Intermediate - Scheming Girls (C0414)

哟，陈静，越来越漂亮啦！不会是谈恋爱了吧！
yō ，Chén Jìng ，yuèláiyuè piàoliang la ！bùhuì shì tánliànài le ba ！
Wow, Chen Jing, you are getting prettier and prettier! You’re not seeing someone, are you?

菲菲，你老是乱说！哎，新工作怎么样？
Fēifēi ，nǐ lǎoshi luànshuō ！āi ，xīn gōngzuò zěnmeyàng ？
Feifei, you’re always talking nonsense! Hey, how is your new job?

老一套呗。不过，和新同事相处得倒不错。
lǎoyītào bei 。bùguò ，hé xīn tóngshì xiāngchǔ de dào bùcuò 。
The same old thing. But I actually get along with my new co-workers pretty well.

噢！看来，你一定是看上谁了！对了，你现在在哪家公司？
ō ！kànlai ，nǐ yīdìng shì kànshang shéi le ！duìle ，nǐ xiànzài zài nǎ jiā gōngsī ？
Oh, it looks like you must be interested in someone! Oh right, which company are you at now?

自己看名片吧。
zìjǐ kàn míngpiàn ba 。
You can see for yourself on my business card.

不会吧？这么巧！和丽丽的男朋友一家公司。你认识张亮吗？
bùhuì ba ？zhème qiǎo ！hé Lìli de nánpéngyou yī jiā gōngsī 。nǐ rènshi Zhāng Liàng ma ？
No way! What a coincidence! It’s the same company as Lili’s boyfriend. Do you know Zhang Liang?

啊？张亮？你说张亮和丽丽是一对！哪有这么巧啊！哎，这年头好男人都被人挑光了。
ā ？Zhāng Liàng ？nǐ shuō Zhāng Liàng hé Lìli shì yīduì ！nǎyǒu zhème qiǎo ā ！āi ，zhè niántou hǎo nánrén dōu bèi rén tiāo guāng le 。
Huh? Zhang Liang? You’re saying Zhang Liang and Lili are a couple? This is such a coincidence! (sigh) Nowadays all the good men have been taken.

好男人？你觉得他哪里好？
hǎo nánrén ？nǐ juéde tā nǎli hǎo ？
Good men? What do you think is good about him?

人不错，有才华，而且也挺帅的。总之，各方面条件都不错。丽丽真有眼光啊。
rén búcuò ，yǒu cáihuá ，érqiě yě tǐng shuài de 。zǒngzhī ，gèfāngmiàn tiáojiàn dōu búcuò 。Lìli zhēn yǒu yǎnguāng ā 。
He’s a good person; talented and pretty good looking. Overall, in every aspect he’s pretty good. Lili really has good taste.

哟，怎么了？羡慕了？你好像对他挺有意思的嘛。要不要约他吃顿饭，喝杯东西啊？
yō ，zěnmele ？xiànmù le ？nǐ hǎoxiàng duì tā tǐng yǒu yìsi de ma 。yào bu yào yuē tā chī dùn fàn ，hē bēi dōngxi ā ？
What? Are you envious? You seem quite interested in him. Would you want to ask him out for a meal, or to go out for a drink?

这怎么行？他不是你最好的朋友的男朋友吗？
zhè zěnme xíng ？tā bù shì nǐ zuìhǎo de péngyou de nánpéngyou ma ？
How could I do that? Isn’t he your best friend’s boyfriend?

有什么不行？他们又没结婚。再说，丽丽和张亮还不一定有结果呢！
yǒu shénme bùxíng ？tāmen yòu méi jiéhūn 。zàishuō ，Lìli hé Zhāng Liàng hái bùyīdìng yǒu jiéguǒ ne ！
What’s wrong with that? It’s not like they’re married. Besides, Lili and Zhang Liang might not work out in the end anyways.

Vocabulary

乱说	luànshuō	to talk nonsense
老一套	lǎoyītào	the same old thing
相处	xiāngchǔ	to get along with
才华	cáihuá	talent
帅	shuài	handsome
眼光	yǎnguāng	good taste
羡慕	xiànmù	to envy
背后	bèihòu	behind; at the back
惊讶	jīngyà	surprise
交谈	jiāotán	chat
永远一样	yǒngyuǎn yīyàng	always the same
平淡	píngdàn	ordinary
热情	rèqíng	enthusiastic
沟通	gōutōng	communicate
改变	gǎibiàn	change
转折	zhuǎnzhé	turn in the course of events
突出	tūchū	give prominence to; stress
时代	shídài	times; era
挑选	tiāoxuǎn	choose
悲观	bēiguān	pessimistic
素质	sùzhì	quality
涵养	hányǎng	ability to be kind etc. under all circumstances
鉴别	jiànbié	distinguish
拒绝	jùjué	refuse