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Fast Cars and Dangerous Driving

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ID: 1214 Upper Intermediate
This is a Chinese lesson about having fun in your brand-new car. The tires squeal as you tear around the bend, laughing and singing along with the radio. Learn how to take a spin in Mandarin Chinese, but drive responsibly. It's all fun and games until someone loses a limb.
Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
虐待 nǜedài to mistreat, to abuse
模样 múyàng appearance
摆设 bǎishè decoration
飙车 biāochē drag racing
你这新车才买了一个月就被你虐待成这副模样了
nǐ 你zhè 这xīn chē 新车cái 才mǎi 买le 了yī 一gè 个yuè 月jiù 就bèi 被nǐ 你nǜedài 虐待chéng 成zhè 这fù 副múyàng 模样le 了
You've only had this car for a month, and you've already beaten it up like this!
车买了就要开又不是拿来做摆设
chē 车mǎi 买le 了jiùyào 就要kāi 开yòu 又bù 不shì 是nálái 拿来zuò 做bǎishè 摆设
Once you've bought a car, you need to drive it! You don't just get it to be a decoration.
我看你肯定去飙车了右边的后视镜都碎了
wǒ 我kàn 看nǐ 你kěndìng 肯定qù 去biāochē 飙车le 了yòubiān 右边de 的hòushìjìng 后视镜dōu 都suì 碎le 了
Looks to me like you've definitely done some drag-racing. The right mirror is smashed!
反正上了保险大不了去修一下回头找保险公司报销
fǎnzhèng 反正shàng 上le 了bǎoxiǎn 保险dàbuliǎo 大不了qù 去xiū 修yīxià 一下huítóu 回头zhǎo 找bǎoxiǎngōngsī 保险公司bàoxiāo 报销
Well, anyway, I've got it insured. The worst that can happen is I'll go get it repaired. Then later I can have the insurance company reimburse me.
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