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
冲 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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