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xìngyùnlucky
昨晚zuówǎnyesterday evening
打鼓dǎgǔto play drums
练习liànxíto practice
顺利shùnlìsmoothly
因为yīnwèibecause
所以suǒyǐso, therefore
心情xīnqíngmood
而且érqiěand, moreover
捡到jiǎndàoto pick up, to collect
运动场yùndòngchǎngsports field
打赌dǎdǔto bet
打中dǎzhòngto hit something
对面duìmiànacross
大楼dàlóubuilding
窗户chuānghuwindow
结果jiéguǒin the end, as a result
yíngto win
xīnnew
gāngjust recently
前男友qián nányǒuex-boyfriend
分手fēnshǒuto break up
gèngeven more
热情rèqíngenthusiastic, passionate
chuīto blow, to play an instrument with one's mouth
萨克斯sàkèsīsaxophone

Supplementary Vocabulary

困难kùnnandifficulty, hardship
最后zuìhòuin the end
用力yònglìto use energy
牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans
中奖zhòngjiǎngto win a prize
抽奖chōujiǎngto play a lottery or raffle
停电tíngdiànto have electricity stopped

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