Intermediate - It's Over (C0544)

A:丽丽,还是喝摩卡吗?
Lili, do you still drink mocha?
Lìli, háishi hē mókǎ ma?
B:嗯。
Uh-huh.
Ng4.
A:人生真是有意思。我们第一次见面,就是在这儿,也是喝摩卡。可现在,你我都变了。
Life is really interesting. The first time we met was right here, and we drank mocha. But now, you and I have both changed.
Rénshēng zhēnshì yǒu yìsi. Wǒmen dì yī cì jiànmiàn, jiùshì zài zhèr5, yě shì hē mókǎ. Kě xiànzài, nǐwǒ dōu biàn le.
B:是啊。以前觉得这种事情只发生在小说里。没想到,自己也亲身经历了一次。
Yeah. Before I thought this kind of thing only happened in novels. I never imagined I would experience it myself.
Shì a. Yǐqián juéde zhèzhǒng shìqing zhǐ fāshēng zài xiǎoshuō lǐ. Méixiǎngdào, zìjǐ yě qīnshēn jīnglì le yī cì.
A:我当时真的很冲动。你能原谅我吗?
At the time I was really impulsive. Can you forgive me?
Wǒ dāngshí zhēnde hěn chōngdòng. Nǐ néng yuánliàng wǒ ma?
B:我也好不了多少。那时候我们都太不理智了。
I wasn't really any better. Then we were both too irrational.
Wǒ yě hǎobuliǎo duōshǎo. Nà shíhou wǒmen dōu tài bù lǐzhì le.
A:是啊……。还是说点高兴的吧,最近还好吗?
Yeah.... Let's talk about something happier. How have you been lately?
Shì a....... Háishi shuō diǎn gāoxìng de ba, zuìjìn hái hǎo ma?
B:嗯,生活突然改变了好多,都有点接受不过来。你呢?
Ummm, my life has changed a lot. It's even a little hard to accept. How about you?
Ng4, shēnghuó tūrán gǎibiàn le hǎo duō, dōu yǒudiǎn jiēshòu bu guòlai. Nǐ ne?
A:我还是老样子。每天上班、加班、下班。没什么意思,可能一辈子都要这样了。
Same as always. Every day I go to work, work overtime, then go home. It's meaningless, and maybe my whole life will be this way.
Wǒ háishi lǎoyàngzi. Měitiān shàngbān, jiābān, xiàbān. Méi shénme yìsi, kěnéng yībèizi dōu yào zhèyàng le.
B:怎么这么悲观?我们都这么年轻,一定会有好的未来的!
How can you be so pessimistic? We're both so young. We'll have a good future for sure!
Zěnme zhème bēiguān? Wǒmen dōu zhème niánqīng, yīdìng huì yǒu hǎo de wèilái de!
A:哎,别人老说“有缘无分”,现在我总算体会到了。
(sigh) Other people always talk about being "destined to meet but not meant to be," and now I've finally experienced it.
āi, biérén lǎo shuō " yǒuyuánwúfèn ", xiànzài wǒ zǒngsuàn tǐhuì dào le.
B:可是我们现在还能做朋友,还能坐在一起喝咖啡、聊天,能这样我就知足了。对了,我马上要出国了。
But we can still be friends, we can still sit together and drink coffee and chat. I'm content with things this way. Oh, by the way, I'm about to leave the country.
Kěshì wǒmen xiànzài hái néng zuò péngyou, hái néng zuò zài yīqǐ hē kāfēi, liáotiān, néng zhèyàng wǒ jiù zhīzú le. Duì le, wǒ mǎshàng yào chūguó le.
A:是去留学吗?去哪儿?
To study abroad? Where will you go?
Shì qù liúxué ma? Qù nǎr5?
B:不是,是移民。我和刘翔订婚了。我们准备移民去澳大利亚。
No, I'm emigrating. Liu Xiang and I are engaged. We're immigrating to Australia.
Bù shì, shì yímín. Wǒ hé Liú Xiáng dìnghūn le. Wǒmen zhǔnbèi yímín qù Aòdàlìyà.
A:噢……恭喜你们!看来,这次真的要跟你说再见了。
Oh... congratulations! It looks like this time I really have to say goodbye.
ō...... Gōngxǐ nǐmen! Kànlai, zhècì zhēnde yào gēn nǐ shuō zàijiàn le.
B:是啊。不过总有机会再见的。这里有我的家人,我肯定会回来的。
Yeah. But there's always a chance of meeting again. My family is here. I'll definitely come back.
Shì a. Bùguò zǒng yǒu jīhuì zài jiàn de. Zhèlǐ yǒu wǒ de jiārén, wǒ kěndìng huì huílai de.

Key Vocabulary

发生fāshēngto happen
亲身qīnshēnpersonally, first-hand
经历jīnglìto experience
冲动chōngdòngimpulsive
原谅yuánliàngto forgive
理智lǐzhìrational
老样子lǎoyàngzithe same as ever
一辈子yībèizifor a lifetime
悲观bēiguānpessimistic
有缘无分yǒuyuánwúfèndestined to meet but not meant to be
体会到tǐhuì dàoto understand having gone through experience
知足zhīzúcontent
移民yímínto immigrate

Supplementary Vocabulary

告别gàobiésay goodbye; bid farewell
结局jiéjúending; outcome
有缘yǒuyuánbe fated
无缘wúyuánnot destined to
乐观lèguānoptimistic
知足常乐zhīzúchánglèbe content with one's lot