I Haven't Seen You in Ages!
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ID: 1995
Intermediate
When two old classmates meet by chance after being out of contact for years, they're likely to notice a few changes. Tattoos, beer guts, peg legs... these little details are likely to be noticed under the keen eyes of your former friend. Sometimes such a meeting is even occasion for something beyond just the banal small talk you'd expect. Listen in to this Chinese lesson to find out what happens.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 巧 | qiǎo | coincidental | |
| 碰到 | pèngdào | to bump into | |
| 毕业 | bìyè | to graduate | |
| 过 | guò | to pass |
刘晓芸
Liú Xiǎoyún 刘晓芸
Liu Xiaoyun!
李辉哎呀太巧了能在这里碰到你
Lǐ Huī 李辉āiyā 哎呀tài 太qiǎo 巧le 了néng 能zài 在zhèlǐ 这里pèngdào 碰到nǐ 你
Li Hui! Wow, what a coincidence, running into you here!
哈哈从毕业到现在我们有五年多没见了吧
hāhā 哈哈cóng 从bìyè 毕业dào 到xiànzài 现在wǒmen 我们yǒu 有wǔ 五nián 年duō 多méi 没jiàn 见le 了ba 吧
Ha ha, I haven't seen you since graduation over five years ago!
对啊时间过得真快你变化挺大的我差点儿没认出来
duì a 对啊shíjiān 时间guò 过de 得zhēn 真kuài 快nǐ 你biànhuà 变化tǐng 挺dà 大de 的wǒ 我chàdiǎnr 差点儿méi 没rèn chūlai 认出来
That's right! Time really flies! You've changed quite a bit! I almost didn't recognize you.
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