Intermediate - The DVD Ploy (C0776)

A我给你买了好几张碟。想看什么,自己挑。
wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi le hǎojǐ zhāng dié. xiǎng kàn shénme, zìjǐ tiāo.
I bought quite a few DVDs for you. Pick which one you want to watch.
B我们看这张吧。
wǒmen kàn zhè zhāng ba.
Let's watch this one.
A好。来,吃一点爆米花。
hǎo. lái, chī yīdiǎn bàomǐhuā.
OK. Here, have some popcorn.
B这个女主角真漂亮。
zhège nǚ zhǔjué zhēn piàoliang.
This female lead is really beautiful.
A没你漂亮。我们喝啤酒吧。啊呀,你看我,洒在衣服上了。
méi nǐ piàoliang. wǒmen hē píjiǔ ba. āyā, nǐ kàn wǒ, sǎ zài yīfu shàng le.
Not as beautiful as you. Let's drink beer. Oops, look, I spilled on my clothes.
B用纸擦一下吧。
yòng zhǐ cā yīxià ba.
Use some paper and wipe it a bit.
A不行,我得脱掉。
bùxíng, wǒ děi tuōdiào.
No, I had better take it off.
B你别脱。
nǐ bié tuō.
Don't take it off.
A太不舒服了。不脱不行。你看,我每天健身。我的胸肌多好,你摸摸看。
tài bù shūfu le. bù tuō bùxíng. nǐ kàn, wǒ měitiān jiànshēn. wǒ de xiōngjī duō hǎo, nǐ mō mō kàn.
This is so uncomfortable. I must take it off. Take a look, I work out every day. My chest is well built, you can have a touch.
B恶心!我走了!
ěxīn! wǒ zǒu le!
Gross! Im leaving!
A别走!哎,怎么又失败了?
bié zǒu! āi, zěnme yòu shībài le?
Dont leave. Arg, how did that not work again?

Key Vocabulary

diéDVD
爆米花bàomǐhuāpopcorn
女主角nǚ zhǔjuéfemale lead
to spill; to sprinkle
yòngto use
to wipe
děito have to; should
脱掉tuōdiàoto take off
健身jiànshēnto work out
胸肌xiōngjīchest muscles
to touch
恶心ěxīngross
失败shībàito fail

Supplementary Vocabulary

主角zhǔjuélead role
男主角nánzhǔjuémale lead
讨好tǎohǎoto flatter
肌肉jīròumuscle
成功chénggōngto succeed