Intermediate - Wrapping a Gift (C1310)

A:  欢迎光临,先生,买礼物吗?
huānyíng guānglín, xiānsheng, mǎi lǐwù ma?
Welcome, sir. Are you buying a gift?
B:  是。
shì.
Yes.
A:  送给女朋友?
sònggěi nǚpéngyou?
To give to your girlfriend?
B:  对。
duì.
That's right.
A:  生日礼物?
shēngrì lǐwù?
A birthday gift?
B:  不是。我们昨天吵架了,所以想送份礼物给她。
bùshì. wǒmen zuótiān chǎojià le, suǒyǐ xiǎng sòng fèn lǐwù gěi tā.
No. We had a fight yesterday, so I wanted to get her a little something.
A:  哦。哄她开心,是吧?
ò. hǒng tā kāixīn, shì ba?
Oh. To make it up to her, is that right?
B:  可以这么说吧。不过不知道送什么好?
kěyǐ zhème shuō ba. bùguò bù zhīdào sòng shénme hǎo?
You could say that. But, I don't know what's good to get her.
A:  这个音乐盒,怎么样?
zhè ge yīnyuèhé, zěnmeyàng?
How about this music box?
B:  她有一个了。
tā yǒu yī ge le.
She already has one.
A:  那这对情侣杯呢?
nà zhè duì qínglǚ bēi ne?
Well, then how about this pair of 'lover's cups'.
B:  杯子有什么好送的。
bēizi yǒu shénme hǎo sòng de.
What's good about giving cups?
A:  杯子代表一辈子。你送她杯子,就代表你想一辈子跟她在一起。
bēizi dàibiǎo yībèizi. nǐ sòng tā bēizi, jiù dàibiǎo nǐ xiǎng yībèizi gēn tā zài yīqǐ.
Cups represent a lifetime. If you give a cup it shows that you want to be with her for a lifetime.
B:  哦。挺有意义的。那帮我包起来吧。
ò. tǐng yǒu yìyì de. nà bāng wǒ bāo qǐlái ba.
Oh. That's pretty meaningful. All right, then wrap them up for me.
A:  好。喜欢什么包装纸?
hǎo. xǐhuan shénme bāozhuāng zhǐ?
Okay. What kind of wrapping paper do you like?
B:  这种粉色的吧。
zhèzhǒng fěnsè de ba.
This pink kind is good.
A:  要加蝴蝶结吗?
yào jiā húdiéjié ma?
Do you want to add a bow?
B:  加!我女朋友就喜欢这些可爱的东西。
jiā! wǒ nǚpéngyou jiù xǐhuan zhèxiē kě'ài de dōngxi.
Yeah! My girlfriend loves these cutesy kinds of things.

Key Vocabulary

欢迎光临huānyíng guānglínwelcome
礼物lǐwùgifts
送给sònggěito give (a gift)
吵架chǎojiàto quarrel
fèn[measure word for gifts]
hǒngto coax
音乐盒yīnyuèhémusic box
duìpair
情侣qínglǚlovers
代表dàibiǎoto represent
一辈子yībèizia lifetime
有意义yǒu yìyìmeaningful
包起来bāo qǐláito wrap up
包装纸bāozhuāngwrapping paper
粉色fěnsèpink
jiāto add
蝴蝶结húdiéjiébow
可爱kě'àicute

Supplementary Vocabulary

挑选tiāoxuǎnto select
包装bāozhuāngto package
分手fēnshǒuto break up
和好héhǎoto get back together
道歉dàoqiànto apologize

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