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Source:Global Times Published: 2014-12-28 22:38:01

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Chat attack

using one's connections

动用关系

(dònɡyònɡɡuānxi)

A: I heard your son got thrown in jail on drug charges.

听说你儿子涉毒被关进监狱了。

(tīnɡshuō nǐ érzi shèdú bèi ɡuānjìn jiānyù le.)

B: I'm angry and embarrassed, but I won't use my connections to save him.

我很愤怒。我很羞愧。我不会动用关系去救他的。

(wǒ hěn fènnù. wǒ hěn xiūkuì. wǒ búhuì dònɡyònɡɡuānxi qù jiùtā de.)



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