Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a Frog
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ID: 1108
Upper Intermediate
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 解剖 | jiěpōu | to dissect | |
| 晕血 | yūnxiě | to get nauseous at the sight of blood | |
| 鸡皮疙瘩 | jīpí gēda | goose-bumps | |
| 噩梦 | èmèng | nightmare |
徐小婷谁跟你一起解剖青蛙
Xú Xiǎotíng 徐小婷shéi 谁gēn 跟nǐ 你yīqǐ 一起jiěpōu 解剖qīngwā 青蛙
Xu Xiaoting, who is going to dissect the frog with you?
林峰但是他不敢躲到桌子下面了
Lín Fēng 林峰dànshì 但是tā 他bù 不gǎn 敢duǒ 躲 dào 到zhuōzi 桌子xiàmian 下面le 了
Lin Feng. But he's afraid to-- he's hiding under the table!
老师我晕血我连杀鸡都不敢看光听鸡的惨叫声都会起鸡皮疙瘩晚上还做噩梦
lǎoshī 老师wǒ 我yūnxiě 晕血wǒ 我lián 连shājī 杀鸡dōu 都bù 不gǎn 敢kàn 看guāng 光tīng 听jī 鸡de 的cǎnjiào 惨叫shēng 声dōu 都huì 会qǐ 起jīpí gēda 鸡皮疙瘩wǎnshang 晚上hái 还zuò 做èmèng 噩梦
Teacher, I get nauseous at the sight of blood. I don't even dare to watch anyone killing a chicken. I get goose-bumps just at the sound of a chicken's screams of pain, and I have bad dreams at night.
林峰这是上生物课你快做好准备把青蛙麻醉然后固定好
Lín Fēng 林峰zhè 这shì 是shàng 上shēngwùkè 生物课nǐ 你kuài 快zuò hǎo 做好zhǔnbèi 准备bǎ 把qīngwā 青蛙mázuì 麻醉ránhòu 然后gùdìng 固定hǎo 好
Lin Feng, this is biology class. Quick, get ready. Anesthetize the frog, and then affix it securely.
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