Intermediate - World Cup Talk (C1440)

A:  快传,传啊!射门,射门!
kuài chuán, chuán a! shèmén, shèmén!
Hurry up and pass it! Pass! Shoot it! Shoot!
B:  老公,你怎么还在看电视?
lǎogōng, nǐ zěnme hái zài kàn diànshì?
Honey, why are you still watching TV?
A:  现在正直播世界杯呢!
xiànzài zhèng zhíbō shìjièbēi ne!
The World Cup is being broadcast live right now!
B:  都那么晚了,快关掉!吵死了。
dōu nàme wǎn le, kuài guāndiào! chǎo sǐ le.
It's already so late. Hurry up and turn it off! It's way too loud.
A:  哎,你干吗?我要看阿根廷队,我要看梅西!
āi, nǐ gànmá? wǒ yào kàn A1gēntíng duì, wǒ yào kàn Méixī!
Hey, what are you doing? I want to watch the Argentine team. I want to watch Messi!
B:  快睡觉!明天还要上班呢。
kuài shuìjiào! míngtiān hái yào shàngbān ne.
Hurry up and get to bed! You still have to go to work tomorrow.
A:  你前几天不是也陪我看的吗?
nǐ qián jǐ tiān bùshì yě péi wǒ kàn de ma?
Didn't you watch it with me the last few days?
B:  那场比赛有卡卡的。
nà chǎng bǐsài yǒu Kǎkǎ de.
That match had Kaká in it.
A:  我要看我的西西。
wǒ yào kàn wǒ de Xīxī.
I want to watch my Messi.
B:  什么西西,这次意大利队肯定能拿冠军,因为有卡卡在的嘛。
shénme Xīxī, zhècì Yìdàlì duì kěndìng néng ná guànjūn, yīnwèi yǒu Kǎkǎ zài de ma.
Messi? The Italian team can definitely take the championship this time...because they have Kaká.
A:  晕,卡卡是巴西队的!
yūn, Kǎkǎ shì Bāxī duì de!
Hah! Kaká is on the Brazilian team!
B:  我不管,卡卡在哪个队我就觉得哪个队会赢。
wǒ bù guǎn, Kǎkǎ zài nǎ ge duì wǒ jiù juéde nǎ ge duì huì yíng.
Whatever. Whichever team Kaká is on, I just think that's the team that's going to win.
A:  那我到酒吧去看了。
nà wǒ dào jiǔbā qù kàn le.
Then I'll go to the bar to watch it.
B:  你怎么又回来了?
nǐ zěnme yòu huílai le?
Why did you come back?
A:  我来拿我的啤酒和花生米。
wǒ lái ná wǒ de píjiǔ hé huāshēngmǐ.
I came to get my beer and peanuts.

Key Vocabulary

chuánto pass
射门shèménto shoot [sports]
zhèngat the moment
直播zhíbōto broadcast live
世界杯shìjièbēiWorld Cup
dōualready
关掉guāndiàoto turn off
阿根廷A1gēntíngArgentina
duìteam
梅西MéixīMessi (name)
前几天qián jǐ tiānlast few days
péito accompany
chǎng[measure word for performances, games]
比赛bǐsàicompetition
卡卡KǎkǎKaká (name)
意大利YìdàlìItalian team
to take, to get
冠军guànjūnchampionship
yūndizzy
巴西BāxīBrazil
guǎnto bother about something
觉得juédeto think
yíngto win
花生米huāshēngmǐshelled peanut

Supplementary Vocabulary

球员qiúyuánball player
冰球bīngqiúhockey
篮球lánqiúbasketball
打游戏dǎ yóuxìto play a game
几天前jǐ tiān qiána few days ago

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