The Life of a Programmer 4: A New Opportunity
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ID: 2194
Intermediate
The life of our friend Daqi, the programmer has already proved to be a difficult one. In previous lessons, Daqi faced long hours and a mountain of demands both at work and at home. Now, other programmers at the company are coming to him for help. What will Daqi do? Find out in this lesson!
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 巴西 | Bāxī | Brazil | |
| 可 | kě | really | |
| 程序 | chéngxù | program | |
| 出问题 | chū wèntí | to have a problem |
哎大齐晚上有空吗我请你吃巴西烤肉
ái 哎Dàqí 大齐wǎnshang 晚上yǒukòng 有空ma 吗wǒ 我qǐng 请nǐ 你chī 吃Bāxī 巴西kǎoròu 烤肉
Hey, Daqi, are you free tonight? I'll treat you to some Brazilian barbecue.
有事啊说吧
yǒushì 有事a 啊shuō 说ba 吧
Is there something you want to talk about? Go ahead!
没什么事聊聊天呗
méi 没shénme 什么shì 事liáoliao tiān 聊聊天bēi 呗
No, not really. I just want to chat.
聊天两个大男人有什么好聊的你不说什么事我可不去
liáotiān 聊天liǎng 两gè 个dànánrén 大男人yǒu 有shénme 什么hǎo 好liáo 聊de 的nǐ 你bù 不shuō 说shénme 什么shì 事wǒ 我kě 可bù 不qù 去
Chat? What do two grown men have to talk about? If you don't have something to talk with me about, then I won't go.
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