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ID: 0408 Advanced
你能想象一个月不洗澡是个什么样子吗？根据老祖宗传下来的规矩，中国女性在生完孩子后必须坐月子。也就是一个月内只能躺在床上，不能运动，不能入水，还必须吃很多补品。一个月之后，爱美的女性们能接受得了镜子中的自己吗？
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媳妇儿 xífùr5 wife
哪门子 nǎménzi what
评理 pínglǐ to discriminate between right and wrong
坐月子 zuòyuèzi to follow certain Chinese post-childbirth customs
妈您这是怎么啦谁惹您老生这么大的气啊
mā 妈nín 您zhè 这shì 是zěnme 怎么la 啦shéi 谁rě 惹nínlǎo 您老shēng 生zhème 这么dà 大de 的qì 气a 啊
哼去问你的好媳妇儿吧
hēng 哼qù 去wèn 问nǐ de 你的hǎo xífùr5 好媳妇儿ba 吧
老婆出了什么事你怎么把妈气成这样
lǎopo 老婆chū le shénme shì 出了什么事nǐ 你zěnme 怎么bǎ 把mā 妈qì 气chéng 成zhèyàng 这样
老公我什么也没做啊倒是婆婆刚才我要去洗澡她硬是不让还把我训了一通说什么女人刚生完孩子一个月都不能洗澡这是哪门子怪规矩啊一个月不洗澡多不卫生啊
lǎogōng 老公wǒ 我shénme 什么yě 也méi 没zuò 做a 啊dàoshì 倒是pópo 婆婆gāngcái 刚才wǒ 我yào 要qù 去xǐzǎo 洗澡tā 她yìng 硬shì 是bùràng 不让hái 还bǎ 把wǒ 我xùn le yī tōng 训了一通shuō 说shénme 什么nǚrén 女人gāng 刚shēngwán 生完háizi 孩子yīgeyuè 一个月dōu 都bùnéng 不能xǐzǎo 洗澡zhè 这shì 是nǎménzi 哪门子guài guīju 怪规矩a 啊yīgeyuè 一个月bù 不xǐzǎo 洗澡duō 多bùwèishēng 不卫生a 啊
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