Intermediate - A Bad Temper (C1767)

A: 你来了!
nǐ lái le!
You're here!
B: 来了!不好意思,我来晚了!
lái le! bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ lái wǎn le!
I'm here! Sorry I'm late!
A: 没事儿!我们也刚到。你老婆呢?
méishìr! wǒmen yě gāng dào. nǐ lǎopó ne?
No problem! We just got here, too. What about your wife?
B: 哎,别提了,我现在又是光棍儿了!
ài, bié tí le, wǒ xiànzài yòu shì guānggùnr le!
Ah, don't bring it up. I'm a bachelor again!
A: 怎么,又离婚了?
zěnme, yòu líhūn le?
What? Did you get another divorce?
B: 嗯。我脾气不好,一着急就发脾气,老跟她吵架。
ng4. wǒ píqi bù hǎo, yī zháojí jiù fā píqi, lǎo gēn tā chǎojià.
Yeah. I have a bad temper. As soon as I get stressed out I lose my temper. I was always fighting with my wife.
A: 你结过两次婚,都离了。你这脾气得好好改改!
nǐ jié guo liǎng cì hūn, dōu lí le. nǐ zhè píqi děi hǎohāo gǎi gai!
You've gotten married twice and then divorced both times. You need to change your attitude!
B: 我改。今天不说了,咱们喝酒吧。
wǒ gǎi. jīntiān bù shuō le, zánmen hējiǔ ba.
I'll work on it. I don't want to talk about it anymore today; let's just drink.

Key Vocabulary

gāng just
老婆 lǎopó wife
别提了 bié tí le ‘don‘t bring it up‘
光棍儿 guānggùnr bachelor
怎么 zěnme how
离婚 líhūn to divorce
脾气 píqi temperament
一......就...... yī ... jiù ... as soon as...just...
着急 zháojí to feel anxious
发脾气 fā píqi to lose one‘s temper
lǎo always
吵架 chǎojià to quarrel
结婚 jiéhūn to marry
děi must
好好 hǎohāo diligently
gǎi to change
咱们 zánmen we

Supplementary Vocabulary

迟到 chídào to be late
单身 dānshēn single
生气 shēngqì angry
骂人 màrén to scold someone
打架 dǎjià to fight
扔玩具 rēng wánjù to throw toys
拳头 quántou fist
建议 jiànyì to suggest
控制 kòngzhì to control
狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎibuliǎo chīshǐ 'you can't teach a dog not to eat feces' [fig. someone who won't change their bad habits]

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