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ID: 2707 Pre Intermediate
Listen to two students discuss how playing online computer games is affecting their school grades.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
本来 běnlái originally
组队 zǔduì to form a team
打怪 dǎguài to kill monsters (term in online gaming)
英文 Yīngwén English
你昨天怎么没来我本来要跟你组队打怪的
nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天zěnme 怎么méilái 没来wǒ 我běnlái 本来yào 要gēn 跟nǐ 你zǔduì 组队dǎguài 打怪de 的
Why didn't you come yesterday? I originally wanted to play on a team with you.
我英文考得太差我妈昨天生了好大的气不让我出门
wǒ 我Yīngwén 英文kǎo 考de 得tài 太chà 差wǒ 我mā 妈zuótiān 昨天shēng 生le 了hǎo 好dà 大de 的qì 气bú 不ràng 让wǒ 我chūmén 出门
I didn't do well in my English exams, my mom got really angry yesterday and didn't let me go out.
我爸也都说我不用功每天只知道上网玩游戏
wǒ 我bà 爸yě 也dōu 都shuō 说wǒ 我bú 不yònggōng 用功měitiān 每天zhǐ 只zhīdào 知道shàngwǎng 上网wán yóuxì 玩游戏
My dad says I'm lazy too and that every day I play games online.
我也想要用功啊可是英文那么难用功还是学不好
wǒ 我yě 也xiǎngyào 想要yònggōng 用功ā 啊kěshì 可是Yīngwén 英文nàme 那么nán 难yònggōng 用功háishì 还是xuébuhǎo 学不好
I want to be a good student too, but English is too hard. However hard I study it, it just doesn't go in.
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