Intermediate - Beauty Pagaent: It's a Mess (C0881)

A 佳佳,怎么了?
Jiājia, zěnme le?
Jiajia, what's the matter?
B 我不想继续比赛了。
wǒ bù xiǎng jìxù bǐsài le.
I don't want to continue with the competition.
A 记者都是乱写的,没人会相信他们。
jìzhě dōu shì luàn xiě de, méirén huì xiāngxìn tāmen.
These reporters are all writing made-up stuff. No one will believe them.
B 我心里很难受。真后悔参加这个比赛!
wǒ xīnlǐ hěn nánshòu. zhēn hòuhuǐ cānjiā zhège bǐsài.
I get so upset. I really regret entering this contest.
A 你别这么想,这个机会多好啊!
nǐ bié zhème xiǎng, zhège jīhuì duō hǎo a!
Don't think like that, this is such a great opportunity!
B 如果我继续比赛,他们可能写得更过分。我真的不想比了。
rúguǒ wǒ jìxù bǐsài, tāmen kěnéng xiě de gèng guòfèn. wǒ zhēnde bù xiǎng bǐ le.
If I continue on in the pageant, they'll probably write even worse things about me. I really don't want to compete.
A 放弃太可惜了!
fàngqì tài kěxī le!
Giving up would be such a shame!
B 你别劝我了。你不知道选美有多乱,多复杂,我受不了了!
nǐ bié quàn wǒ le. nǐ bù zhīdào xuǎnměi yǒu duōluàn, duō fùzá, wǒ shòubuliǎo le!
Quit telling me what to do. You have no idea how ugly and messy a beauty pageant is. I can't take it anymore!
A 好吧,你自己决定吧。
hǎo ba, nǐ zìjǐ juédìng ba.
All right, you make the decision.
B 我已经决定了。
wǒ yǐjīng juédìng le.
I have already decided.

Key Vocabulary

继续 jìxù to continue
比赛 bǐsài competition
相信 xiāngxìn to believe
难受 nánshòu troubled
后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret
参加 cānjiā to participate
机会 jīhuì opportunity
过分 guòfèn over the top
放弃 fàngqì to give up
可惜 kěxī a pity
quàn to advise
复杂 fùzá complicated
受不了 shòubuliǎo to be unable to bear it
决定 juédìng to decide

Supplementary Vocabulary

简单 jiǎndān simple
受得了 shòudeliǎo to be able to bear
坚持 jiānchí to stick with something
安慰 ānwèi to comfort