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Messing Up The Date

Messing Up The Date
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ID: 4034 Intermediate
In this lesson, a co-worker is angry because they got stood up at a restaurant and waited for almost an hour. The male colleague is a bit confused since they had arranged to meet on a different day, as clearly written in his calendar. Listen in to find out how and why they had this mix-up.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
Messing Up The Date
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
确定 quèdìng to confirm
清清楚楚 qīngqīngchǔchǔ be crystal clear
欸等下一起去吃饭啊
èi 欸děngxià 等下yīqǐ 一起qù 去chīfàn 吃饭ā 啊
Ah! Let's get food together in a bit.
你还敢跟我讲话我还在生你的气不想看到你
nǐ 你hái 还gǎn 敢gēn 跟wǒ 我jiǎnghuà 讲话wǒ 我hái 还zài 在shēng 生nǐ de 你的qì 气bù xiǎng 不想kàndào 看到nǐ 你
You have some nerve talking to me! I'm still angry with you. I dont want to see you.
等等我做错了什么你不能这样乱发脾气吧
děngdeng 等等wǒ 我zuò 做cuò 错le 了shénme 什么nǐ 你bù 不néng 能zhèyàng 这样luàn 乱fāpíqi 发脾气ba 吧
Wait a minute, what did I do? You shouldn't just vent your temper at any opportunity, should you now?
我乱发脾气你昨天放我鸽子让我在餐厅前面等你等了快一个钟头
wǒ 我luàn 乱fāpíqì 发脾气nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天fàng 放wǒ 我gēzi 鸽子ràng 让wǒ 我zài 在cāntīng 餐厅qiánmian 前面děng 等nǐ 你děng 等le 了kuài 快yī 一gè 个zhōngtóu 钟头
At any opportunity? You stood me up yesterday, and left me waiting in front of the restaurant for almost an hour.
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