Intermediate - Dormitory Drama - Part 2 (C2503)

A: 哎,我手机又没电了。
āi, wǒ shǒujī yòu méi diàn le.
Oh, my cell phone is dead again.
B: 你整天看手机,当然很快就没电啦。
nǐ zhěngtiān kàn shǒujī, dāngrán hěnkuài jiù méi diàn la.
You look at your cell phone all day. Of course it runs out of power quickly.
A: 不看手机,每天多无聊啊。
bù kàn shǒujī, měitiān duō wúliáo ā.
If I didn't look at my phone, I would be so bored everyday.
B: 找个男朋友就不无聊了呀。
zhǎo gè nán péngyou jiù bù wúliáo le ya.
Find a boyfriend and then you won't be bored.
A: 别乱说!我可是铁了心要在四年里专心读书的。
bié luànshuō! wǒ kě shì tiělexīn yào zài sì nián lǐ zhuānxīn dúshū de.
Don't talk nonsense. I am determined to concentrate on my studying for four years.
C: 就是,婷婷别听她的。好姑娘不愁嫁。
jiùshì, Tíngting bié tīng tā de. hǎo gūniang bù chóujià.
Right on. Tingting, don't listen to her. Good girls aren't worried about getting married.
B: 你已经名花有主了,当然不担心啦。
nǐ yǐjīng mínghuāyǒuzhǔ le, dāngrán bù dānxīn la.
You are already taken. Of course you aren't worried.
C: 只是和他吃了一顿饭而已,纯友谊的。
zhǐshì hé tā chī le yī dùn fàn éryǐ, chúnyǒuyì de.
I have only eaten a meal with him. It's purely friendship.
B: 谁信啊!昨晚我还看见你们……
shéi xìn ā! zuówǎn wǒ hái kànjiàn nǐmen……
Who could believe that?! Last night I even saw you both....
C: 别说,别说!你呀,真是个小喇叭。
bié shuō, bié shuō! nǐ ya, zhēn shì gè xiǎolǎba.
Don't say it! You are such a little blabbermouth.
A: 怎么啦?什么情况?透露一点嘛。
zěnme la? shénme qíngkuàng? tòulù yīdiǎn ma.
What happened? What is it? Let me know about it.
B: 对了,他叫什么名字?下次认识一下啊。帮你把把关。
duìle, tā jiào shénme míngzi? xiàcì rènshi yīxià ā. bāng nǐ bǎ bǎguān.
Right, what's his name? Next time I can get to know him and help you to check on him.
C: 叫。。。陈思凯。名字是不是很土啊?
jiào... Chénsīkǎi. míngzi shìbushì hěn tǔ ā?
His name is... Chen Sikai. His name is very commonplace, isn't it?
B: 啊?!那个艺术系的陈思凯!
ā?! nàge yìshù xì de Chénsīkǎi!
Oh?! That Chen Sikai in the art department!

Key Vocabulary

整天 zhěngtiān all day long
当然 dāngrán of course
乱说 luànshuō to make irresponsible remarks, to talk nonsense
铁了心 tiělexīn to be absolutely determined
专心 zhuānxīn to concentrate on
愁嫁 chóujià to worry about getting married (for a woman)
名花有主 mínghuāyǒuzhǔ to be already taken (referring to a girl)
而已 éryǐ that is all, nothing more
纯友谊 chúnyǒuyì pure friendship
小喇叭 xiǎolǎba little blabbermouth
透露 tòulù to reveal
把关 bǎguān to check on sth

Supplementary Vocabulary

系列 xìliè series
名草有主 míngcǎoyǒuzhǔ to be already taken (referring to a boy)
结婚 jiéhūn to marry
to get married (to a woman)
秘密 mìmì a secret
悄悄话 qiāoqiāohuà private words or confidences (esp. between lovers etc.)
发展 fāzhǎn to develop, to grow
浪漫 làngmàn romantic
枕头 zhěntóu pillow

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