Intermediate - Beauty Pageant for Bloggers (C0628)

A:佳佳,我们有个好消息要告诉你!
Jiājia, wǒmen yǒu ge hǎo xiāoxi yào gàosu nǐ!
Jiajia, we have some good news for you!
B:什么消息?不用考试了?
Shénme xiāoxi? Bùyòng kǎoshì le?
What news? We don't have to take the exam?
C:比这个还好。有个选美比赛快要开始了。你一定要去参加!
Bǐ zhège hái hǎo. Yǒu ge xuǎnměi bǐsài kuài yào kāishǐ le. Nǐ yīdìng yào qù cānjiā!
Even better. There's a beauty pageant that's going to start soon. You totally have to be in it!
B:哎哟,别开玩笑了!我怎么够格?
āiyō, bié kāi wánxiào le! Wǒ zěnme gòugé?
Oh, stop joking around! How would I qualify?
A:你不够格,谁够格?
Nǐ bù gòugé, shéi gòugé?
If you don't qualify, who qualifies?
C:佳佳,你这么漂亮,而且博客也写得这么好,不去太可惜了。
Jiājia, nǐ zhème piàoliang, érqiě bókè yě xiě de zhème hǎo, bù qù tài kěxī le.
Jiajia, you're so pretty, plus you're such a good blogger. It would be such a shame not to do it.
A:是啊。我如果有你一半漂亮,肯定马上就去。
Shì a. Wǒ rúguǒ yǒu nǐ yībàn piàoliang, kěndìng mǎshàng jiù qù.
Yeah. If I were half as pretty as you, I'd do it right away.
B:那你们先说说是什么比赛?
Nà nǐmen xiān shuōshuo shì shénme bǐsài?
OK, first tell me something about the competition.
C:博客小姐。参加的人一定要有自己的博客。
Bókè xiǎojie. Cānjiā de rén yīdìng yào yǒu zìjǐ de bókè.
Miss Blogger. Participants must have their own blogs.
B:选美和博客有什么关系?
Xuǎnměi hé bókè yǒu shénme guānxi?
What does beauty have to do with blogs?
C:这个比赛不只是比谁漂亮,最重要的是比头脑。你既有外表,又有内涵。博客小姐肯定是你!
Zhège bǐsài bù zhǐshì bǐ shéi piàoliang, zuì zhòngyào de shì bǐ tóunǎo. Nǐ jì yǒu wàibiǎo, yòu yǒu nèihán. Bókè xiǎojie kěndìng shì nǐ!
The competition is not just about who's the prettiest. The important thing is who's got brains. You've got both the looks and the smarts. Miss Blogger is so you!
A:是啊、是啊。报名已经开始了,你赶快去吧!
Shì a, shì a. Bàomíng yǐjīng kāishǐ le, nǐ gǎnkuài qù ba!
Yeah, yeah. Registration has already started. Hurry over there!
B:需要穿比基尼吗?那样的话,打死我也不去。
Xūyào chuān bǐjīní ma? Nàyàng dehuà, dǎsǐ wǒ yě bù qù.
Do I need to wear a bikini? If it's like that, even torture won't get me to do it.
C:不需要。这个比赛比的是头脑。
Bù xūyào. Zhège bǐsài bǐ de shì tóunǎo.
You don't need to. The contest is about brains.
A:最重要的是,可以让大家都知道你,读你的博客。
Zuì zhòngyào de shì, kěyǐ ràng dàjiā dōu zhīdào nǐ, dú nǐ de bókè.
The most important thing is getting everyone to know you, and to read your blog.
B:好了、好了。那我试试吧。
Hǎo le, hǎo le. Nà wǒ shìshi ba.
OK, OK. I'll give it a try.
AC:耶!佳佳要出名了!
Yē! Jiājia yào chūmíng le!
Yay! Jiajia is going to be famous!

Key Vocabulary

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选美xuǎnměibeauty pageant
参加cānjiāto participate in
够格gòugéqualified
可惜kěxīa pity
一半yībànhalf
博客bókèblog
关系guānxirelation
头脑tóunǎobrain
外表wàibiǎooutward appearance
内涵nèihánsubstance
报名bàomíngto register
比基尼bǐjīníbikini
出名chūmíngfamous

Supplementary Vocabulary

身材shēncáifigure
性感xìnggǎnsexy
模特mótèmodel
名模míngmósupermodel
美貌měimàobeauty
智慧zhìhuìintelligence
选手xuǎnshǒucontestant