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
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
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
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
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
zuì drunk, intoxicated
激动 jīdòng excited

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