主要介绍“1.走下坡路2.没戏3.节骨眼儿”这三个汉语口语习惯语的意思及用法

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How To Use 1.走下坡路2.没戏3.节骨眼儿 in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

In this episode you will learn some phrases for interrupting politely, checking you have understood and closing meetings. If you would like the transcript, send me a message. 

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Business Buzz Episode 3. Language for meetings - interrupting politely, checking you have understood and closing a meeting

JULIE: I just bought a ticket to New York City. I’m so 
excited to see the city!
SOPHIE: Good for you! Traveling is so much fun. I love 
discovering new places and new people. When 
are you leaving?
JULIE: Next week. I’m taking the red eye. It was cheaper. 
Hopefully, I’ll be able to sleep on the plane.
SOPHIE: I wish I could go with you! New York City is a magical 
place. You will have so much fun.
JULIE: I hope so. I’m going to visit my brother who lives 
there. I will stay for a week and then take the train 
down to Washington, D.C.
SOPHIE: That sounds like a great vacation. I’m looking 
forward to a week at the beach for my summer 
vacation. I just want to relax.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Ticket can refer to many different types of transportation (metro, bus, train, plane, etc.). 
In general, you can guess the means of transportation by the context.
• When discussing airplane travel, a red eye is a flight that leaves at night to arrive early 
the next morning. This is in reference to how red your eyes become when you don’t get 
a full night’s sleep

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Day 25: Taking vacations

Why a lot of people like to buy books in the book store？ The story is suit for the listeners whose level is HSK1 or above.
书店里有什么？
学校里有一个书店，去那儿买书的人很多。这个书店能卖很多书，我想那儿的书很便宜。有一天，我去那儿买书，我问书店老板：“你的书能便宜一点儿吗”？老板说：“不能，一本书50块钱。”
书不便宜，为什么很多人买书呢？
我每天去书店看书，一个星期以后，我知道为什么了。书店里有桌子和椅子，桌子上有水、茶、咖啡，很多人坐在椅子上看书、喝茶。你能买喜欢的书，不买也没关系。
我现在也喜欢在那个书店买书了。

Shūdiàn lǐ yǒu shénme ？ 
Xuéxiào lǐ yǒu yí gè Shūdiàn ， qù nàér mǎi shū de rén hěnduō 。 Zhè ge Shūdiàn néng mài hěnduō shū ， wǒ xiǎng nàér de shū hěn piányi 。 Yǒuyìtiān ， wǒ qù nàér mǎi shū ， wǒ wèn Shūdiàn lǎobǎn ： " nǐ de shū néng piányi yìdiánér ma " ？ Lǎobǎn shuō ： " bùnéng ， yì běn shū 50 kuài qián。"
Shū bù piànyi ， wèishénme hěnduō rén mǎi shū ne ？ 
Wǒ měitiān qù Shūdiàn kànshū ， yí gè Xīngqī yǐhòu ， wǒ zhīdào wèishénme le 。 Shūdiàn lǐ yǒu zhuōzi hé yǐzi ， zhuōzi shàng yǒu shuǐ 、 chá 、 KāFēi ， hěnduō rén zuò zài yǐzi shàng kànshū 、 hē chá 。 Nǐ néng mǎi xǐhuan de shū ， bù mǎi yě Méiguānxi 。 
Wǒ xiànzài yě xǐhuan zài nà gè Shūdiàn mǎi shū le 。 


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