Lesson 15

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Vocabulary
Grammar exercises

Question: Your friend tells you that Xiao Wang has been stingy and would not lend him a penny. Tell him that you do not want to hear about this as you know well that Xiao Wang is always like this.

Hint 1   Use 别 提 了 or 可 不 是 吗
Hint 2   Use 从 来 就 是
Answer  别 提 了， 小 王 从 来 就 是 这 样 。 Listen
Comments  Alternatively: 可 不 是 吗 , 小 王 总 是这 样  kě bú shì ma,  Xiǎo Wáng zǒngshì zhè yàng. The expression 别 提 了  bié tí le has a complaining tone. For instance, A: 你 昨天 玩 得 好吗 nǐ zuótiān wán de hǎo ma？ B:别 提 了, 一 点 儿 玩 的 时 间 都 没 有 bié tí le, yì diǎnr wán de shíjiān dōu méiyou. A: Did you have a good time last night? B: It was terrible! I didn't have any time to enjoy myself.
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