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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 three days overdue? 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 the milk 3 days before production date! ---------------------------------------- Words Bank: 过期 ɡuòqī overdue 生产 shēnɡchǎn product, to produce 日期 rìqī date Phrases to learn: 怕什么? pà shénme?Don't be afraid. (word by word, scare what?)
Apr 1, 2015 7:09 AM
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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?)

April 1, 2015
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