Intermediate - Sportswear Brands (C1754)

A: 老妈,给我买双球鞋吧!
lǎomā, gěi wǒ mǎi shuāng qiúxié ba!
Mom, buy me a pair of gym shoes!
B: 不是刚给你买了一双吗?
bùshì gāng gěi nǐ mǎi le yī shuāng ma?
Didn't I just buy you a pair?
A: 破了!
pò le!
They're falling apart!
B: 你那什么脚啊?一天一双鞋。
nǐ nà shénme jiǎo a? yī tiān yī shuāng xié.
What's with your feet? You go through a pair of shoes every day.
A: 谁让你给我买阿迪王的?冒牌货!
shéi ràng nǐ gěi wǒ mǎi ādíwáng de? màopáihuò!
Who made you buy Adivon? It's a knockoff!
B: 那这次要买什么样的?
nà zhècì yào mǎi shénmeyàng de?
Then what kind do you want to buy this time?
A: 我要耐克。
wǒ yào Nàikè.
I want Nike.
B: 耐克?也要一千多呢。不行不行。
Nàikè? yě yào yīqiān duō ne. bù xíng bù xíng.
Nike? Those are more than 1000. No way.
A: 老妈,我跟你说,耐克的标志是一个勾,穿了耐克肯定能考一百分!
lǎomā, wǒ gēn nǐ shuō, Nàikè de biāozhì shì yī ge gōu, chuān le Nàikè kěndìng néng kǎo yībǎi fēn!
Mom, let me tell you something. Nike's logo is a check mark. If I wear Nike's I'll definitely get 100 percent on my tests!
B: 真的?那给你买李宁,也是一个勾。李宁还是奥运冠军呢!
zhēnde? nà gěi nǐ mǎi Lǐníng, yě shì yī ge gōu. Lǐ Níng hái shì Aòyùn guànjūn ne!
Really? Then I'll buy you Li Ning. They also have a check mark. Li Ning's also an Olympic champion!
A: 我不要李宁。
wǒ bù yào Lǐníng.
I don't want Li Ning.
B: 那给你买特步,最近老是有它的广告。
nà gěi nǐ mǎi Tèbù, zuìjìn lǎoshi yǒu tā de guǎnggào.
Then I'll buy you Xtep. Their ads have been everywhere recently.
A: 特步是个大叉!你想让我考鸭蛋啊?
Tèbù shì ge dà chā! nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒ kǎo yādàn a?
Xtep's logo is a big X! Do you want me to get a zero?

Key Vocabulary

老妈 lǎomā ‘mom‘
shuāng pair
球鞋 qiúxié sports shoes, gym shoes
不是......吗 bùshì ... ma to not be
to break
ràng to let
阿迪王 ādíwáng Adivon (brand)
冒牌货 màopáihuò knock-off, imitation
耐克 Nàikè Nike (brand)
标志 biāozhì logo
gōu check mark
肯定 kěndìng certainly
kǎo to take a test
一百分 yībǎi fēn 100 points; 100 percent
李宁 Lǐníng Li Ning (brand)
奥运 Aòyùn Olympic
冠军 guànjūn champion
特步 Tèbù Xtep (brand)
老是 lǎoshi always
广告 guǎnggào advertisement
chā X
鸭蛋 yādàn duck egg

Supplementary Vocabulary

打勾 dǎgōu to check
打叉 dǎchā to cross
考试 kǎoshì test
阿迪达斯 ādídásī Adidas (brand)
锐步 Ruìbù Reebok (brand)
新百伦 Xīnbǎilún New Balance (brand)
匡威 Kuāngwēi Converse (brand)
反问句 fǎnwènjù rhetorical question
亲密 qīnmì intimate
cloth
洛杉矶 Luòshānjī Los Angeles
星巴克 Xīngbākè Starbucks
零分 língfēn zero points
油条 yóutiáo deep-fried twisted dough sticks
大饼 dàbǐng a kind of large flatbread
迷信 míxìn superstition

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