Intermediate - Bali Interview (C1246)

Connie:  Jenny,你刚从巴厘岛回来。快跟我们说说,那里好玩儿吗?
Jenny, nǐ gāng cóng Bālídǎo huílai. kuài gēn wǒmen shuō shuo, nàlǐ hǎowánr ma?
Jenny, you just got back from Bali. Tell us, was it fun?
Jenny:  可好玩儿了。我看了火山、试了漂流、做了spa,还喝了大便咖啡。
kě hǎowánr le. wǒ kàn le huǒshān、 shì le piāoliú、 zuò le spa, hái hē le dàbiàn kāfēi.
Tons of fun. I saw a volcano, tried some rafting, went to the spa, and drank "crap coffee."
Connie:  什么?
shénme?
What?
Jenny:  当地有一种野猫吃咖啡豆,然后拉出来。
dāngdì yǒu yī zhǒng yěmāo chī kāfēidòu, ránhòu lā chūlái.
There's a kind of wildcat there that eats coffee beans, and then craps them out.
Connie:  不会臭吗?
bùhuì chòu ma?
Don't they smell bad?
Jenny:  不臭,但是很苦。
bù chòu, dànshì hěn kǔ.
No, but they're very bitter.
Connie:  那我可不敢喝。火山怎么样?
nà wǒ kě bùgǎn hē. huǒshān zěnmeyàng?
Well, I wouldn't dare drink that. How was the volcano?
Jenny:  不能去山上,只能远看。不过还是挺漂亮的。
bùnéng qù shānshàng, zhǐnéng yuǎnkàn. bùguò háishì tǐng piàoliang de.
You can't go onto the mountain. You can only look from a distance. But it's really beautiful.
Connie:  那漂流呢?
nà piāoliú ne?
How about the rafting?
Jenny:  噢,这是我最喜欢的。像开碰碰车一样!超刺激!
ò, zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de. xiàng kāi pèngpèngchē yīyàng! chāo cìjī!
Oh, that's what I liked the best. It's like bumper cars! Really exciting!
Connie:  巴厘岛有什么特产?
Bālídǎo yǒu shénme tèchǎn?
What are Bali's specialties?
Jenny:  有很多手工艺品,很精致。
yǒu hěn duō shǒugōngyìpǐn, hěn jīngzhì.
There are a lot of handicrafts. They're really well-made.
Connie:  那你有没有去海边?
nà nǐ yǒu méiyǒu qù hǎibiān?
Did you go to the seaside?
Jenny:  当然有!我就住在海边。
dāngrán yǒu! wǒ jiù zhùzài hǎibiān.
Of course! I stayed at the seaside.
Connie:  看样子,你玩儿得很开心啊!
kànyàngzi, nǐ wánr de hěn kāixīn a!
Looks like you had a great time.
Jenny:  是的是的。巴厘岛真的很棒,而且那里的人特别热情。还有,那儿是落地签证。
shì de shì de. Bālídǎo zhēnde hěn bàng, érqiě nàlǐ de rén tèbié rèqíng. háiyǒu, nàr shì luòdì qiānzhèng.
Definitely. Bali is great, and the people there were very enthusiastic. Plus, you get your visa on arrival.
Connie:  噢,真方便!有机会我也要去玩儿。
ò, zhēn fāngbiàn! yǒu jīhuì wǒ yě yào qù wánr.
Wow, that's really convenient. If I get a chance, I'd like to go there, too.

Key Vocabulary

巴厘岛BālídǎoBali, an Indonesian island
really; to be able to
火山huǒshānvolcano
漂流piāoliúwhitewater rafting
大便咖啡dàbiàn kāfēi"crap coffee," Kopi Luwak
当地dāngdìlocal
野猫yěmāowildcat
咖啡豆kāfēidòucoffee beans
to pull; to have a bowel movement
chòustinky
bitter
gǎnto dare
远看yuǎnkànto look at from far away
碰碰车pèngpèngchēbumper cars
刺激cìjīstimulating, exciting
特产tèchǎnspecial local product
手工艺品shǒugōngyìpǐnhandicrafts
精致jīngzhìexquisite
海边hǎibiānseaside
热情rèqíngenthusiastic
落地签证luòdì qiānzhèngarrival visa

Supplementary Vocabulary

特色产品tèsè chǎnpǐncharacteristic products
工艺gōngyìcraft; art; workmanship
落地luòdìto land
蜜月旅行mìyuè lǚxínghoneymoon vacation
海滩hǎitānbeach

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