Intermediate - A Disgusting Man (C1893)

A: 这么早就回来啦!相亲怎么样啊?
zhème zǎo jiù huílai la! xiāngqīn zěnmeyàng a?
You’re back so early! How was your blind date?
B: 哎,这个更差。
ài, zhè ge gèng chà.
Ugh, this one was even worse.
A: 哦?快跟我说说有多差。
ò? kuài gēn wǒ shuō shuo yǒu duō chà.
Oh? Tell me about how bad he was.
B: 哎,我从没见过这么邋遢的男人。
āi, wǒ cóngméi jiàn guo zhème lāta de nánrén.
Argh, I've never seen such a slovenly man.
A: 怎么?脸没洗?牙没刷?
zěnme? liǎn méi xǐ? yá méi shuā?
Why? Did he not wash his face or brush his teeth?
B: 哼,胡子没刮,眼睛旁边还有眼屎,那个鼻毛哦,都长到鼻子外面来了。
hèng, húzi méi guā, yǎnjing pángbiān hái yǒu yǎnshǐ, nàge bímáo ò, dōu zhǎng dào bízi wàimian lái le.
Psh. He hadn't shaved and still had sleep in his eyes. His nosehairs were so long that they were actually coming out of his nose.
A: 啊?这么恶心!
ǎ? zhème ěxīn!
What? That's so disgusting!
B: 还有那个头,都是头皮屑!
háiyǒu nàge tóu, dōu shì tóupíxiè!
And that head of his... it was covered in dandruff!
A: 呃!
è!
Wow!
B: 牙齿上还有菜。
yáchǐ shàng hái yǒu cài.
He also had food in his teeth.
A: 真同情你!
zhēn tóngqíng nǐ!
I feel really sorry for you!

Key Vocabulary

jiù just
相亲 xiāngqīn blind date
gèng even more
chà bad
从没 cóngméi never before
邋遢 lāta disheveled, slovenly
洗脸 xǐliǎn to wash one's face
刷牙 shuāyá to brush one's teeth
胡子 húzi beard
guā to shave
旁边 pángbiān side
眼屎 yǎnshǐ lacrimal fluid; 'eye gunk'
鼻毛 bímáo nose hair
dōu all
zhǎng to grow
鼻子 bízi nose
恶心 ěxīn disgusting
头皮屑 tóupíxiè dandruff
牙齿 yáchǐ tooth
cài food
同情 tóngqíng to feel sorry for

Supplementary Vocabulary

整齐 zhěngqí tidy
遇到 yùdào to encounter
耳屎 érshǐ earwax
鼻屎 bíshǐ mucus
狗屎 gǒushǐ dog poop
表面 biǎomiàn surface
理解 lǐjiě to understand
感受 gǎnshòu to bear, to endure
心情 xīnqíng mood
奇奇怪怪的 qíqíguàiguài de strange
经历 jīnglì experience

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