Intermediate - Fans at Andy Lau's Concert (C1464)

A: 华仔,我爱你!
Huázǎi, wǒ ài nǐ!
Huazai, I love you!
B: 我也爱你们!下一首歌是:男人哭吧不是罪。
wǒ yě ài nǐmen! xià yī shǒu gē shì: nánrén kū ba bù shì zuì.
I love you all too! The next song is: 'Cry, Man, Cry. It's Not a Crime.”
B: 大家跟我一起唱!男人哭吧哭吧哭吧不是罪!
dàjiā gēn wǒ yīqǐ chàng! nánrén kū ba kū ba kū ba bù shì zuì!
Everyone sing with me! Cry, man, cry. It's not a crime!
A: 男人哭吧哭吧哭吧不是罪!
nánrén kū ba kū ba kū ba bù shì zuì!
Cry, man, cry. It's not a crime!
C: 喂,小姑娘,你的荧光棒打到我了!
wèi, xiǎogūniang, nǐ de yíngguāngbàng dǎ dào wǒ le!
Hello, young lady, your glow stick hit me.
A: 哦,对不起。
ò, duìbuqǐ.
Oh, sorry.
C: 没事儿,听演唱会就是要疯狂。
méishìr, tīng yǎnchànghuì jiùshì yào fēngkuáng.
No problem. When you're at a concert, you've gotta get crazy.
A: 啊!华仔,我爱你!
à! Huázǎi, wǒ ài nǐ!
Ah! Huazai, I love you!
C: 哎呀,这些年轻人真吓人!
āiyā, zhèxiē niánqīngrén zhēn xiàrén!
Geez, these young people are scary!
A: 大叔,你也是华仔的粉丝吗?
dàshū, nǐ yě shì Huázǎi de fěnsī ma?
Mister, are you a fan of Huazai too?
C: 嗯,我喜欢刘德华。
ng4, wǒ xǐhuan Liú Déhuá.
Yeah, I like Liu Dehua.
A: 那你也要high起来呀!
nà nǐ yě yào high qǐlái ya!
Then you should get excited too!
C: 哦,我心里很高兴。我是陪女儿来的。
ò, wǒ xīnli hěn gāoxìng. wǒ shì péi nǚ'ér lái de.
Oh, I'm really happy on the inside. I came here with my daughter.
A: 那你女儿呢?
nà nǐ nǚ'ér ne?
Then where is she?
C: 她在前面,想看看有没有机会跟华仔合影。
tā zài qiánmian, xiǎng kàn kan yǒu meiyǒu jīhuì gēn Huázǎi héyǐng.
She's up ahead. She wants to see if she can get the opportunity to get a picture with Huazai.
A: 啊!啊!
à! à!
Ah! Ah!

Key Vocabulary

华仔 Huázǎi Huazai (name)
shǒu [measure word for songs]
zuì crime
小姑娘 xiǎogūniang young lady
荧光棒 yíngguāngbàng glow stick
打到 dǎ dào to knock into
演唱会 yǎnchànghuì concert
疯狂 fēngkuáng crazy
年轻人 niánqīngrén young people
吓人 xiàrén frightening
大叔 dàshū uncle (form of address for older men)
粉丝 fěnsī fan
刘德华 Liú Déhuá Andy Lau
起来 qǐlái to rise up
心里 xīnli one's mind
péi to accompany
机会 jīhuì opportunity
合影 héyǐng to take a group picture

Supplementary Vocabulary

牛仔 niúzǎi cowboy
犯罪 fànzuì to commit a crime
荧光笔 yíngguāngbǐ highlighter, fluorescent marker
演唱 yǎnchàng to sing a song
音乐会 yīnyuèhuì musical performance, concert

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