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Black Market Gun Deal

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ID: 0428 Upper Intermediate
Despite our cheerful demeanor, even we have a dark side. This lesson features one (soon-to-be-unlucky) man attempting to buy a firearm (illegally). Why unlucky? Let’s just say things are not always what they seem (insert spooky organs here). In this podcast you will learn about police busts, guns and intrigues, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
冲锋枪 chōngfēngqiāng submachine gun
现货 xiànhuò in stock
长见识 zhǎng jiànshi to have gained experience
走私 zǒusī to smuggle
想买家伙吗
xiǎng 想mǎi 买jiāhuo 家伙ma 吗
Wanna buy a piece?
废话到这儿来就是为了这个你有吗
fèihuà 废话dào 到zhèr5 这儿lái 来jiùshì 就是wéile 为了zhège 这个nǐ 你yǒu 有ma 吗
What do you think—that’s what people come here for. Got any?
要什么有什么现在就可以看都是现货
yào 要shénme 什么yǒu 有shénme 什么xiànzài 现在jiù 就kěyǐ 可以kàn 看dōu 都shì 是xiànhuò 现货
You want it, we got it. You can take a look now. Everything’s in stock.
安全吗
ānquán 安全ma 吗
Is it safe?
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