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Lili and Zhang Liang 13: A Dad Gives Advice to a Broken-Hearted Son

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ID: 0498 Intermediate
Last time we heard from our friend Zhang Liang he was in the heat of a messy breakup. But who’s there to help him pick up the pieces but good ‘ole dad. In this podcast, listen in and learn some of dad’s words of (attempted) comfort in Mandarin Chinese, as he tries to cheer up a wretched Zhang Liang.
Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
大不了 dàbuliǎo terribly serious
死去活来 sǐqùhuólái hover between life and death
小看 xiǎokàn to look down upon; to underestimate
校花 xiàohuā campus beauty
儿子周末怎么不出去玩
érzi 儿子zhōumò 周末zěnme 怎么bù 不chūqù 出去wán 玩
Son, it's the weekend, how come you aren't going out?
没心情在家挺好的
méi 没xīnqíng 心情zài 在jiā 家tǐng 挺hǎo 好de 的
I'm not in the mood to. Staying at home is pretty nice.
哎你别老想着那个丽丽了过去就过去了没什么大不了的
āi 哎nǐ 你bié 别lǎo 老xiǎng 想zhe 着nàge 那个Lìli 丽丽le 了guòqù 过去jiù 就guòqù 过去le 了méishénme 没什么dàbuliǎo 大不了de 的
Hey, don't keep on thinking about that Lili. The past is the past, it's not the end of the world.
爸你不了解别瞎说
bà 爸nǐ 你bù 不liǎojiě 了解bié 别xiāshuō 瞎说
Dad, you don't understand. Don't talk nonsense.
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