Intermediate - Love Letter (C0336)

丽丽,我在这儿。路上堵吗?
Lìli ,wǒ zài zhèr5 。lùshang dǔ ma ?
Lili, I’m over here. Was traffic bad again?

真是的,又让你等了。车实在太多了。
zhēnshìde ,yòu ràng nǐ děng le 。chē shízài tài duō le 。
Darn it! I made you wait again. There are really too many cars on the road.

所以我说去接你,这样挤车多累呀。你快喝口水吧。
suǒyǐ wǒ shuō qù jiē nǐ ,zhèyàng de jǐ chē duō lèi yā 。nǐ kuài hē kǒu shuǐ ba 。
That’s why I said I’d come meet you. Fighting traffic like that is so tiring. Here, have a drink of water.

其实还好,习惯了。你最近常加班吧,要当心身体啊。多吃点维生素。
qíshí hái hǎo ,xíguàn le 。nǐ zuìjìn cháng jiābān ba ,yào dāngxīn shēntǐ ā 。duō chī diǎn wéishēngsù 。
Actually, it’s fine. I’m used to it. You’ve been working a lot of overtime lately though. You need to watch your health. Make sure to take some extra vitamins.

你就是我最好的维生素。一看到你,我就充满兴奋,所有的辛苦都没了。
nǐ jiùshì wǒ zuìhǎo de wéishēngsù 。yī kàndào nǐ ,wǒ jiù chōngmǎn xīngfèn ,suǒyǒu de xīnkǔ dōu méi le 。
You’re my best vitamin. As soon as I see you, I’m filled with excitement and all of my weariness is gone.

哼,你信里也是这么说的。说来说去,你就只有这一句好听的话。
hēng ,nǐ xìn lǐ yě shì zhème shuō de 。shuōláishuōqù ,nǐ jiù zhǐ yǒu zhè yī jù hǎotīng de huà 。
Hmph! You said the same thing in your letter. You keep saying that! That’s your only good line!

哎,你看我就是嘴笨。这是我第一次写情书,实在不知道怎么表达。可是我的心你是知道的。
āi ,nǐ kàn wǒ jiùshì zuǐ bèn 。zhè shì wǒ dìyī cì xiě qíngshū ,shízài bù zhīdào zěnme biǎodá 。kěshì wǒ de xīn nǐ shì zhīdào de 。
Well, you can see that I’m no smooth talker. It’s my first time writing a love letter, so I really didn’t know how to express myself. But you understand my heart.

其实我就喜欢你这样实在。甜言蜜语有什么好呀?
qíshí wǒ jiù xǐhuan nǐ zhèyàng shízài 。tiányánmìyǔ yǒu shénme hǎo yā ?
Actually I just like it when you are real, like this. What’s so great about sweet talk anyway?

你真了解我,这几天,我一直在担心你会觉得我太老实了。丽丽,我心里只有你一个人。
nǐ zhēn liǎojiě wǒ ,zhè jǐ tiān ,wǒ yīzhí zài dānxīn nǐ huì juéde wǒ tài lǎoshi le 。Lìli ,wǒ xīnlǐ zhǐyǒu nǐ yī ge rén 。
You truly understand me. These past few days, I keep worrying that you will think I am too straightforward. Lili, in my heart there’s only you.

行了,行了。再说我就不理你了。
xíngle ,xíngle 。zài shuō wǒ jiù bù lǐ nǐ le 。
All right, all right. If you say it one more time, I’m going to stop paying you any attention.

Vocabulary

kǒu mouthful
维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
兴奋 xīngfèn exciting
说来说去 shuōláishuōqù to keep saying
情书 qíngshū love letter
表达 biǎodá to express
甜言蜜语 tiányánmìyǔ sweet talk
总之 zǒngzhī in a word
不满 bùmǎn dissatisfied
抱怨 bàoyuàn complain
陪伴 péibàn accompany
重视 zhòngshì attach importance to; value
音译 yīnyì transliteration
维持生命 wéichíshēngmìng sustain life
恶心 ěxīn disgusting; gross
感动 gǎndòng move; touch
装作 zhuāngzuò pretend
不在乎 bù zàihu not mind/care
娘娘腔 niángniangqiāng girly
性格 xìnggé character
理睬 lǐcǎi pay attention to