A Chinese Joke
Do you understand this joke. Here is the explanation.
A guy asks:
过期三天的牛奶还能喝吗?
ɡuòqī sān tiān de niúnǎi hái nénɡ hē ma?
Can I drink the milk (when it is) three days overdue/past use-by date?
Another guy says:
怕什么,还有三天到生产日期的牛奶我都喝过!
pà shénme,háiyǒu sān tiān dào shēnɡchǎn rìqī de niúnǎi wǒ dōu hē ɡuò!
Don't be afraid, I have ever had always drunk the milk 3 days before production date!
<em>(confusion of ever, never, always, once, sometimes is very common!)</em>
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Words Bank:
过期 ɡuòqī overdue/expired
生产 shēnɡchǎn product, to produce
日期 rìqī date
Phrases to learn:
怕什么? pà shénme?Don't be afraid/What are you worried about?. (word by word, scare what?)