Intermediate - Dormitory Drama - Part 4 (C2529)

A: 婷婷,过会儿你能帮我打两瓶水吗?
Tíngting, guòhuìr nǐ néng bāng wǒ dǎ liǎng píng shuǐ ma?
Tingting, can you help me to get two bottles of water in a bit?
B: 没问题。
méiwèntí.
No problem.
A: 谢啦,暖水瓶在柜子下面。
xiè la, nuǎnshuǐpíng zài guìzi xiàmian.
Thanks. The thermos is in the bottom of the cabinet.
B: 什么时候开始供应热水?
shénme shíhou kāishǐ gōngyìng rèshuǐ?
When does hot water start to be available?
A: 五点。我想先去洗澡,省得到时候抢不到龙头。
wǔ diǎn. wǒ xiǎng xiān qù xǐzǎo, shěngde dàoshíhou qiǎng bùdào lóngtou.
Five o'clock. I want to get a shower first, to avoid not being able to get a tap.
B: 小雨,听说明天会有卫生抽查是吗?
Xiǎoyǔ, tīngshuō míngtiān huì yǒu wèishēng chōuchá shì ma?
Xiao Yu, I heard that tomorrow there will be a sanitation spot-check, right?
C: 嗯,刚才宿管阿姨贴告示了。
ng4, gāngcái sùguǎn āyí tiē gàoshì le.
Uh-huh. Just now the lady in dormitory management put up a notice.
A: 这个礼拜已经查了两次了,烦死了。
zhège lǐbài yǐjīng chá le liǎng cì le, fánsǐ le.
They already inspected twice this week. It's so annoying.
C: 刘北北,你把你的热得快和电炉藏藏好……
Liúběiběi, nǐ bǎ nǐde rèdekuài hé diànlú cáng cáng hǎo……
Liu Beibei, hide your immersion heater and your electric hot plate.....
A: 我知道,再被查到的话我就要被退宿了。
wǒ zhīdào, zài bèi chá dào dehuà wǒ jiùyào bèi tuìsù le.
I know. If they find it again I will be kicked out of the dormitory.
C: 还有你的书最好也理理……
háiyǒu nǐde shū zuìhǎo yě lǐ lǐ……
And you should tidy up your books....
A: 知道啦!
zhīdào la!
I know!
B: 你干吗火气那么大,那个来了?
nǐ gànmá huǒqì nàme dà, nàge lái le?
Why are you so angry? Is it that time of the month?
A: 没有……就是心里不爽。
méiyǒu…… jiùshì xīnli bùshuǎng.
No....I am just in a bad mood.

Key Vocabulary

to get or to fetch
暖水瓶 nuǎnshuǐpíng thermos
供应 gōngyìng to supply
省得 shěngde to avoid, so as to save
抽查 chōuchá to do a spot-check
宿管 sùguǎn dormitory management
告示 gàoshì notice
热得快 rèdekuài immersion heater
电炉 diànlú hot plate, electric plate
退宿 tuìsù to get kicked out of a dormitory
to tidy up
火气 huǒqì temper
不爽 bùshuǎng not well, not in a good mood, uncomfortable

Supplementary Vocabulary

jǐng well
矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ mineral water
危险 wēixiǎn danger
后果 hòuguǒ consequence
存钱 cúnqián save up
干净 gānjìng clean, neat
允许 yǔnxǔ allow

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