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Madonna's Asian Tour

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ID: 2829 Upper Intermediate
Today's lesson is all about trying and failing to get hold of Madona tickets in her upcoming tour of Asia. Having tried to buy tickets, one of the friends finds that they are all sold out. However, when they try purchasing the tickets from the convenience store, it turns out that there are two tickets left for a really great price. What great luck! Photo by Joel Bez
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
巧 qiǎo coincidental
闷闷不乐 mènmènbùlè miserable
麦当娜 Màidāngnà / Mǎdānnà Madonna
重金属 zhòng jīnshǔ heavy metal
好巧你也来啊怎么看起来闷闷不乐的样子
hǎo 好qiǎo 巧nǐ 你yě 也lái 来ā 啊zěnme 怎么kànqǐlái 看起来mènmènbùlè 闷闷不乐de 的yàngzi 样子
What a coincidence, you came too. Why do you look so miserable?
我刚刚想买麦当娜明年演唱会的票但是票都卖光了
wǒ 我gānggāng 刚刚xiǎngmǎi 想买Màidāngnà 麦当娜míngnián 明年yǎnchànghuì 演唱会de 的piào 票dànshì 但是piào 票dōu 都mài 卖guāng 光le 了
I wanted to buy tickets just now for Madonna's concert next year, but they were all sold out.
真没想到你是她的歌迷我以为你比较喜欢重金属音乐
zhēn 真méixiǎngdào 没想到nǐ 你shì 是tā de 她的gēmí 歌迷wǒ 我yǐwéi 以为nǐ 你bǐjiào xǐhuan 比较喜欢zhòngjīnshǔ 重金属yīnyuè 音乐
I never would have thought you were a fan of hers! I thought you were more into heavy metal.
我什么音乐都听这次是她出道以来第一次来台北开演唱会说什么也想去看看
wǒ 我shénme 什么yīnyuè 音乐dōu 都tīng 听zhècì 这次shì 是tā 她chūdào 出道yǐlái 以来dì yī cì 第一次lái 来Táiběi 台北kāi 开yǎnchànghuì 演唱会shuō 说shénme 什么yě 也xiǎng 想qù kànkan 去看看
I listen to all kinds of music. This will be the first time she's held a concert in Taipei since she debuted. Whatever happens I really want to go and see it.
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