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xiōngdibrother
安排ānpáiplans
zháito stay in
游戏yóuxìgames
lǎoalways
没劲méijìnboring
光棍节guānggùnjiéBachelor‘s Day
jiùjust
光棍儿guānggùnrbachelor
郁闷yùmèndepressing
要不yàobuhow about
yuēto ask out
美女měinǚbeautiful woman
单身dānshēnsingle
热闹rènaolively
dìngto arrange
guòto celebrate

Supplementary Vocabulary

宅男zháinánhomebody (man)
宅女zháinǚhomebody (woman)
孤独gūdúlonely
棍子gùnzistick
过节guòjiéto celebrate a holiday
建议jiànyìto suggest
满意mǎnyìsatisfied
chǎonoisy

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