Intermediate - The Life of a Programmer 4: A New Opportunity (C2194)

A: 哎,大齐,晚上有空吗?我请你吃巴西烤肉。
ái, Dàqí, wǎnshang yǒukòng ma? wǒ qǐng nǐ chī Bāxī kǎoròu.
Hey, Daqi, are you free tonight? I'll treat you to some Brazilian barbecue.
B: 有事啊?说吧。
yǒushì a? shuō ba.
Is there something you want to talk about? Go ahead!
A: 没什么事。聊聊天呗。
méi shénme shì. liáoliao tiān bēi.
No, not really. I just want to chat.
B: 聊天?两个大男人,有什么好聊的?你不说什么事,我可不去。
liáotiān? liǎng gè dànánrén, yǒu shénme hǎo liáo de? nǐ bù shuō shénme shì, wǒ kě bù qù.
Chat? What do two grown men have to talk about? If you don't have something to talk with me about, then I won't go.
A: 好好好,我说我说。我最近在写一个程序,但是有几个地方老是出问题。想让你指导一下。
hǎo hǎo hǎo, wǒ shuō wǒ shuō. wǒ zuìjìn zài xiě yī gè chéngxù, dànshì yǒu jǐ gè dìfang lǎoshi chū wèntí. xiǎng ràng nǐ zhǐdǎo yīxià.
Okay, okay. I'll tell you. Recently I've been writing a program, however there are some parts in it that are always having problems. I wanted to get your guidance.
B: 我指导不了。
wǒ zhǐdǎo bùliǎo.
I can't help you.
A: 我知道没有你解决不了的程序问题,不准拒绝啊!
wǒ zhīdào méiyǒu nǐ jiějué bùliǎo de chéngxù wèntí, bùzhǔn jùjué a!
I know there's no programming problem you can't resolve. You can't refuse!
B: 什么程序啊?不会是你在外面接的私活吧?
shénme chéngxù a? bùhuì shì nǐ zài wàimian jiē de sīhuó ba?
What program is it? It isn't something you're doing on the side, is it?
A: 不是。我跟你说了,你可不准告诉别人。
bùshì. wǒ gēn nǐ shuō le, nǐ kě bùzhǔn gàosu biérén.
Of course not... Once I've told you, you can't tell anyone else.
B: 行行行,爽快点儿说吧!
xíng xíng xíng, shuǎngkuài diǎnr shuō ba!
Okay, okay, okay. Make it quick.
A: 是一个追女孩子的程序。
shì yī gè zhuī nǚháizi de chéngxù.
It's a program for getting a girl.
B: 你又想骗哪个小姑娘?
nǐ yòu xiǎng piàn nǎ gè xiǎogūniang?
Are you trying to fool some girl again?
A: 我这次是认真的,我觉得公司新来的那个小姑娘挺好的。
wǒ zhècì shì rènzhēn de, wǒ juéde gōngsī xīn lái de nà gè xiǎogūniang tǐng hǎo de.
This time I'm serious. I think the girl who just came to our company is great.
B: 哦,是她啊!
ò, shì tā a!
Oh. It's her!

Key Vocabulary

巴西 Bāxī Brazil
烤肉 kǎoròu barbecued meat
really
程序 chéngxù program
出问题 chū wèntí to have a problem
指导 zhǐdǎo to guide
不了 bùliǎo to be unable
解决 jiějué to resolve
不准 bùzhǔn to not be allowed
拒绝 jùjué to refuse
jiē to receive
私活 sīhuó private jobs
告诉 gàosu to tell
爽快 shuǎngkuài hurry up
zhuī to follow
piàn to deceive
认真 rènzhēn serious, dedicated

Supplementary Vocabulary

ya expresses surprise
做家务 zuò jiāwù to do housework
语气词 yǔqìcí words placed at the end of sentences to express mood
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
程序员 chéngxùyuán programmer
接受 jiēshòu to receive
直接 zhíjiē directly

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