Intermediate - Getting a Tattoo (C1497)

A: 你先进去。
nǐ xiān jìnqù.
Go on in.
B: 不行。我好怕。
bùxíng. wǒ hǎo pà.
No way. I'm scared.
A: 我......我也不敢。有的人说痛,有的人说不痛。你说,到底会不会痛啊?
wǒ...... wǒ yě bù gǎn. yǒude rén shuō tòng, yǒude rén shuō bù tòng. nǐ shuō, dàodǐ huì bu huì tòng a?
I...I don't dare myself. Some people say it hurts, some people say it doesn't. What do you think? Is it actually going to hurt or not?
B: 我怎么知道?
wǒ zěnme zhīdào?
How would I know?
A: 会不会伤口发炎,死掉了啊?
huì bu huì shāngkǒu fāyán, sǐ diào le a?
Do you think the cut will get inflamed and I'll die?
B: 应该不会吧。
yīnggāi bùhuì ba.
I doubt it.
A: 哎哟,如果被我妈发现了,我肯定会被她打死的。
āiyōu, rúguǒ bèi wǒ mā fāxiàn le, wǒ kěndìng huì bèi tā dǎ sǐ de.
Oh geez, if my mom finds out, she'll definitely give me a beating.
B: 你别说了。你越说我越怕。
nǐ bié shuō le. nǐ yuè shuō wǒ yuè pà.
Don't say that. The more you talk like that, the more scared I get.
A: 我们到底要不要纹身啊?
wǒmen dàodǐ yào bu yào wénshēn a?
Do we really want to get tattoos?
B: 我看,还是算了吧!
wǒ kàn, háishì suàn le ba!
I think it'd be best to just forget it.
A: 可是我喜欢他,我真的好想把他的名字纹在身上。
kěshì wǒ xǐhuan tā, wǒ zhēn de hǎo xiǎng bǎ tā de míngzi wén zài shēn shàng.
But I like him. I really want to tattoo his name on my body.
B: 那你进去吧。我在外面等你。
nà nǐ jìnqù ba. wǒ zài wàimian děng nǐ.
Then go on in. I'll wait for you outside.
A: 啊!啊!
à! à!
Ah! Ah!

Key Vocabulary

hǎo very
to be afraid
gǎn to dare
有的 yǒude some
tòng painful
到底 dàodǐ actually, really
伤口 shāngkǒu cut, wound
发炎 fāyán to become inflamed
应该 yīnggāi should
如果 rúguǒ if
bèi by, [passive marker]
发现 fāxiàn to discover, to realize
肯定 kěndìng definitely, certainly
打死 dǎ sǐ to beat to death
越......越...... yuè ... yuè ... the more...
纹身 wénshēn to tattoo, tattoo
还是 háishì it would be better to
算了 suàn le 'forget it'
可是 kěshì but
to take

Supplementary Vocabulary

害怕 hàipà to be afraid
受伤 shòushāng to be injured, to be wounded
怀疑 huáiyí to doubt
黑社会 hēishèhuì organized crime, mafia
tiē to stick, to paste

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