For the Love of Straight Teeth
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ID: 2303
Upper Intermediate
Americans are known throughout the world for their white, straight teeth, and China is no exception. In this lesson, a girl tells her friend about a recent trip to America where she found the gleaming smiles too much to bear. Poddies, prepare to brush up on dental care in Chinese!
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 别扭 | bièniu | awkward | |
| 露出 | lùchū | to reveal | |
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | results | |
| 害 | hài | to cause |
快来看我在美国拍的照片
kuài 快lái 来kàn 看wǒ 我zài 在Měiguó 美国pāi 拍de 的zhàopiàn 照片
Come see the pictures I took in America!
真不错风景很漂亮不过你笑得怎么这么别扭要露出八颗牙齿才漂亮嘛
zhēn 真bùcuò 不错fēngjǐng 风景hěn 很piàoliang 漂亮bùguò 不过nǐ 你xiào 笑de 得zěnme 怎么zhème 这么bièniu 别扭yào 要lùchū 露出bā 八kē 颗yáchǐ 牙齿cái 才piàoliang 漂亮ma 嘛
They look good. The scenery is really pretty. But why are you smiling so awkwardly? You need to show eight front teeth if you want to look good.
唉别提了我刚到那里就被一个美国朋友问听说中国人不怎么在乎牙齿这是真的吗结果害得我越看我的牙越丑都不敢笑了
ài 唉bié tí le 别提了wǒ 我gāng 刚dào 到nàlǐ 那里jiù 就bèi 被yī 一gè 个Měiguó 美国péngyou 朋友wèn 问tīngshuō 听说Zhōngguórén 中国人bù 不zěnme 怎么zàihu 在乎yáchǐ 牙齿zhè 这shì 是zhēnde 真的ma 吗jiéguǒ 结果hàide 害得wǒ 我yuè 越kàn 看wǒ de 我的yá 牙yuè 越chǒu 丑dōu 都bùgǎn 不敢xiào 笑le 了
Jeez, don't remind me. Right when I got there, my American friend asked: “I've heard that Chinese don't really care about their teeth. Is that true?” As a result I was afraid that the more I showed my teeth, the more ugly I'd seem and I didn't even dare to smile.
你朋友也太直接了吧不过西方人的牙看起来是不错又整齐又白难道基因不一样
nǐ 你péngyou 朋友yě 也tài 太zhíjiē 直接le 了ba 吧bùguò 不过xīfāngrén 西方人de 的yá 牙kàn qǐlái 看起来shì 是bùcuò 不错yòu 又zhěngqí 整齐yòu 又bái 白nándào 难道jīyīn 基因bù yīyàng 不一样
Your friend is so direct. However, Western people's teeth do look nice, both straight and white. Are their genes just different?
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