Intermediate - Meeting in Real Life (C1722)

A:  杨子,我最近在网上认识了一个女孩。
Yáng Zǐ, wǒ zuìjìn zài wǎngshàng rènshi le yī ge nǚháir.
Yang Zi, I recently met a girl online.
B:  哦?快说说。
ǒ? kuài shuō shuo.
Oh? Tell me about her.
A:  她的头像很可爱,像漫画人物。网名叫小甜甜。
tā de tóuxiàng hěn kě'ài, xiàng mànhuà rénwù. wǎngmíng jiào Xiǎotiántian.
Her avatar is really cute; it's like a cartoon character. Her internet name is Xiao Tiantian.
B:  看来你挺喜欢她的。
kànlái nǐ tǐng xǐhuan tā de.
It seems like you really like her.
A:  嗯。她很幽默,跟她聊天很开心。
ng4. tā hěn yōumò, gēn tā liáotiān hěn kāixīn.
Yeah. She's really funny. Chatting with her makes me really happy.
B:  哦。
ò.
Oh.
A:  她还给我转发了很多好玩的帖子和网页。
tā hái gěi wǒ zhuǎnfā le hěn duō hǎowán de tiězi hé wǎngyè.
She's also sent me a lot of funny posts and web pages.
B:  你看过她的照片吗?
nǐ kàn guo tā de zhàopiàn ma?
Have you seen a picture of her?
A:  没有,她不肯发给我。
méiyǒu, tā bù kěn fāgěi wǒ.
No. She won't send me one.
B:  肯定长得不怎么样。
kěndìng zhǎng de bù zěnmeyàng.
She's definitely not very pretty then.
A:  别瞎说!我约了她下午见面。
bié xiāshuō! wǒ yuē le tā xiàwǔ jiànmiàn.
Don't be ridiculous! I'm meeting her this afternoon.
B:  好啊!我支持你。
hǎo a! wǒ zhīchí nǐ.
OK! I'm rooting for you.
B:  你跟小甜甜见面怎么样?
nǐ gēn Xiǎotiántian jiànmiàn zěnmeyàng?
How did your meeting with Xiao Tiantian go?
A:  别提了,小甜甜原来是我妈妈!
bié tí le, Xiǎotiántian yuánlái shì wǒ māma!
Don't ask. Xiao Tiantian was actually my mother!
B:  哈哈哈!
hā hā hā!
Ha ha ha!

Key Vocabulary

头像tóuxiàngportrait, avatar
xiànglike
漫画mànhuàcartoon
人物rénwùperson
网名wǎngmínginternet name
看来kànláiapparently
tǐngvery
幽默yōumòhumorous
聊天liáotiānto chat
开心kāixīnhappy
转发zhuǎnfāto forward
帖子tiězipost
网页wǎngyèwebpage
照片zhàopiànphotograph
kěnto be willing
肯定kěndìngcertainly
不怎么样bù zěnmeyàngunremarkable
瞎说xiāshuōto talk nonsense
yuēto make a date
支持zhīchíto support
别提了bié tí le'don't ask'
原来yuánláioriginally

Supplementary Vocabulary

网友wǎngyǒuinternet friend
全身quánshēnwhole body
上传shàngchuánto upload
看起来kàn qǐláiappears to be
好笑hǎoxiàofunny
可笑kěxiàoridiculous, absurd
论坛lùntánforum
社交网站shèjiāo wǎngzhànsocial networking site
失望shīwàngto be disappointed

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