Intermediate - Fighting over the Bill (C0664)

A:啊!吃得真饱。今天的菜真不错。
ā! Chī de zhēn bǎo. Jīntiān de cài zhēn bùcuò.
Ah, I'm so full. Today's meal was good.
B:我也吃撑了。哎,我去一下洗手间。
Wǒ yě chīchēng le. āi, wǒ qù yīxià xǐshǒujiān.
I'm stuffed too. Um, I'm going to the restroom.
A:回来,回来!我知道你肯定又是去买单。绝对不行!上次说好我买的。
Huílai, huílai! Wǒ zhīdào nǐ kěndìng yòu shì qù mǎidān. Juéduì bùxíng! Shàngcì shuōhǎo wǒ mǎi de.
Get back here! I know you've gotta be going to pay the bill again. Absolutely no way! Last time we agreed that I would pay.
B:可是这次是我约你的。哪有客人买单的道理?
Kěshì zhècì shì wǒ yuē nǐ de. Nǎyǒu kèren mǎidān de dàolǐ?
But this time I invited you. How could a guest pay the bill?
A:我们俩谁跟谁啊!再说,你都买了好几次了!
Wǒmen liǎ shéi gēn shéi a! Zàishuō, nǐ dōu mǎi le hǎo jǐ cì le!
Just who am I to you? Besides, you've paid quite a few times already!
B:这有什么?高兴最重要嘛!而且,我有这里的打折卡。
Zhè yǒu shénme? Gāoxìng zuì zhòngyào ma! érqiě, wǒ yǒu zhèlǐ de dǎzhé kǎ.
What does it matter? Being happy is the most important thing. Plus, I have a discount card here.
A:不行,这次我买定了。否则,我再也不和你一起吃饭了!服务员,这里买单!
Bùxíng, zhècì wǒ mǎidìng le. Fǒuzé, wǒ zài yě bù hé nǐ yīqǐ chīfàn le! Fúwùyuán, zhèlǐ mǎidān!
No, I'm definitely buying this time. Otherwise, I'll never eat with you again! Waiter, bill please!
C:请问哪位买单?两百八十块。
Qǐng wèn nǎ wèi mǎidān? Liǎngbǎi bāshí kuài.
Excuse me, but who needs the bill? Two hundred eighty RMB.
A:账单给我!刷卡。
Zhàngdān gěi wǒ! Shuākǎ.
Give me the bill. I'll put it on my card.
B:哎,我有现金。你别刷卡了。
āi, wǒ yǒu xiànjīn. Nǐ bié shuākǎ le.
Hey, I have cash. Don't use a card.
A:别听他的。拿我的卡。行啦,你别和我争了。我们出来,一直都是你付钱,弄得我特不好意思。
Bié tīng tā de. Ná wǒ de kǎ. Xíng la, nǐ bié hé wǒ zhēng le. Wǒmen chūlai, yīzhí dōu shì nǐ fùqián, nòng de wǒ tè bùhǎoyìsi.
Don't listen to him. Take my card. That's enough, stop arguing with me. When we go out, it's always you paying. I feel bad about it.
B:啊呀,我们老朋友计较这么点钱干吗?太不够朋友了。
āyā, wǒmen lǎopéngyǒu jìjiào zhème diǎn qián gànmá? Tài bù gòu péngyou le.
Aw, why would old friends quibble over such a tiny bit of money? Some friend.
A:所以啊,你就别再和我争了。否则真是不给我面子。
Suǒyǐ a, nǐ jiù bié zài hé wǒ zhēng le. Fǒuzé zhēnshì bù gěi wǒ miànzi.
That's why you shouldn't be arguing with me. Otherwise you're really denying me face.
B:好吧,好吧。这次你买。
Hǎoba, hǎoba. Zhècì nǐ mǎi.
OK, OK. You get this one.
C:先生,不好意思,你的卡刷不出来。
Xiānsheng, bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ de kǎ shuā bu chūlái.
Sir, I'm sorry, but your card isn't working.

Key Vocabulary

吃撑chīchēngstuffed
买单mǎidānto get the restaurant bill
道理dàolǐreasoning
打折dǎzhédiscount
刷卡shuākǎto pay by credit or debit card
账单zhàngdānbill
zhēngto struggle
计较jìjiàoto quibble
够朋友gòu péngyoua true friend
给面子gěi miànzito give face

Supplementary Vocabulary

qiǎngto snatch
主人zhǔrénhost
规矩guījucustom
亲密qīnmìclose; intimate
威胁wēixiéto threaten
尴尬gāngàawkward