Intermediate - Sobriety Check (C1985)

A: 停车!停车!
tíngchē! tíngchē!
Stop the car! Stop the car!
B: 怎么了?
zěnmele?
What's wrong?
A: 过来测一下,有没有喝酒。
guòlai cè yīxià, yǒumeiyǒu hējiǔ.
Come over here and let us test if you've been drinking or not.
B: 警察同志,我赶时间。
jǐngchá tóngzhì, wǒ gǎn shíjiān.
Officer, I'm in a real hurry.
A: 晚上还赶时间?下车!下车!
wǎnshang hái gǎn shíjiān? xiàchē! xiàchē!
You're in a hurry in the evening? Get out of the car!
B: 我真的没喝酒。
wǒ zhēnde méi hējiǔ.
I really haven't been drinking.
A: 有没有喝测一下就知道了。哎哟,酒精含量不低嘛。在哪儿喝的?
yǒumeiyǒu hē cè yīxià jiù zhīdào le. āiyōu, jiǔjīng hánliàng bù dī ma. zài nǎr hē de?
We'll know if you've been drinking after the test. Wow, your blood-alcohol content is pretty high. Where were you drinking?
B: 就喝了一瓶啤酒。
jiù hē le yī píng píjiǔ.
I just had one beer.
A: 不管喝多少,都不行。酒后不能开车,不知道吗?
bùguǎn hē duōshao, dōu bù xíng. jiǔhòu bùnéng kāichē, bù zhīdào ma?
It doesn't matter how many you've had. Don't you know that you can't drink and drive?
B: 这个肯定知道。我保证以后一滴酒都不喝了。
zhè ge kěndìng zhīdào. wǒ bǎozhèng yǐhòu yī dī jiǔ dōu bù hē le.
I definitely know that. I guarantee that I won't touch a drop of alcohol in the future.
A: 驾照拿出来!扣三个月驾照,罚款三百。
jiàzhào ná chūlai! kòu sān ge yuè jiàzhào, fákuǎn sānbǎi.
Get out your driver's license. I'm suspending your license for three months and the fine is 300 RMB.
B: 警察同志,这么晚了,帮帮忙吧!这次就算了吧。
jǐngchá tóngzhì, zhème wǎn le, bāng bang máng ba! zhècì jiù suànle ba.
Officer, it's so late. Help me out! Let's just forget about it this time.
A: 这是规定,同时也是对你和对大家负责。
zhè shì guīdìng, tóngshí yě shì duì nǐ hé duì dàjiā fùzé.
It's the law and at the same time it's being responsible to both you and everyone else.
B: 那你看,驾照就别扣了吧?求求你了。我每天都要用车的,没车不行。
nà nǐ kàn, jiàzhào jiù bié kòu le ba? qiú qiu nǐ le. wǒ měitiān dōu yào yòng chē de, méi chē bù xíng.
Then can you please not suspend my license? I'm begging you. I need to use my car every day. I can't not have it.
A: 别说了,快点儿拿出来!
bié shuō le, kuài diǎnr ná chūlai!
Don't say any more. Take out your license!

Key Vocabulary

to test
赶时间 gǎn shíjiān to be in a hurry
酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol
含量 hánliàng content
不管 bùguǎn no matter
酒后 jiǔhòu after drinking
保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee
drop
驾照 jiàzhào driver's license
kòu to dock, to deduct
罚款 fákuǎn to pay a fine
规定 guīdìng rule
警察 jǐngchá police
同志 tóngzhì comrade
帮帮忙 bāng bang máng to help out
负责 fùzé to be responsible
求求你 qiú qiu nǐ to beg you

Supplementary Vocabulary

测试 cèshì to test
同性恋 tóngxìngliàn homosexual
血液酒精含量 xuèyè jiǔjīng hánliàng BAC (blood alcohol content)
结构 jiégòu structure
省略 shěngluè to omit
酒后开车 jiǔhòukāichē drunk driving
扣工资 kòugōngzī to dock one's salary
贿赂 huìlù bribe

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