Lost in the Desert
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ID: 1069
Upper Intermediate
Have you ever wandered through a desert of suffering, with your tongue so dry that you could barely speak? Have you ever wished that some kind soul would show you the way out? If you've tried to learn Chinese without CPod, the answer is: yes! Now that you've found us, the rest will be easy. Listen to today's podcast to find learn how to talk about sandy desolation in Mandarin!
John , Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 没戏 | méixì | hopeless | |
| 干粮 | gānliáng | rations | |
| 支撑不了 | zhīchēng buliǎo | be unable to support | |
| 散架 | sǎnjià | to be worn out |
科比我们没戏了剩下的干粮两天都支撑不了了骆驼也走不动了我全身快散架了快给我纸和笔我要立遗嘱
Kēbǐ 科比wǒmen 我们méixì 没戏le 了shèngxià 剩下de 的gānliáng 干粮liǎng 两tiān 天dōu 都zhīchēng buliǎo 支撑不了le 了luòtuo 骆驼yě 也zǒubudòng 走不动le 了wǒ 我quánshēn 全身kuài 快sǎnjià 散架le 了kuài 快gěi 给wǒ 我zhǐ 纸hé 和bǐ 笔wǒ 我yào 要lì yízhǔ 立遗嘱
There's no hope, Kobe! The remaining rations won't even support us for the next few days, and our camels can't walk any farther. Soon, I'll be completely exhausted, too. Quick, give me paper and a pen. I'm going to write my will.
快闭嘴有力气写遗嘱还不如多赶路呢天无绝人之路我们只要朝着太阳的方向走肯定能走出这沙漠
kuài 快bìzuǐ 闭嘴yǒu 有lìqi 力气xiě 写yízhǔ 遗嘱hái 还bùrú 不如duō 多gǎnlù 赶路ne 呢tiānwújuérénzhīlù 天无绝人之路wǒmen 我们zhǐyào 只要cháo 朝zhe 着tàiyáng 太阳de 的fāngxiàng 方向zǒu 走kěndìng 肯定néng 能zǒuchū 走出zhè 这shāmò 沙漠
Oh, shut up! If you have the energy to write a will, you'd be better off getting a move on! There's always a way. We just need to walk in the direction of the sun and we'll definitely be able to get out of this desert.
老天爷啊救救我们吧
lǎotiānyé 老天爷a 啊jiù jiu 救救wǒmen 我们ba 吧
Please, Lord, save us!
唉快看前面好像有个房子嗯好像好像是个寺庙之类的
āi 唉kuài 快kàn 看qiánmian 前面hǎoxiàng 好像yǒu 有ge 个fángzi 房子ng4 嗯hǎoxiàng 好像hǎoxiàng 好像shì 是ge 个sìmiào 寺庙zhīlèi 之类de 的
Hey, quick, look! It looks like there's a house up ahead. Hmm, it looks like...it looks like some kind of temple!
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