Intermediate - To Shower or To Bathe? (C2145)

A: 今天爬山累死了,我要泡澡,好好放松一下。
jīntiān páshān lèisǐ le, wǒ yào pàozǎo, hǎohāo fàngsōng yīxià.
After climbing a mountain today, I'm exhausted. I want to take a bath and relax a bit.
B: 这里是酒店,还是淋浴吧。
zhèlǐ shì jiǔdiàn, háishì línyù ba.
This is a hotel. You'd better take shower.
A: 为什么?花这么多钱住酒店,干嘛不泡?
wèishénme? huā zhème duō qián zhù jiǔdiàn, gànmá bù pào?
Why? Spending so much money to stay in a hotel, why wouldn't I take a bath?
B: 不是,酒店的浴缸不知道有多少人用过,卫生吗?
bùshì, jiǔdiàn de yùgāng bù zhīdào yǒu duōshao rén yòng guo, wèishēng ma?
No, who knows how many people have used hotel bathtubs. Is it clean?
A: 你担心这个啊,这是五星级酒店,每天都会消毒的。
nǐ dānxīn zhè ge a, zhè shì wǔxīngjí jiǔdiàn, měitiān dōu huì xiāodú de.
Relax. This is a five star hotel. It's disinfected every day.
B: 那可说不定。
nà kě shuōbudìng.
That's not necessarily true.
A: 放心好了,又不是公共浴池。
fàngxīn hǎo le, yòu bù shì gōnggòngyùchí.
Relax. This isn't a public bath.
B: 那随便你吧。我在外面住都是淋浴的。
nà suíbiàn nǐ ba. wǒ zài wàimian zhù dōu shì línyù de.
Do whatever you want. Whenever I'm staying away from home I shower.
A: 你太小心了。其实没事的。
nǐ tài xiǎoxīn le. qíshí méishì de.
You're too cautious. There's really nothing wrong.
B: 嗯,那我先去冲一下。
ng4, nà wǒ xiān qù chōng yīxià.
Yeah, then I'll go rinse off first.
A: 去吧去吧。
qù ba qù ba.
Go ahead.

Key Vocabulary

泡澡 pàozǎo to take a bath
放松 fàngsōng to relax
酒店 jiǔdiàn hotel
还是 háishì it would be better to
淋浴 línyù to take a shower
干嘛 gànmá doing what
浴缸 yùgāng bathtub
卫生 wèishēng hygiene
担心 dānxīn to be anxious
五星级酒店 wǔxīngjí jiǔdiàn five-star hotel
消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
说不定 shuōbudìng maybe
放心 fàngxīn to relax
公共浴池 gōnggòngyùchí public bathhouse
小心 xiǎoxīn be careful
其实 qíshí actually
chōng to rinse

Supplementary Vocabulary

洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a shower
决定 juédìng to decide
淋浴房 línyùfáng shower
公共浴室 gōnggòngyùshì public bathhouse
冲澡 chōngzǎo to take shower
年代 niándài decade

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