Intermediate - Sina's Microblogs (C1424)

A: 老马,去踢球吗?
Lǎo Mǎ, qù tīqiú ma?
Lao Ma, you want to go play some football?
B: 等会儿,我在写博客。
děng huǐr, wǒ zài xiě bókè.
One second, I'm writing a blog post.
A: 都什么年代了?还写博客啊?我们都在织围脖了!
dōu shénme niándài le? hái xiě bókè a? wǒmen dōu zài zhī wéibó le!
What decade are you living in? You still write a blog? We're all on Weibo now!
B: 围脖是什么东西?
wéibó shì shénme dōngxi?
What's Weibo?
A: 围脖就是微博,迷你型的博客。
wéibó jiùshì wēibó, mínǐ xíng de bókè.
Weibo is a microblog. A type of mini blog.
B: 差不多嘛!只是一个多写点儿,一个少写点儿。
chàbuduō ma! zhǐshì yī ge duō xiě diǎnr, yī ge shǎo xiě diǎnr.
It's all the same! It's just that one is a bit longer, and one is a bit shorter.
A: 不一样的。博客是写思想的,微博是分享新鲜事的。
bù yīyàng de. bókè shì xiě sīxiǎng de, wēibó shì fēnxiǎng xīnxiān shì de.
It's different. Blogs are for writing thoughts. Microblogs are for sharing what's new.
A: 比如,上课很无聊,就写“上课很无聊,想睡觉!”
bǐrú, shàngkè hěn wúliáo, jiù xiě" shàngkè hěn wúliáo, xiǎng shuìjiào!”
For example, if you're bored in class, you'd just write: “Class is so boring. I want to sleep!”
A: 买了双运动鞋,就写“买了双运动鞋哦,哈哈哈!”
mǎi le shuāng yùndòngxié, jiù xiě" mǎi le shuāng yùndòngxié o, hā hā hā!”
Buy a pair of tennis shoes, just write: “I bought a pair of sneakers. Hah-hah-hah!”
A: 还可以分享一下照片。
hái kěyǐ fēnxiǎng yīxià zhàopiānr.
You can also share pictures.
B: 哎,挺好玩的!这个微博哪里有啊?
āi, tǐng hǎowán de! zhè ge wēibó nǎli yǒu a?
Hey, that's pretty fun! Where can I find this 'microblog'?
A: 新浪上!你赶快注册一个!
Xīnlàng shàng! nǐ gǎnkuài zhùcè yī ge!
On Sina! Hurry up and register for one!

Key Vocabulary

踢球 tīqiú to kick a ball, to play football/ soccer
博客 bókè blog
dōu already
年代 niándài generation, era
zhī to knit
围脖 wéibó Weibo [Sina's microblogging service], large scarf
微博 wēibó microblog
迷你 mínǐ mini
xíng type
思想 sīxiǎng thought, ideas, way of thinking
分享 fēnxiǎng to share
新鲜 xīnxiān new and fresh
shuāng pair
运动鞋 yùndòngxié sports shoes, sneakers
照片 zhàopiānr photograph
新浪 Xīnlàng Sina
赶快 gǎnkuài hurry up and...
注册 zhùcè to register, to sign up for

Supplementary Vocabulary

围巾 wéijīn scarf
微软 Wēiruǎn Microsoft
落伍 luòwǔ to be outdated
共享 gòngxiǎng to share together
毛主席思想 Máo zhǔxí sīxiǎng Maoism, the ideas of Chairman Mao
屏蔽 píngbì screen protector
推特 Tuītè Twitter
高科技 gāokējì high-technology

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