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        母亲节，是一个感谢母亲的节日。在中国，这个节日既没有公共假期，也不像春节那样为大家所熟悉，但是，当这一天来临时，还真是很热闹的。Mother's Day is a holiday to thank mothers.  In China, there is no public holiday, nor is it as familiar as Spring Festival, but when the day comes, it is quite lively.  

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In different scenarios，3 ways to apologize in Mandarin.
对不起、不好意思、抱歉。

****Script for your second time listening****
dào qiàn
道 歉    
to apologize  v. 你应该向我道歉。
 apology  n.  我不接受你的道歉。

片段一Clip one
对不起duì bu qǐ  
1. 我已经等了你5分钟了！对不起，我现在立刻赶过去。
2. 对不起，我得走了。
3. 哎呦，你不要在跟我说对不起了好不好！
4. 大哥，我错了，对不起，对不起。
5. 今天我让他失望了，对不起。
1.  wǒ yǐ jīng děng le nǐ 5fèn zhōng le ！duì bú qǐ ，wǒ xiàn zài lì kè gǎn guò qù 。
2.  duì bú qǐ ，wǒ děi zǒu le 。
3.  āi yōu ，nǐ bú yào zài gēn wǒ shuō duì bú qǐ le hǎo bù hǎo ！
4.  dà gē ，wǒ cuò le ，duì bú qǐ ，duì bú qǐ 。
5.  jīn tiān wǒ ràng tā shī wàng le ，duì bú qǐ 。

片段二
抱歉 bào qiàn ；to feel apologetic
1.	那接下来我去哪儿啊？真抱歉，您这瘾只能过到这了。
2.	抱歉，我这里不能抽烟。
3.	抱歉，迟到了。飞机误点。
1.	nà jiē xià lái wǒ qù nǎ ér a ？zhēn bào qiàn ，nín zhè yǐn zhǐ néng guò dào zhè le 。
2.	bào qiàn ，wǒ zhè lǐ bù néng chōu yān 。
3.	bào qiàn ，chí dào le 。fēi jī wù diǎn 。
片段三
不好意思bù hǎo yì si ；to feel embarrassing ,to be sorry(for inconveniencing sb)
1.	不好意思啊，今天和你玩得很开心...
2.	不好意思，我们有点事情要谈。
3.	勇哥，不好意思啊，人有点儿多，耽误时间了。
4.	秋雅，你看我都不知道你结婚，我穿成这样就来了。实在是不好意思。恭喜！
1.  bù hǎo yì si a ，jīn tiān hé nǐ wán de hěn kāi xīn ...
2.  bù hǎo yì si ，wǒ men yǒu diǎn shì qíng yào tán 。
3.  yǒng gē ，bù hǎo yì si a ，rén yǒu diǎn r duō ，dān wù shí jiān le 。
4.  qiū yǎ ，nǐ kàn wǒ dōu bù zhī dào nǐ jié hūn ，wǒ chuān chéng zhè yàng jiù lái le 。shí zài shì bù hǎo yì si 。

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🔤LESSICO UTILE

- ingrassare 
- pasta cruda, cotta, al dente, scotta
- carboidrati
- indice glicemico
- porzioni 
- condimenti
- pasti 

🎧Buon ascolto! 

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