Intermediate - You Smell Terrible! (C1977)

A: 什么味道?这么臭!
shénme wèidao? zhème chòu!
What's that smell? It's so stinky!
B: 我怎么没闻到?
wǒ zěnme méi wén dào?
Why don't I smell it?
A: 你鼻子是不是有问题?不对,好像就是从你身上来的。
nǐ bízi shì bu shì yǒu wèntí? bù duì, hǎoxiàng jiùshì cóng nǐ shēnshàng lái de.
Is there something wrong with your nose? Wait, it seems like it's coming from you.
B: 你别乱说,我天天换衣服的。
nǐ bié luànshuō, wǒ tiāntiān huàn yīfu de.
Don't be ridiculous. I change my clothes every day.
A: 那你多久没换袜子了?
nà nǐ duō jiǔ méi huàn wàzi le?
When's the last time you changed your socks?
B: 袜子也是天天换的。
wàzi yě shì tiāntiān huàn de.
I change my socks every day, too.
A: 那你多久没洗澡了?
nà nǐ duō jiǔ méi xǐzǎo le?
Then when's the last time you showered?
B: 洗澡的话,我想想看,好像是上上个礼拜洗过一次。
xǐzǎo dehuà, wǒ xiǎngxiang kàn, hǎoxiàng shì shàngshàng ge lǐbài xǐ guo yī cì.
Showered? Let me see. I think I showered once two weeks ago.
A: 啊?我的天啊!难怪这么臭!
ǎ? wǒ de tiān a! nánguài zhème chòu!
What? Oh my gosh! No wonder you're so smelly!
B: 天天洗,多麻烦!
tiāntiān xǐ, duō máfan!
It's such a pain to shower every day!
A: 那你多久没洗脚了?
nà nǐ duō jiǔ méi xǐ jiǎo le?
When's the last time you washed your feet?
B: 也是上上个礼拜洗的,洗澡洗脚一块儿的。
yě shì shàngshàng ge lǐbài xǐ de, xǐzǎo xǐ jiǎo yīkuàir de.
It was also two weeks ago. I shower and wash my feet together.
A: 真受不了你!你快离我远点儿!
zhēn shòubuliǎo nǐ! nǐ kuài lí wǒ yuǎn diǎnr!
This is really too much! Get away from me now!

Key Vocabulary

味道 wèidao smell
chòu stinky
怎么 zěnme how
闻到 wéndào to smell
鼻子 bízi nose
有问题 yǒu wèntí to have problems
好像 hǎoxiàng to seem as if
就是 jiùshì just to be
cóng from
身上 shēnshàng on the body
乱说 luànshuō to speak nonsensically
天天 tiāntiān every day
huàn to change
多久 duō jiǔ how long
袜子 wàzi sock
洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a shower
的话 dehuà if
想想看 xiǎngxiang kàn to think about
上上个礼拜 shàngshàng ge lǐbài two weeks ago
guo [indicates a prior experience]
天啊 tiān a goodness
难怪 nánguài no wonder
麻烦 máfan troublesome
一块儿 yīkuàir altogether
受不了 shòubuliǎo to be unable to bear
to be away from
yuǎn far

Supplementary Vocabulary

wén to smell
脑子 nǎozi brain
来源 láiyuán origin
解释 jiěshì to explain
强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
省略 shěnglǜe to omit
话题 huàtí topic
完整 wánzhěng to complete
走开 zǒukāi to leave
舌头 shétou tongue

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