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Volunteering in China

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ID: 1884 Intermediate
This lesson is for all our users who are looking for a meaningful ways to spend their free time and help the less fortunate. We're joining a group of friends as they discuss volunteerism in China, a country whose astonishing wealth gap is only widening and whose poorest live in truly harsh conditions. Listen in and be sure to chime in with your own volunteering experiences, in China or not, in the comments section below.
Dilu,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
姐妹们 jiěmèimen sisters
少 shǎo less
西部 xībù western part
农村 nóngcūn village
姐妹们不好意思我来晚了哎怎么还少一个小悦呢
jiěmèi 姐妹men 们bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思wǒ 我lái 来wǎn 晚le 了āi 哎zěnme 怎么hái 还shǎo 少yī 一ge 个Xiǎoyuè 小悦ne 呢
Hey girls, sorry I'm late. Hey, aren't we short one person? Where's Xiao Yue?
她去西部的一个农村当志愿者了
tā 她qù 去xībù 西部de 的yī 一ge 个nóngcūn 农村dāng 当zhìyuànzhě 志愿者le 了
She went to volunteer at a village out west.
啊她怎么不跟我说啊她要去多久
ǎ 啊tā 她zěnme 怎么bù 不gēn 跟wǒ 我shuō 说a 啊tā 她yào 要qù 去duō jiǔ 多久
What? Why didn't she tell me? How long will she be there?
大概两个月吧
dàgài 大概liǎng ge yuè 两个月ba 吧
Around two months.
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