Intermediate - Time to Buy a Mask (C2363)

A: 哎,出事了?
āi, chūshì le?
Hey, something's happened.
B: 出什么事了?
chū shénme shì le?
What's happened?
A: 你看窗外!
nǐ kàn chuāngwài!
Look out the window!
B: 天啊,这么大的雾,我从来没看过这么大的雾。
tiāna, zhème dà de wù, wǒ cónglái méi kàn guò zhème dà de wù.
My God! There's so much fog. I've never seen so much fog.
A: 我也是。哎,不对,味道好奇怪。
wǒ yěshì. āi, bùduì, wèidao hǎo qíguài.
Me neither. Hey, that's not it. That smell is so strange.
B: 是雾霾!快把窗户关上。
shì wùmái! kuài bǎ chuānghu guānshàng.
It's smog! Close the window quick.
A: 现在怎么办?还要不要去上班?
xiànzài zěnmebàn? hái yàobùyào qù shàngbān?
What will we do now? Do we still go to work?
B: 戴口罩吧。家里有口罩吗?
dài kǒuzhào ba. jiālǐ yǒu kǒuzhào ma?
Wear a face mask. Do we have face masks here at home?
A: 有保暖的口罩。有用吗?
yǒu bǎonuǎn de kǒuzhào. yǒuyòng ma?
I have face masks for keeping warm. Can we use those?
B: 先戴一下吧。有比没有好。你赶紧上网买一些防雾霾的口罩。
xiān dài yīxià ba. yǒu bǐ méiyǒu hǎo. nǐ gǎnjǐn shàngwǎng mǎi yīxiē fáng wùmái de kǒuzhào.
Let's wear these for now. They're better than nothing. You should get online soon and buy some face masks resistant to the smog.
A: 空气污染这么严重,以后可怎么办啊?
kōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng, yǐhòu kě zěnmebàn a?
The air pollution is so serious. What are we going to do in the future?
B: 以后?谁知道呢。
yǐhòu? shéi zhīdào ne.
The future? Who knows.
A: 什么?口罩都卖光了!
shénme? kǒuzhào dōu màiguāng le!
What? All the face masks are sold out!

Key Vocabulary

出事 chūshì to have an accident, to have an incident
从来 cónglái always
味道 wèidao smell
奇怪 qíguài strange
雾霾 wùmái fog
关上 guānshàng to close
怎么办 zěnmebàn what should be done
dài to wear
口罩 kǒuzhào facemask
保暖 bǎonuǎn to keep warm
赶紧 gǎnjǐn hurry up and...
fáng resistant, -proof
污染 wūrǎn pollution

Supplementary Vocabulary

一般 yībān average
合上 héshàng to close
穿 chuān to wear
防水 fángshuǐ waterproof
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
特别 tèbié special

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