Intermediate - Chicago (C0874)

A 你知道哪个城市风最大?
nǐ zhīdào nǎ ge chéngshì fēng zuì dà?
Do you know which city has the strongest winds?
B 这是什么问题呀?
zhè shì shénme wèntí yā?
What kind of a question is that?
A 告诉你,是芝加哥。长见识了吧?
gàosu nǐ, shì Zhījiāgē. zhǎng jiànshi le ba?
I'll tell you, it's Chicago. Pretty impressive, hey?
B 真的假的?我只知道芝加哥公牛队,还真不知道那儿风大。
zhēn de jiǎ de? wǒ zhǐ zhīdào Zhījiāgē Gōngniú duì, hái zhēn bù zhīdào nàr fēng dà.
Are you for real? I only know of the Chicago Bulls, not anything about it being windy.
A 芝加哥以前还有很多黑社会呢。
Zhījiāgē yǐqián hái yǒu hěn duō hēishèhuì ne.
In the past Chicago also had a lot of organized crime.
B 你怎么突然对芝加哥那么感兴趣?
nǐ zěnme tūrán duì Zhījiāgē nàme gǎn xìngqù?
How come you're suddenly so interested in Chicago?
A 那天看了个电视节目,是介绍芝加哥的。
nà tiān kàn le ge diànshì jiémù, shì jièshào Zhījiāgē de.
The other day I was watching a TV program, and they did a show on Chicago.
B 对了,我还知道那里有很厚的批萨。
duì le, wǒ hái zhīdào nàli yǒu hěn hòu de pīsà.
Oh right, I also know they have really thick pizza there.
A 肯定很好吃。
kěndìng hěn hǎochī.
It must be really delicious.

Key Vocabulary

芝加哥 Zhījiāgē Chicago
长见识 zhǎng jiànshi to gain in knowledge
芝加哥公牛队 Zhījiāgē Gōngniú duì Chicago Bulls
黑社会 hēishèhuì criminal underworld
突然 tūrán suddenly
感兴趣 gǎn xìngqù to feel interested
节目 jiémù program
介绍 jièshào to introduce
hòu thick
批萨 pīsà pizza

Supplementary Vocabulary

球员 qiúyuán ball team member
乔丹 Qiáodān Jordan
báo thin
黑帮 hēibāng underworld gang