
要是你的大鼻子跟圆肚子能缩小的话我可以考虑看看
yàoshì 要是nǐ de 你的dà bízi 大鼻子gēn 跟yuán 圆dùzi 肚子néng 能suōxiǎo 缩小dehuà 的话wǒ 我kěyǐ 可以kǎolǜ 考虑kàn kan 看看
If your big nose and round belly shrank a little bit, I might consider it.
你怎么以貌取人呢看我来给你展示一下我的本领
nǐ 你zěnme 怎么yǐmàoqǔrén 以貌取人ne 呢kàn 看wǒ 我lái 来gěi 给nǐ 你zhǎnshì 展示yīxià 一下wǒ de 我的běnlǐng 本领
How can you judge people by appearances? Here, let me give you a display of my powers.
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