Lil Jon Orders Coffee

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在zài咖啡店kā fēi diàn,咖啡师kā fēi shī问wèn:“您的nín de咖啡kā fēi要yào加jiā牛奶niú nǎi吗ma?”At the coffee shop, the barista asked, "Would you like milk with your coffee?"

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

咖啡师kā fēi shī耐心地nài xīn de重复chóng fù说shuō:“咖啡kā fēi要yào加jiā牛奶niú nǎi吗ma?”The barista patiently repeated, "Milk with your coffee?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn兴奋地xīng fèn de点头diǎn tóu,说shuō:“嗯ēn!”Lil Jon nodded and said enthusiastically, "Yeah!"

咖啡师kā fēi shī准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo咖啡kā fēi后hòu,说shuō:“您的nín de咖啡kā fēi好了hǎo le。”The barista prepared it and said, "Your coffee is ready."

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn高兴地gāo xìng de接过jiē guò杯子bēi zi,说shuō:“好的hǎo de!”Lil Jon happily took the cup, "Okay!"

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