Intermediate - Special Green Hat (C1379)

A:  陈总,生日快乐!
Chén zǒng, shēngrì kuàilè!
President Chen, happy birthday!
B:  小徐,这么客气,还买礼物。
Xiǎo Xú, zhème kèqi, hái mǎi lǐwù.
Xiao Xu, you're so polite. You even bought me a gift.
A:  一点儿小意思。
yīdiǎnr xiǎoyìsi.
Oh, it's nothing.
B:  钢笔,嗯,不错。谢谢你。
gāngbǐ, ng4, bùcuò. xièxie nǐ.
A fountain pen, not bad. Thank you.
C:  陈总,生日快乐!这是我给你的礼物。
Chén zǒng, shēngrì kuàilè! zhè shì wǒ gěi nǐ de lǐwù.
President Chen, happy birthday! Here's my gift.
B:  哦,葡萄酒,我喜欢。小张,谢谢。
ò, pútao jiǔ, wǒ xǐhuan. Xiǎo Zhāng, xièxie.
Oh, wine. I like it. Xiao Zhang, thank you.
D:  陈总,祝你生日快乐!这是我在美国给你买的礼物。
Chén zǒng, zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! zhè shì wǒ zài Měiguó gěi nǐ mǎi de lǐwù.
President Chen, happy birthday! This is the gift I bought for you in America.
B:  真的?Tony,那肯定很特别。
zhēnde? Tony, nà kěndìng hěn tèbié.
Really? Well then, Tony, it must be very special.
D:  你看一下,喜不喜欢?
nǐ kàn yīxià, xǐ bu xǐhuan?
Have a look. Do you like it?
B:  呃......
è......
Umm...
A:  啊?不会吧?
ǎ? bùhuì ba?
Huh? No way...
D:  陈总,这个绿帽子很适合你,你戴一下。
Chén zǒng, zhè ge lǜ màozi hěn shìhé nǐ, nǐ dài yīxià.
President Chen, this green hat really suites you. Try it on.
B:  我以后戴吧。
wǒ yǐhòu dài ba.
I'll wear it later.
C:  Tony,不能送绿帽子。
Tony, bùnéng sòng lǜmàozi.
Tony, you can't give a green hat as a gift.
D:  为什么?
wèishénme?
Why not?
C:  因为......
yīnwèi......
Because...

Key Vocabulary

生日shēngrìbirthday
客气kèqipolite
礼物lǐwùgift
小意思xiǎoyìsimere trifle
钢笔gāngbǐfountain pen
葡萄酒pútao jiǔwine
特别tèbiéspecial
帽子màozihat
绿帽子lǜmàozigreen hat
适合shìhéto suit
dàito wear [hats, gloves, accessories]
以后yǐhòulater, afterwards
为什么wèishénmewhy
因为yīnwèibecause
sòngto give [a gift]

Supplementary Vocabulary

总经理zǒngjīnglǐpresident, general manager
裁缝cáifengtailor
外遇wàiyùextramarital affair
做坏事zuò huàishìto do something immoral
说闲话shuō xiánhuàto gossip

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