Intermediate - Old Friend (C0194)

哎，这么巧！是你啊！
āi ，zhème qiǎo ！shì nǐ ā ！
Wow, what a coincidence! Is it you?

哎呀，是啊。好久不见！你怎么样？
āiyā ，shì ā 。hǎojiǔbùjiàn ！nǐ zěnmeyàng ？
Man, I haven't seen you in ages. How have you been?

还行吧。你比以前更帅了！怎么样，现在在哪里发财啊？
háixíng ba 。nǐ bǐ yǐqián gèng shuài le ！zěnmeyàng ，xiànzài zài nǎli fācái ā ？
I'm all right. You look even better than before! So where are you making your fortune these days?

谈不上发财。就是普通的工作。我倒是听说你很不错。当总经理了，事业很顺利。
tánbushàng fācái 。jiùshì pǔtōng de gōngzuò 。wǒ dàoshì tīngshuō nǐ hěn bùcuò 。dàng zǒngjīnglǐ le ，shìyè hěn shùnlì 。
It's no fortune; It's just an ordinary job. I've heard that you, however, are doing quite well for yourself. You're a general manager now. Your career is going really well.

哪里。一般。很小的公司。哎，高中毕业以后，我怎么就联系不到你了？
nǎli 。yībān 。hěn xiǎo de gōngsī 。āi ，gāozhōng bìyè yǐhòu ，wǒ zěnme jiù liánxì budào nǐ le ？
Oh, it's not all that. It's just a small company that I am working for. How come I couldn't get in touch with you after we graduated from high school?

是呀。我搬家了，后来又到外地上大学。现在还在那里工作呢。这次是回来休假。
shì yā 。wǒ bānjiā le ，hòulái yòu dào wàidì shàng dàxué 。xiànzài hái zài nàli gōngzuò ne 。zhècì shì huílai xiūjià 。
Oh, that's because I moved, and then I went off to another city for university. I'm still working there. I'm home on holiday right now.

你留个电话给我，哪天有空，我们约其它老同学一起出来聚聚。
nǐ liú ge diànhuà gěi wǒ ，nǎ tiān yǒukòng ，wǒmen yuē qítā lǎotóngxué yīqǐ chūlai jùju 。
Well, give me your number. We'll arrange a reunion with the other classmates when we get a chance.

哎，好的好的。大家多少年没见了。变化很大吧？
āi ，hǎo de hǎo de 。dàjiā duōshǎo nián méi jiàn le 。biànhuà hěn dà ba ？
Well, sure. How many years has it been since we've all seen each other? They must have changed a lot.

是啊，好多人都发福了。
shì ā ，hǎo duō rén dōu fāfú le 。
Yeah, many of them have put on some weight.

Vocabulary

顺利	shùnlì	smooth
变化	biànhuà	change
搬家	bānjiā	move house
毕业	bìyè	to graduate
约	yuē	to make an appointment with
外地	wàidì	another city
休假	xiūjià	to be on holiday
发福	fāfú	to put on some weight
碰到	pèngdào	to meet sb. by chance
客气	kèqi	be polite
中庸之道	zhōngyōngzhīdào	doctrine of the mean
聪明	cōngming	smart
天才	tiāncái	genius
专注于	zhuānzhù yú	devote one’s mind to
旅途	lǚtú	on one’s journey
建议	jiànyì	to make suggestion
鼓励	gǔlì	to encourage
单独	dāndú	alone
称赞	chēngzàn	to praise
时机	shíjī	opportunity
掌握	zhǎngwò	to master, to grasp
谈恋爱	tiánliànài	to date
爱面子	àimiànzi	be self-conscious (lit. to love face)
自大	zìdà	arrogant
气色	qìsè	complexion
一路顺风	yīlùshùnfēng	have a nice trip