Intermediate - Dormitory Drama - Part 3 (C2513)

A: 刘北北,你怎么没点菜?是不是饭卡里没钱了?
Liúběiběi, nǐ zěnme méi diǎncài? shì bushì fànkǎ lǐ méi qián le?
Liu Beibei, why didn't you order any dishes? Is it because your meal card doesn't have any money on it?
B: 没胃口。学校食堂的厨子是怎么想的?玉米炒葡萄!
méi wèikǒu. xuéxiào shítáng de chúzi shì zěnme xiǎng de? yùmǐchǎopútáo!
I am not hungry. What is the chef of the school's cafeteria thinking of? Corn stir-fried grapes!
A: 我看也有人吃啊。这个凉拌面挺好的。
wǒ kàn yě yǒu rén chī ā. zhège liángbànmiàn tǐng hǎo de.
I noticed some were eating it. These cold noodles in sauce are very good.
B: 还有那个荔枝塞肉,想想就恶心。
háiyǒu nàge lìzhīsāiròu, xiǎngxiang jiù ěxīn.
There's also those meat-stuffed lychees. I feel sick just thinking about it.
A: 对了,这两天没看你和张雨说话,你们怎么啦?
duì le, zhèliǎngtiān méi kàn nǐ hé zhāngyǔ shuōhuà, nǐmen zěnme la?
Oh right. I haven't seen you and Zhang Yu talking the last couple days. What's up with you two?
B: 上次她问我陈思凯的情况,我没说。闹别扭了呗。
shàngcì tā wèn wǒ Chénsīkǎi de qíngkuàng, wǒ méi shuō. nào bièniu le bēi.
Last time when she asked me about Chen Sikai, I didn't say. It would've caused a spat.
A: 她的新男友?好像你很了解那个人。
tāde xīn nányǒu? hǎoxiàng nǐ hěn liǎojiě nàge rén.
Her new boyfriend? It seems like you know that person well.
B: 他呀,其实……你可别说出去啊。
tā ya, qíshí…… nǐ kě bié shuō chūqù ā.
He actually....you can't tell it around.
A: 嗯。
ng4.
Uh-huh.
B: 他是周丽以前的男朋友。
tā shì zhōulì yǐqián de nánpéngyou.
He is Zhou Li's old boyfriend.
A: 周丽?我们寝室那个大四?我进校后还没见过她呢。
zhōulì? wǒmen qǐnshì nàge dàsì? wǒ jìn xiào hòu hái méi jiàn guo tā ne.
Zhou Li? The fourth-year in our dormitory room? I haven't seen her since I came to the school.
B: 她爸住院了。这段时间她一直在医院里。
tā bà zhùyuàn le. zhè duàn shíjiān tā yīzhí zài yīyuàn lǐ.
Her father is in the hospital. She's been in the hospital all this time.
A: 这样啊,那的确挺尴尬的。
zhèyàng ā, nà díquè tǐng gāngà de.
Oh, I see. Then it really is quite awkward.

Key Vocabulary

饭卡 fànkǎ meal card
胃口 wèikǒu appetite
食堂 shítáng cafeteria, dining hall
厨子 chúzi cook
凉拌面 liángbànmiàn cold noodles in sauce
荔枝塞肉 lìzhīsāiròu lychee- stuffed meat
恶心 ěxīn disgusting, sickening
nào to provoke
别扭 bièniu disagreement, awkwardness, uncomfortable, difficult
其实 qíshí actually
寝室 qǐnshì dormitory room
的确 díquè really, indeed
尴尬 gāngà awkward

Supplementary Vocabulary

充值 chōngzhí to top up (a card)
餐厅 cāntīng dining hall, restaurant
厨师 chúshī cook, chef
拌面 bànmiàn noodles served with peanut butter
青椒塞肉 qīngjiāosāiròu meat-stuffed green peppers

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