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      #1854: Visit me (Simone)
    


  
  

    

      
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我想你了 如果过年不回国 可以来我家做客:-）

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒ xiǎng nǐ le rúguǒ guònián bù huíguó kěyǐ lái wǒjiā zuòkè: -）        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I miss you. If you don’t return your country during the festival, you can come to my home.        

        





      
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如果【rúguǒ】  if; in case; in the event of.

回国【huíguó】 return from abroad.

可以【kěyǐ】 can; may;  passable; pretty good; not bad;  awful.

做客【zuòkè】 be a guest.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1851: Best wishes (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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希望你这次成功，我不能拖你后腿。我会等你的。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Xīwàng nǐ zhècì chénggōng，wǒ bùnéng tuō nǐ hòutuǐ. Wǒ huì děng nǐ de.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I hope you will be successful this time. I can’t hold you back. I’ll be waiting for you.        

        





      
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希望【xīwàng】 hope; wish; expect.

这次【zhècì】 this time; present; current.

成功【chénggōng】 succeed; success.

不能【bùnéng】 cannot; must not; should not.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1849: Free food (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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我又想起一件事儿。我这有两张餐饮券quan（就是代金券，免费吃饭的）俏江南饭店的…31号以后就过期了。我想送给你，但是不知道你去吃不去吃。还有一张券是可以免费领一套紫砂壶，但需要本人拿着身份证去接待中心才能领到，过1月1号无效。想送你，如果你有时间去领的话，我送你一张。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒ yòu xiǎngqǐ yī jiàn shìr. Wǒ zhè yǒu liǎng zhāng cān-yǐn quànquan（jiùshì dàijīn quàn，miǎnfèi chīfàn de）qiào Jiāngnán fàndiàn de …31hào yǐhòu jiù guòqī le. Wǒ xiǎng sònggěi nǐ，dànshì bùzhīdào nǐ qù chī bù qù chī. Háiyǒu yìzhāng quàn shì kěyǐ miǎnfèi lǐng yī tào zǐshā hú，dàn xūyào běnrén názhe shēnfènzhèng qù jiēdài zhōngxīn cáinéng lǐngdào，guò1yuè1hào wúxiào. Xiǎng sòng nǐ，rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān qù lǐng dehuà，wǒ sòng nǐ yìzhāng.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I will remind you of something else. I have two coupons eating for free at the Qiaojiangnan hotel. They will be invalid after 31st. I want to give them to you. But I don’t know if you would like to go there. I have another coupon for a set of zisha tea pot. However, you need to go to the reception center with your ID card. It will be invalid after Jan. 1st. I also want to give it you. if you have time, I can send it to you.        

        





      
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想起【xiǎngqǐ】 remember; recall; think of; call to mind.

事儿【shìr】 business; thing.

餐饮【cānyǐn】 repast.

就是【jiùshì】 quite right; exactly; precisely;  even if; even.

免费【miǎnfèi】 free of charge; free; gratis.

吃饭【chīfàn】 eat; have a meal; keep alive; make a living.

饭店【fàndiàn】 hotel;  restaurant.

以后【yǐhòu】 after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future.

过期【guòqī】 exceed the time limit; be overdue.

但是【dànshì】  but; yet; still; nevertheless.

不知【bùzhī】 unknowing(ly).

可以【kěyǐ】 can; may;  passable; pretty good; not bad;  awful.

需要【xūyào】 need; want; require; demand; needs.

本人【běnrén】 I (me, myself); oneself; in person.

身份证【shēnfènzhèng】 ID Card; identity card.

接待【jiēdài】 receive; admit.

中心【zhōngxīn】 centre; heart; core; hub.

无效【wúxiào】 of (to) no avail; invalid; null and void.

如果【rúguǒ】  if; in case; in the event of.

有时间【yǒushíjiān】 have time.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1845: Christmas Eve (Newbie)
    


  
  

    

      
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还好啦！昨天晚上可是平安夜啊！你却工作了一晚！

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Hái hǎo la！zuótiān wǎnshang kěshì píng’ānyè à！nǐ què gōngzuò le wǎn！        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    That’s all right. It was Christmas Eve last night, but you worked for a whole night!        

        





      
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还好【háihǎo】 not bad; passable; fortunately.

昨天【zuótiān】 yesterday.

晚上【wǎnshàng】 (in the) evening; (at) night.

可是【kěshì】  but; yet; however.

平安【píngān】 safe and sound; without mishap; well.

工作【gōngzuò】 work; job.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1837: I'm sad (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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我疼……  我想你陪陪我 想你让我依靠 可是不可能，你好忙…

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒ téng ……  wǒ xiǎng nǐ péi péi wǒ xiǎng nǐ ràng wǒ yīkào kěshì bù kěnéng，nǐhǎo máng …        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I’m hurt. …..I want you to stay with me. I hope you can let me depend on you. But it’s impossible. You’re so busy…        

        





      
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依靠【yīkào】 rely on; depend on; something to fall back on; support; backing.

可是【kěshì】  but; yet; however.

不可能【bùkěnéng】 impossible.

你好【nǐhǎo】 how do you do; how are you; hello.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1838: Give me some time (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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这周我们抽时间见见我舅吧？你能抽出时间么？最近工作顺心吗，有什么苦可以跟我说… 我替你分担

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Zhè zhōu wǒmen chōu shíjiān jiàn jiàn wǒ jiù ba？nǐ néng chōuchū shíjiān me？zuìjìn gōngzuò shùnxīn ma，yǒu shénme kǔ kěyǐ gēn wǒ shuō… wǒ tì nǐ fēndān        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Let’s take some time to visit my uncle this weekend. Can you spare me some time? Is everything satisfactory recently? If any difficulties, please share with me.        

        





      
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我们【wǒmén】 we.

时间【shíjiān】 (the concept of) time; (the duration of) time; (a point in) time.

最近【zuìjìn】 recently; lately; of late; in the near future; soon.

工作【gōngzuò】 work; job.

顺心【shùnxīn】 satisfactory.

什么【shénme】 what.

可以【kěyǐ】 can; may;  passable; pretty good; not bad;  awful.

分担【fēndān】 share responsibility for.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1839: What's up? (Yummy)
    


  
  

    

      
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怎么了，昨天怎么了出什么事了吗？

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Zěnme le，zuótiān zěnme le chū shénme shì le ma？        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Why? Did anything happen yesterday?        

        





      
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怎么【zěnme】 (interrogative pronoun); how (can it be that).

昨天【zuótiān】 yesterday.

什么【shénme】 what.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1823: Haha! (Yummy)
    


  
  

    

      
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呵呵是抽时间不是抠时间

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    hēhē shì chōu shíjiān bù shì kōu shíjiān        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Haha. It’s “spare” me some time, not “dig out” time.        

        





      
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时间【shíjiān】 (the concept of) time; (the duration of) time; (a point in) time.

不是【bùshi】 fault; blame.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1824: You always have bad luck (Yummy)
    


  
  

    

      
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我没说反话呵呵你心眼真多啊！

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    wǒ méi shuō fǎnhuà hēhē nǐ xīnyǎn zhēn duō a！        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I don’t say irony. Haha. You always have unwarranted misgivings.        

        





      
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反话【fǎnhuà】 irony.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1825: Good night! (Yummy)
    


  
  

    

      
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信不信由你吧！晚安好梦

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    xìn bù xìn yóu nǐ ba！wǎn’ān hǎo mèng        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Believe it or not. Good night. Have a good dream!        

        





      
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晚安【wǎnān】  good night.