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Picking Up Girls（下）

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ID: 3084 Upper Intermediate
Previous Lessons: Picking Up Girls (上) In this continuation of the story, the friend continues to give advice about picking up girls using The Thirty-Six Stratagems which is an old Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and civil interaction.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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恶心 ěxīn disgusting
自生自灭 zìshēngzìmiè to chart one's own destiny for better or worse
沮丧 jǔsàng dejected; depressed
计策 jìcè strategy
停停停这听起来真是太恶心了...我再替你想想三十六计中还有哪一计用得上的嗯
tíng 停tíng 停tíng 停zhè 这tīngqǐlái 听起来zhēn 真shì 是tài 太ěxīn 恶心le 了. .. .. .wǒ 我zài 再tì 替nǐ 你xiǎngxiang 想想Sānshíliù jì 三十六计zhōng 中háiyǒu 还有nǎ 哪yī 一jì 计yòng 用de 得shàng 上de 的ng4 嗯
Stop! Stop! Stop! This really sounds quite disgusting... I'll try and think of any other of the Thirty-Six Stratagems that could be of use to you. Eh...
喔我刚刚唱得就有这么恶心吗
ō 喔wǒ 我gānggāng 刚刚chàng 唱de 得jiù 就yǒu 有zhème 这么ěxīn 恶心ma 吗
Oh... Was my singing just now really that off-putting?
别别别你别难过这不是你声音的问题就是脸的问题哈哈哈
bié 别bié 别bié 别nǐ 你bié 别nánguò 难过zhè 这bùshì 不是nǐ 你shēngyīn 声音de 的wèntí 问题jiùshì 就是liǎn 脸de 的wèntí 问题hā hā hā 哈哈哈
Don't... Don't get upset! It's not a problem with your voice... it's a problem with your face, ha ha!
呜你不用管我了让我自生自灭吧
wū 呜nǐ 你bùyòng 不用guǎn 管wǒ 我le 了ràng 让wǒ 我zìshēngzìmiè 自生自灭ba 吧
Hmph... Don't worry about me, leave me to chart my own course for better or worse!
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