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完璧归赵
Wánbìguīzhào
The Jade Goes Home
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负荆请罪
Fùjīngqǐngzuì
Carrying the Thorns
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纸上谈兵
Zhǐshàngtánbīng
War on Paper
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三顾茅庐
Sāngùmáolú
Three Visits to the Cottage
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草船借箭
Cǎochuánjièjiàn
Borrowing Arrows
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空城计
Kōngchéngjì
The Empty City
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大同的大佛
Dàtóng De Dàfó
The Great Buddha at Datong
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武当山的太极
Wǔdāng Shān De Tàijí
Tai Chi on Wudang Mountain
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绍兴的船
Shàoxīng De Chuán
The Boat in Shaoxing
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苏格兰的雨
Sūgélán De Yǔ
Rain in Scotland
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马达加斯加的树
Mǎdájiāsījiā De Shù
The Trees of Madagascar
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天上的路
Tiānshàng De Lù
Walking on the Sky
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去最北边
Qù Zuì Běibiān
Going North
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绕着湖骑车
Rào Zhe Hú Qíchē
Around the Lake
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第一次开远路
Dì-yī cì Kāi Yuǎn lù
The First Long Drive
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生气的电话
Shēngqì De Diànhuà
The Angry Caller
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每天晚上八点
Měitiān Wǎnshang Bā diǎn
Eight O'Clock Every Night
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最后一个电话
Zuìhòu Yí ge Diànhuà
The Last Call of the Night
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下雨的婚礼
Xiàyǔ De Hūnlǐ
Rain on the Wedding Day
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新郎的话
Xīnláng Dehuà
The Groom's Speech
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五十年以后
Wǔshí nián Yǐhòu
Fifty Years Later
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楼上的声音
Lóushàng De Shēngyīn
Noise Upstairs
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一个车位
Yí ge Chēwèi
One Parking Space
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雷阿姨自己的事
Léi Āyí Zìjǐ De Shì
Auntie Lei's Own Quarrel
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没人取的包裹
Méi Rén Qǔ De Bāoguǒ
The Unclaimed Parcel
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双十一
Shuāng Shíyī
Singles' Day
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小查的考试
Xiǎo Zhā De Kǎoshì
Xiao Zha's Exam
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星期天的电话
Xīngqītiān De Diànhuà
The Sunday Call
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他们回来了
Tāmen Huílái Le
When They Came Home
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去城里
Qù Chéng Lǐ
To the City
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郝叔叔
Hǎo Shūshu
Uncle Hao
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一个房间
Yí ge Fángjiān
One Room for Two
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家长会
Jiāzhǎnghuì
The Parents' Meeting
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第一棵树
Dì Yī kē shù
The First Tree
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沙尘暴
Shāchénbào
The Sandstorm
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地图上的绿色
Dìtú Shang De Lǜsè
The Green on the Map
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墨墨上学
Mòmo Shàngxué
Momo Goes to School
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不能进去
Bùnéng Jìnqù
Not Allowed In
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墨墨退休了
Mòmo Tuìxiū Le
Momo Retires
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一百桌
Yì bǎi zhuō
A Hundred Tables
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一碗白粥
Yì wǎn Báizhōu
A Bowl of Plain Congee
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新的菜单
Xīn De Càidān
The New Menu
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你好,小智
Nǐhǎo, Xiǎozhì
Hello, Xiaozhi
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今天几号
Jīntiān Jǐhào
What's the Date Today?
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一句英语
Yíjù Yīngyǔ
One Sentence of English
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最响的声音
Zuì xiǎng De Shēngyīn
The Loudest Sound
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考试前一天
Kǎoshì Qiányìtiān
The Night Before the Exam
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最后一个晚上
Zuìhòu Yí ge Wǎnshang
The Last Night
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第一节课
Dì-yī jié kè
The First Lesson
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阿果不来了
Āguǒ Bù Lái Le
Aguo Stops Coming
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离开的那一天
Líkāi De Nà Yì tiān
The Day She Left
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第一个五公里
Dì-yī ge Wǔ gōnglǐ
The First Five Kilometers
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受伤
Shòushāng
The Injury
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四十二公里
Sìshí èr Gōnglǐ
Forty-Two Kilometers
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站了一个月
Zhàn Le Yí ge yuè
A Month of Standing Still
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高高的柱子
Gāo gāo de Zhùzi
The High Poles
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最后一次
Zuìhòu Yícì
The Last Performance
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丢了的箱子
Diū Le De Xiāngzi
The Lost Suitcase
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机场的一夜
Jīchǎng De Yí yè
A Night at the Airport
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最后一个航班
Zuìhòu Yí ge Hángbān
The Last Flight