Intermediate - Let's Just Be Friends (C1370)

A:  子琳,你觉得我怎么样?
Zǐlín, nǐ juéde wǒ zěnmeyàng?
Zilin, what do you think about me?
B:  你很好啊!怎么了?
nǐ hěn hǎo a! zěnmele?
You're great! What's up?
A:  子琳,我,我喜欢你。
Zǐlín, wǒ, wǒ xǐhuan nǐ.
Zilin...I...I like you.
B:  哦。
ò.
Oh.
A:  做我的女朋友吧!
zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou ba!
Zilin, be my girlfriend!
B:  我,我现在不想谈恋爱。
wǒ, wǒ xiànzài bù xiǎng tán liàn ài.
I...I don't want to get into a relationship right now.
A:  我是真的喜欢你!
wǒ shì zhēnde xǐhuan nǐ!
Zilin, I really do like you!
B:  乔飞,你是个好男孩,可我们不合适!
Qiáo Fēi, nǐ shì ge hǎo nánhái, kě wǒmen bù héshì!
Qiaofei, you're a good guy, but I'm not the right girl for you.
A:  我们现在不是相处得很好吗?
wǒmen xiànzài bùshì xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo ma?
Are we not getting along well right now?
B:  我们是好朋友嘛!我觉得我们还是做朋友比较好。
wǒmen shì hǎo péngyou ma! wǒ juéde wǒmen háishì zuò péngyou bǐjiào hǎo.
We're good friends! I think it'd be better if we were just friends.
A:  子琳,给我一个机会,我一定会让你幸福的。
Zǐlín, gěi wǒ yī ge jīhuì, wǒ yīdìng huì ràng nǐ xìngfú de.
Zilin, give me a chance. I will definitely make you happy.
B:  我相信,你会碰到更好,更适合你的女孩子。
wǒ xiāngxìn, nǐ huì pèngdào gèng hǎo, gèng shìhé nǐ de nǚháizi.
I'm positive that you'll find someone better. Someone who suites you better than I do.
A:  子琳,我不会放弃你的!
Zǐlín, wǒ bùhuì fàngqì nǐ de!
Zilin, I won't give up on you!

Key Vocabulary

觉得juédeto think
女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
谈恋爱tán liàn àito date
合适héshìsuitable
相处xiāngchǔto get along with
比较bǐjiàocomparatively
机会jīhuìopportunity
一定会yīdìng huìabsolutely will
ràngto let
幸福xìngfúhappy
相信xiāngxìnto believe
碰到pèngdàoto bump into
gèngeven more
适合shìhéto be suitable
放弃fàngqìto give up

Supplementary Vocabulary

普通pǔtōngordinary
拒绝jùjuéto refuse
表白biǎobáito explain oneself
诚恳chéngkěnsincere

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