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Published: May 31, 2009, 11 p.m.

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Last week Brad attended a student reunion; here he met a lot of old friends who he had not heard from for ages. They seemed to talk a lot about one guy. He used to be an all-can-bully type but now he already became a president of a large company. \\nWhen he appeared, they were all amazed. He looked just like a plain man on the street. They couldn\\u2019t wait to ask where his luxurious car was, and why his beautiful lady was not around. He laughed and said, \\u201cWell, I admit that I earn a lot of money out of my business, but it doesn\\u2019t mean that I need to change my old way of living. I have a very simple life still. Look, I get up as early as 6, then go to work. I concentrate on my business and try to make it run very well. I hardly go to parties and I don\\u2019t want to spend so much time on other things apart from work. My life is very simple - I spend most of it in the office and the gym.
\\nBrad invited his friends to visit his apartment and he acted so friendly to them that all of them hoped that they could \\u2018\\u4e0b\\u6b21\\u518d\\u6765\\u2019. How do Chinese people show their warm welcome to their guests when they visit? We are going to listen to a dialogue that showcases a typical way of dealing with such a circumstance.

\\n\\nIn this lesson, we covered topics like: the use of the word \\u4e00\\u822c, the different responses to "thank you" and the word \\u7b80\\u5355. Seeing \\u7b80\\u5355 this word doesn\\u2019t necessarily mean that you already understand what it is, since \\u7b80\\u5355 can mean two things. You can say someone is simple, like \\u5979\\u5f88\\u7b80\\u5355 - she is simple. Or you can put something before it: \\u5bb6\\u5f88\\u7b80\\u5355 - home is simple. However, \\u7b80\\u5355 can mean\\u2019 easy\\u2019 too, like :\\u8003\\u8bd5\\u5f88\\u7b80\\u5355 - the exam is easy. Listen to this lesson to learn more.\\n

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