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ID: 1424
Intermediate
First there was blogging, then there was microblogging. Your life in 140 characters or less! Tune in to today's lesson on social media to learn more about this technical trend in China.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踢球 | tīqiú | to kick a ball, to play football/ soccer | |
| 博客 | bókè | blog | |
| 都 | dōu | already | |
| 年代 | niándài | generation, era |
老马去踢球吗
Lǎo Mǎ 老马qù 去tīqiú 踢球ma 吗
Lao Ma, you want to go play some football?
等会儿我在写博客
děng huìr 等会儿wǒ 我zài 在xiě 写bókè 博客
One second, I'm writing a blog post.
都什么年代了还写博客啊我们都在织围脖了
dōu 都shénme 什么niándài 年代le 了hái 还xiě 写bókè 博客a 啊wǒmen 我们dōu 都zài 在zhī 织wéibó 围脖le 了
What decade are you living in? You still write a blog? We're all on Weibo now!
围脖是什么东西
wéibó 围脖shì 是shénme 什么dōngxi 东西
What's Weibo?
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