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Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest

Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest
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ID: 1081 Upper Intermediate
When you're pregnant, the baby isn't the only one who can't go anywhere or do anything. Many Chinese families put all kinds of restrictions on pregnant mothers in hopes of protecting Junior from the perils of lipstick and computer radiation. Today's lesson explores this subject, in Mandarin.
Jenny , John
Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
带上 dàishang to close
看守 kānshǒu to guard
犯人 fànrén criminal
成形 chéngxíng to take form
我的好小芬啊快歇着家务事不用你操心你的任务就是好好吃好好睡给我们老李家生个大胖小子
wǒ 我de 的hǎo 好Xiǎofēn 小芬a 啊kuài 快xiē 歇zhe 着jiāwùshì 家务事bùyòng 不用nǐ 你cāoxīn 操心nǐ 你de 的rènwu 任务jiùshì 就是hǎohāo 好好chī 吃hǎohāo 好好shuì 睡gěi 给wǒmen 我们Lǎo Lǐ 老李jiā 家shēng 生ge 个dàpàngxiǎozi 大胖小子
Dear Xiao Fen, take it easy! You don't have to worry about housework. Your responsibility is to eat and sleep well, and give the Li family a chubby little guy!
妈你就让我活动活动吧我天天不是坐着就是躺着闲都闲出病来了我才怀孕两个月
mā 妈nǐ 你jiù 就ràng 让wǒ 我huódòng huódong 活动活动ba 吧wǒ 我tiāntiān 天天bùshì 不是zuò 坐zhe 着jiùshì 就是tǎng 躺zhe 着xián 闲dōu 都xián chū 闲出bìng 病lái 来le 了wǒ 我cái 才huáiyùn 怀孕liǎng ge yuè 两个月
Mom! Let me do my thing! Every day, if I'm not sitting I'm laying down. I have so much free time it'll make me sick. I've only been pregnant for two months!
老婆快回房间休息吧我给你盛碗鸡汤妈炖的老母鸡汤最好喝了
lǎopó 老婆kuài 快huí 回fángjiān 房间xiūxi 休息ba 吧wǒ 我gěi 给nǐ 你chéng 盛wǎn 碗jītāng 鸡汤mā 妈dùn 炖de 的lǎomǔjītāng 老母鸡汤zuì 最hǎohē 好喝le 了
Quick, dear, go back to your room and rest. I'll ladle out a bowl of chicken soup for you. Mom makes the best chicken soup.
老公把门带上我有话跟你说
lǎogōng 老公bǎ 把mén 门dàishang 带上wǒ 我yǒu 有huà 话gēn 跟nǐ 你shuō 说
Shut the door, honey. I have something I want to say to you.
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