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Yu Qing and zhang Li are talking about the passed week. While Yu Qing jokes Zhang Li live the same way as a little pig...

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雨晴：嘿！你这个星期怎么样？ 

张丽：不错不错。吃吃睡睡。 

雨晴：哈哈。你是小猪吗？ 

张丽：小猪很好啊。 

雨晴：哈哈哈，我也想吃吃睡睡。 

张丽：我们都是小猪。 

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Anna needs some more ice in her drink and decides to ask for it from the staff from the counter...

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安娜：你好，我可以加一点冰吗？    

服务员：可以。    

安娜：谢谢谢谢。    

服务员：这样够了吗？    

安娜：够了够了。谢谢！    

服务员：没事。不够还可以加。    

安娜：好的。    

服务员：要水吗？ 

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Anna learned the Chinese slang "吃瓜" (chī guā) and thinks it literally means "eat watermelon." Gao Yue laughs and tells her that's not the real meaning...

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安娜：今天我学了一个新词。   

高月：什么词？    

安娜：吃瓜。    

高月：哈哈，你知道是什么意思吗？    

安娜：吃瓜？不是吃西瓜吗？    

高月：不是！    

安娜：那是什么意思？    

高月：来，我跟你说.... 

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Anna's feet are cold and she claims that she has no socks to wear. Gao Yue is surprised and thinks she might be joking...

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安娜：我的脚好冷啊。    

高月：你快穿袜子！今天是很冷。    

安娜：没有袜子了。    

高月：没有袜子？你开玩笑吧？    

安娜：真的，袜子都洗了。    

高月：买几双新袜子吧。   

安娜：嗯，好吧。 

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There's no wind today. Li Yang finds the room stuffy and his wife agrees. He suggests a walk...

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李阳：今天房间里很闷，你有没有觉得？    

妻子：对！我也觉得。今天没有风。    

李阳：要不，我们出去走走吧。  

妻子：行，出去透透气。   

李阳：嗯，走一走会觉得好一点。   

妻子：走，去透透气。 

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Something smells soooo good in the kitchen! And it is coming from Anna's cooking...

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高月：哇，厨房好香啊！    

安娜：来，看我做了什么好菜。    

高月：哇～好香好香！可以开饭了吗？    

安娜：再等十分钟！    

高月：好的。那我去拿筷子和碗。    

安娜：好。我们今天可以吃早一点。 

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Gao Yue asks Anna how long she has been in China and whether she likes it...

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高月：哎？你来中国多久了？ 

安娜：我来中国差不多三个月了。 

高月：三个月了？喜欢吗？ 

安娜：非常喜欢！ 

高月：最喜欢中国什么？ 

安娜：嗯......中国菜！哈哈 

高月：哈哈，还有吗？ 

安娜：还有和中国人说中文。 

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Gao Jin notices his brother Gao Yue is tired and asks about his sleep....

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高进：你又困了？昨天晚上没睡觉吗？    

高月：睡了，昨晚很早我就睡觉了。    

高进：几点？    

高月：晚上十一点半。    

高进：那也不早。你是几点起床的？    

高月：我是六点起床的。   

高进：没有八小时啊！ 

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Anna says she feels sleepy for no reason. Gao Yue playfully builds suspense, then delivers a cheesy but sweet joke......

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安娜：哎呀，我很困！    

高月：困？为什么？    

安娜：不知道。    

高月：啊，我知道！    

安娜：为什么？    

高月：因为......   

安娜：快说快说！   

高月：昨天晚上你在我的心里跑了一个晚上。    

安娜：哈哈哈～ 

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Yu Qing’s date notices she isn’t carrying her backpack. She explains that it wouldn’t look good with her dress...

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约会对象：你今天怎么没带背包？
雨晴：因为我穿了裙子，所以带背包不好看。
约会对象：啊，对。我第一次看你穿裙子，真好看。
雨晴：谢谢啊，天气热了，以后我会常常穿裙子。我不喜欢穿裤子。
约会对象：为什么？
雨晴：穿裤子比穿裙子舒服多了。
约会对象：啊，我希望我也能穿裙子。
雨晴：哈哈，你是苏格兰人就可以。

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