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Inviting Old Lee Out to Dinner

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ID: 2757 Elementary
Why are we inviting awkward old Lee out for dinner? Because someone wants to get on his good books so that they can date his sister.You'll also get load of practice with the "question word 都" structure.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
请...吃饭 qǐng...chīfàn to treat someone to a meal
麻烦 máfan troublesome
因为 yīnwèi because
爱 ài to love
请老李吃饭真麻烦
qǐng 请Lǎo Lǐ 老李chīfàn 吃饭zhēn 真máfan 麻烦
It's such a pain buying Old Lee dinner.
对因为他什么都不爱吃
duì 对yīnwèi 因为tā 他shénme dōu 什么都bú 不ài 爱chī 吃
Yeah, because there is nothing he likes to eat.
还有在哪里吃饭他都不高兴
háiyǒu 还有zài nǎli 在哪里chīfàn 吃饭tā 他dōu 都bù gāoxìng 不高兴
Also, he is never happy no matter where he eats.
所以谁都不想请他吃饭
suǒyǐ 所以shéidōu 谁都bù xiǎng 不想qǐng 请tā 他chīfàn 吃饭
That's why no one want's to buy him dinner.
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