Intermediate - Building a Snowman (C2356)

A: 哇,下雪了!好大的雪。
wā, xiàxuě le! hǎo dà de xuě.
Whoa, it snowed! There's so much snow.
B: 我们来堆雪人吧!
wǒmen lái duī xuěrén ba!
Let's go build a snowman!
A: 好啊。我觉得下雪特别美特别浪漫
hǎo a. wǒ juéde xiàxuě tèbié měi tèbié làngmàn
Okay. I think it's very beautiful and romantic when it snows.
B: 还好吧。在我老家每年都下雪。
hái hǎo ba. zài wǒ lǎojiā měinián dōu xiàxuě.
Okay. It snows every year in my hometown.
A: 在这儿堆吗?
zài zhèr duī ma?
Build it here?
B: 行。先去旁边搬一些雪过来。
xíng. xiān qù pángbiān bān yīxiē xuě guòlai.
Sure. First go move some snow over here.
A: 我来我来。够了吗?
wǒ lái wǒ lái. gòu le ma?
I'll do it. I'll do it. Is that enough?
B: 不够。还需要很多。
bùgòu. hái xūyào hěn duō.
No. We still need a lot more.
A: 那我继续搬。
nà wǒ jìxù bān.
Then I'll keep moving it.
B: 嗯,身子差不多堆好了,下面要堆头了。
ng4, shēnzi chàbuduō duī hǎo le, xiàmian yào duī tóu le.
Yeah, the body is pretty much done. Next we need to make the head.
A: 脖子呢?
bózi ne?
What about the neck?
B: 雪人没有脖子。
xuěrén méiyǒu bózi.
Snowmen don't have necks.
A: 啊?那手呢?
ā? nà shǒu ne?
Oh? What about arms?
B: 你去找两根树枝当作手吧。还有,再找一根胡萝卜,当作鼻子。
nǐ qù zhǎo liǎng gēn shùzhī dàngzuò shǒu ba. háiyǒu, zài zhǎo yī gēn húluóbo, dàngzuò bízi.
Go look for two sticks to be his arms. Also, go look for a carrot to be his nose.
A: 好的。还需要什么吗?
hǎo de. hái xūyào shénme ma?
Okay. What else do we need?
B: 再找一个帽子和一条围巾。最好是红色的。
zài zhǎo yī gè màozi hé yī tiáo wéijīn. zuì hǎo shì hóngsè de.
We also need to look for a hat and a scarf. It's best if they're red.
A: 就我的吧。
jiù wǒ de ba.
Just use mine.
B: 你不冷吗?
nǐ bù lěng ma?
You won't be cold?
A: 不冷,玩的时候一点都不觉得冷。
bù lěng, wán de shíhou yīdiǎn dōu bù juéde lěng.
No, when I'm having fun I don't feel cold at all.

Key Vocabulary

下雪 xiàxuě to snow
堆 duī to pile up
雪人 xuěrén snowman
特别 tèbié extremely, especially
浪漫 làngmàn romantic
老家 lǎojiā hometown
旁边 pángbiān at the side of, nearby
搬 bān to move
过来 guòlai to come over
需要 xūyào to need
继续 jìxù to continue
身子 shēnzi body
差不多 chàbuduō more or less
下面 xiàmian next
脖子 bózi neck
根 gēn measure word for long slender things
树枝 shùzhī tree branch
当作 dàngzuò to treat as
胡萝卜 húluóbo carrot
鼻子 bízi nose
帽子 màozi hat
条 tiáo measure word for long slender objects
围巾 wéijīn scarf
最好 zuì hǎo best

Supplementary Vocabulary

堆沙子 duīshāzi to pile up sand
堆城堡 duīchéngbǎo to build a castle
罗曼蒂克 luómàndìkè romantic
搬家 bānjiā to move house
醉 zuì drunk, intoxicated
激动 jīdòng excited

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