Intermediate - Dreaming of You  (C2009)

A:   昨晚我做了个梦,梦见你了。
zuówǎn wǒ zuò le ge mèng, mèngjiàn nǐ le.
Last night I had a dream. I dreamt of you.
B:   是吗?梦见我在做什么?
shìma? mèngjiàn wǒ zài zuò shénme?
Really? What did you dream me doing?
A:   梦见你在一个水池边玩儿。
mèngjiàn nǐ zài yī ge shuǐchí biān wánr.
I dreamt that you were playing near a pool.
B:   梦见水是好梦。然后呢?
mèngjiàn shuǐ shì hǎo mèng. ránhòu ne?
Dreaming of water is good. What happened next?
A:   然后我跟你打招呼,你不理我。
ránhòu wǒ gēn nǐ dǎ zhāohu, nǐ bù lǐ wǒ.
I called out to you, but you ignored me.
B:   哈哈,梦是反的,我怎么会不理你。
hāhā, mèng shì fǎn de, wǒ zénme huì bù lǐ nǐ.
Ha ha, dreams are the opposite of reality. Why would I ignore you?
A:   突然,水池边出现了一条蛇,很大的那种!
tūrán, shuǐchí biān chūxiàn le yī tiáo shé, hěn dà de nà zhǒng!
Suddenly, a snake appeared next to the pool. It was a really big one!
B:   在我旁边吗?
zài wǒ pángbiān ma?
Next to me?
A:   嗯,就在你脚下。
ng, jiù zài nǐ jiǎo xià.
Yeah, under your foot.
B:   哈哈!那我要发财了。蛇在梦里代表财富。
hāhā! nà wǒ yào fācái le. shé zài mèng lǐ dàibiǎo cáifù.
Ha ha! I'm gonna be rich. In dreams, snakes represent wealth.
A:   可是当时我吓死了!一下子就醒来了。
kěshì dāngshí wǒ xià sǐ le! yīxiàzi jiù xǐnglái le.
But at the time it really scared me! All of a sudden I woke up.

Key Vocabulary

梦 mèng dream
做梦 zuòmèng to dream
梦见 mèngjiàn to see in a dream
水池 shuǐchí pool of water
边 biān side
打招呼 dǎ zhāohu to greet
理 lǐ to pay attention to, to acknowledge
反 fǎn opposite, reversed
突然 tūrán suddenly
出现 chūxiàn to appear
条 tiáo [measure word]
蛇 shé snake
旁边 pángbiān side
就 jiù just
脚下 jiǎo xià under one's foot
发财 fācái to get rich
梦里 mèng lǐ in dreams
代表 dàibiǎo to represent
财富 cáifù wealth
当时 dāngshí at that time
吓 xià to scare
一下子 yīxiàzi all of a sudden
醒来 xǐnglái to wake up

Supplementary Vocabulary

坏梦 huàimèng bad dream
噩梦 èmèng nightmare
相反 xiāngfǎn opposite
恭喜发财 gōngxǐfācái 'may you be happy and prosperous'

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