Intermediate - Which Finger? (C1131)

A这......这是在哪儿啊?
zhè......zhè shì zài nǎr a?
Wh..where are we?
B嘿嘿,还认识我吗?
hēihēi, hái rènshi wǒ ma?
Ha-ha, do you still recognize me?
A啊!是龙哥!你......你想干什么?
à! shì Lóng Gē! nǐ......nǐ xiǎng gàn shénme?
Oh! LongGe! Wha--what are you doing?
B哼,今天我得给你点儿颜色看看。
hēng, jīntiān wǒ děi gěi nǐ diǎnr yánsè kànkan.
Hmph, today I have to let you know who's boss.
A啊?!不要……不要啊!
à? ! bù yào......bù yào a!
Agh? Don't, don't!
B少废话!今天就先砍你一个手指,你自己选个吧!大熊,过来!
shǎo fèihuà! jīntiān jiù xiān kǎn nǐ yī ge shǒuzhǐ, nǐ zìjǐ xuǎn ge ba! Dàxióng, guòlai!
Stop jabbering! We're going to cut off one of your fingers today. You choose! Come on over, Big Bear!
C大拇指?
dàmǔzhǐ?
Your thumb?
A不行!大拇指最有劲儿!
bùxíng! dàmǔzhǐ zuì yǒujìnr!
No way! The thumb is strong!
C那食指?
nà shízhǐ?
Then what about your index finger?
A食指我要用来指路!
shízhǐ wǒ yào yònglái zhǐlù!
I need the index finger to give directions!
C中指吧!
zhōngzhǐ ba!
How about your middle finger!?
A不不,中指要用来骂人!
bù bù, zhōngzhǐ yào yònglái màrén!
No, no! I need that to flip people off!
C那只剩下无名指和小拇指了!
nà zhǐ shèngxià wúmíngzhǐ hé xiǎomǔzhǐ le!
Then all that's left are the ring finger and the pinky!
A无名指我要戴结婚戒指!小拇指我要用来挠痒痒。
wúmíngzhǐ wǒ yào dài jiéhūn jièzhi! xiǎomǔzhǐ wǒ yào yònglái náo yǎngyang.
I'm saving the ring finger for my wedding ring. I use my pinky finger to scratch itches.
B听明白了!你是五个手指都不想要了!
tīng míngbai le! nǐ shì wǔ ge shǒuzhǐ dōu bù xiǎng yào le!
I get it now. You don't want any of your fingers!

Key Vocabulary

给你点儿颜色看看gěi nǐ diǎnr yánsè kànkanto show you who's boss
废话fèihuànonsense
kǎnto chop
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
大拇指dàmǔzhǐthumb
食指shízhǐforefinger
中指zhōngzhǐmiddle finger
无名指wúmíngzhǐring finger
小拇指xiǎomǔzhǐpinky finger
有劲儿yǒujìnrpowerful
用来yòngláito be used for
指路zhǐlùto point out directions
骂人màrénto curse people
剩下shèngxiàremaining
挠痒痒náo yǎngyangto scratch itches

Supplementary Vocabulary

黑社会hēishèhuìthe Mob, organized crime
力气lìqìphysical strength
暴力bàolìviolent
血腥xuèxīngbloody
威胁wēixiéto threaten