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Defusing the Red Bomb

Defusing the Red Bomb
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ID: 2342 Upper Intermediate
Weddings in China often involve large banquets, sometimes with hundreds of guests. In a way, wedding receptions often appear more like fundraisers than an intimate ceremony for family and friends. It seems even more so when one considers that all the guests in attendance are socially obligated to give 红包 (hóngbāo), a red envelope full of money. It can be such a burden for guests that it's often called 红色炸弹 (hóngsèzhàdàn), "the red bomb".
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Defusing the Red Bomb
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
逃 táo to escape
扔 rēng to throw
喜酒 xǐjiǔ wedding wine
反感 fǎngǎn to dislike
哎你们听说了吗市场部新来的那个小男生要结婚了大家钱包都准备好啊
āi 哎nǐmen 你们tīngshuō 听说le 了ma 吗shìchǎng bù 市场部xīnláide 新来的nàge 那个xiǎonánshēng 小男生yào 要jiéhūn 结婚le 了dàjiā 大家qiánbāo 钱包dōu 都zhǔnbèi 准备hǎo 好a 啊
Hey, did you all hear? The new young guy in marketing is going to get married. Everyone get their wallets ready.
他结他的婚关我们钱包什么事
tā 他jié 结tā de 他的hūn 婚guān 关wǒmen 我们qiánbāo 钱包shénme 什么shì 事
He's the one getting married. What does that have to do with our wallets?
要给红包啊你以为能逃过去啊
yào 要gěi 给hóngbāo 红包a 啊nǐ 你yǐwéi 以为néng 能táoguòqù 逃过去a 啊
We need give red envelopes. Did you think you could escape?
不会吧他才刚来了两个礼拜好意思朝我们扔红色炸弹啊
bùhuì 不会ba 吧tā 他cái 才gāng 刚lái 来le 了liǎng 两gè 个lǐbài 礼拜hǎoyìsi 好意思cháo 朝wǒmen 我们rēng 扔hóngsèzhàdàn 红色炸弹a 啊
No way. He's only been here two weeks. Would he have the nerve to throw us red bombs?
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