Intermediate - Lao Wang: The Finale (C1235)

A:  老婆,看我给你买了什么?
lǎopo, kàn wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi le shénme?
See what I bought for you, dear?
B:  手表?你哪儿来的钱?
shǒubiǎo? nǐ nǎr lái de qián?
A watch? Where did you get the money?
A:  你老公有本事。有大老板让我帮她做事。
nǐ lǎogōng yǒu běnshi. yǒu dà lǎobǎn ràng wǒ bāng tā zuò shì.
Your husband is talented. A big boss had me help her out with something.
B:  什么样的老板?你帮她做什么?
shénmeyàng de lǎobǎn? nǐ bāng tā zuò shénme?
What kind of boss? What did you help her do?
A:  是个很厉害的老板。她有个进出口公司要我管。
shì ge hěn lìhai de lǎobǎn. tā yǒu ge jìnchūkǒu gōngsī yào wǒ guǎn.
A really awesome boss. She has an import/export company that she wants me to manage.
B:  有那么好的事儿?
yǒu nàme hǎo de shìr?
How could something that great happen?
A:  你别老怀疑我的能力呀。
nǐ bié lǎo huáiyí wǒ de nénglì ya.
Don't go doubting me all the time!
B:  我是为你好。你这个人缺心眼儿。不会有问题吧?
wǒ shì wèi nǐ hǎo. nǐ zhège rén quē xīnyǎnr. bù huì yǒu wèntí ba?
I do it for your own good. You're naive. There couldn't be anything wrong, right?
A:  啊哟,你别瞎操心了。我自己会把握的。快试试新手表。
āyō, nǐ bié xiā cāoxīn le. wǒ zìjǐ huì bǎwò de. kuài shìshi xīn shǒubiǎo.
Oh, come on! Don't fret pointlessly! I'll take care of it myself. Quick, try out your new watch.
B:  哟,真好看!
yo, zhēn hǎokàn!
Oh, it's really beautiful!
A:  哼,看不起我王根宝的人,我们走着瞧!
hng, kànbuqǐ wǒ Wáng Gēnbǎo de rén, wǒmen zǒu zhe qiáo!
Hah-- people who look down on Wang Genbao: let's just wait and see!

Key Vocabulary

手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
本事běnshiability
什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind of
厉害lìhaiimpressive
进出口jìnchūkǒuimport-export
guǎnto manage; to pay attention to
怀疑huáiyíto doubt; to suspect
能力nénglìcapability
wèifor
缺心眼儿quē xīnyǎnrnaive
xiāblindly
操心cāoxīnto worry about
把握bǎwòto grasp
看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
走着瞧zǒu zhe qiáowait and see

Supplementary Vocabulary

担心dānxīnto worry
小心眼儿xiǎoxīnyǎnrpetty
看得起kàndeqǐto respect
报复bàofùto get revenge
相信xiāngxìnto trust; to believe in
提防dīfangto be on guard

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