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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Ten Minutes Left

Fry against the clock: hear there are ten minutes left, ask whether you can make it, be told to go for it, cry that the fire's too big, hear don't stop your hands, and run out of time with half the leaves to go.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The square of Longjing village, eighteen woks in a row under the plane trees, smoke and the smell of frying tea, Little Wu at the next wok and the head judge with a stopwatch.

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十 分钟！shí fēnzhōngten minutes, word for word ten minute-clock
还 有 十 分钟！hái yǒu shí fēnzhōngTen minutes left!
来 得 及 吗？lái de jí macan I make it, word for word come, able, reach
十 分钟？ 来 得 及 吗？shí fēnzhōng? lái de jí maTen minutes? Can I make it?
老欧， 加油！lǎo ōu, jiāyóuOld Oh, go for it, word for word add oil
来 得 及！ 老欧， 加油！lái de jí! lǎo ōu, jiāyóuYou can make it! Old Oh, go for it!
慢 一点， 来 得 及。màn yìdiǎn, lái de jíSlower, there's time.
火 太 大 了！ 要 焦 了！huǒ tài dà le! yào jiāo leThe fire's too big! It's going to scorch!
火 小 一点！ 手 别 停！huǒ xiǎo yìdiǎn! shǒu bié tíngMake the fire smaller! Don't stop your hands!
还 有 多 久？hái yǒu duō jiǔHow long is left?

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