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ID: 2101
Intermediate
It's an open secret in China that you can watch foreign TV shows for free online. Or at least it used to be. After going public in the United States, some of China's largest video watching sites no longer host TV shows for free. What's a fan to do? In this lesson, two friends talk about where they're going to watch.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 美剧 | měijù | American TV show | |
| 视频 | shìpín | video | |
| 版权 | bǎnquán | copyright | |
| 不敢 | bùgǎn | to not dare to do something |
现在好多美剧视频在网上不能看了
xiànzài 现在hǎoduō 好多měijù 美剧shìpín 视频zàiwǎngshàng 在网上bùnéng 不能kàn 看le 了
Nowadays there are a lot of American TV shows that you can't watch online.
嗯因为版权问题他们都不敢放了
ng4 嗯yīnwèi 因为bǎnquán 版权wèntí 问题tāmen 他们dōu 都bùgǎn 不敢fàng 放le 了
Yeah. It's a copyright issue. They don't dare to post them.
连优酷上都没有了
lián 连Yōukù 优酷shàng 上dōu 都méiyǒu 没有le 了
Even Youku doesn't have them.
优酷上市了正规了呵呵
Yōukù 优酷shàngshì 上市le 了zhèngguī 正规le 了hēhē 呵呵
Youku has gone public. It's following the rules. Haha.
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