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Outdoor Survivors (Part 1)

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ID: 1439 Upper Intermediate
Sometimes you just need to get out of the city. In today's lesson, a couple plans a weekend camping trip, which ends up getting a little more complicated than expected. We hope you packed provisions! This might be a longer trip than originally thought...
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
洗漱用品 xǐshù yòngpǐn toiletries
指南针 zhǐnánzhēn compass
帐篷 zhàngpeng tent
驴友 lǘyǒu traveler
老婆东西都带好了吗
lǎopó 老婆dōngxi 东西dōu 都dài 带hǎo 好le 了ma 吗
Honey, did you bring everything?
让我看看嗯洗漱用品衣服化妆品都准备好了不过你带指南针和帐篷干什么我们不是去旅游吗
ràng 让wǒ 我kàn kan 看看ng4 嗯xǐshù yòngpǐn 洗漱用品yīfu 衣服huàzhuāngpǐn 化妆品dōu 都zhǔnbèi hǎo le 准备好了bùguò 不过nǐ 你dài 带zhǐnánzhēn 指南针hé 和zhàngpeng 帐篷gàn shénme 干什么wǒmen 我们bùshì 不是qù 去lǚyóu 旅游ma 吗
Let me have a look. Yeah, toiletries, clothes, makeup...everything's ready. But why did you bring a compass and a tent? Aren't we going on a tour?
是旅游啊不过我报名参加了一个由驴友组织的野外生存活动
shì 是lǚyóu 旅游a 啊bùguò 不过wǒ 我bàomíng 报名cānjiā 参加le 了yī 一ge 个yóu 由lǘyǒu 驴友zǔzhī 组织de 的yěwài 野外shēngcún 生存huódòng 活动
It is a tour, but I signed us up to participate in an outdoor survival activity set up for travelers.
啊怪不得我想一般的旅游也不会带头灯睡袋还有瑞士军刀什么的你干吗不提前跟我说一下我好有个准备
à 啊guàibude 怪不得wǒ 我xiǎng 想yībān 一般de 的lǚyóu 旅游yě 也bùhuì 不会dài 带tóudēng 头灯shuìdài 睡袋háiyǒu 还有Ruìshì 瑞士jūndāo 军刀shénme de 什么的nǐ 你gànmá 干吗bù 不tíqián 提前gēn 跟wǒ 我shuō 说yīxià 一下wǒ 我hǎo 好yǒu 有ge 个zhǔnbèi 准备
Oh, no wonder. I didn't think most tourists would take a headlamp, sleeping bag and Swiss Army knife. Why didn't you tell me in advance? I could have gotten ready.
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