Intermediate - A Wasteful Husband (C1696)

A: 老公,我回来啦!
lǎogōng, wǒ huílái la!
Honey, I'm home!
B: 哦。
ò.
Oh.
A: 老公,你在干吗?
lǎogōng, nǐ zài gànmá?
Honey, what are you doing?
B: 没干吗。我在上网。
méi gànmá. wǒ zài shàngwǎng.
Nothing. Just messing around online.
A: 你怎么把水龙头都打开了?
nǐ zěnme bǎ shuǐlóngtóu dōu dǎkāi le?
Why did you leave the faucets running?
B: 哦,我忘了关了。
ò, wǒ wàng le guān le.
Oh. I forgot to turn them off.
A: 好吧。怎么每个房间的灯都亮着?
hǎoba. zěnme měige fángjiān de dēng dōu liàng zhe?
OK then. Why are the lights on in every room?
B: 你不在家,我怕黑。
nǐ bù zài jiā, wǒ pà hēi.
When you're not home, I'm afraid of the dark.
A: 去你的。你到底怎么了?
qùnǐde. nǐ dàodǐ zěnmele?
Whatever. What's really the matter?
B: 我心情不好。
wǒ xīnqíng bù hǎo.
I'm in a bad mood.
A: 心情不好也别浪费水浪费电啊!水电费多贵啊!
xīnqíng bù hǎo yě bié làngfèi shuǐ làngfèi diàn a! shuǐ diàn fèi duō guì a!
Just because you're in a bad mood doesn't mean you can waste water and electricity! They're expensive!

Key Vocabulary

老公 lǎogōng husband; 'honey'
干吗 gànmá to do what
上网 shàngwǎng to go online
to take something and...
怎么 zěnme how, why
水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu faucet
打开 dǎkāi to open; to turn on
wàng to forget
guān to close; to turn off
dēng light
liàng to emit light
zhe [indicates a continuous states]
怕黑 pà hēi to be afraid of the dark
去你的 qùnǐde 'whatever'
到底 dàodǐ really, truly
心情 xīnqíng mood
浪费 làngfèi to waste
diàn electricity
水电费 shuǐ diàn fèi water and electric fees
duō much

Supplementary Vocabulary

忘记 wàngjì to forget
就算 jiùsuàn even if
浪费粮食 làngfèi liángshi to waste food
谈恋爱 tán liàn'ài to fall in love, to date
机会 jīhuì opportunity
浪费感情 làngfèi gǎnqíng to waste one's feelings
节约 jiéyuē to conserve

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