Intermediate - The Come-on (C0427)

是啊，又要加班。
shì ā ，yòu yào jiābān 。
Yeah, I have to work overtime again.

我也是。最近工作实在太多了，天天都要忙到这么晚。
wǒ yě shì 。zuìjìn gōngzuò shízài tài duō le ，tiāntiān dōu yào máng dào zhème wǎn 。
Me too. Lately there is just way too much work. We have to work so late every day.

哎！给人打工，没办法啊！
āi ！gěi rén dǎgōng ，méi bànfǎ ā ！
Oh well, working for other people... what can you do?

那你什么时候吃晚饭？我们一起去吃吧。
nà nǐ shénme shíhòu chī wǎnfàn ？wǒmen yīqǐ qù chī ba 。
So, when will you eat dinner? Why don't we go eat together?

好啊。这段时间工作这么辛苦，一定要吃得好一点。你想吃什么？
hǎoā 。zhè duàn shíjiān gōngzuò zhème xīnkǔ ，yīdìng yào chī de hǎo yīdiǎn 。nǐ xiǎng chī shénme ？
Sure. For this stretch we've been working so hard, we definitely should eat something good. What would you like to eat?

随便你好了。没想到你还真体贴，做你的女朋友一定幸福死了。
suíbiàn nǐ hǎo le 。méi xiǎngdào nǐ hái zhēn tǐtiē ，zuò nǐ de nǚpéngyou yīdìng xìngfú sǐ le 。
Whatever you’d like is fine. I didn’t know you were also so considerate. It would be so wonderful to be your girlfriend.

还好吧。我觉得自己没什么特别的。
hái hǎo ba 。wǒ juéde zìjǐ méi shénme tèbié de 。
Oh, I’m not that great. I don’t think I’m anything special.

你太谦虚了。我看你不但幽默、体贴，还很有责任心。像你这样的好男人现在上哪儿去找啊。
nǐ tài qiānxū le 。wǒ kàn nǐ bùdàn yōumò 、tǐtiē ，hái hěn yǒu zérènxīn 。xiàng nǐ zhèyàngde hǎo nánrén xiànzài nǎr qù zhǎo ā 。
Oh, you’re too humble. I think you’re not only funny and considerate, but also very responsible. Nowadays, where can a girl find a good man like you?

啊哟，李菲，我真得谢谢你的夸奖了。
āyō ，Lǐ Fēi ，wǒ zhēn děi xièxie nǐ de kuājiǎng le 。
Wow, Li Fei, I really have to thank you for your praise.

我是认真的。如果我有像你这样的男朋友，一定会好好珍惜的。我觉得现在的人太注重金钱和物质了，其实彼此之间的感情才是最重要的。
wǒ shì rènzhēn de 。rúguǒ wǒ yǒu xiàng nǐ zhèyàngde nánpéngyou ，yīdìng huì hǎohāo zhēnxī de 。wǒ juéde xiànzài de rén tài zhùzhòng jīnqián hé wùzhì le ，qíshí bǐcǐ zhījiān de gǎnqíng cái shì zuì zhòngyào de 。
I’m serious. If I had a boyfriend like you, I would definitely not take him for granted. I think nowadays people place too much importance on money and material things. Actually, what is important is how two people feel about each other.

你说得对。只不过能这样想的人越来越少了。
nǐ shuō de duì 。zhǐ bùguò néng zhèyàng xiǎng de rén yuèláiyuè shǎo le 。
You’re right. It’s just that there are fewer and fewer people who think like that.

那是你没注意，其实你身边就有。
nà shì nǐ méi zhùyì ，qíshí nǐ shēnbiān jiù yǒu 。
That’s because you haven’t taken note—in fact, there is someone like that right here beside you.

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