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我打开前门。

我进入公寓。

我打开灯。

我在沙发上放松。

我看晚间新闻。

我邀请朋友们过来吃晚饭。

我准备晚餐。

我把孩子们放到床上。

我给孩子们讲睡前故事。

我讲爆笑笑话给朋友们听。

我倒一杯葡萄酒。

我把葡萄酒洒在桌上。

我收拾残局。

我和老板在电话里做了一次谈话。

我谈一天里发生的事

我计划明天。

我洗一个热水澡。

我用吹风机吹干头发。

我给手机换电池。

午夜时我去睡觉。

----English----

I unlock the front door

I enter the apartment

I turn on the light

I relax on the sofa

I watch the evening news.

I invite friends over for dinner.

I prepare dinner.

I put the children to bed.

I tell bedtime stories to my children.

I tell hilarious jokes to my friends.

I pour a glass of wine.

I spill wine on the table.

I clean up the mess.

I have a conversation with my boss on the phone.

I talk about my day.

I plan for tomorrow.

I take a hot bath.

I dry my hair with a hair dryer.

I charge the batteries on my phone.

I go to sleep around midnight.

----Pinyin----

Wǒ dǎkāi qiánmén.

Wǒ jìnrù gōngyù.

Wǒ dǎ kāi dēng.

Wǒ zài shāfā shàng fàngsōng.

Wǒ kàn wǎnjiān xīnwén.

Wǒ yāoqǐng péngyǒumen guòlái chī wǎnfàn.

Wǒ zhǔnbèi wǎncān.

Wǒ bǎ háizimen fàng dào chuángshàng.

Wǒ gěi háizimen jiǎng shuì qián gùshì.

Wǒ jiǎng bàoxiào xiàohuà gěi péngyǒumen tīng.

Wǒ dào yībēi pútáojiǔ.

Wǒ bǎ pútáojiǔ sǎ zài zhuō shàng.

Wǒ shōushí cánjú.

Wǒ hé lǎobǎn zài diànhuà li zuòle yīcì tánhuà.

Wǒ tán yītiān lǐ fāshēng de shì

wǒ jìhuà míngtiān.

Wǒ xǐ yīgè rè shuǐ zǎo.

Wǒ yòng chuīfēngjī chuī gàn tóufǎ.

Wǒ gěi shǒujī huàn diànchí.

Wǔyè shí wǒ qù shuìjiào.

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我打開前門。

我進入公寓。

我打開燈。

我在沙發上放鬆。

我看晚間新聞。

我邀請朋友們過來吃晚飯。

我準備晚餐。

我把孩子們放到床上。

我給孩子們講睡前故事。

我講爆笑笑話給朋友們聽。

我倒一杯葡萄酒。

我把葡萄酒灑在桌上。

我收拾殘局。

我和老闆在電話裡做了一次談話。

我談一天裡發生的事

我計劃明天。

我洗一個熱水澡。

我用吹風機吹乾頭髮。

我給手機換電池。

午夜時我去睡覺。

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服务员：小姐您好，请问有预订吗？

刘：有。我姓刘。预订了今晚的大厅，五个人。

服务员：好。这边请.

刘： 请问你们这里哪个菜最受外国人欢迎？

服务员： 我们这里的青椒牛柳很好吃。您要尝尝吗？

刘：好，就先来一个青椒牛柳吧。

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Waitress: Hello, miss, do you have a reservation?

Liu: Yes. My family name is Liu. I reserved a dining hall table for tonight for five people.

Waitress: Okay. This way, please.

Liu: Which dish here is the most popular among foreigners?

Waitress: The green pepper and beef here is very tasty. Would you like to try it?

Liu: Sure, let's have that first.

----Pinyin----

Fúwùyuán : xiǎojie nínhǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu yùdìng ma?

Liú : yǒu. wǒ xìng liú. yùdìng le jīnwǎn de dàtīng, wǔ gèrén.

Fúwùyuán : hǎo. zhèbiān qǐng.

Liú : qǐngwèn nǐmen zhèli nǎ ge cài zuì shòu wàiguórén huānyíng?

Fúwùyuán : wǒmen zhèli de qīngjiāo niúliǔ hěn hǎochī. nín yào chángchang ma?

Liú : hǎo, jiù xiān lái yí ge qīngjiāo niúliǔ ba.

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服務員：小姐您好，請問有預訂嗎？

劉：有。我姓劉。預訂了今晚的大廳，五個人。

服務員：好。這邊請.

劉： 請問你們這裡哪個菜最受外國人歡迎？

服務員： 我們這裡的青椒牛柳很好吃。您要嘗嘗嗎？

劉：好，就先來一個青椒牛柳吧。

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