Intermediate - The DVD Ploy (C0776)

A 我给你买了好几张碟。想看什么,自己挑。
wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi le hǎojǐ zhāng dié. xiǎng kàn shénme, zìjǐ tiāo.
I bought quite a few DVDs for you. Pick which one you want to watch.
B 我们看这张吧。
wǒmen kàn zhè zhāng ba.
Let's watch this one.
A 好。来,吃一点爆米花。
hǎo. lái, chī yīdiǎn bàomǐhuā.
OK. Here, have some popcorn.
B 这个女主角真漂亮。
zhège nǚ zhǔjué zhēn piàoliang.
This female lead is really beautiful.
A 没你漂亮。我们喝啤酒吧。啊呀,你看我,洒在衣服上了。
méi nǐ piàoliang. wǒmen hē píjiǔ ba. āyā, nǐ kàn wǒ, sǎ zài yīfu shàng le.
Not as beautiful as you. Let's drink beer. Oops, look, I spilled on my clothes.
B 用纸擦一下吧。
yòng zhǐ cā yīxià ba.
Use some paper and wipe it a bit.
A 不行,我得脱掉。
bùxíng, wǒ děi tuōdiào.
No, I had better take it off.
B 你别脱。
nǐ bié tuō.
Don't take it off.
A 太不舒服了。不脱不行。你看,我每天健身。我的胸肌多好,你摸摸看。
tài bù shūfu le. bù tuō bùxíng. nǐ kàn, wǒ měitiān jiànshēn. wǒ de xiōngjī duō hǎo, nǐ mō mō kàn.
This is so uncomfortable. I must take it off. Take a look, I work out every day. My chest is well built, you can have a touch.
B 恶心!我走了!
ěxīn! wǒ zǒu le!
Gross! Im leaving!
A 别走!哎,怎么又失败了?
bié zǒu! āi, zěnme yòu shībài le?
Dont leave. Arg, how did that not work again?

Key Vocabulary

碟 dié DVD
爆米花 bàomǐhuā popcorn
女主角 nǚ zhǔjué female lead
洒 sǎ to spill; to sprinkle
用 yòng to use
擦 cā to wipe
得 děi to have to; should
脱掉 tuōdiào to take off
健身 jiànshēn to work out
胸肌 xiōngjī chest muscles
摸 mō to touch
恶心 ěxīn gross
失败 shībài to fail

Supplementary Vocabulary

主角 zhǔjué lead role
男主角 nánzhǔjué male lead
讨好 tǎohǎo to flatter
肌肉 jīròu muscle
成功 chénggōng to succeed