{Elementary - Umbrella Opportunism} (B2201) A: 哎呀，下雨了！ āiyā, xiàyǔ le! Oh no! It's raining! B: 我没带伞。 wǒ méi dài sǎn. I didn't bring an umbrella. A: 我也没带。 wǒ yě méi dài. I also didn't bring one. C: 要伞吗？小姐，要伞吗？ yào sǎn ma? xiǎojie, yào sǎn ma? Need an umbrella? Miss, do you need an umbrella? A: 多少钱？ duōshǎo qián? How much? C: 二十块。 èrshí kuài. 20 kuai. A: 什么？二十块？十块钱吧！ shénme? èrshí kuài? shí kuàiqián ba! What? 20 kuai? How about 10 kuai? C: 现在下雨，二十块。要吗？ xiànzài xiàyǔ, èrshí kuài. yào ma? It's raining now. 20 kuai. Do you want it? B: 不要。我们打车吧。 bù yào. wǒmen dǎchē ba. No. Let's take a cab. Key Vocabulary 哎呀 āiyā good gracious 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain 带 dài to bring 伞 sǎn umbrella 也 yě also 吧 ba makes a suggestion 块 kuài kuai, slang for money 现在 xiànzài now 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi Supplementary Vocabulary 雨伞 yǔsǎn umbrella 钱 qián money 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - New Food} (B2205) A: 我们买这个吧。 wǒmen mǎi zhè gè ba. Let's buy this. B: 这个能吃吗？ zhè gè néng chī ma? Can you eat this? A: 能，很好吃。 néng, hěn hǎochī. Yeah. It's good. B: 怎么吃啊？ zěnme chī a? How do you eat it? A: 我教你。外面的是皮，不能吃。 wǒ jiāo nǐ. wàimiàn de shì pí, bù néng chī. I'll teach you. There's skin on the outside. You can't eat it. B: 哦。那里面的能吃吗？ ò. nà lǐmiàn de néng chī ma? Oh. Then can you eat what's inside? A: 能，里面的是肉。 néng, lǐmiàn de shì ròu. Yeah, there's meat inside. B: 真麻烦。 zhēn máfan. It's really troublesome. A: 不麻烦，你看我吃，像这样。 bù máfan, nǐ kàn wǒ chī, xiàng zhèyàng. It's not. Look how I eat it. Like this. Key Vocabulary 吧 ba makes a suggestion 能 néng to be able to 很 hěn very 好吃 hǎochī tasty 怎么 zěnme how 教 jiāo to teach 外面 wàimiàn outside 皮 pí skin 不能 bù néng to be unable 那 nà then 里面 lǐmiàn inside 肉 ròu meat 真 zhēn really 麻烦 máfan troublesome, annoying 看 kàn to look at 像 xiàng like 这样 zhèyàng in this way Supplementary Vocabulary 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 粽子 zòngzi zongzi, a glutinous rice cake wrapped in a lotus leaf 火龙果 huǒlóngguǒ dragonfruit 东西 dōngxi thing 那样 nàyàng that way 螃蟹 pángxiè crab 山竹 shānzhú purple mangosteen {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Shanghai Weather Forecast} (B2208) A: 今天天气好不好？ jīntiān tiānqì hǎo bu hǎo? Is today's weather good? B: 今天是阴天。 jīntiān shì yīntiān. It's cloudy today. A: 明天呢？ míngtiān ne? What about tomorrow? B: 明天有小雨。 míngtiān yǒu xiǎoyǔ. Tomorrow there's going to be light rain. A: 后天呢？ hòutiān ne? And the day after? B: 后天是多云。 hòutiān shì duōyún. The day after it's going to be cloudy. A: 啊，没有晴天！我讨厌上海！ ǎ, méiyǒu qíngtiān! wǒ tǎoyàn Shànghǎi! Oh, there are no sunny days! I hate Shanghai! Key Vocabulary 今天 jīntiān today 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow 天气 tiānqì the weather 阴天 yīntiān overcast 小雨 xiǎoyǔ light rain 多云 duōyún cloudy 晴天 qíngtiān clear sky 讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate, awful Supplementary Vocabulary 天气预报 tiānqì yùbào weather forecast 大雨 dàyǔ heavy rain 中雨 zhōngyǔ moderate rain 云 yún cloud 黄梅天 huángméitiān plum rains, rainy season {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Making Veggies for Dinner} (B2211) A: 明天来我家吃饭。你有不吃的蔬菜吗？ míngtiān lái wǒ jiā chīfàn. nǐ yǒu bù chī de shūcài ma? Come to my house tomorrow for dinner. Is there any vegetable that you don't eat? B: 你要做哪些菜？ nǐ yào zuò nǎxiē cài? Which vegetable dishes are going to make? A: 生菜。吃吗？ shēngcài. chī ma? Lettuce. Do you eat that? B: 吃。 chī. Yeah. A: 黄瓜、西红柿、洋葱。吃吗？ huángguā、 xīhóngshì、 yángcōng. chī ma? Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions. Do you eat them? B: 我不吃西红柿。黄瓜和洋葱可以。 wǒ bù chī xīhóngshì. huángguā hé yángcōng kěyǐ. I don't eat tomatoes. Cucumbers and onions are okay. A: 哦，你不吃西红柿。香菜呢，吃吗？ ò, nǐ bù chī xīhóngshì. xiāngcài ne, chī ma? Oh, you don't eat tomatoes. What about cilantro? Do you eat that? B: 香菜，我很喜欢！ xiāngcài, wǒ hěn xǐhuan! I really like cilantro! Key Vocabulary 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 吃饭 chīfàn to eat food 蔬菜 shūcài vegetables 哪些 nǎxiē which 做菜 zuòcài to make food, to cook 生菜 shēngcài lettuce 黄瓜 huángguā cucumber 西红柿 xīhóngshì tomato 洋葱 yángcōng onion 和 hé and 可以 kěyǐ to be able to 香菜 xiāngcài cilantro 很 hěn very 喜欢 xǐhuan to like Supplementary Vocabulary 青椒 qīngjiāo green pepper 胡萝卜 húluóbo carrot 萝卜 luóbo radish 菠菜 bōcài spinach 青菜 qīngcài cabbage {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Season Preferences} (B2214) A: 你最喜欢哪个季节？ nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ gè jìjié? What's your favorite season? B: 我最喜欢冬天。 wǒ zuì xǐhuan dōngtiān. I like winter the most. A: 哦，冬天太冷了。 ò, dōngtiān tài lěng le. Oh, winter is too cold. B: 那你喜欢夏天？ nà nǐ xǐhuan xiàtiān? Then do you like summer? A: 夏天太热了。我喜欢春天和秋天。 xiàtiān tài rè le. wǒ xǐhuan chūntiān hé qiūtiān. Summer is too hot. I like spring and autumn. B: 春天和秋天比较舒服。不冷也不热。 chūntiān hé qiūtiān bǐjiào shūfu. bù lěng yě bù rè. Spring and autumn are pretty nice. Neither cold nor hot. A: 可是春天和秋天太短了。 kěshì chūntiān hé qiūtiān tài duǎn le. But spring and autumn are too short. Key Vocabulary 最 zuì most 喜欢 xǐhuan to like 哪个 nǎ gè which 季节 jìjié season 冬天 dōngtiān winter 太 tài too 冷 lěng cold 那 nà then 夏天 xiàtiān summer 热 rè hot 春天 chūntiān spring 秋天 qiūtiān autumn 和 hé and 比较 bǐjiào relatively 舒服 shūfu comfortable 也 yě also 可是 kěshì but 短 duǎn short Supplementary Vocabulary 上海 Shànghǎi Shanghai 北京 Běijīng Beijing 长 cháng long 潮湿 cháoshī humid 干 gān dry {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Ordering a Fruit Salad} (B2216) A: 要一份水果色拉。 yào yī fèn shuǐguǒ sèlā. I'd like a fruit salad. B: 好的。 hǎo de. Okay. A: 水果色拉里有哪些水果？ shuǐguǒ sèlā lǐ yǒu nǎxiē shuǐguǒ? What fruits does the fruit salad have in it? B: 西瓜，芒果，橙子，菠萝和葡萄。 xīguā, mángguǒ, chéngzi, bōluó hé pútao. Watermelon, mango, orange, pineapple and grapes. A: 没有火龙果吗？ méiyǒu huǒlóngguǒ ma? It doesn't have dragonfruit in it? B: 没有。 méiyǒu. No. A: 那猕猴桃呢？ nà míhóutáo ne? What about kiwifruit? B: 没有。 méiyǒu. No. A: 那我不要了。 nà wǒ bù yào le. Then I don't want it. Key Vocabulary 份 fèn measure word; serving, portion 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 色拉 sèlā salad 里 lǐ in 哪些 nǎxiē which 西瓜 xīguā watermelon 芒果 mángguǒ mango 橙子 chéngzi orange 菠萝 bōluó pineapple 葡萄 pútao grape 火龙果 huǒlóngguǒ dragonfruit 猕猴桃 míhóutáo kiwifruit 和 hé and 那 nà then Supplementary Vocabulary 房间 fángjiān room 南瓜 nánguā pumpkin 桃子 táozi peach 猴子 hóuzi monkey 服务员 fúwùyuán waiter, waitress 苹果 píngguǒ apple 梨 lí pear 香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana 草莓 cǎoméi strawberry 桔子 júzi orange {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Time to Get Up!} (B2258) A: 喂，丽丽！ wéi, Lìli! Hello, Lili! B: 喂，你是谁啊？ wéi, nǐ shì shéi a? Hello, who is this? A: 我，小东！你起床了吗? wǒ, Xiǎodōng! nǐ qǐchuáng le ma? It's me. Xiao Dong! Have you gotten up? B: 起来了。几点了？ qǐlái le. jǐ diǎn le? I'm up. What time is it? A: 六点。 liù diǎn. 6 o'clock. B: 这么早！ zhème zǎo! It's so early! A: 今天我们要去划船，你忘了？ jīntiān wǒmen yào qù huáchuán, nǐ wàng le? Today we are going to go boating. Did you forget? B: 啊，太早了，我困！ ǎ, tài zǎo le, wǒ kùn! Oh, it's so early. I'm sleepy! A: 那你睡吧。我七点打电话。 nà nǐ shuì ba. wǒ qī diǎn dǎ diànhuà. Then sleep. I'll give you a call at 7 o'clock. B: 八点吧，我要睡觉…… bādiǎn ba, wǒ yào shuìjiào…… 8 o'clock. I want to sleep... A: 喂…… wéi…… Hello? Key Vocabulary 喂 wéi hello (on telephone) 起床 qǐchuáng to get out of bed 起来 qǐlái to get up 几点 jǐ diǎn what time 这么 zhème so 早 zǎo early 划船 huáchuán to row a boat, to paddle a boat 忘 wàng to forget 太 tài so 困 kùn sleepy 那 nà then 睡 shuì to sleep 吧 ba suggestion particle 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call 睡觉 shuìjiào to go to bed Supplementary Vocabulary 累 lèi tired 男朋友 nánpéngyou boyfriend 女朋友 nǚpéngyou girlfriend {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Hungry Traveler: Guangdong} (B2261) A: 哇，那里好多人，去看看。 wā, nàlǐ hǎo duō rén, qù kàn kan. Whoa, there are so many people there. Let's take a look. B: 好！ hǎo! Okay! C: 叉烧没有了。烧鹅要吗？ chāshāo méiyǒu le. shāo é yào ma? We're out of roast pork. Do you want roast goose? D: 要，烧鹅，烧鸭，烧鸡，都要。 yào, shāo é, shāo yā, shāo jī, dōu yào. Yes. Roast goose, roast duck, roast chicken. I want it all! A: 哇，吃这么多！ wā, chī zhème duō! Whoa! He's eating so much! B: 哎，你看，那是什么？ āi, nǐ kàn, nà shì shénme? Hey, look at that. What is that? A: 一只小猪！天啊，广东人真是什么都吃。 yī zhī xiǎo zhū! tiān a, Guǎngdōng rén zhēn shì shénme dōu chī. It's a piglet. My god! People from Guangdong really do eat everything. Key Vocabulary 叉烧 chāshāo barbecue pork 烧鹅 shāo é roast goose 烧鸭 shāo yā roast duck 烧鸡 shāo jī roast chicken 都 dōu all 这么 zhème so 只 zhī measure word 猪 zhū pig 天啊 tiān a My goodness! 广东人 Guǎngdōng rén Cantonese people 真 zhēn really 什么都 shénme dōu everything Supplementary Vocabulary 广东 Guǎngdōng Guangdong 广东话 Guǎngdōng huà Cantonese (language) 东莞 Dōngguǎn Dongguan 点心 diǎnxīn dim sum 夜宵 yèxiāo late night eating 广东菜 Guǎngdōng cài Cantonese food {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - I Said COLD Cola} (B2264) A: 服务员，来两瓶可乐，冰的。 fúwùyuán, lái liǎng píng kělè, bīng de. Waiter, bring me two bottles of cola, iced. B: 给！ gěi! Here you go! A: 不是很冰。有没有冰一点儿的？ bùshì hěn bīng. yǒumeiyǒu bīng yīdiǎnr de? These aren't very cold. Do you have any that are colder? B: 给！ gěi! Here you go! A: 我不要冰块儿，我要很冰的可乐。 wǒ bù yào bīngkuàir, wǒ yào hěn bīng de kělè. I don't want ice. I want cold cola. B: 没有了，这是最冰的可乐。 méiyǒu le, zhè shì zuì bīng de kělè. We don't have any. This is the coldest cola. A: 哎，好吧！ ài, hǎoba! Okay, fine! Key Vocabulary 服务员 fúwùyuán waiter 来 lái to bring 两 liǎng two 瓶 píng bottle 可乐 kělè cola 冰 bīng cold 给 gěi to give 一点儿 yīdiǎnr a bit 冰块儿 bīngkuàir ice cube 最 zuì most Supplementary Vocabulary 没办法 méibànfa there's no way 一碗饭 yī wǎn fàn one bowl of rice {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Home Delivery} (B2266) A: 喂！ wéi! Hello! B: 喂，我是快递，你在家吗？ wéi, wǒ shì kuàidì, nǐ zài jiā ma? Hey, I'm the delivery guy. Are you at home? A: 在家。 zài jiā. I'm at home. B: 你开一下门。我在门口。 nǐ kāi yīxià mén. wǒ zài ménkǒu. Open the door. I'm at your door. A: 哦。哎，我没看见你。你在哪儿？ ò. ái, wǒ méi kànjiàn nǐ. nǐ zài nǎr? Oh. Hey, I don't see you. Where are you? B: 我就在门口。 wǒ jiù zài ménkǒu. I'm right at the door. A: 你是不是走错了？我家是41号楼401。 nǐ shì bu shì zǒu cuò le? wǒ jiā shì sìshí yī hào lóu sì líng yī. Did you go to the wrong place? My house is at number 41, apartment 401. B: 什么？41号楼？你等一下，我马上过来。 shénme? sìshí yī hào lóu? nǐ děng yīxià, wǒ mǎshàng guòlái. What? Number 41? Hold on a second. I'll be right there. Key Vocabulary 喂 wéi hello (on the phone) 快递 kuàidì express delivery 开门 kāimén to open the door 一下 yīxià briefly 门口 ménkǒu doorway 就 jiù just 走错 zǒu cuò to go incorrectly 号 hào number 楼 lóu floor 马上 mǎshàng at once, soon 过来 guòlái to come over 看见 kànjiàn to see Supplementary Vocabulary 看 kàn to watch 室 shì room, apartment 方便 fāngbiàn convenient {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - A Gift for a Man} (B2269) A: 我要送男朋友生日礼物。送什么呢？ wǒ yào sòng nán péngyou shēngrì lǐwù. sòng shénme ne? I want to give my boyfriend a birthday gift. What should I give him? B: 送打火机？ sòng dǎhuǒjī? Give him a lighter? A: 他不抽烟。 tā bù chōuyān. He doesn't smoke. B: 送皮带？钱包？ sòng pídài? qiánbāo? Give him a belt? A wallet? A: 送过了。 sòng guo le. I've already given him those. B: 送领带？ sòng lǐngdài? Give him a tie? A: 也送过了。 yě sòng guo le. I already gave him that too. B: 那就送手机吧！ nà jiù sòng shǒujī ba! Then just give him a phone! A: 嗯，不错！他想要一个新手机。 ng, bùcuò! tā xiǎng yào yī gè xīn shǒujī. Yeah, great! He wants a new phone. B: 你男朋友真幸福！ nǐ nán péngyou zhēn xìngfú! Your boyfriend is really lucky! Key Vocabulary 送 sòng to deliver 礼物 lǐwù gift 男朋友 nán péngyou boyfriend 生日 shēngrì birthday 打火机 dǎhuǒjī lighter 抽烟 chōuyān to smoke a cigarette 皮带 pídài belt 钱包 qiánbāo wallet 过了 guo le to have been, to have done 领带 lǐngdài necktie 也 yě also 那 nà then 就 jiù just 手机 shǒujī cell phone 吧 ba suggestion particle 新 xīn new 真 zhēn really 幸福 xìngfú happy, lucky, blessed Supplementary Vocabulary 女朋友 nǚpéngyou girlfriend 烟 yān smoke 皮 pí skin 书 shū book {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Pregnant} (B2272) A: 你喝什么酒？ nǐ hē shénme jiǔ? What do you want to drink? B: 我不喝。你们喝吧。 wǒ bù hē. nǐmen hē ba. I'm not drinking. You all have a drink. A: 不会吧？你怎么了？ bùhuìba? nǐ zěnmele? Why not? What's going on? B: 我怀孕了。 wǒ huáiyùn le. I'm pregnant. A: 真的？恭喜你！几个月了？ zhēnde? gōngxǐ nǐ! jǐ gè yuè le? Really? Congratulations! How many months are you? B: 三个月了。 sān gè yuè le. Already three months. A: 男孩儿还是女孩儿？ nánháir háishi nǚháir? Is it a boy or a girl? B: 还不知道。 hái bù zhīdào. I don't know yet. Key Vocabulary 喝 hē to drink 酒 jiǔ alcohol 不会吧 bùhuìba no way! 怎么了 zěnmele what's wrong? 怀孕 huáiyùn to be pregnant 真的 zhēnde really 恭喜 gōngxǐ congratulations 几 jǐ how many 个 gè measure word 月 yuè month 男孩儿 nánháir boy 女孩儿 nǚháir girl 还是 háishi or 还 hái still 知道 zhīdào to know Supplementary Vocabulary 恭喜发财 gōngxǐfācái best wishes and get rich (said during Chinese New Year) 结婚 jiéhūn to get married 订婚 dìnghūn to be engaged 几月 jǐ yuè what month? 重要 zhòngyào important 儿子 érzi son 女儿 nǚ ér daughter 孩子 háizi child, kid {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Choosing Fruit} (B2275) A: 老板，哪个西瓜比较甜？ lǎobǎn, nǎ gè xīguā bǐjiào tián? Boss, which watermelon is sweeter? B: 这个不错。 zhè gè bùcuò. This one isn't bad. A: 这个太大了。有没有小一点的？ zhè gè tài dà le. yǒumeiyǒu xiǎo yīdiǎn de? This one's too big. Do you have one a bit smaller? B: 那这个吧。 nà zhè gè ba. Then how about this one. A: 好。哎，有樱桃！现在的樱桃酸不酸？ hǎo. ái, yǒu yīngtáo! xiànzài de yīngtáo suān bu suān? Okay. Hey, you have cherries! Are the cherries sour nowadays? B: 不酸，很甜。你可以尝一个。 bù suān, hěn tián. nǐ kěyǐ cháng yī gè. They're not sour. They're very sweet. You can taste one. A: 啊，酸死了！ à, suān sǐ le! Oh, it's so sour! Key Vocabulary 老板 lǎobǎn boss 哪个 nǎ gè which 西瓜 xīguā watermelon 比较 bǐjiào relatively 甜 tián sweet 太 tài too 一点 yīdiǎn a bit 那 nà then 吧 ba suggestion particle 樱桃 yīngtáo cherry 现在 xiànzài now 酸 suān sour 可以 kěyǐ to be able 尝 cháng to taste 死了 sǐ le extremely Supplementary Vocabulary 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 挑 tiāo to select, pick out 柚子 yòuzi pomelo {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - The Grandchildren Are Visiting} (B2279) A: 谁啊？ shéi a? Who is it? B: 爷爷！ yéye! It's Grandpa! C: 爷爷！ yéye! Grandpa! A: 哎哟，宝贝儿，你们怎么来了？ āiyōu, bǎobèir, nǐmen zěnme lái le? Whoa, sweetie, what are you all doing here? B: 爷爷，今天是中秋节。我们来看您。 yéye, jīntiān shì zhōngqiūjié. wǒmen lái kàn nín. Grandpa, today is Mid-Autumn Festival. We've come to see you. C: 我们想您。 wǒmen xiǎng nín. We miss you. A: 好好好！真乖！ hǎo hǎo hǎo! zhēn guāi! My, my! So well-behaved! D: 喂，老王，来我家吃饭吧。 wéi, Lǎo Wáng, lái wǒ jiā chīfàn ba. Hey, Lao Wang, come over to my place and eat. A: 我不来了。我孙子和孙女来看我了。哈哈！ wǒ bù lái le. wǒ sūnzi hé sūnnǚ lái kàn wǒ le. hāhā! I'm not coming. My grandson and granddaughter have come to see me. Haha! Key Vocabulary 谁 shéi who 宝贝儿 bǎobèir baby, sweetie 怎么 zěnme how 爷爷 yéye grandfather 今天 jīntiān today 中秋节 zhōngqiūjié Mid-Autumn Festival 想 xiǎng to miss, think of 真 zhēn really 乖 guāi well-behaved 喂 wéi hello (on the phone) 老王 Lǎo Wáng Lao Wang 吧 ba suggestion particle 孙子 sūnzi grandson 和 hé and 孙女 sūnnǚ granddaughter Supplementary Vocabulary 月亮 yuèliang moon 月饼 yuèbǐng moon cake 冰淇淋月饼 bīngqílín yuèbǐng ice cream moon cake 外公 wàigōng maternal grandfather 外婆 wàipó maternal grandmother 奶奶 nǎinai paternal grandmother {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Buying a Razor} (B2281) A: 糟糕，我忘记带剃须刀了。 zāogāo, wǒ wàngjì dài tìxūdāo le. Dammit, I forgot to bring my razor. B: 那买一个吧。 nà mǎi yī gè ba. Then buy one. A: 好的。 hǎo de. Okay. A: 小姐，有剃须刀吗？ xiǎojie, yǒu tìxūdāo ma? Miss, do you have razors? C: 你要手动的还是电动的？ nǐ yào shǒudòng de háishi diàndòng de? Do you want a manual razor or an electric razor? A: 手动的。 shǒudòng de. A manual one. C: 这个可以吗？ zhè gè kěyǐ ma? Is this one okay? A: 可以。 kěyǐ. Yes. C: 要剃须泡吗？ yào tìxūpào ma? Do you want shaving cream? A: 不用了，谢谢！ bùyòng le, xièxie! I don't need any. Thanks! Key Vocabulary 糟糕 zāogāo damn 忘记 wàngjì to forget 带 dài to bring 剃须刀 tìxūdāo razor 那 nà then 买 mǎi to buy 吧 ba suggestion particle 小姐 xiǎojie Miss 手动 shǒudòng manual 电动 diàndòng electric 还是 háishi it would be better to 可以 kěyǐ to be able to 剃须泡 tìxūpào shaving cream {Elementary - My Friend is Inside} (B2284) A: 欢迎光临！ huānyíng guānglín! Welcome! A: 你好，小姐，请问几位？ nǐhǎo, xiǎojie, qǐngwèn jǐ wèi? Hello, Miss, may I ask how many of you are there? B: 我朋友已经在里面了。 wǒ péngyou yǐjīng zài lǐmiàn le. My friend is already inside. A: 哦。几号桌？我带你去。 ò. jǐ hào zhuō? wǒ dài nǐ qù. Oh. What number's the table? I'll take you there. B: 我不知道。我朋友是个外国人。 wǒ bù zhīdào. wǒ péngyou shì gè wàiguórén. I don't know. My friend is a foreigner. A: 我们店外国人很多。 wǒmen diàn wàiguórén hěn duō. There are a lot of foreigners at our restaurant. B: 那我自己找吧。 nà wǒ zìjǐ zhǎo ba. Then I'll just look for him myself. Key Vocabulary 欢迎光临 huányíngguānglín hello 小姐 xiǎojie Miss 请问 qǐngwèn ‘may I ask’ 几 jǐ how many 位 wèi measure word for a person 朋友 péngyou friend 已经 yǐjīng already 在 zài at 里面 lǐmiàn inside 号 hào number 桌 zhuō table 带 dài to bring, take 知道 zhīdào to know 外国人 wàiguórén foreigner 店 diàn restaurant 那 nà then 自己 zìjǐ oneself 找 zhǎo to look for 吧 ba suggestion particle Supplementary Vocabulary 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant 路上 lùshàng on the road 车 chē car 住 zhù to live 很少 hěnshǎo very few {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Tea Time with Dim Sum} (B2288) A: 我饿了。中午没吃饱。 wǒ è le. zhōngwǔ méi chī bǎo. I'm hungry. I didn't get full at lunch. B: 我也是。那我们去吃下午茶吧。 wǒ yě shì. nà wǒmen qù chī xiàwǔchá ba. Me neither. Let's go have afternoon tea. A: 好啊。 hǎo a. Okay. A: 我要吃肠粉，虾饺，菠萝包，还有海鲜粥。 wǒ yào chī chángfěn, xiājiǎo, bōluóbāo, háiyǒu hǎixiānzhōu. I want to eat stuffed rice noodles, shrimp dumplings, pineapple buns and also seafood congee. B: 这个榴莲酥看起来也不错。 zhè gè liúliánsū kàn qǐlái yě bùcuò. This durian pastry looks pretty good. A: 我也喜欢吃榴莲酥。还要两杯奶茶。 wǒ yě xǐhuan chī liúliánsū. hái yào liǎng bēi nǎichá. I also like durian pastries. We also want two glasses of milk tea. B: 嗯，好！服务员，点菜。 ng, hǎo! fúwùyuán, diǎncài. Yeah, good! Waiter, we'd like to order. Key Vocabulary 饿 è to be hungry 中午 zhōngwǔ noon 饱 bǎo to be full 也 yě also 下午茶 xiàwǔchá afternoon tea 吧 ba suggestion particle 肠粉 chángfěn stuffed rice noodle 虾饺 xiājiǎo shrimp dumpling 菠萝包 bōluóbāo pineapple bun 还 hái also 海鲜粥 hǎixiānzhōu seafood congee 榴莲酥 liúliánsū durian pastry 看起来 kàn qǐlái it looks like, to seem 两 liǎng two 杯 bēi cup 奶茶 nǎichá milk tea 服务员 fúwùyuán waiter 点菜 diǎncài to order dishes Supplementary Vocabulary 点心 diǎnxīn dim sum 午饭 wǔfàn lunch 香港 Xiānggǎng Hong Kong 萝卜 luóbo radish 面包 miànbāo bread 饺子 jiǎozi dumplings 珍珠奶茶 zhēnzhū nǎichá bubble tea {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - When to Travel to Tibet} (B2291) A: 西藏真美！天那么蓝，雪那么白！ Xīzàng zhēn měi! tiān nàme lán, xuě nàme bái! Tibet is really beautiful! The sky is so blue and the snow is so white! B: 你想去吗？ nǐ xiǎng qù ma? Do you want to go? A: 想！什么时候去好呢？ xiǎng! shénme shíhou qù hǎo ne? Yes! When is a good time to go? B: 最好六月到九月去。 zuì hǎo liùyuè dào jiǔyuè qù. The best is go from June to September. A: 西藏那么高，你去的时候有没有不舒服？ Xīzàng nàme gāo, nǐ qù de shíhou yǒumeiyǒu bù shūfu? Tibet is so high up. When you went to Tibet were you uncomfortable? B: 还好。不要太累，不要抽烟喝酒，不要洗澡。 hái hǎo. bù yào tài lèi, bù yào chōuyān hējiǔ, bù yào xǐzǎo. It's okay. Don't wear yourself out. Don't smoke or drink, and don't take a shower. A: 不洗澡？会很臭吧？ bù xǐzǎo? huì hěn chòu ba? Don't take a shower? Won't you be all stinky then? Key Vocabulary 西藏 Xīzàng Tibet 真 zhēn truly 美 měi beautiful 天 tiān sky 那么 nàme so 蓝 lán blue 雪 xuě snow 白 bái white 什么时候 shénme shíhou when 最好 zuì hǎo best 六月 liùyuè June 到 dào to 九月 jiǔyuè September 的时候 de shíhou when 舒服 shūfu comfortable 还好 hái hǎo so-so 不要 bù yào to not want, don't 太 tài too 累 lèi tired 抽烟 chōuyān to smoke a cigarette 喝酒 hējiǔ to drink alcohol 洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a shower 会 huì will 臭 chòu stinky 吧 ba suggestion particle Supplementary Vocabulary 拉萨 Lāsà Lhasa 云南 Yúnnán Yunnan 海拔 hǎibá elevation, height above sea level 高原反应 gāoyuán fǎnyìng altitude sickness {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Let Me Off!} (B2220) A: 哎，世纪公园！老公，我们到了。 ài, shìjì gōngyuán! lǎogōng, wǒmen dào le. Hey, it's Century Park. Honey, we're here. B: 到了吗？ dào le ma? We're here? A: 是啊，你看。 shì a, nǐ kàn. Yeah. Look! B: 快下车。师傅，停车，我们要下车。 kuài xiàchē. shīfu, tíngchē, wǒmen yào xiàchē. Let's get off the bus! Driver, stop the bus. We want to get off the bus. C: 这里不能下车。 zhèlǐ bùnéng xiàchē. You can't get off here. B: 为什么？开门，我们要下车。 wèishénme? kāimén, wǒmen yào xiàchē. Why? Open the door. We want to get off. C: 这里不能下车，很危险。 zhèlǐ bùnéng xiàchē, hěn wēixiǎn. You can't get off here. It's dangerous. Key Vocabulary 世纪 shìjì century 公园 gōngyuán park 老公 lǎogōng husband 到 dào to arrive 快 kuài quickly 下车 xiàchē to get off a bus, to get out of a car 师傅 shīfu driver, sir 停车 tíngchē to stop a bus, to stop a car 要 yào to want 这里 zhèlǐ here 不能 bùnéng to be unable 为什么 wèishénme why 开门 kāimén to open a door 很 hěn very 危险 wēixiǎn dangerous Supplementary Vocabulary 二十一世纪 èrshíyī shìjì 21st century 上车 shàngchē to get on a bus, to get in a car 公交车 gōngjiāochē public bus 火车 huǒchē train 出租车 chūzūchē taxi 关门 guānmén to close a door 让开 ràngkāi to make way, stand aside {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - What's the Score?} (B2222) A: 好球！ hǎoqiú! Nice shot! A: 三比五。 sān bǐ wǔ. Three to five. A: 好球！ hǎoqiú! Nice shot! B: 几比几？ jǐ bǐ jǐ? What's the score? A: 三比六。 sān bǐ liù. Three to six. B: 这是我的球。 zhè shì wǒ de qiú. It was my point. A: 哦，不好意思，四比五。 ò, bùhǎoyìsi, sì bǐ wǔ. Oh, I'm sorry. It's four to five. A: 现在我发球。 xiànzài wǒ fāqiú. Now it's my serve. Key Vocabulary 好球 hǎoqiú nice shot 比 bǐ compared to 几 jǐ what number, how many 球 qiú ball 现在 xiànzài now 发球 fāqiú to shoot a ball Supplementary Vocabulary 乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú ping pong 网球 wǎngqiú tennis 羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú badminton 排球 páiqiú volleyball 打球 dǎqiú to play ball {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Bad Luck with Buses} (B2225) A: 小丽，今天怎么迟到了？ Xiǎo Lì, jīntiān zěnme chídào le? Xiao Li, why are you late today? B: 今天真倒霉，我坐错车了。 jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi, wǒ zuò cuò chē le. I was really unlucky today. I took the wrong bus. A: 怎么回事？ zěnmehuíshì? What happened? B: 我要坐44路，可是我坐了94路。 wǒ yào zuò sìshí sì lù, kěshì wǒ zuò le jiǔshí sì lù. I wanted to take number 44, but I took number 94. A: 哈哈，那怎么办？ hāhā, nà zěnme bàn? Haha, then what did you do? B: 我下了公交车，想打车，等了很长时间。 wǒ xià le gōngjiāochē, xiǎng dǎchē, děng le hěn cháng shíjiān. I got off the bus and wanted to take a cab. I waited a long time. A: 早上打车很难。 zǎoshang dǎchē hěn nán. It's really hard to get a cab in the morning. B: 是啊，真倒霉！ shì a, zhēn dǎoméi! Yeah. Really unlucky. Key Vocabulary 怎么 zěnme how 迟到 chídào to be late 真 zhēn really 倒霉 dǎoméi bad luck 坐 zuò to ride 错 cuò wrong, incorrect 车 chē car, bus, vehicle 怎么回事 zěnmehuíshì what happened? 路 lù route, number (of a bus) 可是 kěshì but 怎么办 zěnme bàn what should be done 那 nà then 下 xià to get off 公交车 gōngjiāochē bus 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi 等 děng to wait 长 cháng long 时间 shíjiān time 难 nán difficult Supplementary Vocabulary 坐车 zuòchē to ride in a car, to ride on a bus 怎么了 zěnmele what's going on? 下车 xiàchē to get out of a car, to get off a bus 上车 shàngchē to get in a car, to get on a bus 出租车 chūzūchē taxi 挤 jǐ to squeeze {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Swimming Cap} (B2227) A: 走，去游泳！东西都带了吗？ zǒu, qù yóuyǒng! dōngxi dōu dài le ma? Come on, let's go swimming! Did you bring your stuff? B: 带了。泳衣，泳镜，还有游泳卡。 dài le. yǒngyī, yǒngjìng, háiyǒu yóuyǒng kǎ. I did. Swimsuit, goggles and swim club card. A: 泳帽呢？ yǒngmào ne? What about a swimming cap? B: 哎呀，忘了。我去拿。哎，你的泳帽在哪里？ āiyā, wàng le. wǒ qù ná. āi, nǐ de yǒngmào zài nǎlǐ? Oh no! I forgot it. I'll go get it. Hey, where is your swimming cap? A: 我没有头发，不需要泳帽。 wǒ méiyǒu tóufa, bù xūyào yǒngmào. I don't have hair. I don't need a swimming cap. B: 哦。那走吧！ ò. nà zǒu ba! Oh. Then let's go! Key Vocabulary 走 zǒu to go 游泳 yóuyǒng to swim 东西 dōngxi thing 都 dōu all 带 dài to bring 泳衣 yǒngyī swimsuit 泳镜 yǒngjìng goggles 卡 kǎ card 泳帽 yǒngmào swimcap 忘 wàng to forget 拿 ná to take 头发 tóufa hair 需要 xūyào to need 那 nà then Supplementary Vocabulary 游泳池 yóuyǒngchí swimming pool 眼镜 yǎnjìng eyeglasses 衣服 yīfu clothing 帽子 màozi hat {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Business Trip to Beijing} (B2229) A: 我明天要出差。 wǒ míngtiān yào chūchāi. I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. B: 去哪里？ qù nǎli? Where are you going? A: 去北京。 qù Běijīng. To Beijing. B: 去几天？ qù jǐ tiān? How many days are you going for? A: 可能三天到五天吧。 kěnéng sān tiān dào wǔ tiān ba. Maybe three to five days. B: 坐飞机还是坐火车？ zuò fēijī háishi zuò huǒchē? Are you taking a plane or the train? A: 坐火车。 zuò huǒchē. Taking the train. B: 好的，路上小心。 hǎo de, lùshàng xiǎoxīn. Okay, take care while you're traveling. A: 今晚有空吗？我想请你吃饭。 jīnwǎn yǒukòng ma? wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ chīfàn. Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner. B: 嗯……好吧。呆会儿见！ ng…… hǎoba. dāi huǐr jiàn! Umm... okay. See you in a bit! Key Vocabulary 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip 几 jǐ how many 天 tiān day 可能 kěnéng maybe 到 dào to 吧 ba particle which makes a suggestion 坐 zuò to ride 飞机 fēijī airplane 还是 háishi or (in a question) 火车 huǒchē train 路上 lùshàng on the road 小心 xiǎoxīn be careful 今晚 jīnwǎn this evening, tonight 有空 yǒukòng to have free time 请 qǐng to treat 呆 dāi to stay 会儿 huǐr for a while 见 jiàn to see Supplementary Vocabulary 汽车 qìchē car 一会儿 yīhuǐr in a bit 广州 Guǎngzhōu Guangzhou 香港 Xiānggǎng Hong Kong 南京 Nánjīng Nanjing 天津 Tiānjīn Tianjin {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Story Time} (B2232) A: 乐乐，九点了，快睡觉。 Lèle, jiǔ diǎn le, kuài shuìjiào. Lele, it's 9 o'clock. Go to bed. B: 爸爸，我睡不着。 bàba, wǒ shuìbuzháo. Dad, I can't sleep. A: 很晚了。 hěn wǎn le. It's late. B: 我睡不着。你能给我讲故事吗？ wǒ shuìbuzháo. nǐ néng gěi wǒ jiǎng gùshi ma? I can't sleep. Can you tell me a story? A: 好吧，给你讲一个故事。你要听什么故事？ hǎo ba, gěi nǐ jiǎng yī gè gùshi. nǐ yào tīng shénme gùshi? Okay. I'll tell you a story. What story do you want to hear? B: 我要听三只小猪的故事。 wǒ yào tīng sān zhī xiǎo zhū de gùshi. I want to hear the story about the three little pigs. A: 好。从前，有三只可爱的小猪…… hǎo. cóngqián, yǒu sān zhī kě ài de xiǎo zhū…… Okay. Once upon a time, there were three cute little pigs... Key Vocabulary 九点 jiǔ diǎn nine o'clock 快 kuài fast, quick 睡觉 shuìjiào to go to bed 睡不着 shuìbuzháo to be unable to sleep 晚 wǎn late 能 néng to be able to 给 gěi to give 讲 jiǎng to speak 故事 gùshi story 讲故事 jiǎng gùshi to tell a story 听 tīng to listen to 只 zhī measure word 猪 zhū pig 从前 cóngqián formerly, in the past 可爱 kě ài cute Supplementary Vocabulary 睡着 shuìzháo to sleep 童话 tónghuà fairy tale 讲话 jiǎnghuà to speak, to talk 讲笑话 jiǎng xiàohuà to tell a joke 很久很久以前 hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐqián a long, long time ago {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Chocolate Country} (B2235) A: 你们觉得哪里的巧克力最好吃？ nǐmen juéde nǎlǐ de qiǎokèlì zuì hǎochī? Which place do you all think has the tastiest chocolate? B: 当然是欧洲的巧克力最好吃，特别是瑞士的。 dāngrán shì ōuzhōu de qiǎokèlì zuì hǎochī, tèbié shì Ruìshì de. Of course European chocolate is the tastiest, especially Swiss chocolate. C: 我最喜欢意大利的巧克力。 wǒ zuì xǐhuan Yìdàlì de qiǎokèlì. I like Italian chocolate the most. D: 我最喜欢比利时的。 wǒ zuì xǐhuan Bǐlìshí de. I like Belgian chocolate the most. E: 我觉得西班牙的巧克力最好吃。 wǒ juéde Xībānyá de qiǎokèlì zuì hǎochī. I think Spanish chocolate is the tastiest. Key Vocabulary 觉得 juéde to feel, think 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate 最 zuì most 好吃 hǎochī tasty 当然 dāngrán of course 欧洲 ōuzhōu Europe 特别是 tèbié shì especially 瑞士 Ruìshì Switzerland 意大利 Yìdàlì Italy 比利时 Bǐlìshí Belgium 西班牙 Xībānyá Spain Supplementary Vocabulary 芬兰 Fēnlán Finland 挪威 Nuówēi Norway 丹麦 Dānmài Denmark 奥地利 àodìlì Austria 荷兰 Hélán The Netherlands 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Sweden {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Hiccups} (B2238) A: 呃！呃！ è! è! Hic! Hic! B: 你怎么了？ nǐ zěnmele? What's wrong? A: 打嗝。呃！ dǎgé. è! I've got the hiccups. Hic! B: 你喝点儿水吧。 nǐ hē diǎnr shuǐ ba. Then drink some water. A: 呃！喝了，没用。呃！哎呀，烦死了。怎么办啊？ è! hē le, méiyòng. è! āiyā, fánsǐ le. zěnme bàn a? Hic! I drank some and it didn't work. Hic! Jeez, this is so annoying. What should I do? B: 有蛇！ yǒu shé! There's a snake! A: 哪里？哪里？ nǎli? nǎli? Where? Where? B: 怎么样？好了吗？ zěnmeyàng? hǎo le ma? How are you? Are you better? A: 哎，好了，不打嗝了。你真厉害！ āi, hǎo le, bù dǎgé le. nǐ zhēn lìhai! Yeah, I'm better. I don't have hiccups anymore. You're really something! Key Vocabulary 呃 è [the sound of a hiccup] 打嗝 dǎgé to have the hiccups 喝 hē to drink 点儿 diǎnr a bit 吧 ba [makes a suggestion] 没用 méiyòng useless 烦死了 fánsǐ le to be extremely annoying 怎么办 zěnme bàn what should be done 蛇 shé snake 好了 hǎo le to be better, to be resolved 真 zhēn really 厉害 lìhai awesome, amazing Supplementary Vocabulary 冷死了 lěngsǐle extremely cold 饿死了 èsǐle extremely hungry 吓死了 xiàsǐle extremely scared {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Cold Countries} (B2241) A: 你们知道哪个国家最冷吗？ nǐmen zhīdào nǎge guójiā zuì lěng ma? Do you all know which country is the coldest? B: 好像是丹麦。 hǎoxiàng shì Dānmài. I think it's Denmark. C: 不对，应该是挪威。 bù duì, yīnggāi shì Nuówēi. No way. It should be Norway. D: 瑞典和芬兰也都很冷。 Ruìdiǎn hé Fēnlán yě dōu hěn lěng. Sweden and Finland are also very cold. E: 你们都错了，最冷的是冰岛。 nǐmen dōu cuò le, zuì lěng de shì Bīngdǎo. You are all wrong. The coldest country is Iceland. Key Vocabulary 哪个 nǎ gè which 最 zuì most 国家 guójiā country 冷 lěng cold 好像 hǎoxiàng to seem as if 丹麦 Dānmài Denmark 应该 yīnggāi should 挪威 Nuówēi Norway 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Sweden 芬兰 Fēnlán Finland 和 hé and 也 yě also 都 dōu all 错 cuò wrong 冰岛 Bīngdǎo Iceland Supplementary Vocabulary 俄罗斯 éluósī Russia 瑞士 Ruìshì Switzerland 格陵兰 Gélínglán Greenland 北欧 Běiōu Northern Europe 欧洲 ōuzhōu Europe 岛 dǎo island {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Hungry Traveler: Xi'an} (B2244) A: 我们吃什么呢？ wǒmen chī shénme ne? What are we going to eat? B: 在西安，一定要吃羊肉泡馍。 zài Xī\'ān, yīdìng yào chī yángròu pào mó. In Xi'an, you have to eat yangrou paomo. A: 羊肉泡馍是什么？ yángròupàomó shì shénme? What's yangrou paomo? B: 就是羊肉汤和馍。 jiùshì yángròu tāng hé mó. It's just lamb soup with bread. A: 好吃吗？ hǎochī ma? Is it good? B: 非常好吃。 fēicháng hǎochī. It's very good. A: 还有什么？ háiyǒu shénme? What else is there? B: 还有肉夹馍。 háiyǒu ròujiāmó. There's also roujiamo. A: 怎么都是“馍”？还有别的吗？ zěnme dōu shì" mó”? háiyǒu biéde ma? Why are they all things with "mo"? What else is there? B: 凉皮！ liángpí! Cold noodles! Key Vocabulary 西安 Xī'ān Xi'an 一定 yīdìng definitely 羊肉 yángròu mutton, lamb 泡 pào to soak, steep 馍 mó bread 羊肉泡馍 yángròupàomó bread soaked in lamb soup 汤 tāng soup 好吃 hǎochī tasty 肉夹馍 ròujiāmó meat-stuffed pita sandwiches 怎么 zěnme how 都 dōu all 还有 háiyǒu also to have 别的 biéde other 凉皮 liángpí cold noodle Supplementary Vocabulary 陕西 Shǎnxī Sha'anxi Province 泡茶 pàochá to steep tea 面包 miànbāo bread 凉粉 liángfěn cold noodle 别人 biérén someone else, a different person {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Trip to the Convenience Store} (B2248) A: 我要去便利店，你们要买东西吗？ wǒ yào qù biànlìdiàn, nǐmen yào mǎi dōngxi ma? I'm going to the convenience store. Do you all want to buy something? B: 我要，我要。我要爆米花。 wǒ yào, wǒ yào. wǒ yào bàomǐhuā. I do. I do. I want popcorn. C: 我也要，我要一瓶可乐。 wǒ yě yào, wǒ yào yī píng kělè. I also do. I want a bottle of cola. A: 好。小康，你呢？ hǎo. Xiǎokāng, nǐ ne? Okay. Xiao Kang, what about you? D: 我要一个三明治。 wǒ yào yī gè sānmíngzhì. I want a sandwich. A: 爆米花、可乐、三明治。我走了。 bàomǐhuā、 kělè、 sānmíngzhì. wǒ zǒu le. Popcorn, cola, sandwich. I'm going. B: 先给你钱吧？ xiān gěi nǐ qián ba? Should I give you money first? A: 不用，我先付，吧。 bùyòng, wǒ xiān fù, ba. No need. I'll pay first. Key Vocabulary 便利店 biànlìdiàn convenience store 买东西 mǎi dōngxi to go shopping, to buy something 爆米花 bàomǐhuā popcorn 也 yě also 瓶 píng bottle 可乐 kělè cola 三明治 sānmíngzhì sandwich 走 zǒu to leave 先 xiān first 给 gěi to give 吧 ba suggestion particle 不用 bùyòng need not 付 fù to pay Supplementary Vocabulary 罗森 Luósēn Lawson (a convenience store) 好德 Hǎodé All Days (a convenience store) 快客 Kuàikè Quik (a convenience store) 良友 Liángyǒu Buddies (a convenience store) 可的 Kědí Kedi (a convenience store) {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - I'll Call You Back} (B2251) A: 喂。 wéi. Hello. B: 喂。刚才为什么没接电话啊？ wéi. gāngcái wèishénme méi jiē diànhuà a? Hello. Why didn't you pick up just now? A: 我在开会，一会儿打给你吧。 wǒ zài kāihuì, yīhuǐr dǎ gěi nǐ ba. I'm in a meeting. Let me call you back in a bit. B: 好的。 hǎo de. Okay. A: 不好意思，刚才在开会。有什么事？ bùhǎoyìsi, gāngcái zài kāihuì. yǒu shénme shì? I'm sorry. I was in a meeting just now. What's going on? B: 你有李燕的联系方式吗？ nǐ yǒu Lǐ Yàn de liánxì fāngshì ma? Do you have Li Yan's contact info? A: 有，手机号和QQ号都有。 yǒu, shǒujī hào hé QQ hào dōu yǒu. Yes. I have both a mobile number and a QQ number. B: 那发给我吧。 nà fā gěi wǒ ba. Then send them to me! Key Vocabulary 喂 wéi hello (on the phone) 刚才 gāngcái just now 为什么 wèishénme why 接电话 jiē diànhuà to answer the phone 在 zài currently 开会 kāihuì to hold or attend a meeting 一会儿 yīhuǐr a while 打 dǎ to dial 给 gěi to give 吧 ba suggestion particle 联系方式 liánxì fāngshì contact information 联系 liánxì to contact 方式 fāngshì method, way 手机 shǒujī cell phone 号 hào number 和 hé and 都 dōu all 那 nà then 发 fā to send Supplementary Vocabulary 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call 回电话 huí diànhuà to return a phone call 号码 hàomǎ number 发短信 fā duǎnxìn to send a message 回短信 huí duǎnxìn to return a message {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Add Me on WeChat} (B2254) A: 你有微信吗？ nǐ yǒu wēixìn ma? Do you have WeChat? B: 有。 yǒu. Yeah. A: 那你加我吧。 nà nǐ jiā wǒ ba. Then add me. B: 怎么加？ zěnme jiā? How do I add you? A: 可以用我的手机号或者QQ号。 kěyǐ yòng wǒ de shǒujī hào huòzhě QQ hào. You can use my phone number or QQ number. B: 哦。在哪里加？ ò. zài nǎlǐ jiā? Oh. Where do I add it? A: 在下面，点一下这里。 zài xiàmiàn, diǎn yīxià zhèlǐ. It's farther down. Click this. B: 好的，加了！ hǎo de, jiā le! Okay. You're added! Key Vocabulary 微信 wēixìn WeChat 那 nà then 加 jiā to add 吧 ba suggestion particle 怎么 zěnme how 可以 kěyǐ to be able to 用 yòng to use 手机 shǒujī cell phone 号 hào number 或者 huòzhě or 下面 xiàmiàn below 点 diǎn to click, touch 一下 yīxià briefly Supplementary Vocabulary 短信 duǎnxìn message 腾讯 Téngxùn Tencent, a Chinese software company 号码 hàomǎ number 通讯录 tōngxùnlù contacts 朋友圈 péngyouquān circle of friends {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Candy Party} (B2294) A: 哇，妈妈，你买了这么多糖。 wā, māma, nǐ mǎi le zhème duō táng. Whoa, Mom, you bought so much candy. B: 对啊。明天你的同学要来玩。 duì a. míngtiān nǐ de tóngxué yào lái wán. Yeah. Tomorrow your classmates are coming over to play. A: 你买了什么糖？ nǐ mǎi le shénme táng? What candy did you buy? B: 牛奶糖，水果糖，棒棒糖，还有QQ糖。 niúnǎi táng, shuǐguǒ táng, bàngbàngtáng, háiyǒu QQ táng. Milk candy, fruit candy, lollipops and gummies. A: 巧克力买了吗？ qiǎokèlì mǎi le ma? Did you buy chocolate? B: 买了，还买了果冻和薯片。 mǎi le, hái mǎi le guǒdòng hé shǔpiàn. I bought some. I also bought jello and potato chips. A: 哇，这些都是我们喜欢吃的东西。妈妈，你真棒！ wā, zhèxiē dōu shì wǒmen xǐhuan chī de dōngxi. māma, nǐ zhēn bàng! Wow, this is all the stuff we like to eat. Mom, you're awesome! Key Vocabulary 这么 zhème so 糖 táng candy 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 同学 tóngxué classmate 玩 wán to play 牛奶 niúnǎi milk 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 棒棒糖 bàngbàngtáng lollipop QQ糖 QQ táng gummy candy, fruit snack 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate 还 hái also 果冻 guǒdòng jello 薯片 shǔpiàn potato chip 和 hé and 这些 zhèxiē these 都 dōu all 东西 dōngxi thing 真 zhēn really 棒 bàng great, awesome Supplementary Vocabulary 硬糖 yìngtáng hard candy 软糖 ruǎntáng soft candy 甜 tián sweet 零食 língshí snack {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd. {Elementary - Temporary Cell Phone} (B2297) A: 小李，这个手机给你。 Xiǎo Lǐ, zhè gè shǒujī gěi nǐ. Xiao Li, this is cell phone is for you. B: 不用，我有手机。 bùyòng, wǒ yǒu shǒujī. I don't need it. I have a cell phone. A: 你的号码是美国的，在上海不能用。 nǐ de hàomǎ shì Měiguó de, zài Shànghǎi bùnéng yòng. Your phone number is an American number. You can't use it in Shanghai. B: 哦。 ò. Oh. A: 这个星期你就用这个手机吧。 zhè gè xīngqī nǐ jiù yòng zhè gè shǒujī ba. This week you can just use this cell phone. B: 好的，谢谢啊。 hǎo de, xièxie a. Okay, thanks! Key Vocabulary 手机 shǒujī cell phone 给 gěi to give 不用 bùyòng need not 号码 hàomǎ number 不能 bùnéng to be unable 用 yòng to use 星期 xīngqī week 就 jiù just 吧 ba suggestion particle Supplementary Vocabulary 电话号码 diànhuàhàomǎ phone number 手机号码 shǒujīhàomǎ cell phone number 借给 jiègěi to lend 破 pò to break {Online Review and Discussion}. ©2013 ChinesePod Ltd.