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Describing Athletes

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ID: 0665 Pre Intermediate
Oh the superlative human form. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words, so please allow your eye to feast on the lesson image to the left of this very intro, and admire along with the writer that hunk of a man. Oh yes, and before you get too carried away... don't forget to push play and listen to this podcast on describing hot bods, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, Ken
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运动员 yùndòngyuán athlete
身材 shēncái physique
瘦 shòu thin
还是 háishi still; nevertheless
快看这个运动员的身材真好
kuài 快kàn 看zhège 这个yùndòngyuán 运动员de 的shēncái 身材zhēn 真hǎo 好
Look! This athlete has a great physique.
这个太瘦了还是那个好肌肉发达
zhège 这个tài 太shòu 瘦le 了háishi 还是nàge 那个hǎo 好jīròu 肌肉fādá 发达
And this one is too thin. That one's better; his muscles are well-developed.
我觉得那个太壮了
wǒ 我juéde 觉得nàge 那个tài 太zhuàng 壮le 了
I think that one's too buff.
运动员当然要壮了
yùndòngyuán 运动员dāngrán 当然yào 要zhuàng 壮le 了
Of course athletes need to be buff.
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