Intermediate - Warm Winter Clothes (C1306)

A:  这家酒吧真热闹!又可以喝酒,又可以跳舞。
zhè jiā jiǔbā zhēn rènao! yòu kěyǐ hējiǔ, yòu kěyǐ tiàowǔ.
This bar is really lively! You can drink and you can dance!
B:  是啊,我们也去跳舞吧!快把羽绒服脱了!
shì a, wǒmen yě qù tiàowǔ ba! kuài bǎ yǔróngfú tuō le!
Yeah, let's go dance! Hurry up and take off that down jacket!
A:  好的。哎,你里面就穿了一件T恤?
hǎo de. āi, nǐ lǐmiàn jiù chuān le yī jiàn T xù?
Okay. Ah, you're only wearing a T-shirt under there?
B:  是啊。我都这么穿的。
shì a. wǒ dōu zhème chuān de.
That's right. I always dress like this.
A:  不冷吗?
bù lěng ma?
You're not cold?
B:  不冷!走,去跳舞!
bù lěng! zǒu, qù tiàowǔ!
No way! Come on, let's go dance!
A:  热死了,我去把羊毛衫脱了。
rè sǐ le, wǒ qù bǎ yángmáoshān tuō le.
It's so hot. I'm going to go take off my wool sweater.
B:  你穿了几件衣服?
nǐ chuān le jǐ jiàn yīfu?
How many pieces of clothing are you wearing?
A:  一件羽绒服,两件羊毛衫,还有一件秋衣。
yī jiàn yǔróngfú, liǎng jiàn yángmáoshān, háiyǒu yī jiàn qiūyī.
A down jacket, two wool sweaters and long underwear.
B:  啊?这么多。难怪看起来像只熊。
ǎ? zhème duō. nánguài kàn qǐlái xiàng zhī xióng.
Huh? So many. No wonder you look like a bear.
A:  你说什么?
nǐ shuō shénme?
What did you say?
B:  跟你开玩笑的。我们再去跳一会儿。
gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào de. wǒmen zài qù tiào yīhuǐr.
I was just joking around with you. Let's go dance some more.
A:  我不跳了。我的靴子里都是汗。
wǒ bù tiào le. wǒ de xuēzi lǐ dōu shì hàn.
I'm not dancing anymore. My boots are full of sweat.

Key Vocabulary

酒吧jiǔbābar
热闹rènaolively
yòuadds emphasis
跳舞tiàowǔto dance
羽绒服yǔróngfúdown-feather jacket
tuōto take off
jiùjust
T恤T xùT-shirt
穿chuānto wear
dōualways
羊毛衫yángmáoshānfleece
秋衣qiūyīlong underwear
难怪nánguàiit's no wonder that
看起来kàn qǐláiit looks like
xiàngto resemble
xióngbear
开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto make a joke
靴子xuēziboots
hànsweat

Supplementary Vocabulary

棉毛衫miánmáoshāncotton sweater
棉毛裤miánmáokùcotton pants
秋裤qiūkùlong underwear pants
毛衣máoyīsweater
大衣dàyīovercoat
风衣fēngyīwindbreaker
保暖bǎonuǎnto keep warm

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