Lil Jon Goes to the Gym

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在zài健身房jiàn shēn fáng,At the gym,教练jiào liàn问wèn:“你nǐ准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo锻炼duàn liàn了le吗ma?”The trainer asked, "Are you ready to exercise?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn:什么shén me?!Lil Jon: "What?!"

教练jiào liàn清楚地qīng chǔ de重复chóng fù说shuō:“准备zhǔn bèi锻炼duàn liàn了吗le ma?”The trainer repeated clearly, "Ready to exercise?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn弯曲wān qū胳膊gē bo说shuō:“嗯ēn!”Lil Jon flexed his arms and said, "Yeah!"

教练jiào liàn笑着xiào zhe说shuō:“我们wǒ men开始kāi shǐ吧ba,好吗hǎo ma?”The trainer smiled and said, "Let's start, okay?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn高兴地gāo xìng de回答huí dá:“好的hǎo de!”Lil Jon cheerfully replied, "Okay!"

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