Intermediate - Special Green Hat (C1379)

A: 陈总,生日快乐!
Chén zǒng, shēngrì kuàilè!
President Chen, happy birthday!
B: 小徐,这么客气,还买礼物。
Xiǎo Xú, zhème kèqi, hái mǎi lǐwù.
Xiao Xu, you're so polite. You even bought me a gift.
A: 一点儿小意思。
yīdiǎnr xiǎoyìsi.
Oh, it's nothing.
B: 钢笔,嗯,不错。谢谢你。
gāngbǐ, ng4, bùcuò. xièxie nǐ.
A fountain pen, not bad. Thank you.
C: 陈总,生日快乐!这是我给你的礼物。
Chén zǒng, shēngrì kuàilè! zhè shì wǒ gěi nǐ de lǐwù.
President Chen, happy birthday! Here's my gift.
B: 哦,葡萄酒,我喜欢。小张,谢谢。
ò, pútao jiǔ, wǒ xǐhuan. Xiǎo Zhāng, xièxie.
Oh, wine. I like it. Xiao Zhang, thank you.
D: 陈总,祝你生日快乐!这是我在美国给你买的礼物。
Chén zǒng, zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! zhè shì wǒ zài Měiguó gěi nǐ mǎi de lǐwù.
President Chen, happy birthday! This is the gift I bought for you in America.
B: 真的?Tony,那肯定很特别。
zhēnde? Tony, nà kěndìng hěn tèbié.
Really? Well then, Tony, it must be very special.
D: 你看一下,喜不喜欢?
nǐ kàn yīxià, xǐ bu xǐhuan?
Have a look. Do you like it?
B: 呃......
è......
Umm...
A: 啊?不会吧?
ǎ? bùhuì ba?
Huh? No way...
D: 陈总,这个绿帽子很适合你,你戴一下。
Chén zǒng, zhè ge lǜ màozi hěn shìhé nǐ, nǐ dài yīxià.
President Chen, this green hat really suites you. Try it on.
B: 我以后戴吧。
wǒ yǐhòu dài ba.
I'll wear it later.
C: Tony,不能送绿帽子。
Tony, bùnéng sòng lǜmàozi.
Tony, you can't give a green hat as a gift.
D: 为什么?
wèishénme?
Why not?
C: 因为......
yīnwèi......
Because...

Key Vocabulary

生日 shēngrì birthday
客气 kèqi polite
礼物 lǐwù gift
小意思 xiǎoyìsi mere trifle
钢笔 gāngbǐ fountain pen
葡萄酒 pútao jiǔ wine
特别 tèbié special
帽子 màozi hat
绿帽子 lǜmàozi green hat
适合 shìhé to suit
dài to wear [hats, gloves, accessories]
以后 yǐhòu later, afterwards
为什么 wèishénme why
因为 yīnwèi because
sòng to give [a gift]

Supplementary Vocabulary

总经理 zǒngjīnglǐ president, general manager
裁缝 cáifeng tailor
外遇 wàiyù extramarital affair
做坏事 zuò huàishì to do something immoral
说闲话 shuō xiánhuà to gossip

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