Intermediate - A Special Gift (C2466)

A: 莉莉,下班以后陪我去商场转转吧。
lìli, xiàbān yǐhòu péi wǒ qù shāngchǎng zhuànzhuan ba.
Lili, after work can you go with me to the shopping mall to walk around?
B: 好哇,你要买什么?
hǎo wā, nǐ yào mǎi shénme?
Sure. What do you want to buy?
A: 我好朋友结婚,我想去挑个结婚礼物。
wǒ hǎo péngyou jiéhūn, wǒ xiǎng qù tiāo gè jiéhūn lǐwù.
My close friend is getting married. I would like to pick out a wedding gift.
B: 包个红包不就行了吗?
bāo gè hóngbāo bù jiù xíngle ma?
Wouldn't it be fine to just make up a red money envelope?
A: 她是我最好的闺蜜,我想送不一样的礼物。
tā shì wǒ zuìhǎo de guīmì, wǒ xiǎng sòng bù yīyàng de lǐwù.
She is my best friend. I want to give her a gift that is different.
B: 你想好了要买什么吗?
nǐ xiǎnghǎo le yào mǎi shénme ma?
Have you thought of what you would like to buy?
A: 还没呢,你有什么好主意吗?
háiméi ne, nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo zhúyi ma?
Not yet. Do you have any good ideas?
B: 结婚送餐具啊什么的比较常见吧。
jiéhūn sòng cānjù ā shénmede bǐjiào chángjiàn ba.
It's quite common to give things like tableware as a wedding gift.
A: 那些太普通了,我想再特别一些。
nàxiē tài pǔtōng le, wǒ xiǎng zài tèbié yīxiē.
That's too ordinary. I want something a bit more special.
B: 那来个传统的吧,漆艺的梳子怎么样?
nà lái gè chuántǒng de ba, qīyì de shūzi zěnmeyàng?
Then get something traditional. How about a lacquer comb?
A: 哦?这个有什么意义吗?
ó? zhè gè yǒu shénme yìyì ma?
Oh? What meaning is attached to it?
B: 在中国,这代表两个人会一直在一起。
zài Zhōngguó, zhè dàibiǎo liǎng gè rén huì yīzhí zài yīqǐ.
In China, this signifies that two people will always be together.
A: 真不错,我们去看看吧。
zhēn bùcuò, wǒmen qù kànkan ba.
That's great. Let's go take a look.

Key Vocabulary

péi to accompany
转转 zhuànzhuan to walk around
结婚 jiéhūn to get married
tiāo to pick, to select
礼物 lǐwù gift
bāo to wrap
红包 hóngbāo red envelope
闺蜜 guīmì best friend, confidante
主意 zhúyi idea
餐具 cānjù eat
比较 bǐjiào relatively, quite
常见 chángjiàn common
普通 pǔtōng ordinary
特别 tèbié special, extremely
传统 chuántǒng traditional
漆艺 qīyì lacquer art
梳子 shūzi comb
意义 yìyì meaning
代表 dàibiǎo to represent

Supplementary Vocabulary

逛街 guàngjiē to go window shopping
工具 gōngjù tool, utensil
晚餐 wǎncān supper, dinner
油漆 yóuqī paint, oil paint
艺术 yìshù art
梳头 shūtóu to comb one's hair
一辈子 yībèizi all one's life

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