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今天去不了

I Can’t Go Today

朋(Péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)问(wènㄨㄣˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)一(yìㄧˋ)起(qǐㄑㄧˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)电(diànㄉㄧㄢˋ)影(yǐngㄧㄥˇ)。你(Nǐㄋㄧˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)没(méiㄇㄟˊ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)时(shíㄕˊ)间(jiānㄐㄧㄢ)，可(kěㄎㄜˇ)以(yǐㄧˇ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)也(yěㄧㄝˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)点儿(diǎnrㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ)忙(mángㄇㄤˊ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)们(men˙ㄇㄣ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)，好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)吗(ma˙ㄇㄚ)？”这(Zhèㄓㄜˋ)样(yàngㄧㄤˋ)，朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)知(zhīㄓ)道(dàoㄉㄠˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)了(liǎoㄌㄧㄠˇ)，也(yěㄧㄝˇ)知(zhīㄓ)道(dàoㄉㄠˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)跟(gēnㄍㄣ)他(tāㄊㄚ)一(yìㄧˋ)起(qǐㄑㄧˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)。

朋(Péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)問(wènㄨㄣˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)一(yìㄧˋ)起(qǐㄑㄧˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)電(diànㄉㄧㄢˋ)影(yǐngㄧㄥˇ)。你(Nǐㄋㄧˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)沒(méiㄇㄟˊ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)時(shíㄕˊ)間(jiānㄐㄧㄢ)，可(kěㄎㄜˇ)以(yǐㄧˇ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)也(yěㄧㄝˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)點兒(diǎnrㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ)忙(mángㄇㄤˊ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)們(men˙ㄇㄣ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)，好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)嗎(ma˙ㄇㄚ)？”這(Zhèㄓㄜˋ)樣(yàngㄧㄤˋ)，朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)知(zhīㄓ)道(dàoㄉㄠˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)了(liǎoㄌㄧㄠˇ)，也(yěㄧㄝˇ)知(zhīㄓ)道(dàoㄉㄠˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)跟(gēnㄍㄣ)他(tāㄊㄚ)一(yìㄧˋ)起(qǐㄑㄧˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)。

朋(Péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)問(wènㄨㄣˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)一(yìㄧˋ)起(qǐㄑㄧˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)電(diànㄉㄧㄢˋ)影(yǐngㄧㄥˇ)。你(Nǐㄋㄧˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)沒(méiㄇㄟˊ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)時(shíㄕˊ)間(jiānㄐㄧㄢ)，可(kěㄎㄜˇ)以(yǐㄧˇ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)也(yěㄧㄝˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)點兒(diǎnrㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ)忙(mángㄇㄤˊ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)們(men˙ㄇㄣ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)，好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)嗎(ma˙ㄇㄚ)？”這(Zhèㄓㄜˋ)樣(yàngㄧㄤˋ)，朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)知(zhīㄓ)道(dàoㄉㄠˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)了(liǎoㄌㄧㄠˇ)，也(yěㄧㄝˇ)知(zhīㄓ)道(dàoㄉㄠˋ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)跟(gēnㄍㄣ)他(tāㄊㄚ)一(yìㄧˋ)起(qǐㄑㄧˇ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)。

English

A friend asks if you’d like to go to a movie together. If you want to go but don’t have time today, you can say, “I’d like to see it too, but I’m a little busy today. Could we go tomorrow?” That way, your friend knows you can’t make it today, and also knows you’d like to go with them.

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