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Prayer flags fly high in the wind across steep valleys and roads in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Many visitors remember seeing Bhutans Buddhist religious centers and stately looking defenses called zhongs. Others might recall large water-powered prayer whe

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1.Bazinga 逗你玩儿。 2.Whatever/up to you. 随便。 3.This is sick./gross/disgusting.太恶心了。 4.It's a deal.一言为定。 5.I screwed it up.我搞砸了。 6.Let me handle it.让我来摆平。 7.What's the big deal?有什么大不了的