Intermediate - Running into an Ex (C2420)

A: 彤彤,你猜我那天碰到谁了?
Tóngtong, nǐ cāi wǒ nà tiān pèngdào shéi le?
Tongtong, guess who I bumped into that day?
B: 谁?
shéi?
Who?
A: 我的前男友。
wǒde qián nányǒu.
My ex-boyfriend.
B: 真的吗?你有没有跟他说话?
zhēnde ma? nǐ yǒu méiyǒu gēn tā shuōhuà?
Really? Did you talk with him?
A: 没有。他和一个女的在一起。
méiyǒu. tā hé yī gè nǚde zài yīqǐ.
I didn't. He was with a girl.
B: 是破坏你们的那个小三吗?
shì pòhuài nǐmen de nà gè xiǎosān ma?
Was it that mistress of his who broke you up?
A: 不是,又换了一个。
bùshì, yòu huàn le yī gè.
No. He's changed to a new one.
B: 啊,他又劈腿了?那个女的怎么样?
ā, tā yòu pītuǐ le? nà gè nǚ de zěnmeyàng?
Huh? Is he two-timing again? What's that girl like?
A: 看起来挺漂亮的,不过好像整过容。
kànqǐlái tǐng piàoliang de, bùguò hǎoxiàng zhěngguoróng.
She looks very pretty, but it seems like she's had plastic surgery.
B: 他品位太差了。还好你跟他分手了。
tā pǐnwèi tài chà le. háihǎo nǐ gēn tā fēnshǒu le.
He's not such a good guy. Fortunately, you broke up with him.
A: 就是,我当时真是瞎了眼才和他在一起。
jiùshì, wǒ dāngshí zhēn shì xiā le yǎn cái hé tā zài yīqǐ.
For sure. At that time, I must have been blind to be with him.

Key Vocabulary

猜 cāi to guess
碰到 pèngdào to bump into
前 qián before, former
破坏 pòhuài to destroy
小三 xiǎosān mistress, lover
换 huàn to change
劈腿 pītuǐ to two-time, see someone on the side
不过 bùguò but, however
品位 pǐnwèi taste, class
还好 háihǎo fortunately
分手 fēnshǒu to break up
当时 dāngshí at that time
瞎 xiā blind

Supplementary Vocabulary

前女友 qiánnǚyǒu ex-girlfriend
感情 gǎnqíng feeling, emotion
第三者 dìsānzhě third party
整容 zhěngróng cosmetic surgery
傻 shǎ stupid, dumb

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