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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Interview

Answer the television reporter in the tea shop: hear her ask why you are suing them, say there are three reasons, hear her say go on, and count them, first that consumers think the tea is yours, second that it is not Longjing at all, and third that you are responsible to consumers.

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THE STORY

The tea shop in Longjing village on a November morning, the reporter's microphone on the counter between the tins, the camera in the doorway and Owen behind the counter.

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告 他们？gào tāmensue them
您 为什么 要 告 他们？nín wèishénme yào gào tāmenWhy do you want to sue them? Politely.
有 三 个 原因。yǒu sān ge yuányīnThere are three reasons.
我 不 要 他们 的 钱。wǒ bú yào tāmen de qiánI don't want their money.
您 说。nín shuōGo on. Politely.
消费者。xiāofèizhěconsumers, word for word the people who consume
第 一， 消费者 以为 是 我 的。dì yī, xiāofèizhě yǐwéi shì wǒ deFirst, consumers think it's mine.
这 是 名誉 的 问题。zhè shì míngyù de wèntíIt's a question of reputation.
第 二 呢？dì èr neAnd second?
第 二， 那 根本 不 是 龙井。dì èr, nà gēnběn bú shì lóngjǐngSecond, that isn't Longjing at all.

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