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Getting to Know the Beauty Pageant Judges

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ID: 0677 Intermediate
Today we revisit the intrigue of the Chinese beauty pageant world... Do we detect a whiff of corruption, bribery, and scandal brewing? Of course! What would a ChinesePod lesson be without all of these? Join us in this podcast, as we follow along with our drama queens in this next round of beauty pageant, a la China.
Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
公平 gōngpíng fair
研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student
一般 yībān average
居然 jūrán surprisingly
不公平那个研究生长得这么一般居然进了第二轮
bù 不gōngpíng 公平nàge 那个yánjiūshēng 研究生zhǎng 长de 得zhème 这么yībān 一般jūrán 居然jìn 进le 了dì èr lún 第二轮
It's not fair. That graduate student looks so average, and yet she made it to the second round.
是呀她身材那么差怎么和你比
shì 是yā 呀tā 她shēncái 身材nàme 那么chà 差zěnme 怎么hé 和nǐ 你bǐ 比
Yeah. Her figure is terrible. How could she compare with you?
就是呀评委都是瞎子
jiùshì 就是yā 呀píngwěi 评委dōu 都shì 是xiāzi 瞎子
Exactly. The judges are all blind.
我觉得她肯定是和评委或者赞助商有关系
wǒ 我juéde 觉得tā 她kěndìng 肯定shì 是hé 和píngwěi 评委huòzhě 或者zànzhùshāng 赞助商yǒu 有guānxi 关系
I think she must have connections to the judges or sponsors.
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