Intermediate - Perfume Shopping (C1777)

A:  先生,买香水啊!
xiānsheng, mǎi xiāngshuǐ a!
Sir, are you buying perfume?
B:  嗯。
ng4.
Yeah.
A:  请问你想自用还是送人?
qǐngwèn nǐ xiǎng zìyòng háishi sòngrén?
Are you buying it for yourself or to give to someone else?
B:  送人。
sòngrén.
To give to someone else.
A:  男用还是女用?
nányòng háishi nǚyòng?
For a man or a woman?
B:  女用。
nǚyòng.
For a woman.
A:  多大年纪?
duō dà niánjì?
How old is she?
B:  二十七八岁。
èrshí qī bā suì.
27 or 28 years old.
A:  那可以选择成熟一点儿的。
nà kěyǐ xuǎnzé chéngshú yīdiǎnr de.
Then you can select one that's a bit more mature.
B:  她是个活泼可爱的女孩儿,成熟的可能不适合她。
tā shì ge huópo kě'ài de nǚháir, chéngshú de kěnéng bù shìhé tā.
She's a lively, cute young woman. Mature might not suit her.
A:  那选一款果香的吧。我们新推出一款柚子味儿的,卖得很好。我帮你喷点儿试试?
nà xuǎn yī kuǎn guǒxiāng de ba. wǒmen xīn tuīchū yī kuǎn yòuzi wèir de, mài de hěn hǎo. wǒ bāng nǐ pēn diǎnr shì shi?
Then choose a fruit-scented perfume. We just released a new grapefruit fragrance; it's selling really well. Can I give you a spritz to try out?
C:  李超,你怎么在这里?
Lǐ Chāo, nǐ zěnme zài zhèlǐ?
Li Chao, what are you doing here?
A:  我......我......,我想买一瓶香水送给你。
wǒ...... wǒ......, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī píng xiāngshuǐ sònggěi nǐ.
I...I..., I'm buying a bottle of perfume to give you.

Key Vocabulary

香水xiāngshuǐperfume
自用zìyòngto use oneself
送人sòngrénto give to someone
年纪niánjìage
选择xuǎnzéto choose
成熟chéngshúmature
活泼huópolively
可爱kě'àicute
适合shìhéto suit
kuǎn[measure word]
果香guǒxiāngfruit-scented
推出tuīchūto release to the public
柚子yòuzigrapefruit
味儿wèirfragrance, scent
pēnto spray
màito sell
shìto try
píngbottle
还是háishior

Supplementary Vocabulary

或者huòzhěor
肯定kěndìngdefinitely
年龄niánlíngage
疑问句yíwènjùquestion, interrogative phrase
香味xiāngwèifragrant smell
功能gōngnéngfunction
维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
洗发水xǐfàshuǐshampoo
产品chǎnpǐnproduct
讨论tǎolùnto discuss
结尾jiéwěiending
类型lèixíngtype

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