Upper-Intermediate - A Chinese Bachelor Party (D1301)

A:  哎,你来看,你来看。
āi, nǐ lái kàn, nǐ lái kàn.
Hey, come take a look.
B:  你这家伙在看什么呢?
nǐ zhè jiāhuo zài kàn shénme ne?
What are you watching, man?
A:  喏,电视里在放外国人的单身派对。你小子下个月结婚,咱们也办一个,怎么样?
nuó, diànshì lǐ zài fàng wàiguórén de dānshēn pàiduì. nǐ xiǎozi xià ge yuè jiéhūn, zánmen yě bàn yī ge, zěnmeyàng?
Ah, they're showing a foreign bachelor party on TV. Dude, you're getting married next month. Let's put one together! What do you think?
B:  不错嘛,有吃有喝的。
bùcuò ma, yǒu chī yǒu hē de.
Not a bad idea. There's food and drinks.
A:  你个宅男,开眼界了吧。这次兄弟我来帮你安排,保准你终生难忘。
nǐ ge zháinán, kāi yǎnjiè le ba. zhècì xiōngdì wǒ lái bāng nǐ ānpái, bǎozhǔn nǐ zhōngshēng nánwàng.
You're such a homebody, this has really opened your eyes hasn't it? This time, bro, I'll make the arrangments. I guarantee you'll never forget it.
B:  哦,那我回头和小丽说一声。
ò, nà wǒ huítóu hé Xiǎo Lì shuō yī shēng.
Okay. I'll let Xiao Li know about it later.
A:  傻!开这种派对哪有和老婆商量的。婚姻是爱情的坟墓,你都要入土了,可不得抓住这最后的机会,疯狂地玩一把。
shǎ! kāi zhèzhǒng pàiduì nǎyǒu hé lǎopo shāngliang de. hūnyīn shì àiqíng de fénmù, nǐ dōu yào rùtǔ le, kěbù děi zhuāzhù zhè zuìhòu de jīhuì, fēngkuáng de wán yī bǎ.
Moron! This isn't the kind of party you discuss with your wife. Marriage is the death of romance, you're going six feet under. This might be your last chance at an opportunity like this. Let's just go wild.
B:  哈哈,瞧你说的。
hāhā, qiáo nǐ shuō de.
Haha, listen to you.
A:  我告诉你,到那天我让我哥们儿带着他的乐队一起来。还有,我一朋友是做红酒生意的,我一句话,给你打八折。
wǒ gàosu nǐ, dào nà tiān wǒ ràng wǒ gēmenr dài zhe tā de yuèduì yīqǐ lái. háiyǒu, wǒ yī péngyou shì zuò hóngjiǔ shēngyì de, wǒ yī jù huà, gěi nǐ dǎ bā zhé.
I'm telling you, we'll get our buddies to bring their band. Also, I have a friend in the wine business. I say the word and he'll give you a 20% discount.
B:  红酒啊,开销太大了吧。
hóngjiǔ a, kāixiāo tài dà le ba.
Wine? That's a bit too expensive, no?
A:  难道喝二锅头啊,洋人的活动肯定得喝洋酒啦。对了,最好找个有游泳池的地方。
nándào hē èrguōtóu a, yángrén de huódòng kěndìng děi hē yángjiǔ la. duì le, zuì hǎo zhǎo ge yǒu yóuyǒngchí de dìfang.
What, you want to drink cheap baijiu? A western-style party definitely needs western booze. Oh, that's right. It'd be best if we found a place with a swimming pool.
B:  为什么一定要游泳池?
wèishénme yīdìng yào yóuyǒngchí?
Why do we need a swimming pool?
A:  我们可以要求来宾穿泳装参加啊,有些女孩还会穿三点式的嘛。对了,还要再找两个跳脱衣舞的。
wǒmen kěyǐ yāoqiú láibīn chuān yǒngzhuāng cānjiā a, yǒuxiē nǚhái hái huì chuān sāndiǎnshì de ma. duì le, hái yào zài zhǎo liǎng ge tiào tuōyīwǔ de.
We can get all the guests to come in their swimming suits. Some of the girls will wear bikinis. Oh and we'll get two strippers too.
B:  你这家伙是不是毛片看多了。
nǐ zhè jiāhuo shì bu shì máopiānr kàn duō le.
You've watched way too many pornos, man. Haha...
A:  以前在寝室你不也看嘛,还说我。哎,我这儿有本杂志你肯定没看过,特过瘾。
yǐqián zài qǐnshì nǐ bù yě kàn ma, hái shuō wǒ. āi, wǒ zhèr yǒu běn zázhì nǐ kěndìng méi kàn guo, tè guòyǐn.
Me, whatever. Back when we were in the dorm, you watched too. Hey, I've got a magazine here you definitely haven't seen. It's right up your alley.
C:  老公,我逛街回来啦。
lǎogong, wǒ guàng jiē huílai la.
Honey, I'm back from shopping.
B:  小丽!
Xiǎo Lì!
Xiao Li!
C:  你们在看什么呢,躲躲藏藏的。哟,你们男人就喜欢看黄色的东西。哦,对了,我打算在我朋友家睡一个礼拜,下周不回家了。
nǐmen zài kàn shénme ne, duǒduǒcángcáng de. yō, nǐmen nánrén jiù xǐhuan kàn huángsè de dōngxi. ò, duì le, wǒ dǎsuàn zài wǒ péngyou jiā shuì yī ge lǐbài, xiàzhōu bù huíjiā le.
What are you guys looking at that you're tyring so hard to hide? Agh, you guys only like looking at perverted stuff. Oh, that's right, I'm going to sleep at my friend's place for a week and so I won't be here next week.
B:  啊,为什么?
ǎ, wèishénme?
Huh, why?
C:  她们说要给我开个单身派对。
tāmen shuō yào gěi wǒ kāi ge dānshēn pàiduì.
They said they are going to plan a bachelorette party for me.
AB:  啊?!
ǎ?!
Huh?!

Key Vocabulary

单身派对dānshēnpàiduìbachelor party
宅男zháinánmale homebody
开眼界kāi yǎnjièto expand one's horizons
保准bǎozhǔnto guarantee
终生难忘zhōngshēngnánwàngunforgettable
回头huítóuin a bit
商量shāngliangto discuss
坟墓fénmùtomb
入土rùtǔto bury
开销kāixiāooutgoings
二锅头èrguōtóua cheap brand of baijiu
洋人yángrénwesterner
洋酒yángjiǔwestern alcohol
来宾láibīnattendee
三点式sāndiǎnshìbikini
脱衣舞tuōyīwǔstriptease
毛片máopiānrpornographic video
过瘾guòyǐnfun
躲躲藏藏duǒduǒcángcángdare not show publicly

Supplementary Vocabulary

躲藏duǒcángto hide oneself
住宅zhùzháiresidence
黄色huángsèperverted
单身汉dānshēnhànbachelor
宅女zháinǚfemale homebody
比基尼bǐjīníbikini

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