Intermediate - She's Easy (C0557)

A: 我昨天看到依依了。她的男朋友是不是年纪挺大的?
I saw Yiyi yesterday. Her boyfriend is quite elderly, isn't he?
Wǒ zuótiān kàndào Yīyi le. Tā de nánpéngyou shìbushì niánjì tǐng dà de?
B: 你说哪一个呀?她男朋友多了,什么年纪的都有。你在哪里看到她的?
Which one are you talking about? She has so many boyfriends, one of every age. Where did you see her?
Nǐ shuō nǎyīge yā? Tā nánpéngyou duō le, shénme niánjì de dōu yǒu. Nǐ zài nǎli kàndào tā de?
A: 商店里。她从头到脚都是名牌,手里还拎着大包小包呢。
In a shop. She was wearing brand-name clothing from head to toe. Her hands were full of bags.
Shāngdiàn lǐ. Tā cóngtóudàojiǎo dōu shì míngpái, shǒulǐ hái līn zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo ne.
B: 噢,怪不得和老男人在一起,原来是去血拼。
Oh, no wonder she was with an old guy--it's because she went on a shopping spree.
ō, guàibude hé lǎo nánrén zài yīqǐ, yuánlái shì qù xiěpīn.
A: 她好像很随便。前几天在酒吧,我还看到她和一个小白脸在一起。
It's seems like she's pretty easy. A few days ago at the bar I also saw her with a young, good-looking guy.
Tā hǎoxiàng hěn suíbiàn. Qiánjǐtiān zài jiǔbā, wǒ hái kàndào tā hé yī ge xiǎobáiliǎn zài yīqǐ.
B: 她就是这样。身边的男人一天换一个。总之她有什么需求,就会找什么样的男人。
That's so like her. She changes her men by the day. Basically, what ever whim she has, she'll go after that kind of guy.
Tā jiùshì zhèyàng. Shēnbiān de nánrén yī tiān huàn yī ge. Zǒngzhī tā yǒu shénme xūqiú, jiù huì zhǎo shénmeyàng de nánrén.
A: 这种女人真恐怖。你认识她多久了?
That kind of woman is really scary. How long have you know her?
Zhèzhǒng nǚrén zhēn kǒngbù. Nǐ rènshi tā duōjiǔ le?
B: 大学就认识。她那时候就是这样,今天找同学,明天找老板。
I knew her back in university. She was like that then -- today she was chasing a student, the next day a boss.
Dàxué jiù rènshi. Tā nàshíshou jiùshì zhèyàng, jīntiān zhǎo tóngxué, míngtiān zhǎo lǎobǎn.
A: 哎,她有工作吗?
Wow, does she work?
āi, tā yǒu gōngzuò ma?
B: 她才不需要呢。反正有人养。
She doesn't need to. Anyway, she has people to pay her way.
Tā cái bù xūyào ne. Fǎnzhèng yǒurén yǎng.

Key Vocabulary

从头到脚 cóngtóudàojiǎo from head to foot
名牌 míngpái brandname
līn to carry
怪不得 guàibude no wonder
血拼 xiěpīn shopping spree
随便 suíbiàn easy; promiscuous
小白脸 xiǎobáiliǎn male golddigger
总之 zǒngzhī basically
需求 xūqiú demand; requirement
恐怖 kǒngbù terrifying
反正 fǎnzhèng anyway
yǎng to support

Supplementary Vocabulary

伴大款 bàn dàkuǎn to be with a rich man
吃软饭 chī ruǎnfàn to live off of a woman
拜金 bàijīn to worship money
轻浮 qīngfú frivolous
正经 zhèngjing honorable
鬼混 guǐhùn to fool around