Intermediate - A Disgusting Woman (C1904)

A: 哟,兄弟,回来啦!那女孩儿长得怎么样?
yō, xiōngdì, huílai la! nà nǚháir zhǎng de zěnmeyàng?
Hey man, you’re back! How was that girl?
B: 哎,别提了!
ài, bié tí le!
Ugh, don’t bring it up!
A: 又是恐龙?
yòu shì kǒnglóng?
Another ugly one?
B: 长得不怎么样,还恶心得要死。
zhǎng de bù zěnmeyàng, hái ěxīn de yào sǐ.
Not only was she not very pretty, but she was also really disgusting.
A: 不会吧?
bùhuì ba?
No way.
B: 一见面,我就看到她油油的头发。
yī jiànmiàn, wǒ jiù kàndào tā yóu yóu de tóufa.
As soon as I met her I noticed her oily, oily hair.
A: 这么不讲卫生。
zhème bù jiǎng wèishēng.
That's so unhygienic.
B: 化妆也化得很浓。
huàzhuāng yě huà de hěn nóng.
She wore really heavy makeup, too.
A: 可能她比较爱玩,经常去夜店。
kěnéng tā bǐjiào ài wán, jīngcháng qù yèdiàn.
She probably likes to party and goes out to clubs often.
B: 动作也很不雅,不是挖鼻子就是挖耳朵。走路还外八字。
dòngzuò yě hěn bùyǎ, bùshì wā bízi jiùshì wā ěrduo. zǒulù hái wàibāzì.
Her behavior wasn't very elegant, either, and she was always picking her nose or ears. She also walked with her toes pointed out.
A: 啊?是不是她对你没兴趣,所以故意的?
ǎ? shì bu shì tā duì nǐ méi xìngqù, suǒyǐ gùyì de?
What? Did she do it on purpose because she wasn’t interested in you?
B: 今天真倒霉。哦,对了,她还放了一个又响又臭的屁。
jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi. ò, duì le, tā hái fàng le yī ge yòu xiǎng yòu chòu de pì.
Today was really unlucky. Oh, right. She also let out a really loud and stinky fart.
A: 兄弟,真同情你!
xiōngdì, zhēn tóngqíng nǐ!
Man, I feel really sorry for you!

Key Vocabulary

兄弟 xiōngdì brother
别提了 bié tí le ‘don‘t bring it up‘
恐龙 kǒnglóng dinosaur, ‘ugly girl‘
不怎么样 bù zěnmeyàng not very good
恶心 ěxīn disgusting
恶心得要死 ěxīn de yàosǐ extremely disgusting
一......就...... yī ... jiù ... as soon as...just...
yóu oily
头发 tóufa hair
jiǎng to pay attention to
卫生 wèishēng hygiene
化妆 huàzhuāng makeup
nóng heavy
夜店 yèdiàn nightclub
动作 dòngzuò movement, behavior
不雅 bùyǎ inelegant
不是......就是...... bùshì ... jiùshì ... either...or...
to pick
鼻子 bízi nose
耳朵 ěrduo ear
外八字 wàibāzì ‘to stand with toes pointed out‘
兴趣 xìngqù interest
故意 gùyì deliberately
倒霉 dǎoméi bad luck
放屁 fàngpì to fart
又......又...... yòu ... yòu ... both...and...
xiǎng loud
chòu stinky
同情 tóngqíng to sympathize

Supplementary Vocabulary

青蛙 qīngwā frog
台湾 Táiwān Taiwan
优雅 yōuyǎ elegant
鼻毛 bímáo nose hair
内八字 nèibāzì ‘to stand with toes pointed in‘
胡子 húzi beard

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