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xiōngdìbrother
别提了bié tí le‘don‘t bring it up‘
恐龙kǒnglóngdinosaur, ‘ugly girl‘
不怎么样bù zěnmeyàngnot very good
恶心ěxīndisgusting
恶心得要死ěxīn de yàosǐextremely disgusting
一......就......yī ... jiù ...as soon as...just...
yóuoily
头发tóufahair
jiǎngto pay attention to
卫生wèishēnghygiene
化妆huàzhuāngmakeup
nóngheavy
夜店yèdiànnightclub
动作dòngzuòmovement, behavior
不雅bùyǎinelegant
不是......就是......bùshì ... jiùshì ...either...or...
to pick
鼻子bízinose
耳朵ěrduoear
外八字wàibāzì‘to stand with toes pointed out‘
兴趣xìngqùinterest
故意gùyìdeliberately
倒霉dǎoméibad luck
放屁fàngpìto fart
又......又......yòu ... yòu ...both...and...
xiǎngloud
chòustinky
同情tóngqíngto sympathize

Supplementary Vocabulary

青蛙qīngwāfrog
台湾TáiwānTaiwan
优雅yōuyǎelegant
鼻毛bímáonose hair
内八字nèibāzì‘to stand with toes pointed in‘
胡子húzibeard

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