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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Telling Travis No

Give Travis the master's answer, politely: say sorry, say master-father has already decided, say you are afraid not, suggest going on year by year, and leave the door open for another time.

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THE STORY

An early October morning at a lakeside cafe in Hangzhou, Travis's suitcase at his feet and his flight that evening.

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欧文， 陈 师傅 怎么 说？ōuwén, chén shīfu zěnme shuōOwen, what does Master Chen say?
不好意思。bùhǎoyìsisorry, word for word not good meaning
已经 决定 了。yǐjīng juédìng lehas already decided
不好意思。 师父 已经 决定 了。bùhǎoyìsi, shīfu yǐjīng juédìng leI'm sorry. Master-father has already decided.
他 不 卖 吗？tā bú mài maHe won't sell?
恐怕 不 行。kǒngpà bù xíngI'm afraid not, word for word fear not OK
恐怕 不 行。 茶 还 没 长 出来。kǒngpà bù xíng, chá hái méi zhǎng chūláiI'm afraid not. The tea hasn't grown yet.
没 关系， 我 明白。méi guānxi, wǒ míngbaiNever mind, I understand.
那 一半 呢？ 一半 也 行。nà yíbàn ne? yíbàn yě xíngThen half? Half would do too.
一 年 一 年 来。yì nián yì nián láiyear by year, word for word one year one year come

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