Upper-Intermediate - The Night Club Experience (D1769)

A: 唉,这家夜店外面看看不起眼,里面装修得倒不错啊。
ái, zhè jiā yèdiàn wàimian kàn kan bù qǐyǎn, lǐmiàn zhuāngxiū de dào bùcuò a.
Man, this night club isn't much to look at from the outside, but the inside has actually been renovated really nicely.
B: 开眼了吧。不过这家店我也是第一次来。
kāiyǎn le ba. bùguò zhè jiā diàn wǒ yě shì dì yī cì lái.
It opens your eyes. But this is my first time at this place as well.
A: 没多少人跳舞,音乐为什么还那么响?
méi duōshao rén tiàowǔ, yīnyuè wèishénme hái nàme xiǎng?
There aren't very many people dancing. Why is the music still so loud?
B: 这叫气氛,你不懂。
zhè jiào qìfēn, nǐ bù dǒng.
It's called atmosphere. You don't understand.
A: 如果让我在这儿待一个通宵,我估计得发疯啊。
rúguǒ ràng wǒ zài zhèr dāi yī gè tōngxiāo, wǒ gūjì děi fāfēng a.
If you made me stay here for a whole night, I think I'd go crazy.
B: 走,咱们去那边卡座坐一会吧,那边稍微安静一点。
zǒu, zánmen qù nàbiān kǎzuò zuò yīhuǐr ba, nàbiān shāowēi ānjìng yīdiǎnr.
Let's go sit at that booth. It should be a little bit quieter over there.
B: 我跟你说,在这种地方你能看到形形色色的人。
wǒ gēn nǐ shuō, zài zhèzhǒng dìfang nǐ néng kàndào xíngxíngsèsè de rén.
I've gotta say, you see all kinds of people at these places.
A: 哦?怎么看?
ǒ? zěnme kàn?
Oh? How's that?
B: 喏,比如说坐在吧台边上的那个美女,一个人在那儿喝冰水,还不停地朝四周看。
nuó, bǐrú shuō zuò zài bātái biān shang de nàge měinǚ, yī ge rén zài nàr hē bīngshuǐ, hái bùtíng de cháo sìzhōu kàn.
Here, take that cute girl sitting at the bar for example. She's sitting there by herself drinking ice water and constantly looking all over the place.
A: 就是穿得很清凉的那个?她在等朋友吧。
jiùshì chuān de hěn qīngliáng de nàge? tā zài děng péngyou ba.
The one dressed super scantily? She's waiting for her friends.
B: 也许吧。不过也有可能是在钓鱼,就看哪个凯子会上钩。
yěxǔ ba. bùguò yě yǒu kěnéng shì zài diàoyú, jiù kàn nǎge kǎizi huì shànggōu.
Probably. But she also might be "fishing", just waiting to see which rich guy she can hook.
A: 那舞池边上那两个穿着西装的斯文男是在等客户吗?
nà wǔchí biān shang nà liǎng ge chuān zhe xīzhuāng de sīwén nán shì zài děng kèhù ma?
Then are those two gentlemen in suits on the dance floor waiting for clients?
B: 他们......是保安。
tāmen...... shì bǎo'ān.
They're...the security guards.
A: 真有你的,你不干特工真是可惜了。唉,有个美女朝我们走过来了,她会不会请我跳舞啊,会不会发生一夜情什么的?
zhēn yǒu nǐ de, nǐ bù gàn tègōng zhēn shì kěxī le. ái, yǒu gè měinǚ cháo wǒmen zǒu guòlai le, tā huì bu huì qǐng wǒ tiàowǔ a, huì bu huì fāshēng yīyèqíng shénme de?
You're really something. It's a shame you're not a secret service agent yourself. Hey, there's a pretty girl walking towards us. Do you think she'll ask me to dance? Maybe we'll have a one night stand or something.
B: 做梦吧你,那个是服务员。
zuòmèng ba nǐ, nàge shì fúwùyuán.
Dream on. That's the waitress.
C: 先生请问要什么饮料?
xiānsheng qǐngwèn yào shénme yǐnliào?
Excuse me gentlemen, what would you like to drink?
B: 最低消费多少?
zuìdī xiāofèi duōshao?
What's the minimum you have to spend?
C: 500。
wǔbǎi.
500.
A: 咳,我看这种地方还是不适合我,下次打死我也不来了。
hài, wǒ kàn zhèzhǒng dìfang háishì bù shìhé wǒ, xiàcì dǎsǐ wǒ yě bù lái le.
I don't think this kind of place is for me. I wouldn't come again even if you beat me to death.
B: 你呀,真不会消遣。
nǐ ya, zhēn bù huì xiāoqiǎn.
You really don't know how to have fun.

Key Vocabulary

夜店 yèdiàn night club
不起眼 bù qǐyǎn unassuming, unremarkable
开眼 kāiyǎn to open one's eyes
气氛 qìfēn atmosphere
通宵 tōngxiāo entire night
děi must
发疯 fāfēng to go crazy
卡座 kǎzuò booth
稍微 shāowēi a little bit
形形色色 xíngxíngsèsè all kinds of
吧台 bātái bar counter
不停 bùtíng non-stop
cháo toward
四周 sìzhōu all around
清凉 qīngliáng light, cool
钓鱼 diàoyú to go fishing
凯子 kǎizi ‘rich guy‘
上钩 shànggōu to hook, to snag
舞池 wǔchí dance floor
西装 xīzhuāng Western-style suit
斯文 sīwén cultured, refined
保安 bǎoān security guard
真有你的 zhēn yǒu nǐ de ‘you‘re really something‘
特工 tègōng secret service agent
发生 fāshēng to happen
一夜情 yīyèqíng one-night stand
最低消费 zuì dī xiāofèi minimum expense
打死 dǎsǐ to beat to death
消遣 xiāoqiǎn to have fun, to pass time

Supplementary Vocabulary

夜总会 yèzǒnghuì night club
俱乐部 jùlèbù club
开眼界 kāiyǎnjiè to broaden one's horizons
包房 bāofáng private rented room
水池 shuǐchí pool

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