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ID: 2785 Upper Intermediate
Today we hear two people try and convince someone not to jump from a high building to their death. Learn some very useful words and phrases for comforting friends in Chinese when they are having some relationship trouble or just going through a tough time. http://wi.st/1XjiF6w
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
十常八九 shíchángbājiǔ things constantly go wrong
何必 hébì why
想不开 xiǎngbùkāi to not be able to get over
劝 quàn to advise
姑娘你别这样快下来
gūniang 姑娘nǐ 你bié 别zhèyàng 这样kuài 快xiàlai 下来
Young lady, don't do it, come down from there!
怎么回事哎呀爬那么高危险哪人生不如意事,十常八九何必想不开呢
zěnmehuíshì 怎么回事āiyā 哎呀pá 爬nàme 那么gāo 高wēixiǎn 危险nǎ 哪rénshēng 人生bùrúyìshì, shíchángbājiǔ 不如意事,十常八九hébì 何必xiǎngbùkāi 想不开ne 呢
What's wrong? Agh! It's dangerous to climb up so high! If life isn't going your way, why let it get to you?
她两分钟前就站在那里了怎么劝都没有用一直喃喃自语说什么生有何欢一死百了
tā 她liǎng fēnzhōng 两分钟qián 前jiù 就zhàn zài 站在nàlǐ 那里le 了zěnme 怎么quàn 劝dōu 都méiyǒuyòng 没有用yīzhí 一直nánnánzìyǔ 喃喃自语shuō 说shénme 什么shēng 生yǒu hé 有何huān 欢yīsǐbǎiliǎo 一死百了
She's been standing there for two minutes already, there's no use trying to talk her down. She keeps on mumbling about how life is joyless and that death settles all accounts...
姑娘姑娘你年纪轻轻有什么事过不去呢说一说大伙儿来想想办法嘛你不需要一个人担着啊
gūniang 姑娘gūniang 姑娘nǐ 你niánjìqīngqīng 年纪轻轻yǒu shénme 有什么shì 事guò bu qù 过不去ne 呢shuōyishuō 说一说dàhuor3 大伙儿lái 来xiǎngxiǎng 想想bànfǎ 办法ma 嘛nǐ 你bù xūyào 不需要yī ge rén 一个人dān 担zhe 着ā 啊
Young lady! Young lady! You're still so young, what is it that's making you not want to go on? Tell everyone so that we can come up with a solution, OK? You don't need to cope on your own.
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