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The First English Lesson
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Welcome back to school!
Let’s spend some time catching up!
What impressed you most during the winter holiday?
In what ways are they different from each other?
Now, the dragon is having an identity crisis!
Let’s look at the subtitles !
Loong:Whoopee!Year of the Dragon! It’s been sooooo long! I’m so excited! Welcome to my…
Dragon:Hey! Imposter! (冒牌货)
Loong:Hello, my distant relative in the West.
Dragon:My nemesis (宿敌) in the East.
Loong:I see life has done for you, a lot.
do for sb./sth: to seriously damage or hurt
Driving on those rough roads has really done for my car.
/ˈneməsɪs/
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Let’s look at the subtitles (字幕)!
Loong:Whoopee!Year of the Dragon! It’s been sooooo long! I’m so excited! Welcome to my…
Dragon:Hey! Imposter! (冒牌货)
Loong:Hello, my distant relative in the West.
Dragon:My nemesis (宿敌) in the East.
Loong:I see life has done for you, a lot.
Dragon:Really? Since when?
Loong:I don’t know, Beowulf?
/ˈneməsɪs/
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Beowulf (《贝奥武夫》) is considered one of the oldest surviving poems in the English language. In the poem, a fire-breathing greedy dragon, which guards the treasure, is killed by the main character Beowulf.
Let’s look at the subtitles (字幕)!
Dragon:wuwuwuwu
Loong:There, there.
Dragon:You think I don’t wanna be an auspicious sign? And become some kind of kick-ass deity that brings rain and harvest? Be paraded? And be loved?
Loong:Well, I do enjoy certain level of popularity in Eastern…
Dragon:You’re even in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖)! They celebrate you for ONE WHOLE YEAR!!!
Loong:Technically, that only happens every twelve years.
Dragon:Who cares!!! You have it all! And you have no idea what I have been through!
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Let’s look at the subtitles (字幕)!
Loong:Well, I have a TV. Seriously, what is it with you and your treasure?Last time I learnt about you were literally drowning in gold and shot dead over a sea of fire!
Dragon:Hollywood made me do it! They offered what I can’t refuse!
Loong:And what is it?
Dragon:Remuneration