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nǐ hái yào gǎnlù a? háishì zhù yī wǎn zài zǒu ba. zhè shān
lǐ yǒu lǎohǔ, yǐjīng yǒu èr sān shí ge hǎohàn sàngmìng yúcǐ
le.
You still want to hurry off? It’d be better for you to stay here
for a night. There are tigers in the mountains here. Twenty
or thirty brave men have already lost their lives here!
A: 店 家 生 意 算 盘 打 得 挺 精 明 的 嘛 ! 卖 酒 给 我 喝 , 还
要 挣 我 过 夜 的 钱 ?
diànjiā shēngyì suànpán dǎ de tǐng jīngmíng de ma! mài jiǔ
gěi wǒ hē, hái yào zhèng wǒ guòyè de qián?
Agh, innkeeper, you’ve got all the angles figured out, don’t
you! You sell me wine, and then you still want to get money
from me for spending the night?
B: 你 这 话 说 得 , 真 是 好 心 当 做 驴 肝 肺 ! 那 随 你 的 便
吧 。 我 是 好 心 提 醒 你 了 。
nǐ zhè huà shuō de, zhēnshì hǎoxīn dàngzuò lüúgānfèi! nà
suí nǐ de biàn wǒ shì hǎoxīn tíxǐng nǐ le.
The way you’re saying it, my kind intentions are evil
schemes! Well, suit yourself. I’m reminding you with the
best intentions.
A: 啊 ! 真 有 老 虎 啊 ! 反 正 跑 也 跑 不 掉 了 , 看 棍 !
à! zhēn yǒu lǎohǔ a! a! fǎnzhèng pǎo yě pǎobudiào le, kàn
gùn!
Oh! There really are tigers! Anyway, I couldn’t run away
even if I tried. Take that!
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