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Dialogue:

A：祝你十八岁生日快乐！

Zhù nǐ shí bā suì shēng rì kuài lè ！

Happy 18th birthday to you!

B：谢谢！从今天起，我就是个大人了。

Xiè xiè ！cóng jīn tiān qǐ ，wǒ jiù shì gè dà rén le 。

Thanks ! From today, I’m an adult now.

Words & Expressions:

【祝】zhù：wish, congratulate

【岁】suì: age

【生日】shēng rì: birthday

【快乐】kuài lè: happy

【今天】jīn tiān: today

【大人】dà rén: adult

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