Intermediate - Personal Ad (C1104)

A 别睡了,越睡越胖,更找不到女朋友了!
bié shuì le, yuè shuì yuè pàng, gèng zhǎo budào nǚpéngyou le!
Don't sleep any more! The more you sleep, the fatter you'll get, and you'll be even less able to get a girlfriend!
B 好,那你说做什么?
hǎo, nà nǐ shuō zuò shénme?
OK, what do you think I should do, then?
A 快起来看美眉的征婚广告!这个不错!
kuài qǐlai kàn měiméi de zhēnghūn guǎnggào! zhè ge bùcuò!
Quick, get up and look at the personal ads on MM. This one's good!
B 哦?读一下。
ǒ? dú yīxià.
Huh? Read it aloud.
A 大大的眼睛,白白的皮肤,长长的头发,温柔善良,会做家务……
dàdà de yǎnjing, báibái de pífū, chángcháng de tóufa, wēnróu shànliáng, huì zuò jiāwù......
"Big eyes, white skin, long hair, warm and kind, can do housework..."
B 哇,她就是我的梦中情人!有照片吗?
wā, tā jiùshì wǒ de mèngzhōngqíngrén! yǒu zhàopiàn ma?
Oh, she's the woman of my dreams! Is there a photo?
A 等等,在这里!你看,身材多辣!
děng deng, zài zhèli! nǐ kàn, shēncái duō là!
Wait a second. Here it is! Look, she's got such a hot figure!
B 嗯!电话多少?我要赶快行动!
ng4! diànhuà duōshǎo? wǒ yào gǎnkuài xíngdòng!
Oh! What's her phone number? I'm gonna hurry up and get going!
A 别急,看看她有什么要求。身高一米八……
bié jí, kànkan tā yǒu shénme yāoqiú. shēngāo yīmǐbā......
Don't rush. Have a look at what she wants: 1.8 meters tall...
B 年薪百万,有房有车…..哎,没戏了。
niánxīn bǎiwàn, yǒu fáng yǒu chē.....ài, méixì le.
An income of a million a year, must have a house and a car, agh, it's hopeless.
A 别呀,还有很多美女呢!
bié yā, hái yǒu hěn duō měinǚ ne!
Don't be this way! There are still a lot of beautiful women!

Key Vocabulary

yuè the more...the more...
shuì to sleep
pàng fat
找不到 zhǎobudào to be unable to find
征婚 zhēnghūn to look for a partner
广告 guǎnggào advertisement
温柔 wēnróu gentle
善良 shànliáng good and honest
家务 jiāwù housework
梦中情人 mèngzhōngqíngrén the lover of one's dreams
身材 shēncái figure
spicy (or sexy)
赶快 gǎnkuài hurry up
行动 xíngdòng to take action
别急 biéjí don't be in a rush
要求 yāoqiú request
身高 shēngāo height
年薪 niánxīn annual salary
百万 bǎiwàn million
没戏 méixì hopeless

Supplementary Vocabulary

交友 jiāoyǒu to make friends
条件 tiáojiàn conditions
气质 qìzhi disposition
婚恋网站 hūnliàn wǎngzhàn websites for dating and marriage
貌美肤白 màoměifūbái beautiful and pale-skinned
钻石王老五 zuànshí wánglǎowǔ rich bachelor