Intermediate - Lesson Brainstorming (C2000)

A:  头脑风暴了,头脑风暴了!大家快想想看第2000课要做什么?
tóunǎo fēngbào le, tóunǎo fēngbào le! dàjiā kuài xiǎngxiang kàn dì liǎng qiān kè yào zuò shénme?
Brainstorming time, brainstorming time! What does everyone think we should do for our 2000th lesson?
B:  第2000课,一定要做个特别点儿的,给用户一个特大惊喜。
dì liǎng qiān kè, yīdìng yào zuò ge tèbié diǎnr de, gěi yònghù yī ge tè dà jīngxǐ.
The 2000th lesson definitely has to be a bit more special and give the users a nice surprise.
C:  我们已经做了那么多话题了,实在想不出来了。
wǒmen yǐjīng zuò le nàme duō huàtí le, shízài xiǎng bu chūlai le.
We've already done so many topics. I really can't think of anything.
A:  大家想到什么就说什么。
dàjiā xiǎngdào shénme jiù shuō shénme.
Just say whatever comes to mind.
B:  我们做个视频吧,之前做的几个都很受欢迎。很多人都在问什么时候有新的。
wǒmen zuò ge shìpín ba, zhīqián zuò de jǐ ge dōu hěn shòu huānyíng. hěn duō rén dōu zài wèn shénme shíhou yǒu xīn de.
Let's do a video. The ones we've done in the past have all been really well-received. Lots of people have been asking when the new one's going to come out.
A:  嗯,这个可以考虑。我先写下来。大家再想想别的。
ng4, zhè ge kěyǐ kǎolǜ. wǒ xiān xiě xiàlai. dàjiā zài xiǎng xiang bié de.
Yeah, we can consider that. I'll write it down. Everyone think of some more ideas.
D:  David,要不你写一首歌送给大家吧。
David, yàobu nǐ xiě yī shǒu gē sònggěi dàjiā ba.
David, how about you write a song for everyone.
A:  写歌这东西,要有灵感的,让我想想吧。骄杰,你有什么好主意?
xiě gē zhè dōngxi, yào yǒu línggǎn de, ràng wǒ xiǎng xiang ba. Jiāojié, nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo zhǔyi?
You need inspiration to write a song. Let me think about it. Jiaojie, do you have any good ideas?
C:  做个新的爱情故事吧。
zuò ge xīn de àiqíng gùshi ba.
Let's do another love story.
A:  你每次都这么说。John,你想到什么话题了吗?
nǐ měicì dōu zhème shuō. John, nǐ xiǎng dào shénme huàtí le ma?
You say that every time. John, have you thought of any topics?
E:  我上次给你们的话题,都用完了吗?
wǒ shàngcì gěi nǐmen de huàtí, dōu yòng wán le ma?
Have you used up all the topics I gave you from last time?
B:  早就用完了。
zǎo jiù yòng wán le.
We used them up ages ago.
E:  我们还是应该多看看用户的反馈。
wǒmen háishì yīnggāi duō kàn kan yònghù de fǎnkuì.
Let's just look some more at our users' feedback.
C:  哎,如果想不出来,怎么办?
ài, rúguǒ xiǎng bu chūlai, zěnme bàn?
Hey, if we can't think of anything, what are we going to do?

Key Vocabulary

头脑tóunǎobrain
风暴fēngbàostorm
头脑风暴tóunǎo fēngbàobrainstorm
一定要yīdìng yàomust
特别tèbiéspecial
用户yònghùuser
特大tè dàexceptionally large
惊喜jīngxǐsurprise
话题huàtítopic
实在shízàireally, in reality
想不出来xiǎng bu chūlaito be unable to come up with
想到xiǎngdàoto think of
视频shìpínvideo
之前zhīqiánbefore
受欢迎shòu huānyíngto be popular
考虑kǎolǜto consider
写下来xiě xiàlaito write down
要不yàobuhow about
shǒu[measure word]
灵感línggǎninspiration
主意zhǔyiidea
爱情àiqínglove
故事gùshistory
用完了yòng wán leto use up
早就zǎo jiùearly on
应该yīnggāishould
反馈fǎnkuìfeedback
如果rúguǒif

Supplementary Vocabulary

想出来xiǎng chūlaito think of
想得出来xiǎng de chūlaito be able to think of
继续jìxùto continue
一首诗yī shǒu shīa poem
灵魂línghúnsoul
想法xiǎngfǎidea
做出决定zuòchū juédìngto make a decision

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