Intermediate - Lucky Day (C1703)

我今天真幸运!
wǒ jīntiān zhēn xìngyùn!
I had such a lucky day!
昨晚的打鼓练习很顺利,睡得也很好。
zuówǎn de dǎgǔ liànxí hěn shùnlì, shuì de yě hěn hǎo.
Drum practice went really smoothly last night, and I slept really well.
因为睡得好,所以早上心情就很好,而且在路上捡到了两百块钱。
yīnwèi shuì de hǎo, suǒyǐ zǎoshang xīnqíng jiù hěn hǎo, érqiě zài lùshang jiǎndào le liǎng bǎi kuài qián.
Because I slept well, I was in a good mood the next morning and found 200 kuai on the road.
下午在运动场,我们打赌看谁能打中对面大楼的窗户,结果我赢了。
xiàwǔ zài yùndòngchǎng, wǒmen dǎdǔ kàn shéi néng dǎzhòng duìmiàn dàlóu de chuānghu, jiéguǒ wǒ yíng le.
At the sports field in the afternoon, we bet on who could hit the window of the building across the way, and I won.
晚上,我新认识的女孩告诉我,她喜欢我,而且刚和她的前男友分手。
wǎnshang, wǒ xīn rènshi de nǚhái gàosu wǒ, tā xǐhuan wǒ, érqiě gāng hé tā de qián nányǒu fēnshǒu.
In the evening, the girl I met recently told me she liked me and that she also had just broken up with her ex-boyfriend.
今天一天都是好心情,晚上我要更热情地打鼓。
jīntiān yī tiān dōu shì hǎo xīnqíng, wǎnshang wǒ yào gèng rèqíng de dǎgǔ.
I've been in a good mood all day. Tonight, I'm going to play my drums with even more enthusiasm.
而且那个女孩今晚会来一起练习,她会吹萨克斯。
érqiě nà ge nǚhái jīnwǎn huì lái yīqǐ liànxí, tā huì chuī sàkèsī.
Also, that girl is going to come over tonight to practice with me. She can play the saxophone.

Key Vocabulary

幸运 xìngyùn lucky
昨晚 zuówǎn yesterday evening
打鼓 dǎgǔ to play drums
练习 liànxí to practice
顺利 shùnlì smoothly
因为 yīnwèi because
所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore
心情 xīnqíng mood
而且 érqiě and, moreover
捡到 jiǎndào to pick up, to collect
运动场 yùndòngchǎng sports field
打赌 dǎdǔ to bet
打中 dǎzhòng to hit something
对面 duìmiàn across
大楼 dàlóu building
窗户 chuānghu window
结果 jiéguǒ in the end, as a result
yíng to win
xīn new
gāng just recently
前男友 qián nányǒu ex-boyfriend
分手 fēnshǒu to break up
gèng even more
热情 rèqíng enthusiastic, passionate
chuī to blow, to play an instrument with one's mouth
萨克斯 sàkèsī saxophone

Supplementary Vocabulary

困难 kùnnan difficulty, hardship
最后 zuìhòu in the end
用力 yònglì to use energy
牛仔裤 niúzǎikù jeans
中奖 zhòngjiǎng to win a prize
抽奖 chōujiǎng to play a lottery or raffle
停电 tíngdiàn to have electricity stopped

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