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ID: 2739 Advanced
虽然没有人有机会跟老子讨论全球化，或者聊聊他对消费注意的看法，但是我们或许可以从他的著作里找到一些线索，试着了解他的想法。今天的对话要带领大家听听这位伟大中国思想家的说法，更进一步认识他。
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明前龙井 Míngqián Lóngjǐng Mingqianlongjing tea
挂念 guàniàn to miss
价值不菲 jiàzhí bùfěi valuable
武夷山 wǔyíshān Wuyi Mountains
老弟好久不见难得你有空来看我
lǎodì 老弟hǎojiǔbùjiàn 好久不见nándé 难得nǐ 你yǒukòng 有空lái 来kàn 看wǒ 我
Hey old boy, long time no see, it's not often you have time to come and see me.
我就知道你心里怪我所以这次来不敢空手特地带了这明前龙井来孝敬你
wǒ 我jiù 就zhīdào 知道nǐ 你xīnli 心里guài 怪wǒ 我suǒyǐ 所以zhècì 这次lái 来bùgǎn 不敢kòngshǒu 空手tèdì 特地dài 带le 了zhè 这Míngqián Lóngjǐng 明前龙井lái 来xiàojìng 孝敬nǐ 你
I knew you had a grudge against me, so I didn't come empty-handed, I brought some Mingqian Longjing tea to toast you with.
什么怪你是挂念你人来就好带什么礼物真是的坐下坐下先来喝我这价值不菲的武夷山岩茶
shénme 什么guài 怪nǐ 你shì 是guàniàn 挂念nǐ 你rén 人lái 来jiù 就hǎo 好dài 带shénme 什么lǐwù 礼物zhēnshìde 真是的zuòxia 坐下zuòxia 坐下xiān 先lái 来hē 喝wǒ 我zhè 这jiàzhí bùfěi 价值不菲de 的wǔyíshānyánchá 武夷山岩茶
It's not that I'm holding a grudge against you, it's that I miss you. It's enough that you came, you really didn't need to bring a gift. Really! Sit! Sit! First have a drink of this pricey Mount Wuyi rock tea.
谢谢来你这儿就是有茶香书香像是进入时光隧道回到了古代
xièxie 谢谢lái 来nǐ 你zhèr 这儿jiùshì 就是yǒu 有chá 茶xiāng 香shū 书xiāng 香xiàng 像shì 是jìnrù 进入shíguāng suìdào 时光隧道huí 回dào 到le 了gǔdài 古代
Thanks! There's always the scent of tea and books when I come here, like going back in time to the ancient world.
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