Lil Jon Records a Song

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在zài录音室lù yīn shì里lǐ,At the studio,朋友péng you问wèn:“小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn,你nǐ准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo录制lù zhì你nǐ的de段落duàn luò了le吗ma?”His friend asked, "Ready to record your verse, Lil Jon?"

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

朋友péng you大声地dà shēng de重复chóng fù说shuō:“小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn,你nǐ准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo录制lù zhì你nǐ的de段落duàn luò?”Friend repeated louder, "Ready to record your verse?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn兴奋地xīng fèn de回答huí dá:“好啊hǎo a!”Lil Jon enthusiastically answered, "Yeah!"

工程师gōng chéng shī说shuō:“现在xiàn zài开始kāi shǐ录音lù yīn,好吗hǎo ma?”The engineer said, "Pressing record now, okay?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn开心地kāi xīn de大声dà shēng喊hǎn:“好的hǎo de!”Lil Jon shouted happily, "Okay!"

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