Intermediate - An Old Flame (C0369)

丽丽，啊呀！真的是你！我还以为认错人了呢！
Lìli ，āyā ！zhēnde shì nǐ ！wǒ hái yǐwéi rèn cuò rén le ne ！
Lili, wow! It’s really you! I almost didn’t recognize you!

刘翔！怎么这么巧！我们有多久没见了？哎？你怎么会在这儿喝咖啡？我记得你以前最讨厌咖啡了。
Liú Xiáng ！zěnme zhème qiǎo ！wǒmen yǒu duōjiǔ méi jiàn le ？ái ？nǐ zěnme huì zài zhèr5 hē kāfēi ？wǒ jìde nǐ yǐqián zuì tǎoyàn kāfēi le 。
Liu Xiang! What a coincidence! How long has it been since we’ve seen each other? Hey, how come you’re here drinking coffee? I remember you used to really hate coffee.

哈，我们真是太久没见了。我现在离不开咖啡！我的公司就在楼上，每天都要来买好几杯呢！
hā ，wǒmen zhēn shì tài jiǔ méi jiàn le 。wǒ xiànzài líbukāi kāfēi ！wǒ de gōngsī jiù zài lóushàng ，měitiān dōu yào lái mǎi hǎojǐ bēi ne ！
Ha ha. It’s really been too long since we last met. Now I can’t be without my coffee! My company is just upstairs. I come and buy quite a few cups every day.

哟，不错啊。在这么好的办公楼里上班，一定是大公司吧！
yō ，bùcuò a 。zài zhème hǎo de bàngōnglóu lǐ shàngbān ，yīdìng shì dà gōngsī ba ！
Wow, not bad! If you’re working in such a nice office building, it must be a big company!

也不是什么大公司。自己的小生意而已。年初刚在美国上市。
yě bù shì shénme dàgōngsī 。zìjǐ de xiǎo shēngyì éryǐ 。niánchū gāng zài Měiguó shàngshì 。
Well, it isn’t some big company. It’s just my own small business, that’s all. We just got listed on the U.S. stock market at the beginning of the year.

天哪！你自己的公司都上市啦？太了不起了！怪不得这么久都不联系我。大概是忘了我这个老朋友了。
tiān na ！nǐ zìjǐ de gōngsī dōu shàngshì la ？tài liǎobuqǐ le ！guàibude zhème jiǔ dōu bù liánxì wǒ 。dàgài shì wàng le wǒ zhège lǎopéngyou le 。
Oh my! Your own company got listed on the stock market? That’s amazing! No wonder you haven’t gotten in touch with me for so long. You have probably forgotten your old friend.

我怎么会忘记你呢？哎，真不好意思，我一会儿要开会。晚点给你打电话，好吗？
wǒ zěnme huì wàngjì nǐ ne ？āi ，zhēn bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ yìhuìr5 yào kāihuì 。wǎndiǎn gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà ，hǎo ma ？
How could I forget you? Oh no, I’m really sorry. I have a meeting to go to soon. I will give you a call later tonight, OK?

你快去吧。我们再联系。
nǐ kuài qù ba 。wǒmen zài liánxì 。
Hurry up and go. Let’s get in touch again.

好，那我先走了。碰见你真好！
hǎo ，nà wǒ xiān zǒu le 。pèngjiàn nǐ zhēn hǎo ！
OK, I’ll go now then. It was great to run into you!

丽丽，太对不起了！竟然要你等我。都是我的错！
Lìli ，tài duìbuqǐ le ！jìngrán yào nǐ děng wǒ 。dōu shì wǒ de cuò ！
Lili, I am so sorry! You had to wait for me for once. It’s all my fault!

没关系。我以前总是迟到，每次还不是你等我？
méiguānxi 。wǒ yǐqián zǒngshì chídào ，měicì hái bù shì nǐ děng wǒ ？
It doesn’t matter. I’m always late, aren’t you the one that always has to wait for me?

我等你是应该的。哎，刚才那个男的是你朋友？我好像在电视上看过他。噢，他是刘翔！三十岁的网络富豪！
wǒ děng nǐ shì yīnggāi de 。āi ，gāngcái nàge nán de shì nǐ péngyou ？wǒ hǎoxiàng zài diànshì shang kàn guo tā 。ò ，tā shì Liú Xiáng ！sānshí suì de wǎngluò fùháo ！
It should be me waiting for you. Hey, that guy just now, is he your friend? It seems I’ve seen him before on TV. Oh, he’s Liu Xiang! The 30-year-old internet millionaire!

看来他真的挺厉害！我们是老朋友。
kànlai tā zhēnde tǐng lìhai ！wǒmen shì lǎopéngyou 。
It seems he really is pretty amazing! We’re old friends.

老朋友？我怎么没听你说过有这么一个老朋友？你们很熟吗？
lǎopéngyou ？wǒ zěnme méi tīng nǐ shuō guo yǒu zhème yī ge lǎopéngyou ？nǐmen hěn shú ma ？
Old friends? How come I haven’t heard you say you have this kind of old friend before? Are you very close?

还可以。都是过去的事了。怎么，你不高兴？
hái kěyǐ 。dōu shì guòqù de shì le 。zěnme ，nǐ bù gāoxìng ？
So-so. It’s all in the past. What… are you unhappy?

Vocabulary

以为	yǐwéi	to (mistakenly) think that
认错	rèn cuò	/
离不开	líbukāi	cannot do without
好几	hǎojǐ	quite a few
办公楼	bàngōnglóu	office building
小生意	xiǎo shēngyì	small business
而已	éryǐ	that
年初	niánchū	start of the year
上市	shàngshì	to go on the market
了不起	liǎobuqǐ	incredible
怪不得	guàibude	no wonder
大概	dàgài	probably
碰见	pèngjiàn	to run into
竟然	jìngrán	unexpectedly
总是	zǒngshì	always
富豪	fùháo	rich and powerful people
厉害	lìhai	impressive
曾经	céngjīng	formerly
往事	wǎngshì	past events
难忘	nánwàng	unforgettable
深刻	shēnkè	profound
留恋	liúliàn	留恋
记忆	jìyì	memory
印象	yìnxiàng	impression
改变	gǎibiàn	change