Intermediate - Not So Silent Night (C1059)

A宝贝,平安夜想去哪儿玩儿?
bǎobèir, píng ān yè xiǎng qù nǎr wánr?
Where do you want to go on Christmas Eve, babe?
B去教堂吧!
qù jiàotáng ba!
Let's go to church!
A教堂不好玩儿。我们去酒吧吧!
jiàotáng bù hǎowánr. wǒmen qù jiǔbā ba!
Church is no fun. Let's go to a bar!
B教堂有圣诞节目。唱歌、表演,什么都有。
jiàotáng yǒu shèngdàn jiémù. chànggē, biǎoyǎn, shénme dōu yǒu.
There's a Christmas program at the church. There's singing, performances-- they've got it all.
A我还是想去酒吧,热闹。想怎么疯就怎么疯。
wǒ háishì xiǎng qù jiǔbā, rènao. xiǎng zěnme fēng jiù zěnme fēng.
I'd still rather go to a bar. It's livelier. You can be as crazy as you like.
B可是教堂有气氛,酒吧什么时候不能去啊?
kěshì jiàotáng yǒu qìfen, jiǔbā shénme shíhou bù néng qù a?
But there's a great atmosphere at church. Can't you go to a bar anytime you want?
A这倒是。那走吧!
zhè dào shì. nà zǒu ba!
That's true, actually. Let's go, then!
B哇,这么多人啊。看来进不去了。
wa, zhème duō rén a. kànlai jìn bu qù le.
Oh, there's so many people! Looks like we can't get in.
A只好去酒吧了。
zhǐhǎo qù jiǔbā le.
Well then, we can only go to a bar.
A啊?200块门票,抢钱啊!
ǎ? liǎngbǎi kuài ménpiào, qiǎngqián a!
Agh! 200 yuan to get in? It's highway robbery!
B哎,我们还是去逛街吧。
ài, wǒmen háishì qù guàng jiē ba.
Ah, let's just stroll around and go window-shopping.

Key Vocabulary

平安夜píng ān yèChristmas Eve
教堂jiàotángchurch
酒吧jiǔbābar
节目jiémùprogram
表演biǎoyǎnto perform
热闹rènaolively
fēngcrazy
气氛qìfenatmosphere
看来kànlaiapparently
进不去jìn bu qùto be unable to enter
只好zhǐhǎoto have to
门票ménpiàoticket
抢钱qiǎngqiánhighway robbery
逛街guàng jiēto go window shopping

Supplementary Vocabulary

发生fāshēngto happen
样样都有yàngyàngdōuyǒuthere are all kinds
中央电视台ZhōngyāngdiànshìtáiCCTV
同意tóngyìto agree
进得去jìndeqùto be able to enter
曾经céngjīngonce (in the past)
感受gǎnshòuto experience
狂欢kuánghuāncarnival
约会yuēhuìdate
唱诗chàngshīto sing hymns