Intermediate - The Other Woman (C0442)

不知道张亮今天加班到几点。要不,我打个电话问问他吧。
bù zhīdào Zhāng Liàng jīntiān jiābān dào jǐ diǎn 。yàobù ,wǒ dǎ ge diànhuà wènwen tā ba 。
I wonder what time Zhang Liang is working overtime until today. Why don’t I give him a call and ask him.

语音:对不起,您所拨打的电话已关机。
yǔyīn :duìbuqǐ ,nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
(Recording): “Sorry, the telephone you have dialed is switched off.”

奇怪!手机关机。再打个到他的办公室试试。(拨号音)喂,张亮吗?
qíguài !shǒujī guānjī 。zài dǎ ge dào tā de bàngōngshì shìshi 。(bōhào yīn )wèi ,Zhāng Liàng ma ?
Strange! His phone is switched off. I’ll try giving him a call at his office. (sound of numbers dialing) Hello, Zhang Liang?

哈哈哈……请问哪位?
hāhāhā ......qǐng wèn něi wèi ?
Ha ha ha…Who is this?

啊?噢,我找张亮。
ā ?ō ,wǒ zhǎo Zhāng Liàng 。
Huh? Uh, I’m looking for Zhang Liang.

哦。张亮,电话,快点。
ò 。Zhāng Liàng ,diànhuà ,kuài diǎnr5 。
Oh. Zhang Liang, telephone. Hurry.

喂。
wèi 。
Hello.

怪不得你不开手机。原来是忙着跟女同事一块儿加班。我是不是打扰了你们的私人时间?
guàibude nǐ bù kāi shǒujī 。yuánlái shì mángzhe gēn nǚ tóngshì yīkuàir jiābān 。wǒ shì bu shì dǎrǎo le nǐmen de sīrén shíjiān ?
No wonder you didn’t turn on your cell phone. So it’s because you’re busy working overtime together with your female co-worker. Am I interrupting your private time together?

丽丽,你别误会。我的手机没电了。我们一大帮同事在加班呢。
Lìli ,nǐ bié wùhuì 。wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le 。wǒmen yī dà bāng tóngshì zài jiābān ne 。
Lili, don’t misunderstand. My cell phone battery died. There are a bunch of us all working overtime together.

算了,你别解释了。你们男人都一个样。(挂电话)
suànle ,nǐ bié jiěshì le 。nǐmen nánrén dōu yīgeyàng 。(guà diànhuà )
Forget it. Stop explaining. You men are all alike. (hangs up the phone)

丽丽,你听我说……喂,喂!(拨电话)
Lìli ,nǐ tīng wǒ shuō ......wèi ,wèi !(bō diànhuà )
Lili, listen to me…Hello, hello? (dials number)

语音:对不起,您所拨打的电话已关机。
yǔyīn :duìbuqǐ ,nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
(Recording): “Sorry, the telephone you have dialed is switched off.”

Vocabulary

拨打 bōdǎ to dial
关机 guānjī to turn off
怪不得 guàibude no wonder
打扰 dǎrǎo disturb
私人 sīrén private
误会 wùhuì to misunderstand
没电 méidiàn to have a dead battery; to have no electricity
一大帮 yīdàbāng a big group (of people)
解释 jiěshì to explain; explanation
一个样 yī ge yàng the same; alike
第三者 dìsān zhě the other man or woman
精彩 jīngcǎi splendid; wonderful
停顿 tíngdùn pause; stop
思考 sīkǎo ponder over; think deeply
录音 lùyīn audio recording
机器 jīqì machine
关掉 guāndiào turn off
架构 jiàgòu structure; framework
真相 zhēnxiàng the real facts,truth
严重 yánzhòng serious
指责 zhǐzé criticize
表明 biǎomíng indicate
特指 tèzhǐ refer in particular to
争吵 zhēngchǎo quarrel
老套 lǎotào cliche
新鲜 xīnxiān fresh
充电器 chōngdiànqì battery charger