Intermediate - Love Letter (C0336)

丽丽，我在这儿。路上堵吗？
Lìli ，wǒ zài zhèr5 。lùshang dǔ ma ？
Lili, I’m over here. Was traffic bad again?

真是的，又让你等了。车实在太多了。
zhēnshìde ，yòu ràng nǐ děng le 。chē shízài tài duō le 。
Darn it! I made you wait again. There are really too many cars on the road.

所以我说去接你，这样挤车多累呀。你快喝口水吧。
suǒyǐ wǒ shuō qù jiē nǐ ，zhèyàng de jǐ chē duō lèi yā 。nǐ kuài hē kǒu shuǐ ba 。
That’s why I said I’d come meet you. Fighting traffic like that is so tiring. Here, have a drink of water.

其实还好，习惯了。你最近常加班吧，要当心身体啊。多吃点维生素。
qíshí hái hǎo ，xíguàn le 。nǐ zuìjìn cháng jiābān ba ，yào dāngxīn shēntǐ ā 。duō chī diǎn wéishēngsù 。
Actually, it’s fine. I’m used to it. You’ve been working a lot of overtime lately though. You need to watch your health. Make sure to take some extra vitamins.

你就是我最好的维生素。一看到你，我就充满兴奋，所有的辛苦都没了。
nǐ jiùshì wǒ zuìhǎo de wéishēngsù 。yī kàndào nǐ ，wǒ jiù chōngmǎn xīngfèn ，suǒyǒu de xīnkǔ dōu méi le 。
You’re my best vitamin. As soon as I see you, I’m filled with excitement and all of my weariness is gone.

哼，你信里也是这么说的。说来说去，你就只有这一句好听的话。
hēng ，nǐ xìn lǐ yě shì zhème shuō de 。shuōláishuōqù ，nǐ jiù zhǐ yǒu zhè yī jù hǎotīng de huà 。
Hmph! You said the same thing in your letter. You keep saying that! That’s your only good line!

哎，你看我就是嘴笨。这是我第一次写情书，实在不知道怎么表达。可是我的心你是知道的。
āi ，nǐ kàn wǒ jiùshì zuǐ bèn 。zhè shì wǒ dìyī cì xiě qíngshū ，shízài bù zhīdào zěnme biǎodá 。kěshì wǒ de xīn nǐ shì zhīdào de 。
Well, you can see that I’m no smooth talker. It’s my first time writing a love letter, so I really didn’t know how to express myself. But you understand my heart.

其实我就喜欢你这样实在。甜言蜜语有什么好呀？
qíshí wǒ jiù xǐhuan nǐ zhèyàng shízài 。tiányánmìyǔ yǒu shénme hǎo yā ？
Actually I just like it when you are real, like this. What’s so great about sweet talk anyway?

你真了解我，这几天，我一直在担心你会觉得我太老实了。丽丽，我心里只有你一个人。
nǐ zhēn liǎojiě wǒ ，zhè jǐ tiān ，wǒ yīzhí zài dānxīn nǐ huì juéde wǒ tài lǎoshi le 。Lìli ，wǒ xīnlǐ zhǐyǒu nǐ yī ge rén 。
You truly understand me. These past few days, I keep worrying that you will think I am too straightforward. Lili, in my heart there’s only you.

行了，行了。再说我就不理你了。
xíngle ，xíngle 。zài shuō wǒ jiù bù lǐ nǐ le 。
All right, all right. If you say it one more time, I’m going to stop paying you any attention.

Vocabulary

口	kǒu	mouthful
维生素	wéishēngsù	vitamin
兴奋	xīngfèn	exciting
说来说去	shuōláishuōqù	to keep saying
情书	qíngshū	love letter
表达	biǎodá	to express
甜言蜜语	tiányánmìyǔ	sweet talk
总之	zǒngzhī	in a word
不满	bùmǎn	dissatisfied
抱怨	bàoyuàn	complain
陪伴	péibàn	accompany
重视	zhòngshì	attach importance to; value
音译	yīnyì	transliteration
维持生命	wéichíshēngmìng	sustain life
恶心	ěxīn	disgusting; gross
感动	gǎndòng	move; touch
装作	zhuāngzuò	pretend
不在乎	bù zàihu	not mind/care
娘娘腔	niángniangqiāng	girly
性格	xìnggé	character
理睬	lǐcǎi	pay attention to