Intermediate - A Parody of Pigs (C2174)

A: 渴死了,我先喝杯水。
kě sǐle, wǒ xiān hē bēi shuǐ.
I'm so thirsty. I've got to drink a glass of water.
B: 少喝点儿吧,现在的水都是死猪的洗澡水。
shǎo hē diǎnr ba, xiànzài de shuǐ dōu shì sǐ zhū de xǐzǎo shuǐ.
Don't drink so much! The water these days is bathwater for dead pigs.
A: 没事儿,专家说了,黄浦江里的猪是冻死的。
méishìr, zhuānjiā shuō le, Huángpǔ Jiāng lǐ de zhū shì dòng sǐ de.
Don't worry about it. Experts have said that the pigs in the Huangpu River all froze to death.
B: 好吧!是冻死的,不是病死的。放心喝吧。
hǎoba! shì dòng sǐ de, bùshì bìng sǐ de. fàngxīn hē ba.
Okay. They froze to death. They didn't die from disease. Relax and drink!
C: 不是喝水,是喝肉汤!免费肉汤!很有营养!
bùshì hē shuǐ, shì hē ròutāng! miǎnfèi ròutāng! hěn yǒuyíngyǎng!
It's not drinking water; it's drinking pork soup! Free pork soup! It's very nutritious!
A: 咦,恶心死了!
yí, ěxīn sǐ le!
Ew, that's disgusting!
B: 是鱼汤!来,给你们看张图片。喏,黄浦江鱼!
shì yútāng! lái, gěi nǐmen kàn zhāng túpiàn. nuó, Huángpǔ Jiāng yú!
It's fish soup! Here, have a look at this picture. Check it! A Huangpu River fish!
A: 哈哈,猪头,鱼身!谁PS的,真有才!
hāhā, zhū tóu, yú shēn! shéi PS de, zhēn yǒucái!
Haha. A pig's head and a fish's body! Whoever photoshopped this is really talented!
B: 哎,还有黄浦江蛋糕。
ái, háiyǒu Huángpǔ Jiāng dàngāo.
Here, there's also a Huangpu River cake!
C: 哈哈,小猪游泳蛋糕!
hāhā, xiǎo zhū yóuyǒng dàngāo!
Haha! It's a cake of little piggies swimming!
B: 不知道哪个店卖啊,我们去买一个。
bù zhīdào nǎge diàn mài a, wǒmen qù mǎi yī gè.
I don't know what store sells it. Let's go buy one.
A: 你们别恶搞了。中午吃什么?
nǐmen bié ègǎo le. zhōngwǔ chī shénme?
Stop joking around. What are you all eating for lunch?
C: 吃啥都可以,别吃猪排就行了!
chī shá dōu kěyǐ, bié chī zhūpái jiù xíng le!
I can eat anything. As long as I don't eat pork chops, I'll be okay.

Key Vocabulary

洗澡水 xǐzǎoshuǐ bathwater
专家 zhuānjiā expert
黄浦江 Huángpǔ Jiāng Huangpu River
dòng frozen
放心 fàngxīn to relax
肉汤 ròutāng pork soup
营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
有营养 yǒu yíngyǎng nutritious
恶心 ěxīn disgusting
鱼汤 yútāng fish soup
有才 yǒucái talented
恶搞 ègǎo spoof, joke
猪排 zhūpái pork chop

Supplementary Vocabulary

新闻 xīnwén news
才能 cáinéng ability
恶意 èyì evil, spite
搞笑 gǎoxiào funny
开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to be joking, play a joke
矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ mineral water
严肃 yánsù serious

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