How I hit the wall on my crash Chinese course
By Craig Mcintosh | China Daily | Updated: 2015-05-30 07:42
"I would like to buy a pencil," my classmate said, with a little too much enthusiasm. "OK," I replied, "one pencil is 2 yuan."
"Good. I would also like to buy a pair of shoes," he went on, to which I give him an important choice: A red pair for 5 yuan, or a blue pair for 8 yuan.
"I want blue shoes," he answered assuredly, and then added: "Plus, I want a frog."
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