Intermediate - Designated Driver for Hire (C2340)

A: 胖子,醒醒!
pàngzi, xǐng xing!
Fatty, wake up!
B: 嗯,喝,再来一个!
ng4, hē, zài lái yī gè!
Mmm, drink! Bring me another!
A: 喝什么喝,你都喝醉了!客户已经走了。
hē shénme hē, nǐ dōu hēzuì le! kèhù yǐjīng zǒu le.
What do you mean ”drink“? You're totally drunk! The client already left.
B: 我,我开车。
wǒ, wǒ kāichē.
I, I'll drive.
A: 开什么开,你想酒驾啊?想让警察把你抓进去?
kāi shénme kāi, nǐ xiǎng jiǔjià a? xiǎng ràng jǐngchá bǎ nǐ zhuājìnqù?
What do you mean “drive”? You want to drive drunk? Do you want the police to arrest?
B: 喝,喝。
hē, hē.
Drink, drink.
A: 你家在哪里,我帮你叫个代驾。
nǐ jiā zài nǎlǐ, wǒ bāng nǐ jiào gè dàijià.
Where is your house? I'll help you call a designated driver.
C: 代驾安全吗?会不会看胖子喝醉了,趁机抢劫?
dàijià ānquán ma? huì bu huì kàn pàngzi hēzuì le, chènjī qiǎngjié?
Are those designated drivers safe? Will they see how drunk fatty is and take advantage of him and rob him?
A: 不会的,又不是找“黑代驾”。我有张名片,是正规的代驾公司,以前也叫过。
bùhuì de, yòu bù shì zhǎo" hēi dàijià”. wǒ yǒu zhāng míngpiàn, shì zhèngguī de dàijià gōngsī, yǐqián yě jiào guo.
No way. I'm not looking for an unlicensed designated driver. I have a business card. It's a legit designated driver company. I've called them before.
C: 好。胖子,胖子!你家住哪儿,车钥匙呢?
hǎo. pàngzi, pàngzi! nǐ jiā zhù nǎr, chē yàoshi ne?
Okay. Fatty, Fatty! Where do you live? Where are your car keys?
A: 这个死胖子!酒量不行还这么爱喝。哎,谁的手机?
zhè gè sǐ pàngzi! jiǔliàng bùxíng hái zhème ài hē. āi, shéi de shǒujī?
Damned Fatty! He's got no tolerance and he still loves to drink. Hey, whose phone is this?
C: 胖子的。胖子,你老婆来电话了!
pàngzi de. pàngzi, nǐ lǎopó lái diànhuà le!
It's Fatty's. Fatty, your wife is calling you!
B: 喂,老婆,我马上回去!没醉没醉!好,挂了。小张小云,代驾司机到了吗?
wéi, lǎopó, wǒ mǎshàng huíqu! méi zuì méi zuì! hǎo, guà le. Xiǎo Zhāng Xiǎoyún, dàijià sījī dào le ma?
Hello, honey. I'll be back soon. I'm not drunk! I'm not drunk! Okay, bye. Xiao Zhang! Xiao Yun! Is the designated driver here?

Key Vocabulary

胖子 pàngzi fatty
醒醒 xǐng xing to wake up
dōu all
喝醉 hēzuì to get drunk
客户 kèhù client
酒驾 jiǔjià drunk driving
警察 jǐngchá police
to take
zhuā to grab
jiào to be called
代驾 dàijià designated driver
安全 ānquán safe
趁机 chènjī to take advantage of an opportunity
抢劫 qiǎngjié to rob
hēi illegal
zhāng [measure word]
正规 zhèngguī legitimate
钥匙 yàoshi key
酒量 jiǔliàng alcohol tolerance
司机 sījī driver

Supplementary Vocabulary

代替 dàitì to replace
驾驶 jiàshǐ to drive
代课 dàikè to take over a class, act as a substitute teacher
酒后驾车 jiǔhòu jiàchē to drink and drive
监狱 jiānyù jail, prison
加强 jiāqiáng to strengthen
合法 héfǎ legal

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