Intermediate - Lili and Zhang Liang 7: A Guys Advice on Women (C0390) A:

` ` pengyou. ` Liang, b` Zhang n k e zhen ugou zheme jiu u zhao b` sh` o, jiu wo. bu sh` y ou le laop ang le xiongd` ? ` w` Zhang Liang, youre not a true friend. You havent contacted me in such a long time! Now that you have a girlfriend, youve forgotten all about your bro, huh?

B:

` bie w le. zu` he L Zhenhu hai, a, aku j` n wo li chu wo le dian ` . went Hey, Zhen Hua, dont get sarcastic with me. Lately theres been a little problem between Lili and me.

A:

` ta ` le. n, bei f o? z enmale? y d` ng sh` n huax axian Oh? What is it? You must be messing around, and she found out.

B:

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 xiashu j ` ` ta de nanp eng L` pengd y bie o! li qian tian ao qian ` sh` jur sh` ` fuh Liu nage you. n cai ren shei? w angluo ` ao an a sansh ` Meigu o cai y Xiang! renji su` , gongs dou j ng zai ` shangsh` le. Dont talk nonsense. A few days ago Lili ran into her exboyfriend. Can you guess who he is? Unbelievably, hes that internet millionaire, Liu Xiang! The guy is only 30 years old, and his company is already listed on the stock market in the U.S.

A:

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L` ta sh` n a! z y bie a? li he qian ...... n k e y` ao xiaox ou wo lu. ` nup ` hai meng ` gu de lao u pian zai . ` bei engyou l Huh? Lili and he were You had better look out! Dont follow my footsteps. My girlfriend was cheating on me, and I was totally in the dark.

B:

` ong Liu he L` n y` ou xiashu o! li b` u sh` nazh ren. ta Xiang ` ai ` zh xianz sh` pengyou. Youre talking nonsense again! Lili isnt that kind of person. She and Liu Xiang are only friends now.

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` ` ai ` k ` n z enme zh dao? Liu xianz e sh` zuansh w ang Xiang wu! b` ` ong ngy lao nur u u x huan zhezh nianq ouwei nage en en? ` ` paoch he hongji de nanr kai e, u, zuansh . women song ta b z enme he ? How do you know? Liu Xiang is now a great catch! What girl wouldnt like this kind of promising young man? He drives a sports car, drinks red wine, gives her diamonds How do we compare with that?

B:

y b` n hao, du` y` de nuh renp L` li he ban u uy y` ang. ta wo ou aiz e b` b` ` wo de. , erqi sh` zhuany u xur ta juedu` uhu` pian ong. Lili is not the same as other girls. She is a good person. She is very dedicated, and isnt vain, either. She would absolutely never cheat on me.

A:

zh ` ta suoy Liu ` y hao. wo dao y e x huan ta a. xiang Xiang ` ong y ren, jiush` renp n hao de nu zhezh ta ouqian ao zhao u ` y` , zu` sh` up ` e ma! liaoji haiz hao z` j de qiann u gengji a engyou. I know shes nice. Thats why Liu Xiang likes her too. These kinds of wealthy people look for girls with a good character. His own ex-girlfriend would be best. They understand each other better!

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` ang shuo, ` y daol ` . ai, ` L` dao n zhey` oudian li zheme hao , quesh ` y duo x y ren de nuh u ou hen huan. wo oush hou aiz ` ` b` ` ` Liu shenzh` juede pei u shang ta. zheme cheng Xiang de nanp engyou. ` ai ` tamen ` y gong, y` ou sh` ta qian xianz zai ` y ` e le. guaibude ` yuji d` ng geng y ou ganju zu` j` n L` li lao ` an, ` wo liaoti an mang, le. shuo w anshang y e b` u shangw ang he When you put it that way, it actually does make sense. Yeah, Lili is such a good girl, so she certainly has a lot of people that like her. I even sometimes feel that Im not good enough for her. Liu Xiang is so successful, and is also her ex-boyfriend. Now that theyve met again, there certainly must be feelings. No wonder lately Lili is always saying shes busy. Also, in the evenings she doesnt chat with me online anymore.

A:

` r n ` xiang zhehu` xiongd` sh` a, z ongsuan tong le. ai! , xiang ba. y kai dian Yeah. Now youve nally come around. Hey, bro, try and get over it.

Key Vocabulary
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w aku n huax fuh ` ao ` shangsh` ` gu meng zai l ` zuansh wu lao w ang

to ridicule to be promiscuous billionaire to go public to be in the dark great catch

ngy nianq ouwei

promising young person quality of a persons character devoted vain

n renp

zhuany xur ong

Supplementary Vocabulary

n tanx

have a heart-to-heart talk gossip

` xianhu a

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f engc` mangr en chengji u ` p nzh` ` e daod ` ong zant ` de shang ` pei ` tongch ang ` o kaiku s lu ` ` b` u zaihu ` ei anw ong gout

to mock blind person achievement quality morals agree with be able to match clear open thinking do not care comfort to communicate

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