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有一个外国人来到中国。他的中国朋友请他吃饭。
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yǒu yī ge wàiguórén láidào Zhōngguó. tā de Zhōngguó péngyou qǐng tā chīfàn.
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There was a foreigner that came to China. His Chinese friends treated him to a meal.
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刚坐下，一个朋友就说，“不好意思，我去方便一下。”
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gāng zuòxià, yī ge péngyou jiù shuō," bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ qù fāngbiàn yīxià.”
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Just after he sat down, a friend said to him, "Excuse me, I'm going to go 'take a convenient.'"
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他不理解是什么意思，坐在旁边的一个朋友告诉他，方便就是上厕所的意思。
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tā bù lǐjiě shì shénme yìsi, zuò zài pángbiān de yī ge péngyou gàosu tā, fāngbiàn jiùshì shàng cèsuǒ de yìsi.
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He didn't understand what that meant, and a friend sitting next to him told him that 'convenient' meant using the restroom.
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“哦，是这个意思。”他很高兴自己又学会了一个词。
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" ò, shì zhè ge yìsi.” tā hěn gāoxìng zìjǐ yòu xuéhuì le yī ge cí.
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"Oh, that's what it means." He was happy to have learned another new word.
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吃饭的时候，有一个朋友看他不太会用筷子，就对他说：“你用筷子方便吗？”
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chīfàn de shíhou, yǒu yī ge péngyou kàn tā bùtài huì yòng kuàizi, jiù duì tā shuō：" nǐ yòng kuàizi fāngbiàn ma?”
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While eating, a friend noticed that he wasn't good at using chopsticks, and said to him, "is using chopsticks convenient for you?"
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他很吃惊，难道中国人用筷子上厕所？
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tā hěn chījīng, nándào Zhōngguórén yòng kuàizi shàng cèsuǒ?
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He was really surprised. Could Chinese people use chopsticks when they go to the restroom?
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他赶紧说：“我不方便。”于是，朋友就拿了一个勺子给他。
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tā gǎnjǐn shuō：" wǒ bù fāngbiàn.” yúshì, péngyou jiù ná le yī ge sháozi gěi tā.
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He quickly replied, "not convenient." Then his friend got a spoon for him.
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吃完饭，要走的时候，另一位中国朋友热情地对他说：“我想在你方便的时候请你吃饭。”
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chī wán fàn, yào zǒu de shíhou, lìng yī wèi Zhōngguó péngyou rèqíng de duì tā shuō：" wǒ xiǎng zài nǐ fāngbiàn de shíhou qǐng nǐ chīfàn.”
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After eating, when it was time to leave, another friend enthusiastically said to him, "Whenever it's convenient, I want to treat you to a meal."
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他觉得更奇怪了。
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tā juéde gèng qíguài le.
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He thought that was even stranger.
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中国朋友看他没有回答，以为他不方便，就接着说：“如果你最近不方便的话，我们可以改天。”
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Zhōngguó péngyou kàn tā méiyǒu huídá, yǐwéi tā bù fāngbiàn, jiù jiē zhe shuō：" rúguǒ nǐ zuìjìn bù fāngbiàn dehuà, wǒmen kěyǐ gǎitiān.”
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His Chinese friend saw that he had no reply, thought it must be inconvenient for him, and continued, "If it's not convenient these days, we can do it another day."
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这下，他完全不知道该怎么回答了。
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zhèxià, tā wánquán bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídá le.
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This time he really didn't know how to answer.
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中国朋友又接着说：“没关系啦，那就以后吧。以后找个你我都方便的时候一起吃饭。”
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Zhōngguó péngyou yòu jiē zhe shuō：" méiguānxi la, nà jiù yǐhòu ba. yǐhòu zhǎo ge nǐ wǒ dōu fāngbiàn de shíhou yīqǐ chīfàn.”
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The Chinese friend continued again, "It's OK. Some other time then. In the future we'll find a time that's convenient for both of us to have a meal together."
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听完这句话，这个外国人就晕倒了。
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tīngwán zhè jù huà, zhè ge wàiguórén jiù yūndǎo le.
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After hearing that, the foreigner fainted.
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