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Drunk Driving

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ID: 1267 Upper Intermediate
Drunk driving is a big problem in Chinese society as well as in other parts of the world. Tune in to learn about Chinese attitudes toward drunk driving, all the usual "no, really, I'm fine" lines, and some of the serious legal repercussions as well. We just hope you never find yourself in this particular role!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
酒量 jiǔliàng alcohol tolerance
liǎng 50 grams
战友 zhànyǒu war buddies
走不稳 zǒu bu wěn to walk unsteadily
老公叫你别喝那么多的你酒量又不行
lǎogong 老公jiào 叫nǐ 你bié 别hē 喝nàme 那么duō 多de 的nǐ 你jiǔliàng 酒量yòu 又bùxíng 不行
Honey, I told you not to drink so much. You know you can't handle it.
哎呀没事儿才六两那么多年没见老战友了那一定要好好庆祝庆祝的嘛
āiyā 哎呀méishìr 没事儿cái 才liù 六liǎng 两nàme 那么duō 多nián 年méi 没jiàn 见lǎo 老zhànyǒu 战友le 了nà 那yīdìng yào 一定要hǎohāo 好好qìngzhù 庆祝qìngzhù 庆祝de 的ma 嘛
Oh, I'm fine. Just a third of a liter. I hadn't seen my war buddies in all these years, so you know we had to properly celebrate.
你看你路都走不稳了
nǐ 你kàn 看nǐ 你lù 路dōu 都zǒu 走bu 不wěn 稳le 了
Look, you can't even walk steadily.
唉这车钥匙怎么插不进去老婆你来帮我把车子扶稳了它老在晃
ài 唉zhè 这chē 车yàoshi 钥匙zěnme 怎么chā 插bu 不jìnqù 进去lǎopó 老婆nǐ 你lái 来bāng 帮wǒ 我bǎ 把chēzi 车子fú 扶wěn 稳le 了tā 它lǎo 老zài 在huàng 晃
Huh? Why won't the car key go in? Dear, help me hold the car steady. It keeps moving.
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