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中元普渡-Ghost Month

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ID: 2942 Advanced
每年鬼月总不免要看到、想到许多相关的习俗与传说，随着社会的进步，相信鬼神之说的年轻人越来越少，但是抱着“宁可信其有、不可信其无”的心态的人还是不少，两代之间对于祭拜鬼神这个话题会有什么不同的看法呢？让我们来听听看。 Watch our video about things you shouldn't do during this month below.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
千拜托万拜托 qiānbàituō wànbàituō pretty pretty please
肯 kěn to be willing
想得美 xiǎngdeměi to think the best of something
普渡 pǔdù crossing
妈干嘛买那么多吃的东西平常我千拜托万拜托你都不肯多买一些零食
mā 妈gànmá 干嘛mǎi 买nàme duō 那么多chī 吃de 的dōngxi 东西píngcháng 平常wǒ 我qiān 千bàituō 拜托wàn 万bàituō 拜托nǐ 你dōu bù 都不kěn 肯duō mǎi 多买yīxiē 一些líng shí 零食
Mom, why did you buy so much food? Normally you never agree to buy any snacks no matter how much I beg!
你以为这是买给你吃的啊你想得美呢这是明天普渡要用的祭品
nǐ 你yǐwéi 以为zhè 这shì 是mǎi 买gěi 给nǐ 你chī 吃de 的ā 啊nǐ 你xiǎngdeměi 想得美ne 呢zhè 这shì 是míngtiān 明天pǔdù 普渡yào 要yòng 用de 的jìpǐn 祭品
Did you think I bought it for you to eat? You think too well of me! These are the sacrifices for Ghost Festival tomorrow.
啊中元普渡难怪最近电视广告上这么多装神弄鬼的广告
ā 啊zhōngyuán pǔdù 中元普渡nánguài 难怪zuìjìn 最近diànshì 电视guǎnggào 广告shàng 上zhème duō 这么多zhuāngshénnòngguǐ 装神弄鬼de 的guǎnggào 广告
Ah! Ghost Festival, no wonder recently advertisements on TV have featured so many people dressed up as ghosts and ghouls.
什么时候了别乱说话是好兄弟妈告诉你你这个月说话给我小心一点别老是鬼呀鬼的乱说还有深山海边你也少去
shénme shíhou 什么时候le 了bié 别luànshuōhuà 乱说话shì 是hǎoxiōngdì 好兄弟mā 妈gàosu 告诉nǐ 你nǐ 你zhè ge 这个yuè 月shuōhuà 说话gěi 给wǒ 我xiǎoxīn 小心yīdiǎn 一点bié 别lǎoshi 老是guǐ 鬼ya 呀guǐ 鬼de 的luànshuō 乱说háiyǒu 还有shēnshān 深山hǎibiān 海边nǐ 你yě 也shǎo 少qù 去
When? Be careful what you say! We should refer to them as our "good friends"! I told you that you should be more careful with what you say this month, don't always go around saying ghost this, ghost that. Also you should stay away from mountainous areas and the seashore!
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