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xí guàn 
习惯。  n. habit  Tā yǒu chōuyān de xíguàn
                  他 有  抽烟 的 习惯。 He has the habit of smoking.
             v. used to  Zhème duōnián nǐ yìzhí gēn wǒ zài yíkuài, wǒ dōu xíguànle.
                    这么多年你一直跟我在一块，我都习惯了。
                    You've always been there for me these years, I'm used to it.


Iris' screening room

”I'm used to it”用中文怎么说？—Improve Chinese with movie clips

jiā yóu  
加油。Come on /cheer sb on
jiān chí
坚持   坚持住/坚持一下/坚持下去 hang in there    
bié fàng qì
别放弃。  Don't give up

例句：xué xí zhōng wén hěn nán ，nǐ yí dìng yào jiān chí xià qù ，bié fàng qì ！
nǐ yí dìng kě yǐ de ，jiā yóu ！！
学习中文很难，你一定要坚持下去，别放弃！你一定可以的，加油！！


怎么用中文鼓励别人？How to encourage others in Chinese—Improve Chinese with movie clips

Real Life Chinese phrase: 
“Take care”用中文怎么说？
How to say “Take care”in Chinese?

bǎo zhòng   zhào gù zì jǐ
保重。 =  好好照顾自己。/ 照顾好自己。Take care/Take good care of yourself
duō bǎo zhòng 
多保重。    take good care of 
bǎo zhòng shēntǐ
保重身体。  take care of yourself 

****Script for your second time listening****

片段一Clip one
A:姐，那我们就走了。你保重啊。
I guess we should go, sis. Take care.
B：你们也是。
So do you.
片段二 Clip two
A:保重！
B：Take care.

片段四Clip four
A:  过两天我就走了，你一个人好好照顾自己。
I am leaving in a couple of days.Take care of yourself.
B：嗯，你放心吧。
Don’t worry.

片段五Clip five
A：以后自己照顾自己了啊。
You need to take care of yourself from now on.
B：下了飞机看到妈妈就给我打个电话。
Give me a call once you see your mom at the terminal.


“Take care ”用中文怎么说？—Improve Chinese with movie clips

如何表达爱意？How to express your love in Chinese？
Real Life Chinese:
wǒ xǐ huan nǐ
我喜欢你。I like you
wǒ ài nǐ 
我爱你。  I love you
wǒ xiǎng nǐ
我想你。  I miss you


如何表达爱意？How to express your love in Chinese？

shū fu 
“舒服”  
1.Used as “comfortable” 
zhè gè yǐ zi zhēn shū fu.
这个椅子真舒服。
This chair is so comfortable.

2.used as “feel well”
wǒ shēn tǐ bù shū fu.  
我身体不舒服。  
I don't feel very well.
tóu téng
头疼 headache
****Script for your second time listening****

片段一Clip one
A:有什么事？有侦探？
What happened？Is there a detective？
B： 珊珊今天身体不舒服，她不上学了。
Shanshan is not feeling well today, she is not going to school.

片段二Clip two
A:  姐，我肚子有点不舒服啊
Sister, I feel a little sick in my stomach.
B：不舒服就早点睡啦。
If you don't feel well, go to bed early.

片段三Clip three
A：小林肚子不舒服，别出去了。
B：早上还好好的怎么会肚子不舒服呢，我去看看他。
