Intermediate - Bachelor's Day (C1801)

A: 兄弟,今晚有安排吗?
xiōngdi, jīnwǎn yǒu ānpái ma?
Bro, what plans do you have tonight?
B: 没安排。回家宅着,打游戏。
méi ānpái. huí jiā zhái zhe, dǎ yóuxì.
None. Go home, stay in and play some video games.
A: 老宅着也没劲,今天是光棍节,一起喝酒去。
lǎo zhái zhe yě méijìn, jīntiān shì guānggùnjié, yīqǐ hējiǔ qù.
Staying in all the time is boring. Today is Bachelor's Day. Let's go out for drinks.
B: 也行。还有谁?
yě xíng. hái yǒu shéi?
That works too. Who else is going?
A: 就我们四个,你,我,飞飞和老李。
jiù wǒmen sì ge, nǐ, wǒ, fēifei hé Lǎo Lǐ.
Just the four of us: you, me, Fei Fei and Lao Li.
B: 哎,四个光棍儿一起过光棍节。郁闷!
ài, sì ge guānggùnr yīqǐ guò guānggùnjié. yùmèn!
Agh, four bachelors celebrating Bachelor's Day together. Depressing!
A: 要不约几个美女一起过?你们公司有没有单身的美女?
yàobu yuē jǐ ge měinǚ yīqǐ guò? nǐmen gōngsī yǒumeiyǒu dānshēn de měinǚ?
How about we ask a few ladies to spend it with us? Does your office have any good-looking single girls?
B: 有一两个,我问问。
yǒu yī liǎng ge, wǒ wèn wen.
There's one or two. I'll ask.
A: 好。我们都约几个。人多热闹。
hǎo. wǒmen dōu yuē jǐ ge. rén duō rènao.
OK. We'll all ask a few. The more the merrier.
B: 行,就这么定了!
xíng, jiù zhème dìng le!
OK. It's settled!

Key Vocabulary

兄弟 xiōngdi brother
安排 ānpái plans
zhái to stay in
游戏 yóuxì games
lǎo always
没劲 méijìn boring
光棍节 guānggùnjié Bachelor‘s Day
jiù just
光棍儿 guānggùnr bachelor
郁闷 yùmèn depressing
要不 yàobu how about
yuē to ask out
美女 měinǚ beautiful woman
单身 dānshēn single
热闹 rènao lively
dìng to arrange
guò to celebrate

Supplementary Vocabulary

宅男 zháinán homebody (man)
宅女 zháinǚ homebody (woman)
孤独 gūdú lonely
棍子 gùnzi stick
过节 guòjié to celebrate a holiday
建议 jiànyì to suggest
满意 mǎnyì satisfied
chǎo noisy

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