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speak from experience

经验之谈

(jīnɡyàn zhī tán) 

A: There must be a lot of people heading out to watch the concert today, so we should probably head out early. 

今天去看演唱会的人一定会特别多,咱们还是早点出发吧。

(jīntiān qù kàn yǎnchànɡhuì de rén yídìnɡ huì tèbié duō, zánmen háishì zǎodiǎn chūfā ba.) 

B: Don't worry, we have enough time. I usually leave about half an hour early to there. We still have 45 minutes.

不用担心,咱们有足够的时间。我平时去那里都提前半小时出发,现在还有四十五分钟呢。

(búyònɡ dānxīn, zánmen yǒu zúɡòu de shíjiān. wǒ pínɡshí qù nàlǐ dōu tíqián bànxiǎoshí chūfā, xiànzài háiyǒu sìshíwǔ fēnzhōnɡ ne.)

A: The navigation app says it takes more than an hour to get there. Are you sure it won't be a problem?

导航软件上显示去那里需要一个多小时呢,你确定没问题吗？

(dǎohánɡ ruǎnjiàn shànɡ xiǎnshì qù nàlǐ xūyào yíɡè duō xiǎoshí ne, nǐ quèdìnɡ méiwèntí ma?)

B: Of course it won't be a problem. I speak from experience. I know a shortcut, we definitely can get the place in half an hour.

当然没问题,这都是经验之谈,我知道一条近路,半小时之内肯定能到。

(dānɡrán méiwèntí, zhè dōushì jīnɡyàn zhī tán, wǒ zhīdào yìtiáo jìnlù, bànxiǎoshí zhīnèi kěndìnɡ nénɡdào.)

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