Intermediate - Made-to-Order Calendars (C2364)

A: 小瑞,你的快递!
xiǎoruì, nǐ de kuàidì!
Xiao Rui, your package!
B: 来了来了。
lái le lái le.
I'm coming, I'm coming.
A: 你又买什么东西了?
nǐ yòu mǎi shénme dōngxi le?
What did you buy this time?
B: 挂历。我定做的。
guàlì. wǒ dìngzuò de.
A wall calendar. I had it made to order.
A: 啊,挂历还能定做?
ā, guàlì hái néng dìngzuò?
Huh? Wall calendars can be made to order too?
B: 当然能,网上有好多店可以定做。
dāngrán néng, wǎngshàng yǒu hǎo duō diàn kěyǐ dìngzuò.
Of course they can. There's lots of shops online that can make them to order.
A: 快打开看看。哇,好漂亮啊!都是你和男朋友的照片。
kuài dǎkāi kàn kan. wā, hǎo piàoliang a! dōu shì nǐ hé nán péngyou de zhàopiàn.
Open it up so we can take a look. Wow, it's so pretty! It's all photos of you and your boyfriend.
B: 是啊!都是2004年拍的,1月下雪拍的,2月情人节拍的,3月旅行拍的……
shì a! dōu shì èrlínglíngsì nián pāi de, yīyuè xiàxuě pāi de, èryuè qíngrénjié pāi de, sānyuè lǚxíng pāi de……
Yeah! All the photos were taken in 2013. The one in January was taken in the snow, the one in February was taken during Valentine's Day, the one in March was taken while traveling…
A: 你还真有创意!这些标“心”的日子是纪念日?
nǐ hái zhēn yǒu chuàngyì! zhèxiē biāo" xīn” de rìzi shì jìniànrì?
You're really creative! Is this day marked with a heart your anniversary?
B: 是啊,节日和纪念日我都标出来了,这下他就不会忘记了。
shì a, jiérì hé jìniànrì wǒ dōu biāo chūlái le, zhèxià tā jiù bùhuì wàngjì le.
Yep. I marked anniversaries and birthdays. This way he won't forget them.
A: 呵呵,你可真行!我也想定做一本,麻烦吗?
hēhē, nǐ kě zhēn xíng! wǒ yě xiǎng dìngzuò yī běn, máfan ma?
Hehe, you're amazing! I want to have one made to order, too. Is it a hassle?
B: 不麻烦,选一个模板,把照片发给店家就行了,做好后就会快递给你。
bù máfan, xuǎn yī gè múbǎn, bǎ zhàopiàn fāgěi diànjiā jiù xíng le, zuò hǎo hòu jiù huì kuàidì gěi nǐ.
Nope. Just choose a template, send your pictures to the store and you're finished. When it's done they'll express mail it to you.
A: 很方便嘛!贵不贵?
hěn fāngbiàn ma! guìbuguì?
That's really convenient! Is it expensive?
B: 那要看你想做什么样的。我把链接发给你,你自己看看吧。
nà yào kàn nǐ xiǎng zuò shénmeyàng de. wǒ bǎ liànjiē fāgěi nǐ, nǐzìjǐ kàn kan ba.
That depends on what kind you want made. I'll send you the link and you can see for yourself.
A: 好,快发!
hǎo, kuài fā!
OK, send it over!

Key Vocabulary

快递 kuàidì package
挂历 guàlì wall calendar
定做 dìngzuò to customize, make to order
打开 dǎkāi to open
pāi to shoot (a picture, film)
旅行 lǚxíng travel
创意 chuàngyì creativity
biāo to mark
纪念日 jìniànrì anniversary
出来 chūlái to arise, come out
忘记 wàngjì to forget
麻烦 máfan troublesome
模板 múbǎn template
链接 liànjiē link

Supplementary Vocabulary

强调 qiángdiào emphasis
天气 tiānqì weather
家具 jiājù furniture
鞋子 xiézi shoe

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