#1789: My cold (Laura - teacher)
    


  
  

    

      
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我的感冒是你传染的。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    wǒ de gǎnmào shì nǐ chuánrǎn de.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    My cold is something you gave me.        

        





      
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我的【wǒde】 my; mine.

感冒【gǎnmào】 common cold.

传染【chuánrǎn】 infect; be contagious.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1790: What shall I teach? (Laura - teacher)
    


  
  

    

      
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我想起一件事，明天那个学生来了，我怎么教？按第二天的时间表教吗？

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Wǒ xiǎngqǐ yī jiàn shì，míngtiān nèige xuésheng lái le，wǒ zěnme jiāo？àn dì-èr tiān de shíjiānbiǎo jiāo ma？        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I remembered something else. When the student is coming tomorrow, what shall I teach? Should I use the timetable for the second day?        

        





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

明天【míngtiān】 tomorrow; the near future.

那个【nàge】 that.

学生【xuésheng】 student; pupil; disciple; follower.

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

第二【dìèr】 second; No. 2; secondly.

时间表【shíjiànbiǎo】 schedule.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1791: Copies (Laura - teacher)
    


  
  

    

      
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还有，你如果在办公室，麻烦你把curriculum stuff A和curriculum stuff B复制到那个电脑去。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    hái yǒu，nǐ rúguǒ zài bàngōngshì，máfan nǐ bǎ A hé B fùzhì dào nèige diànnǎo qù.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Besides, if you are in the office, please copy something A and something B to another computer..        

        





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

办公室【bàngōngshì】 office.

麻烦【máfan】 troublesome; inconvenient; put sb. to trouble; trouble sb.; bother.

复制到【fùzhìdào】 copy into.

那个【nàge】 that.

电脑【diànnǎo】 computer.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1792: I can help! (Simone)
    


  
  

    

      
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为什么  你如果愿意  我随时都可以和你一起分担

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    wèishénme  nǐ rúguǒ yuànyi  wǒ suíshí dōu kěyǐ hé nǐ yīqǐ fēndān        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Why, if you would like to, I can undertake with you at any time.        

        





      
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为什么【wèishénme】 why; why (or how) is it that.

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

愿意【yuànyì】 be willing; be ready; wish; like; want.

随时【suíshí】 at an time; at all times; whenever necessary; as the occasion demands.

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

一起【yīqǐ】 in the same place; together; in company;  altogether; in all.

分担【fēndān】 share responsibility for.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1793: Seasons Greetings...rather early (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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愿你：21天后平安夜快乐22天后圣诞节快乐29天后元旦快乐66天后春节快乐73天后情人节快乐80天后元宵节快乐！我就不信还有人比我还早

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Yuàn nǐ：21Tiānhòu píng’ānyè kuàilè22Tiānhòu Shèngdànjié kuàilè29Tiānhòu Yuándàn kuàilè66Tiānhòu Chūnjié kuàilè73Tiānhòu Qíngrénjié kuàilè80Tiānhòu Yuánxiāojié kuàilè！wǒ jiù bù xìn háiyǒu rén bǐ wǒ hái zǎo        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Wish you: Happy Christmas Eve after 21 days. Happy Christmas after 22 days. Happy New Year after 29 days. Happy Spring Festival after 66 days. Happy Valentine’s Day after 73 days. Happy  Lantern Festival after 80 days. I don’t believe there is somebody else who can give you regards earlier than me.        

        





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

快乐【kuàilè】 happy; joyful; cheerful.

圣诞节【shèngdànjié】 Christmas Day.

元旦【Yuándàn】 New Year’s Day.

春节【Chūnjié】 the Spring Festival.

情人【qíngrén】 sweetheart; lover.

元宵节【yuánxiāojié】 the Lantern Festival, January 15 on the lunar calendar.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1794: What to buy (Secretary - X)
    


  
  

    

      
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给那个男学生也要买衣架吗？

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Pinyin gěi nèige nánxuésheng yě yào mǎi yījià ma？         

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Do I need to buy any clothes-racks for that boy student?        

        





      
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那个【nàge】 that.

不是【bùshi】 fault; blame.

挂钩【guàgōu】  couple (two railway coaches); articulate; link up with; establish contact with; get in touch with.

应该【yīnggāi】 should; ought to; must.

衣架【yījià】 coat hanger; clothes-rack; clothes tree; clothes stand.

只是【zhǐshì】 merely; only; just; simply; however; but then.

钩子【gōuzǐ】 hook.

东西【dōngxi】 thing; creature.

学生【xuésheng】 student; pupil; disciple; follower.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1795: What's a clothes-rack? (Secretary - X)
    


  
  

    

      
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好的，那个不是挂钩，应该叫衣架jia4。挂钩只是一个钩子，挂东西用的

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Pinyin hǎo de，nèige bù shì guàgōu，yīnggāi jiào yījiàjia4. Guàgōu zhǐshì yī ge gōuzi，guà dōngxi yòng de        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Ok. That’s not a hook. That should be called a clothes-rack. A hook is a stuff to hang something up..        

        





      
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降温【jiàngwēn】 lower the temperature;  drop in temperature.

衣服【yīfu】 clothing; clothes.泡泡【pàopào】 hubble-bubble.

难受【nánshòu】 feel unwell; feel ill; suffer pain; feel unhappy; feel bad.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1796: It's cold! (Springtime)
    


  
  

    

      
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天降温哩*小芯身仔喔<加点dian衣服>苛白感瑁啦“&□□□不哩鼻仔荟□冒泡泡』~~难受不说{还得花钱$！о(^_^)о嘿嘿

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Pinyin tiān jiàngwēn li*xiǎo xīn shēn zi o<jiādiǎndianyīfu>kē bái gǎn mào la”&□□□bù li bí zi huì□mào pàopào』~~nánshòu bù shuō{hái děi huāqián$！о(^_^)оhēihēi        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    The temperature is lower. Be careful. Wear more clothes, please.  You will catch a cold and even spend a lot of money.        

        





      
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降温【jiàngwēn】 lower the temperature;  drop in temperature.

衣服【yīfu】 clothing; clothes.

泡泡【pàopào】 hubble-bubble.

难受【nánshòu】 feel unwell; feel ill; suffer pain; feel unhappy; feel bad.

        

        





    

            

                      

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Mistakes: 小芯—小心，身仔—身子， 苛—可， 感瑁—感冒，鼻仔—鼻子， 荟—会

There are two alternatives for a sentence:”ke3 bie2 gan3mao4 la” means “Don’t catch a cold”. And “ke3 bie2 bai2 gan3mao4 la” means you have recovered from a cold, so don’t let it happen again in vain.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1797: What to buy (Secretary - X)
    


  
  

    

      
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包装已拆开了，品牌的东西没有质量问题换不了，店主说三月之内有质量问题可以换新的

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    bāozhuāng yǐ chāikāi le，pǐnpái de dōngxi méiyǒu zhìliàng wèntí huàn bùliǎo，diànzhǔ shuō Sānyuè zhīnèi yǒu zhìliàng wèntí kěyǐ huànxīn de，wǒ shì xú，wǒ shǒujī méi diàn le          

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    The package has been torn open. We don't want to change such a good brand if there is no problem with the quality. The shop owner said you could return it if you found such a problem within 3 months. I’m xu. My mobile has no electricity.        

        





      
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包装【bāozhuāng】 pack; package.

拆开【chāikāi】 take apart; open; separate.

品牌【pǐnpái】 brand name.

东西【dōngxi】 thing; creature.

没有【méiyǒu】 not have; there is not; be without; not so … as; less than.

质量【zhìliàng】 quality;  mass.

问题【wèntí】 question; problem; issue; trouble; mishap.

不了【bùliǎo】 without end.店主【diànzhǔ】 shop owner.

三月【sānyuè】 March; the third month of the lunar year; the third moon.

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

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



   

  

    


  



  
    

      #1798: Try your key (Secretary - X)
    


  
  

    

      
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没问题，他们回来了，学生在办公室，回去别忘了试一下家里的钥匙

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    méi wèntí，tāmen huílai le，xuésheng zài bàngōngshì，huíqu bié wàngle shì yīxià jiālǐde yàoshi         

        





    

            

                      

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                    No problem. They came back. The students are in the office. Don’t forget to try your home key when you go home.        

        





      
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没问题【méiwèntí】 no problem.

他们【tāmen】 they.

回来【huílái】 return; come back; be back.

学生【xuésheng】 student; pupil; disciple; follower.

办公室【bàngōngshì】 office.

回去【huíqu】 return; go back; be back.

一下【yīxià】 one time; once; in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden.

钥匙【yàoshi】 key.