Intermediate - A Rarely Washed Car (C1566)

A:  小贺,这辆车是你的?
Xiǎo Hè, zhè liàng chē shì nǐ de?
Xiao He, is this your car?
B:  对啊。它可是我的宝贝。
duì a. tā kěshì wǒ de bǎobèi.
Yeah. It really is my baby.
A:  你怎么这么对待你的宝贝车啊?
nǐ zěnme zhème duìdài nǐ de bǎobèi chē a?
How can you treat your precious car like this?
B:  怎么了?
zěnmele?
What's wrong?
A:  你看看,轮胎上都是泥,玻璃上都是灰。你多久没洗车了?
nǐ kàn kan, lúntāi shàng dōu shì ní, bōli shàng dōu shì huī. nǐ duō jiǔ méi xǐ chē le?
Look - there's mud all over the tires and the windows are covered in dust. How long has it been since you've had a carwash?
B:  我周末才洗过。
wǒ zhōumò cái xǐ guo.
I just had it washed on the weekend.
A:  那怎么不到一星期就脏了?
nà zěnme bù dào yī xīngqī jiù zāng le?
How did it get so dirty in less than a week?
B:  哎!第二天就下雨了。郁闷死了。
āi! dì èr tiān jiù xiàyǔ le. yùmèn sǐ le.
Agh! It rained the next day. It's so depressing.

Key Vocabulary

liàng[measure word for vehicles]
宝贝bǎobèiprized possession, baby
对待duìdàito treat
轮胎lúntāitire
dōuall
mud
玻璃bōliglass
huīdust, dirt
cáionly just
不到bùdàoto not reach
jiùjust, then
郁闷yùmèndepressed, gloomy
第二天dì èr tiānthe next day, the 2nd day

Supplementary Vocabulary

祝贺zhùhèto congratulate
强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
刚刚gānggāngjust now
不满bù mǎndissatisfied
月卡yuèkǎone-month card
lǎnlazy

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