Pokemon Go
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ID: 2971
Upper Intermediate
Today we're taking on the controversial topic of Pokemon Go. Learn the names for popular Pokemon, hear about the stampede in Beitou, and hear some pro's and con's about the game.
For another video lesson with some Pokemon in it, click here.
Fiona Tian,Constance Fang
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 好不容易 | hǎobùróngyì | after a lot of difficulty | |
| 皮卡丘 | píkǎqiū | Pikachu | |
| 抓 | zhuā | to catch; to grab | |
| 精灵 | jīnglíng | spirit; fairy; elf; sprite; genie; Pokémon |
气死了我刚刚好不容易遇到一只皮卡丘被牠溜走了
qì 气sǐ 死le 了wǒ 我gānggāng 刚刚hǎobùróngyì 好不容易yùdào 遇到yī 一zhī 只píkǎqiū 皮卡丘bèi 被tā 牠liūzǒu 溜走le 了
I'm so angry. I finally found a Pikachu, and it ran away on me.
怎么连你也在抓这些小精灵
zěnme 怎么lián 连nǐ 你yě 也zài 在zhuā 抓zhèxiē 这些xiǎo 小jīnglíng 精灵
How is it that even someone like you is out catching Pokémon?
我本来也不想玩谁知道一下载后就上瘾了
wǒ 我běnlái 本来yě 也bù 不xiǎng 想wán 玩shéizhīdào 谁知道yī 一xiàzǎi 下载hòu 后jiù 就shàngyǐn 上瘾le 了
I wasn't going to play it, but I got addicted right after downloading it.
我昨天去北投洗温泉没想到北投公园人山人海简直咱们黄金周出行的规格了是谁告诉我北投夏天没啥人可以图个清静悠闲的
wǒ 我zuótiān 昨天qù 去Běitóu 北投xǐ 洗wēnquán 温泉méixiǎngdào 没想到Běitóu 北投gōngyuán 公园rénshānrénhǎi 人山人海jiǎnzhí 简直zánmen 咱们huángjīnzhōu 黄金周chūxíng 出行de 的guīgé 规格le 了shì 是shéi 谁gàosu 告诉wǒ 我Běitóu 北投xiàtiān 夏天méi 没shá 啥rén 人kěyǐ 可以tú 图gè 个qīngjìng 清静yōuxián 悠闲de 的
I went to bathe in the hot springs in Beitou yesterday. To my surprise the Beitou park was packed with people, similar in scale to the crowds in China's Golden Week holiday. Who was it that told me that there aren't many people in Beitou in summertime and that I could get a bit of peace and quiet...
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