Intermediate - Monkey Show (C2274)

A: 那边好热闹,我们去看看吧!
nàbiān hǎo rènao, wǒmen qù kàn kan ba!
There's such a commotion over there. Let's go take a look!
B: 好啊。
hǎo a.
Okay.
A: 原来是耍猴表演啊!
yuánlái shì shuǎhóu biǎoyǎn a!
So it's a monkey show!
C: 立正!
lìzhèng!
Attention!
C: 坐下!坐下!
zuòxia! zuòxia!
Sit! Sit!
C: 来来来,吃根香蕉,翻跟头!
lái lái lái, chī gēn xiāngjiāo, fān gēntou!
Come on. Eat a banana. Do a flip!
A: 哈哈哈,这小猴子真听话。你看它那表情和动作,好滑稽!
hā hā hā, zhè xiǎo hóuzi zhēn tīnghuà. nǐ kàn tā nà biǎoqíng hé dòngzuò, hǎo huáji!
Haha. This little monkey is very obedient. Look at his expressions and his movements. They're so funny!
B: 是啊,猴子有些动作真像人!
shì a, hóuzi yǒuxiē dòngzuò zhēn xiàng rén!
Yeah. Monkeys move just like people sometimes!
C: 好,最后我们表演武术。大家说,给猴子大刀还是棍子?
hǎo, zuìhòu wǒmen biǎoyǎn wǔshù. dàjiā shuō, gěi hóuzi dàdāo háishi gùnzi?
Okay, finally we are going to have a martial arts demonstration. Everyone tell us: do you want to give the monkey the sword or the club?
众人: 刀!棍子!棍子!刀!
dāo! gùnzi! gùnzi! dāo!
The sword! The club! The club! The sword!
A: 太危险了,别看了,我们走吧!
tài wēixiǎn le, bié kàn le, wǒmen zǒu ba!
It's so dangerous! Don't look. Let's go!
B: 再看一会儿吧。
zài kàn yīhuǐr ba.
Let's watch a bit more.
C: 谢谢大伙儿捧场,喜欢猴子表演的朋友,一块不嫌少,一百不嫌多,谢谢大家!
xièxie dàhuǒr pěngchǎng, xǐhuan hóuzi biǎoyǎn de péngyou, yī kuài bù xián shǎo, yībǎi bù xián duō, xièxie dàjiā!
Thank you all for your support. For our friends who liked the monkey show, one kuai isn't too little and 100 isn't too much. Thank you all!
B: 开始收钱了,我们给多少?
kāishǐ shōu qián le, wǒmen gěi duōshao?
They've started to collect money, how much should we give them?
A: 猴子表演得不错,给十块吧!
hóuzi biǎoyǎn de bùcuò, gěi shí kuài ba!
The monkey performed very well. Let's give them 10 kuai!

Key Vocabulary

热闹 rènao lively
耍猴 shuǎhóu performing monkey
表演 biǎoyǎn to perform
立正 lìzhèng to stand at attention
坐下 zuòxia to sit down
翻跟头 fān gēntou to flip
gēn measure word for a banana or long, stick-like object
表情 biǎoqíng facial expression
听话 tīnghuà obedient
滑稽 huáji hilarious, funny
xiàng like, similar to
武术 wǔshù martial arts
棍子 gùnzi club
危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
捧场 pěngchǎng to cheer on
xián to dislike
shōu to accept

Supplementary Vocabulary

小丑 xiǎochǒu clown
站直 zhànzhí to stand up straight
训练 xùnliàn to train, drill
主人 zhǔrén master, host
抢钱 qiǎngqián to rob someone
咬人 yǎorén to bite someone

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