The Man and the Dog
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ID: 0435
Elementary
As mentioned, we’re all quite aware that our Jenny is one of the most downloaded women on the net--but she’s also a hoot! How funny? Really funny… or our name isn’t “ChinesePod.” Which it is…so there you go. Listen in to this podcast and learn a Mandarin Chinese joke to tell at your next party.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一天 | yītiān | one day | |
| 街上 | jiēshang | on the street | |
| 突然 | tūrán | suddenly | |
| 前面 | qiánmian | in front |
一天一个男人走在街上
yī 一tiān 天yī 一ge 个nánrén 男人zǒu 走zài 在jiē 街shàng 上
One day, a man was walking down the street.
突然他看见前面有一只黑色的大狗看起来很凶
tūrán 突然tā 他kànjiàn 看见qiánmian 前面yǒu 有yī 一zhī 只hēisè 黑色de 的dà 大gǒu 狗kàn qǐlai 看起来hěn 很xiōng 凶
Suddenly, he saw a big black dog in front of him. It looked very ferocious.
男人非常害怕不敢往前走
nánrén 男人fēicháng 非常hàipà 害怕bùgǎn 不敢wǎng 往qián 前zǒu 走
The man was very afraid, and didn’t dare keep walking.
狗的旁边站着一个女人男人问她你的狗咬人吗
gǒu 狗de 的pángbiān 旁边zhàn 站zhe 着yī 一ge 个nǚrén 女人nánrén 男人wèn 问tā 她nǐ de 你的gǒu 狗yǎo 咬rén 人ma 吗
There was a woman standing beside the dog. The man asked her, “Does your dog bite?”
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