Intermediate - Office Christmas Party (C1317)

A:  John,来帮一下忙!把五角星放到树顶上。
John, lái bāng yīxià máng! bǎ wǔjiǎoxīng fàngdào shùdǐng shàng.
John, come help me a second! Take this five-pointed star and put it on top of the tree.
B:  来了。Connie,圣诞树装饰得很漂亮!
lái le. Connie, shèngdànshù zhuāngshì de hěn piàoliang!
Sure thing. Connie, the Christmas tree is decorated so beautifully!
A:  我花了很多心思。
wǒ huā le hěn duō xīnsi.
I put a lot of thought into it.
C:  你们辛苦了,喝点东西。
nǐmen xīnkǔ le, hē diǎnr dōngxi.
You all must be tired. Have something to drink.
A:  呃,Jenny,这是什么?味道真怪!
è, Jenny, zhè shì shénme? wèidao zhēn guài!
Huh? Jenny, what is this? The flavor is really strange!
C:  这是蛋酒。里面有鸡蛋、奶油、威士忌什么的。圣诞节一定要喝的。
zhè shì dànjiǔ. lǐmiàn yǒu jīdàn、 nǎiyóu、 wēishìjì shénme de. shèngdànjié yīdìng yào hē de.
This is eggnog. There's egg, cream, whiskey and such in it. On Christmas, you definitely have to drink a bit.
D:  圣诞快乐!我今天负责发礼物。John,这是你的。Connie,Jenny,你们的。
shèngdàn kuàilè! wǒ jīntiān fùzé fā lǐwù. John, zhè shì nǐ de. Connie, Jenny, nǐmen de.
Merry Christmas! I'm in charge of handing out the gifts today. John, this is yours. Connie, Jenny, here's yours.
A:  谢谢David。
xièxie David.
Thanks, David.
D:  不要谢我,谢你的神秘圣诞老人。哎,你收到什么礼物?拆开看看。
bù yào xiè wǒ, xiè nǐ de shénmì shèngdàn lǎorén. āi, nǐ shōudào shénme lǐwù? chāikāi kàn kan.
Don't thank me, thank your secret Santa. Ah, what gift did you get? Unwrap it and have a look.
A:  手套,粉红色的。真可爱!
shǒutào, fěnhóngsè de. zhēn kě'ài!
Gloves; pink ones. They're really cute!
C:  肯定是女孩儿送的。
kěndìng shì nǚháir sòng de.
Definitely given by a girl.
B:  我的礼物是Wii游戏碟。嗯,不错,不错!
wǒ de lǐwù shì Wii yóuxì dié. ng4, bùcuò, bùcuò!
My present is a Wii game disc. Not bad, not bad!
D:  Jenny,你的礼物那么重,肯定是好东西。
Jenny, nǐ de lǐwù nàme zhòng, kěndìng shì hǎo dōngxi.
Jenny, your gift is so heavy, it's definitely a good one.
C:  我猜是葡萄酒。
wǒ cāi shì pútaojiǔ.
I bet it's wine.
A:  快看看!
kuài kàn kan!
Hurry up and look!
C:  啊?是一瓶酱油!
ā? shì yī píng jiàngyóu!
Ah? It's a bottle of soy sauce!

Key Vocabulary

五角星wǔjiǎoxīngfive-pointed star
树顶shùdǐngtreetop
圣诞树shèngdànshùChristmas tree
装饰zhuāngshìdecoration
huāto spend
心思xīnsithought
味道wèidaoflavor
guàistrange
蛋酒dànjiǔeggnog
奶油nǎiyóucream
威士忌wēishìjìwhiskey
什么的shénme deand so on
负责fùzéto be responsible
to give out
神秘shénmìmysterious
圣诞老人shèngdàn lǎorénSanta Claus
收到shōudàoto receive
拆开chāikāito take apart
手套shǒutàoglove
游戏碟yóuxì diégame disc
cāito guess
葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine
酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce

Supplementary Vocabulary

派对pàiduìparty
秘密mìmìsecret
惊喜jīngxǐpleasant surprise
幸运xìngyùnfortunate
屋顶wūdǐngroof

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