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Self-Defense Course

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ID: 2558 Intermediate
Because of increasing fear of a physical attack on one's person, some have decided to take self-defense courses to counter this threat of violence. Many styles of martial arts include self-defense techniques. Listen in to a discussion of the benefits of taking a self-defense course.
Jenny,Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
暂时 zànshí temporarily
寝室 qǐnshì dormitory
窝 wō to hole up
跆拳道 táiquándào tae kwon do
杨洋这个周末有什么安排啊
yángyáng 杨洋zhè ge 这个zhōumò 周末yǒu 有shénme 什么ānpái 安排a 啊
Yang Yang, what plans do you have this weekend?
暂时还没有想在寝室看片子
zànshí 暂时hái 还méiyǒu 没有xiǎng 想zài 在qǐnshì 寝室kàn 看piānzi 片子
At the moment, I don't have any. I want to watch a movie in the dormitory.
别老窝在这里啦要不你也跟我去练跆拳道吧
bié 别lǎo 老wō 窝zài 在zhèlǐ 这里la 啦yàobu 要不nǐ 你yě 也gēn 跟wǒ 我qù 去liàn 练táiquándào 跆拳道ba 吧
Don't always hole up here. How about going with me to practice Tae Kwon Do!
什么你去学跆拳道了
shénme 什么nǐ 你qù 去xué 学táiquándào 跆拳道le 了
What? You're learning Tae Kwon Do?
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