Doing Now Today

By start45

Want to record and practice my English at the same time and also share with friends who want to learn Chinese.

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October 18, 2022 [EP317] Learn Chinese by Phrase : Messed up / Gǎo zá

Learn Chinese by Phrase : Messed up / Gǎo zá

English;

messed up something" can mean to break or damage something.

I ordered the burger and I told them not to put onions on , but they forgot

I'm really out of luck today. Because I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and now I have to repair your bike!

Chinese;

Wǒ diǎnle hànbǎo, wǒ gàosù tāmen bùyào fàng yángcōng, dàn tāmen wàngle.

wǒ jīntiān yùnqì zhēn de hěn bù hǎo. Yīnwèi wǒ de kǎoshì kǎo de hěn chà, tāmen hái bǎ wǒ de hànbǎo gǎo zále, érqiě xiànzài wǒ hái bìxū yào xiūlǐ nǐ de jiǎotàchē!

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October 17, 2022 [EP316] Learn Chinese by Phrase : Shady / Kě yí

Learn Chinese by Phrase : Shady / Kě yí

English;

Shady means questionable.

The special agents broke into his room and rummaged through chests and cupboards but couldn't find anything shady

The police put a watch on the shady's house.

Chinese;

Nàxiē tèwù shǒu chōng jìn tā de fángjiān, fānxiāngdǎoguì, fānle yībiàn, dàn méiyǒu rènhé kěyí de dōngxī

jǐngfāng pài rén jiānshì nàgè kěyí rén de zhùzhái.

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October 16, 2022 [EP315] Learn Chinese by Phrase : No pain No gain / Méi yǒu bù láo'ér huò

Learn Chinese by Phrase : No pain No gain / Méi yǒu bù láo'ér huò

English;

You have to work hard to get results. No pain, no gain!

You stayed up all night on your project for that computer class, but Some people would just go to sleep, you worked right through. Because you know no pain no gain.

Chinese;

Nǐ bìxū nǔlì gōngzuò cáinéng qǔdé chéngguǒ. Méiyǒu bùláo'érhuò de shì!

Nǐ zhěng wǎn dōu zài nàgè diànnǎo kè de zhuān'àn shàng áoyè, dàn yǒuxiē rén huì shuìjiào, nǐ yīzhí zài nǔlì. Yīnwèi nǐ zhīdào méiyǒu bùláo'érhuò de shì.

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October 15, 2022 [EP314] Learn Chinese by Phrase : Stuck in a rut / Yī chéng bù biàn

Learn Chinese by Phrase : Stuck in a rut / Yī chéng bù biàn

Being stuck in a rut means to be stuck in a boring routine.

English;

We haven't really done anything new recently. I guess we've been stuck in a rut.

we need to find some new things to do that we both like. Otherwise, we might be stuck in this rut forever!

Chinese;

Wǒmen zuìjìn méiyǒu zhēnzhèng zuò rènhé xīn de shìqíng. Wǒ cāi wǒmen huì xiànrù yīchéngbùbiàn hěn fáwèi.

Wǒmen xūyào zhǎodào yīxiē wǒmen dōu xǐhuān de xīn shìqíng lái zuò. Fǒuzé, wǒmen kěnéng huì yǒngyuǎn yīchéngbùbiàn

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October 14, 2022 [EP313] Learn Chinese by Phrase: Baloney / Hú shuō bā dào

Learn Chinese by Phrase: Baloney / Hú shuō bā dào

Baloney in this case, means "nonsense."

English;

That's baloney. He’s just making up an excuse not to go to the party.

Come on, Jack is a good guy. He wouldn't tell me something that is baloney.

Okay, okay. Forget what I said! It was all just a bunch of baloney, anyway!

Chinese;

Nà shì húchě. Tā zhǐshì zài biānzào yīgè bù qù cānjiā pàiduì de jíkǒu.

Bàibài, jiékè shìgè hǎorén. Tā bù huì gàosù wǒ yīxiē húshuō bādào dehuà.

Hǎo de, hǎo de. Wàngle wǒ shuō dehuà! Wúlùn rúhé, zhè yīqiè dōu zhǐshì húshuō bādào!

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October 13, 2022 [EP312] Learn Chinese by Phrase : Top Dog / Zuì bàng de rén

Learn Chinese by Phrase : Top Dog / Zuì bàng de rén

English;

Peter is the top dog at my office. Not only does he have the most experience, but he also has the ability to influence the work of staff. He's a top dog.

You're involved with plenty of school activities. Among your classmates, I'm sure you're a top dog.

Chinese;

Peter shì wǒ bàngōngshì zuì bàng de rén.

Tā bùjǐn yǒngyǒu zuìduō de jīngyàn,

érqiě hái yǒu nénglì yǐngxiǎng yuángōng de gōngzuò.

Tā shì zuì bàng de rén. Nǐ cānyùle dàliàng de xuéxiào huódòng.

Zài nǐ de tóngxué zhōng, wǒ nǐ shì zuì bàng de rén

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October 12, 2022 [EP311] Learn Chinese by Phrase : Sack out / Shuì jiào

Learn Chinese by Phrase : Sack out / Shuì jiào

Sack out means go to sleep~

I think part of the reason I'm having a crummy day is because I'm tired.

I think I'll go home and sack out for an hour, If I sack out for a couple of hours, then I should wake up in a better mood.

Hope you like.

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October 11, 2022 [EP310] Learn Chinese by Phrase: Dodge a bullet / Táoguò yī jié

Learn Chinese by Phrase: Dodge a bullet / Táoguò yī jié

Speaking of dodging a bullet, it looks like there's a gas station a few miles ahead. We should be able to get there without a problem.

Hope you like.

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October 10, 2022 [EP309] Learn Chinese by Phrase: take someone for a ride/ Zhàn bié rén pián yí

Learn Chinese by Phrase: take someone for a ride/ Zhàn bié rén pián yí

Ｗhen I went to Singapore, my cab driver noticed that I had never been there before, and so he took a longer route to my hotel in order to run up my bill. This is a classic case of "taking someone for a ride."

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October 10, 2022 [EP309] Learn Chinese by Phrase: take someone for a ride/ Zhàn bié rén pián yí

Learn Chinese by Phrase: take someone for a ride/ Zhàn bié rén pián yí

When I went to Singapore, my cab driver noticed that I had never been there before, and so he took a longer route to my hotel in order to run up my bill. This is a classic case of "taking someone for a ride."

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FAQs about Doing Now Today:

How many episodes does Doing Now Today have?

The podcast currently has 97 episodes available.