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Driving in China

Driving in China
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ID: 1818 Upper Intermediate
Driving in China has been likened to action films, video games, and even demolition derby. Make no mistake -- there are good reasons not to get behind the wheel in China! On the other hand, there are also compelling reasons not to make that daily commute. Learn more in this lesson.
Jenny,John
Driving in China
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
劝 quàn to advise
性命 xìngmìng life
胆小 dǎnxiǎo cowardly
转弯 zhuǎnwān to turn a corner
迈克早
Màikè 迈克zǎo 早
Good morning, Mike!
早哎今天2号线又出故障了等了好久都没有车来
zǎo 早ai 哎jīntiān 今天èr hào xiàn 2号线yòu 又chū 出gùzhàng 故障le 了děng 等le 了hǎo jiǔ 好久dōu 都méiyǒu 没有chē 车lái 来
Good morning! Agh, line two was malfunctioning again today. There were no trains for ages.
是吗最近地铁怎么老出问题太不安全了我劝你还是去买辆车自己开车上班吧
shìma 是吗zuìjìn 最近dìtiě 地铁zěnme 怎么lǎo 老chū 出wèntí 问题tài 太bù 不ānquán 安全le 了wǒ 我quàn 劝nǐ 你háishì 还是qù 去mǎi 买liàng 辆chē 车zìjǐ 自己kāichē 开车shàngbān 上班ba 吧
Really? Why has the subway been having so many problems recently? It’s so unsafe! I’m telling you, you should just go buy a car and drive to work yourself.
自己开车还是算了吧现在马路杀手这么多我可不敢拿自己的性命开玩笑
zìjǐ 自己kāichē 开车háishì 还是suàn le ba 算了吧xiànzài 现在mǎlù shāshǒu 马路杀手zhème 这么duō 多wǒ 我kě 可bùgǎn 不敢ná 拿zìjǐ 自己de 的xìngmìng 性命kāi wánxiào 开玩笑
Drive myself? Forget about it. There are so many reckless drivers on the road right now. I don’t want to mess around with my life.
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