Intermediate - Bumming a Ride (C2348)

A: 有车过来了。快拦车!
yǒu chē guòlái le. kuài lán chē!
A car is coming. Flag down that car!
B: 哎,停一下!停一下!
āi, tíng yīxià! tíng yīxià!
Yeah, stop! Stop!
A: 停一下,别走!别走啊!哎呀,又走了。怎么就没人肯搭我们一下呢?
tíng yīxià, bié zǒu! bié zǒu a! āiyā, yòu zǒu le. zěnme jiù méi rén kěn dā wǒmen yīxià ne?
Stop! Don't go! Don't go! Jeez, he went again. Why isn't anyone willing to give us a lift?
B: 是不是我们长得太像坏人了?
shì bu shì wǒmen zhǎng de tài xiàng huàirén le?
Is it because we look too much like criminals?
A: 你才像坏人呢。
nǐ cái xiàng huàirén ne.
You're the one that looks like a criminal.
B: 是是是,哪有你这么漂亮的坏人啊。
shì shì shì, nǎ yǒu nǐ zhème piàoliang de huàirén a.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. How could there be a criminal as beautiful as you, huh?
A: 都什么时候了,你还开玩笑?接下来怎么办啊?
dōu shénme shíhou le, nǐ hái kāi wánxiào? jiē xiàlái zěnme bàn a?
Even now, you're still telling jokes? What are we going to do now?
B: 能怎么办啊?我们没钱了。要么走路回去,要么搭好心人的车回去。
néng zěnme bàn a? wǒmen méi qián le. yàome zǒu lù huíqù, yàome dā hǎoxīnrén de chē huíqù.
What can we do? We don't have any money. Either we walk back or we get some kind-hearted soul to give us a ride back.
A: 可是好心人在哪里啊?
kěshì hǎoxīnrén zài nǎlǐ a?
But where are all the kind-hearted souls?
B: 继续等呗。哎,好像有车来了。
jìxù děng bei. āi, hǎoxiàng yǒu chē lái le.
Just keep waiting. Hey, it looks like a car is coming.
A: 真的?这次我来拦车。
zhēnde? zhècì wǒ lái lán chē.
Really? This time I'll flag down the car.
B: 好,美女拦车肯定能成功。
hǎo, měinǚ lán chē kěndìng néng chénggōng.
Okay. A pretty girl will definitely have success flagging down a car.
A: 哎,停一下,帮帮忙,停一下。
āi, tíng yīxià, bāng bang máng, tíng yīxià.
Hey, stop! Help! Stop!
C: 美女,什么事啊?
měinǚ, shénme shì a?
What's going on, pretty lady?
A: 能帮帮我们吗?我们要去市区,可是钱包掉了。能不能搭一下你的车?
néng bāng bang wǒmen ma? wǒmen yào qù shìqū, kěshì qiánbāo diào le. néng bu néng dā yīxià nǐ de chē?
Can you help us out? We need to go downtown, but we lost our wallets. Can you give us a ride in your car?
C: 那个男的跟你一起?
nà gè nán de gēn nǐ yīqǐ?
Is that guy with you?
A: 对,一起。
duì, yīqǐ.
Yeah, we're together.
C: 哎呀,真不巧,我不去市区。再见啊,美女!
āiyā, zhēn bù qiǎo, wǒ bù qù shìqū. zàijiàn a, měinǚ!
Oh, that's unfortunate. I'm not going downtown. See ya, pretty lady!
A: 哎哎哎,别走啊!
āi āi āi, bié zǒu a!
Hey, hey, hey! Don't go!

Key Vocabulary

lán to stop, halt
kěn to be willing
to pick up, give a ride
xiàng like
坏人 huàirén bad person
cái actually, more, adds emphasis
dōu all
开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to make a joke
接下来 jiē xiàlái next
要么 yàome either
好心人 hǎoxīnrén someone with good intentions
继续 jìxù to continue
bei makes an obvious suggestion
美女 měinǚ beautiful woman
成功 chénggōng successful
市区 shìqū downtown
钱包 qiánbāo wallet
掉了 diào le to have lost
qiǎo coincidence

Supplementary Vocabulary

同意 tóngyì to agree
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
语气词 yǔqìcí interjection
考试 kǎoshì test
明显 míngxiǎn obvious
真巧 zhēnqiǎo real coincidence
陌生人 mòshēngrén stranger
黑车 hēichē illegal taxi

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