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Love Tangle 4: Baby Plans

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ID: 1266 Upper Intermediate
In part 4 of this sordid tale, we feel a bit of the tension as an unfaithful couple reunites under one roof. No admissions of guilt yet, but the household gender roles are as strong as ever. Learn about this social issue through Shen Jiawei and Lulu's tangled web.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
守妇道 shǒu fùdào to behave like a proper woman
提前 tíqián in advance
搅黄 jiǎohuáng to mess up
空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng deserted
冯帅我们以后别再联系了我既然结婚了就要守妇道
Féng Shuài 冯帅wǒmen 我们yǐhòu 以后bié 别zài 再liánxì 联系le 了wǒ 我jìrán 既然jiéhūn 结婚le 了jiù 就yào 要shǒu fùdào 守妇道
Feng Shuai, let's not contact each other anymore. Since I'm married, I have to behave like a proper woman.
璐璐我希望你幸福不管怎么样你都是我最爱的女人以后有什么事希望你给我打电话
Lùlu 璐璐wǒ 我xīwàng 希望nǐ 你xìngfú 幸福bùguǎn 不管zěnmeyàng 怎么样nǐ 你dōu 都shì 是wǒ 我zuì 最ài 爱de 的nǚrén 女人yǐhòu 以后yǒu 有shénme 什么shì 事xīwàng 希望nǐ 你gěi 给wǒ 我dǎ diànhuà 打电话
I hope you're happy, Lulu. No matter what, you're the woman I love the most. If anything happens in the future, I hope you'll give me a call.
怎么这么晚才回来
zěnme 怎么zhème 这么wǎn 晚cái 才huílai 回来
How come you're only getting back now?
我跟朋友一起吃饭了怎么在客厅抽烟啊你出差回来也不提前打个电话
wǒ 我gēn 跟Péngyou 朋友yīqǐ 一起chīfàn 吃饭le 了zěnme 怎么zài 在kètīng 客厅chōuyān 抽烟a 啊nǐ 你chūchāi 出差huílai 回来yě 也bù 不tíqián 提前dǎ 打ge 个diànhuà 电话
I had dinner with a friend. How come the living room smells like cigarette smoke? You come back from a business trip and don't even call first.
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