Intermediate - The Paper Chase (C2373)

A: 老婆,接下来还要买什么呀?
lǎopó, jiēxiàlái hái yào mǎi shénme ya?
Honey, what do you want to buy next?
B: 还要买纸巾。
hái yào mǎi zhǐjīn.
I also need to buy tissues.
A: 在那边的架子上。
zài nàbiān de jiàzi shàng.
They're over there on the rack.
B: 嗯,要买这个,这个,这个,还有这个。
ng4, yào mǎi zhè ge, zhè ge, zhè ge, háiyǒu zhè ge zhè ge.
Yeah, I want to buy this one, this one, this one and this one.
A: 我看看,这条一小包一小包的是手帕纸,还有抽纸,卷筒纸,厨房用纸,这么多啊?
wǒ kànkan, zhè tiáo yī xiǎo bāo yī xiǎo bāo de shì shǒupàzhǐ, hái yǒu chōuzhǐ, juǎntǒngzhǐ, chúfángyòngzhǐ, zhème duō ā?
Let me see. These are individually packaged handkerchiefs. There's also boxes of tissues, rolls of paper and paper towels. So much?
B: 抽纸给你擤鼻涕。卷筒纸放在厕所。手帕纸可以随身带。
chōuzhǐ gěi nǐ xǐng bítì. juǎntǒngzhǐ fàng zài cèsuǒ. shǒupàzhǐ kěyǐ suíshēn dài.
The boxes of tissues are for blowing your nose. The rolls are for bathroom use. You can carry the handkerchiefs around with you.
A: 那厨房用纸是干吗用的,我好像从来没用过。
nà chúfángyòngzhǐ shì gànmá yòngde, wǒ hǎoxiàng cónglái méi yòng guo.
Then what are the paper towels used for? I don't think I've ever used them.
B: 你不做家务当然不知道啦,这是做菜和清洁的时候,吸水吸油用的。
nǐ bù zuò jiāwù dāngrán bù zhīdào la, zhè shì zuòcài hé qīngjié de shíhou, xī shuǐ xī yóu yòngde.
You don't do housework, so of course you don't know! When you're making food or cleaning, they're used to suck up water and oil.
A: 哦?老婆你真是贤惠。不过我们今天是不是买太多了,这么多东西我们拎不动呀。
ò? lǎopó nǐ zhēn shì xiánhuì. bùguò wǒmen jīntiān shì bushì mǎi tài duō le, zhème duō dōngxi wǒmen līnbudòng ya.
Oh? Honey, you're really quite the homemaker. However, haven't we bought too much today? We can't carry so much stuff.
B: 那把你的薯片和可乐放回去吧。整天吃垃圾食品,又不爱运动,怪不得身体越来越差。
nà bǎ nǐde shǔpiàn hé kělè fàng huíqù ba. zhěngtiān chī lājīshípǐn, yòu bù ài yùndòng, guàibude shēntǐ yuèláiyuè chà.
Then put back your potato chips and cola. You eat junk food all day long and you hate exercise. No wonder you're getting more and more out of shape.

Key Vocabulary

纸巾 zhǐjīn napkin, tissue
架子 jiàzi shelf, rack
手帕纸 shǒupàzhǐ handkerchief
抽纸 chōuzhǐ box of tissues
卷筒纸 juǎntǒngzhǐ toilet paper
厨房用纸 chúfángyòngzhǐ paper towel
xǐng to blow one's nose
鼻涕 bítì snot
随身 suíshēn at one's side, carried along
dài to bring
从来 cónglái never
家务 jiāwù housework
清洁 qīngjié clean
to inhale
贤惠 xiánhuì dutiful, matronly
不过 bùguò but, however
拎不动 līnbudòng to be unable to lift
薯片 shǔpiàn potato chip
回去 huíqù to return
整天 zhěngtiān all day long
垃圾食品 lājīshípǐn junk food
怪不得 guàibude no wonder
越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more

Supplementary Vocabulary

各种各样 gèzhǒnggèyàng every kind, all kinds
卫生纸 wèishēngzhǐ toilet paper
从来不 cóngláibù not ever, never
口语 kǒuyǔ oral language
难怪 nánguài no wonder
超市 chāoshì supermarket

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