Intermediate - New Sofa (C2398)

A: 先生你好,我们是家具城的,我们来给您送沙发。
xiānsheng nǐhǎo, wǒmen shì jiājù chéng de, wǒmen lái gěi nín sòng shāfā.
Hello, sir. We're from Furniture City. We're here to deliver your sofa.
B: 好的,请进请进。
hǎode, qǐngjìn qǐngjìn.
Okay. Please come in.
B: 老婆,我们的沙发到了。
lǎopó, wǒmende shāfā dào le.
Honey, our sofa has arrived.
C: 这么快啊,看起来还不错嘛。
zhème kuài ā, kànqǐlái hái bùcuò ma.
So fast! It looks pretty good.
B: 那当然,真皮的,就是气派。
nà dāngrán, zhēnpí de, jiùshì qìpài.
Of course, it's real leather. It's got class.
C: 嗯,也挺舒服的,比以前的实木沙发要舒服多了。
ng4, yě tǐng shūfu de, bǐ yǐqián de shímù shāfā yào shūfu duō le.
Yeah. It's also really comfortable. It's a lot more comfortable than that wooden sofa we had before.
D: 喵……喵……
miāo…… miāo……
Meow... meow...
B: 喵喵也喜欢新沙发呢!啊,喵喵,不要抓,这个很贵的!
miāomiao yě xǐhuan xīn shāfā ne! ā, miāomiao, bù yào zhuā, zhè gè hěn guì de!
Meow Meow also likes the new sofa! Hey, Meow Meow, don't scratch it. This is really expensive.
C: 唉,早知道买个布艺的了。
ài, zǎo zhīdào mǎi gè bùyì de le.
Oh, if only I'd known earlier I would have bought a cloth one.

Key Vocabulary

家具城 jiājùchéng Furniture City, a large furniture market
sòng to deliver
沙发 shāfā sofa
看起来 kànqǐlái it looks like, to seem
当然 dāngrán of course
真皮 zhēnpí genuine leather
气派 qìpài dignified
舒服 shūfu comfortable
实木 shímù hardwood
zhuā to grab
布艺 bùyì cloth product

Supplementary Vocabulary

衣橱 yīchú wardrobe
电脑城 diànnǎo chéng Computer City, a large computer market
人造 rénzào man-made
口语 kǒuyǔ oral language
花纹 huāwén pattern
垫子 diànzi cushion

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