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Dorm Life: Late For Class

Dorm Life: Late For Class
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ID: 0741 Intermediate
They were the best of times, they were the worst of times. Let's go back to your student days. Oh, the days of the camaraderie of communal showers, burning midnight oil, and abiding the delicate snores of your insufferable four roommates. Of course, all this fun had its consequences. Listen to this podcast and hear about them, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
Dorm Life: Late For Class
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
懒虫 lǎnchóng lazy insect
醒 xǐng to wake up
迟到 chídào to arrive late
困 kùn sleepy
呼呼
hūhū 呼呼
Zzzz...
哎懒虫醒醒要迟到了
āi 哎lǎnchóng 懒虫xǐng xing 醒醒yào 要chídào 迟到le 了
Hey, lazybones, wake up, wake up. You're going to be late!
嗯让我再睡一会儿困死了
ng4 嗯ràng 让wǒ 我zài 再shuì 睡yīhuìr5 一会儿kùn 困sǐ 死le 了
Hmm, let me sleep a while longer. I'm so sleepy!
谁让你昨天打游戏打到天亮快起来吧今天要考试不能迟到
shéi 谁ràng 让nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天dǎ 打yóuxì 游戏dǎ 打dào 到tiān 天liàng 亮kuài 快qǐlai 起来ba 吧jīntiān 今天yào 要kǎoshì 考试bùnéng 不能chídào 迟到
No one made you play games until dawn yesterday. Hurry and get up. There's a test today, we can't be late.
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