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Going on a Diet

Going on a Diet
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ID: 0539 Pre Intermediate
In the Tang Dynasty, to be fat was to be beautiful. Nowadays, as the Bling Dynasty sweeps the nation, oh how the tables have turned. China is a land of magical weight-loss remedies. Whether it's braving the acupuncture needles, downing little "herbal" pills, or, for the more traditional, training on the humble hula hoop, weight-loss methods abound. Listen to this podcast to learn how some Chinese friends plan to lose that "spare tire."
Jenny, John
Going on a Diet
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
没劲 méijìn tedious
穿不下 chuānbuxià to not fit into
减肥 jiǎnféi to lose weight
至少 zhìshǎo at least
哎今天真没劲逛了一天什么也没买到
āi 哎jīntiān 今天zhēn 真méijìn 没劲guàng le 逛了yī 一tiān 天shénme 什么yě 也méi 没mǎidào 买到
(Sigh.) Today was really tedious. Shopping all day, and haven't bought a thing.
是呀好看的衣服那么多可惜一件都穿不下
shì 是yā 呀hǎokàn 好看de 的yīfu 衣服nàme 那么duō 多kěxī 可惜yī 一jiàn 件dōu 都chuānbuxià 穿不下
Yeah. There are so many nice clothes. It's such a shame that nothing fits me.
我也是现在天热了我突然发现原来自己这么胖
wǒ 我yě shì 也是xiànzài 现在tiān 天rè le 热了wǒ 我tūrán 突然fāxiàn 发现yuánlái 原来zìjǐ 自己zhème 这么pàng 胖
Same goes for me. Now that the weather is hot, I've suddenly discovered that I've gotten really fat.
是啊真得要减肥了我至少要瘦10斤
shì 是a 啊zhēn 真děi 得yào 要jiǎnféi le 减肥了wǒ 我zhìshǎo 至少yào 要shòu 瘦shí 10jīn 斤
Yeah, I really need to lose weight. I want to lose at least 5 kilograms.
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