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

gāngjust
老婆lǎopówife
别提了bié tí le‘don‘t bring it up‘
光棍儿guānggùnrbachelor
怎么zěnmehow
离婚líhūnto divorce
脾气píqitemperament
一......就......yī ... jiù ...as soon as...just...
着急zháojíto feel anxious
发脾气fā píqito lose one‘s temper
lǎoalways
吵架chǎojiàto quarrel
结婚jiéhūnto marry
děimust
好好hǎohāodiligently
gǎito change
咱们zánmenwe

Supplementary Vocabulary

迟到chídàoto be late
单身dānshēnsingle
生气shēngqìangry
骂人màrénto scold someone
打架dǎjiàto fight
扔玩具rēng wánjùto throw toys
拳头quántoufist
建议jiànyìto suggest
控制kòngzhìto 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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