Intermediate - Bachelor's Day (C1801)

A: 兄弟,今晚有安排吗?
xiōngdi, jīnwǎn yǒu ānpái ma?
Bro, what plans do you have tonight?
B: 没安排。回家宅着,打游戏。
méi ānpái. huí jiā zhái zhe, dǎ yóuxì.
None. Go home, stay in and play some video games.
A: 老宅着也没劲,今天是光棍节,一起喝酒去。
lǎo zhái zhe yě méijìn, jīntiān shì guānggùnjié, yīqǐ hējiǔ qù.
Staying in all the time is boring. Today is Bachelor's Day. Let's go out for drinks.
B: 也行。还有谁?
yě xíng. hái yǒu shéi?
That works too. Who else is going?
A: 就我们四个,你,我,飞飞和老李。
jiù wǒmen sì ge, nǐ, wǒ, fēifei hé Lǎo Lǐ.
Just the four of us: you, me, Fei Fei and Lao Li.
B: 哎,四个光棍儿一起过光棍节。郁闷!
ài, sì ge guānggùnr yīqǐ guò guānggùnjié. yùmèn!
Agh, four bachelors celebrating Bachelor's Day together. Depressing!
A: 要不约几个美女一起过?你们公司有没有单身的美女?
yàobu yuē jǐ ge měinǚ yīqǐ guò? nǐmen gōngsī yǒumeiyǒu dānshēn de měinǚ?
How about we ask a few ladies to spend it with us? Does your office have any good-looking single girls?
B: 有一两个,我问问。
yǒu yī liǎng ge, wǒ wèn wen.
There's one or two. I'll ask.
A: 好。我们都约几个。人多热闹。
hǎo. wǒmen dōu yuē jǐ ge. rén duō rènao.
OK. We'll all ask a few. The more the merrier.
B: 行,就这么定了!
xíng, jiù zhème dìng le!
OK. It's settled!

Key Vocabulary

兄弟 xiōngdi brother
安排 ānpái plans
宅 zhái to stay in
游戏 yóuxì games
老 lǎo always
没劲 méijìn boring
光棍节 guānggùnjié Bachelor‘s Day
就 jiù just
光棍儿 guānggùnr bachelor
郁闷 yùmèn depressing
要不 yàobu how about
约 yuē to ask out
美女 měinǚ beautiful woman
单身 dānshēn single
热闹 rènao lively
定 dìng to arrange
过 guò to celebrate

Supplementary Vocabulary

宅男 zháinán homebody (man)
宅女 zháinǚ homebody (woman)
孤独 gūdú lonely
棍子 gùnzi stick
过节 guòjié to celebrate a holiday
建议 jiànyì to suggest
满意 mǎnyì satisfied
吵 chǎo noisy

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