Intermediate - Chinese Idol 2 (C1270)

主持人:  欢迎回来!评委老师们,讨论好了吗?
huānyíng huílai! píngwěi lǎoshī men, tǎolùn hǎo le ma?
Welcome back! Judges, are you finished discussing?
丁老师:  讨论好了。结果是兰兰和唐兵PK。
tǎolùn hǎo le. jiéguǒ shì Lánlan hé Táng Bīng PK.
We're finished. The result is an elimination round between Lanlan and Tang Bing.
主持人:  PK,好啊!不过我有一个建议。让他们PK乐器,怎么样?
PK, hǎo a! bùguò wǒ yǒu yī ge jiànyì. ràng tāmen PK yuèqì, zěnmeyàng?
An elimination round! Great! But I have a suggestion. Let's have them battle it out with instruments. How about that?
丁老师:  我同意。
wǒ tóngyì.
I agree.
主持人:  兰兰,唐兵,你们每人选一种乐器吧。兰兰先来!
Lánlan, Táng Bīng, nǐmen měirén xuǎn yī zhǒng yuèqì ba. Lánlan xiān lái!
Lanlan, Tang Bing, each of you choose an instrument. Lanlan, you go first.
兰兰:  我从小就喜欢吉他,所以我想一边弹吉他,一边唱歌。
wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan jítā, suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng yībiān tán jítā, yībiān chànggē.
Ever since I was little I've liked the guitar, so I'd like play the guitar while I sing.
主持人:  唐兵,轮到你了。
Táng Bīng, lúndào nǐ le.
Tang Bing, it's your turn.
唐兵:  我比较喜欢民族乐器,所以我拉二胡吧。
wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan mínzú yuèqì, suǒyǐ wǒ lā èrhú ba.
I like ethnic instruments, so I'll play the erhu.
主持人:  现在比赛越来越激烈了。唐兵,祝你好运!
xiànzài bǐsài yuèláiyuè jīliè le. Táng Bīng, zhù nǐ hǎoyùn!
The competition is really heating up now. Tang Bing, I wish you luck!
主持人:  太棒了!观众朋友们,您喜欢兰兰弹吉他呢,还是唐兵拉二胡呢?赶快发短信支持他们吧。
tài bàng le! guānzhòng péngyǒu men, nín xǐhuan Lánlan tán jítā ne, háishì Táng Bīng lā èrhú ne? gǎnkuài fā duǎnxìn zhīchí tāmen ba.
Great stuff! Friends in the audience, do you like Lan lan on the guitar, or Tang Bing on the erhu? Hurry and send your text messages to support them.

Key Vocabulary

评委píngwěijudge
讨论tǎolùnto discuss
结果jiéguǒresults
建议jiànyìto advise
乐器yuèqìmusical instrument
同意tóngyìto agree
弹吉他tán jítāto play guitar
一边yībiānat the same time
轮到lúndàoto be one's turn
比较bǐjiàorelatively
民族mínzúethnic
拉二胡lā èrhúto play the erhu
比赛bǐsàicompetition
越来越yuèláiyuèmore and more
激烈jīlièintense
好运hǎoyùngood luck
观众guānzhòngaudience
赶快gǎnkuàihurry up and
发短信fā duǎnxìnto send a text message
支持zhīchíto support

Supplementary Vocabulary

弹钢琴tán gāngqínto play piano
弹贝司tán bèisīto play bass
拉大提琴lā dàtíqínto play the cello
拉中提琴lā zhōngtíqínto play the viola
拉小提琴lā xiǎotíqínto play the violin
吹小号chuī xiǎohàoto play the trumpet
吹笛子chuī dízito play the bamboo flute
吹萨克斯chuī sàkèsīto play the sax
打鼓dǎgǔto play drums
拉手风琴lā shǒufēngqínto play accordion
接触jiēchùto get in touch with
传统chuántǒngtraditional

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