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A:
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哎呀，十几年没回来，家乡的变化真大啊！
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āiyā, shí jǐ nián méi huílai, jiāxiāng de biànhuà zhēn dà a!
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Wow, it's been 10 odd years since I've come back. Our hometown has really changed a lot!
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B:
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是啊，一天一个样。你早就应该回来看看了。
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shì a, yī tiān yī ge yàng. nǐ zǎo jiù yīnggāi huílai kàn kan le.
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Yeah, it changes every day. You should have come back earlier and had a look.
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A:
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我记得以前这里是田地。现在都是高楼大厦了。
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wǒ jìde yǐqián zhèlǐ shì tiándì. xiànzài dōu shì gāolóudàshà le.
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I remember this here used to be fields. Now it's all tall buildings.
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B:
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以前坐的是牛车，现在开的是汽车了。
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yǐqián zuò de shì niúchē, xiànzài kāi de shì qìchē le.
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We used to ride oxcarts, now we ride in cars.
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A:
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唉，前面雾好大。
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āi, qiánmian wù hǎo dà.
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Oh wow, that fog up ahead is really thick.
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B:
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咳，那不是雾。
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hài, nà bù shì wù.
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Um, that's not fog.
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A:
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不是雾？那是什么？
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bù shì wù? nà shì shénme?
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It's not fog? Then what is it?
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B:
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你打开窗闻闻。
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nǐ dǎkāi chuāng wén wen.
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Open up the window and take a whiff.
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A:
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空气怎么这么臭？
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kōngqì zěnme zhème chòu?
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How come the air smells so bad?
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B:
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你再看远处，那里有好多工厂。
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nǐ zài kàn yuǎnchù, nàlǐ yǒu hǎo duō gōngchǎng.
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Look further into the distance. There's a ton of factories over there.
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A:
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家乡的空气污染这么严重！
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jiāxiāng de kōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng!
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Our hometown's air pollution is so severe!
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B:
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哎！有钱有什么用啊？
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āi! yǒuqián yǒu shénme yòng a?
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Agh! People have money now, but what's the use?
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