Intermediate - Lovers' Spat (C0327)
张亮,这件衣服好看吗?
Zhāng Liàng ,zhè jiàn yīfu hǎokàn ma ?
Zhang Liang, does this one look good?
不错,你试试吧。
búcuò ,nǐ shìshi ba 。
Very nice, try it on.
我想再看看别的。哎,那件怎么样?
wǒ xiǎng zài kānkan biéde 。āi ,nà jiàn zěnmeyàng ?
I want to look at some other things too. Oooh, what about that one?
嗯,挺好的。你喜欢就试一下嘛,否则也看不出效果。
én ,tǐng hǎo de 。nǐ xǐhuan jiù shì yīxià ma ,fǒuzé yě kàn bùchū xiàoguǒ 。
Uh-huh, it’s pretty good. If you like it you should try it on, otherwise you won’t know how it looks on you.
哎呀,买衣服就是要多逛,才能挑到最好的。哎,这件也不错。你说呢?
āiyā ,mǎi yīfu jiùshì yào duō guàng ,cái néng tiāo dào zuìhǎo de 。ái ,zhè jiàn yě bùcuò 。nǐ shuō ne ?
Well, when you’re buying clothes you have to look around a lot to be able choose the best ones. Ah, this one is also really nice. What do you think?
挺好的,你喜欢就买吧。我真搞不懂女人,挑来挑去,结果什么也不买。
tǐng hǎo de ,nǐ xǐhuan jiù mǎi ba 。wǒ zhēn gǎo bu dǒng nǚrén ,tiāoláitiāoqù ,jiéguǒ shénme yě bù mǎi 。
It's pretty good. If you like it, just buy it. I really don't get women, so picky – looking at this, looking at that. In the end, they don't even buy anything.
你不耐烦了,不想陪我了,是不是?你直说好了。
nǐ bù nàifán le ,bù xiǎng péi wǒ le ,shì bu shì ?nǐ zhí shuō hǎo le 。
You’re so impatient! You don’t want to spend time with me, is that it? Just admit it.
丽丽,怎么会呢?我每天最开心的时候就是和你在一起。
líli ,zěnme huì ne ?wǒ měitiān zuì kāixīn de shíhòu jiùshì hé nǐ zài yīqǐ 。
Lili, what’s the matter? The happiest time of every day is when I’m with you.
你说谎,你明明就是不想逛。我也没心情了,我们回家吧。
nǐ shuōhuǎng ,nǐ míngmíng jiùshì bù xiǎng guàng 。wǒ yě méi xīnqíng le ,wǒmen huíjiā ba 。
You’re lying! You obviously don’t want to shop. Now I don’t feel like it either. Let’s go home.
好了好了,是我态度不好,你别生气了。你说得对,买衣服是要多看多比较,我们再到楼上看看吧。
hǎole hǎole ,shì wǒ tàidu bù hǎo ,nǐ bié shēngqì le 。nǐ shuō de duì ,mǎi yīfu shì yào duō kàn duō bǐjiào ,wǒmen zài dào lóushàng kānkan ba 。
OK, OK. I have the wrong attitude. Don’t be angry. You’re right; when you’re shopping for clothes you need to look around a lot and compare. Let’s go back upstairs and take a look.
我不想去。你自己去。
wǒ bù xiǎng qù 。nǐ zìjǐ qù 。
I don’t want to go. Go yourself.
Vocabulary
说谎 | shuōhuǎng | to speak lies |
逛 | guàng | to stroll |
效果 | xiàoguǒ | result |
比较 | bǐjiào | to compare |
挑 | tiāo | to pick |
耐烦 | nàifán | patient |
态度 | tàidu | attitude |
心情 | xīnqíng | mood |
情侣 | qínglǚ | lovers |
重复 | chóngfù | repeat |
假设 | jiǎshè | suppose |
想法 | xiǎngfǎ | idea; opinion |
挑剔 | tiāotì | picky |
分析 | fēnxī | analyze |
耐心 | nàixīn | patient |
到此为止 | dàocǐwéizhǐ | thus far |
指责 | zhǐzé | criticize |
明显 | míngxiǎn | obvious |
转折点 | zhuǎnzhédiǎn | turning point |
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