The Martial Arts Robot 武术机器人
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ID: 10010
Intermediate
In this lesson, hear a daughter and her dad argue over whether the Spring Festival Gala's robot martial arts performance was awe-inspiring or a little unsettling, and learn how to introduce a wrong assumption with 还以为, compare two things with A 像 B, soften a complaint with 有点 + adj, push back with 不过 / 但是, intensify with 越来越 + adj, and speculate with 说不定.
Sean, Michelle
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 春晚 | chūnwǎn | Spring Festival Gala | |
| 微信 | Wēixìn | ||
| 讨论 | tǎolùn | to discuss | |
| 机器人 | jīqìrén | robot |
老爸你昨天看春晚了吗那个机器人打武术的节目
Lǎobà, nǐ zuótiān kàn Chūnwǎn le ma? Nàge jīqìrén dǎ wǔshù de jiémù.
Dad, did you watch the Spring Festival Gala last night? That program with the robots doing martial arts.
看了微信上都在讨论我刚开始还以为是人穿机器人衣服
Kàn le, Wēixìn shàng dōu zài tǎolùn. Wǒ gāng kāishǐ hái yǐwéi shì rén chuān jīqìrén yīfu!
Yeah, I watched it. Everyone's talking about it on WeChat. At first I actually thought it was people wearing robot costumes!
很多人也是这么说的动作太……了流畅
Hěn duō rén yě shì zhème shuō de. Dòngzuò tài liúchàng le.
Lots of people are saying the same thing. The movements were so smooth.
它们还会翻跟头打醉拳我都看傻了
Tāmen hái huì fān gēntou, dǎ zuìquán. Wǒ dōu kàn shǎ le.
They could even do flips and drunken boxing. I was watching with my mouth wide open.
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