Intermediate - Warm Winter Clothes (C1306)

A: 这家酒吧真热闹!又可以喝酒,又可以跳舞。
zhè jiā jiǔbā zhēn rènao! yòu kěyǐ hējiǔ, yòu kěyǐ tiàowǔ.
This bar is really lively! You can drink and you can dance!
B: 是啊,我们也去跳舞吧!快把羽绒服脱了!
shì a, wǒmen yě qù tiàowǔ ba! kuài bǎ yǔróngfú tuō le!
Yeah, let's go dance! Hurry up and take off that down jacket!
A: 好的。哎,你里面就穿了一件T恤?
hǎo de. āi, nǐ lǐmiàn jiù chuān le yī jiàn T xù?
Okay. Ah, you're only wearing a T-shirt under there?
B: 是啊。我都这么穿的。
shì a. wǒ dōu zhème chuān de.
That's right. I always dress like this.
A: 不冷吗?
bù lěng ma?
You're not cold?
B: 不冷!走,去跳舞!
bù lěng! zǒu, qù tiàowǔ!
No way! Come on, let's go dance!
A: 热死了,我去把羊毛衫脱了。
rè sǐ le, wǒ qù bǎ yángmáoshān tuō le.
It's so hot. I'm going to go take off my wool sweater.
B: 你穿了几件衣服?
nǐ chuān le jǐ jiàn yīfu?
How many pieces of clothing are you wearing?
A: 一件羽绒服,两件羊毛衫,还有一件秋衣。
yī jiàn yǔróngfú, liǎng jiàn yángmáoshān, háiyǒu yī jiàn qiūyī.
A down jacket, two wool sweaters and long underwear.
B: 啊?这么多。难怪看起来像只熊。
ǎ? zhème duō. nánguài kàn qǐlái xiàng zhī xióng.
Huh? So many. No wonder you look like a bear.
A: 你说什么?
nǐ shuō shénme?
What did you say?
B: 跟你开玩笑的。我们再去跳一会儿。
gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào de. wǒmen zài qù tiào yīhuǐr.
I was just joking around with you. Let's go dance some more.
A: 我不跳了。我的靴子里都是汗。
wǒ bù tiào le. wǒ de xuēzi lǐ dōu shì hàn.
I'm not dancing anymore. My boots are full of sweat.

Key Vocabulary

酒吧 jiǔbā bar
热闹 rènao lively
yòu adds emphasis
跳舞 tiàowǔ to dance
羽绒服 yǔróngfú down-feather jacket
tuō to take off
jiù just
T恤 T xù T-shirt
穿 chuān to wear
dōu always
羊毛衫 yángmáoshān fleece
秋衣 qiūyī long underwear
难怪 nánguài it's no wonder that
看起来 kàn qǐlái it looks like
xiàng to resemble
xióng bear
开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to make a joke
靴子 xuēzi boots
hàn sweat

Supplementary Vocabulary

棉毛衫 miánmáoshān cotton sweater
棉毛裤 miánmáokù cotton pants
秋裤 qiūkù long underwear pants
毛衣 máoyī sweater
大衣 dàyī overcoat
风衣 fēngyī windbreaker
保暖 bǎonuǎn to keep warm

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