Custom Birthday Cake
Intermediate - Custom Birthday Cake(C2781) A:
这个礼拜天是你的生日，你打算怎么庆祝？ zhè ge lǐbàitiān shì nǐ de shēngrì， nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme qìngzhù？ This Sunday is your birthday, how do you plan to celebrate?
B:
还没想到，每年都吃蛋糕，有点腻了。 hái méi xiǎngdào， měinián dōu chī dàngāo， yǒudiǎnr nì le。 I still haven't thought of anything, I've gotten a bit sick of eating birthday cake each year.
A:
也是，不过生日没有蛋糕，好像怪怪的。 yě shì， bùguò shēngrì méiyǒu dàngāo， hǎoxiàng guàiguàide。 True, but birthdays without cake seems a little weird.
B:
有的人会自己做蛋糕，但是好麻烦。 yǒu de rén huì zìjǐ zuò dàngāo， dànshì hǎo máfan。 Some people make their own cake, but it's a lot of hassle.
A:
这样吧，弄个定制蛋糕！看你想要什么形状。 zhèyàng ba， nòng gè dìngzhì dàngāo！ kàn nǐ xiǎngyào shénme xíngzhuàng。 How about getting a custom made cake! Think about what shape you'd like.
B:
定制蛋糕？这倒不错！ dìngzhì dàngāo？ zhè dào bùcuò！ Custom cake? That sounds good!
A:
是吧？喜欢什么形状？
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shì ba？ xǐhuan shénme xíngzhuàng？ Doesn't it? What shape do you want?
B:
沙滩！还要有个凉亭、排球场、吧台。 shātān！ hái yào yǒu gè liángtíng、 páiqiúchǎng、 bātái。 A beach! And a pavilion, a volley ball court and a bar.
A:
再来几棵棕榈树！ zài lái jǐ kē zōnglǚshù！ And how about a few palm trees!
B:
就这么决定了，走！订蛋糕去！ jiù zhème juédìng le， zǒu！ dìng dàngāo qù！ So that's decided then, let's go! Let's go order a cake!
Key Vocabulary 打算
dǎsuàn
to plan
庆祝
qìngzhù
to celebrate
蛋糕
dàngāo
cake
腻
nì
to be sick of something
不过
bùguò
but
好像
hǎoxiàng
to seem as if
怪怪的
guàiguàide
a bit strange
麻烦
máfan
troublesome
弄
nòng
to do
定制
dìngzhì
custom
形状
xíngzhuàng
shape
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沙滩
shātān
beach
凉亭
liángtíng
pavilion
排球场
páiqiúchǎng
volleyball pitch
吧台
batái
bar
来
lái
to come
棕榈树
zōnglǚshù
palm tree
决定
juédìng
to decide
订
dìng
to order
Supplementary Vocabulary 寿星
shòuxīng
birthday person; an elderly person who's birthday is being celebrated
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这个礼拜天是你的生日，你打算怎么庆祝？ zhè ge lǐbàitiān shì nǐ de shēngrì， nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme qìngzhù？ This Sunday is your birthday, how do you plan to celebrate?
B:
还没想到，每年都吃蛋糕，有点腻了。 hái méi xiǎngdào， měinián dōu chī dàngāo， yǒudiǎnr nì le。 I still haven't thought of anything, I've gotten a bit sick of eating birthday cake each year.
A:
也是，不过生日没有蛋糕，好像怪怪的。 yě shì， bùguò shēngrì méiyǒu dàngāo， hǎoxiàng guàiguàide。 True, but birthdays without cake seems a little weird.
B:
有的人会自己做蛋糕，但是好麻烦。 yǒu de rén huì zìjǐ zuò dàngāo， dànshì hǎo máfan。 Some people make their own cake, but it's a lot of hassle.
A:
这样吧，弄个定制蛋糕！看你想要什么形状。 zhèyàng ba， nòng gè dìngzhì dàngāo！ kàn nǐ xiǎngyào shénme xíngzhuàng。 How about getting a custom made cake! Think about what shape you'd like.
B:
定制蛋糕？这倒不错！ dìngzhì dàngāo？ zhè dào bùcuò！ Custom cake? That sounds good!
A:
是吧？喜欢什么形状？
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shì ba？ xǐhuan shénme xíngzhuàng？ Doesn't it? What shape do you want?
B:
沙滩！还要有个凉亭、排球场、吧台。 shātān！ hái yào yǒu gè liángtíng、 páiqiúchǎng、 bātái。 A beach! And a pavilion, a volley ball court and a bar.
A:
再来几棵棕榈树！ zài lái jǐ kē zōnglǚshù！ And how about a few palm trees!
B:
就这么决定了，走！订蛋糕去！ jiù zhème juédìng le， zǒu！ dìng dàngāo qù！ So that's decided then, let's go! Let's go order a cake!
Key Vocabulary 打算
dǎsuàn
to plan
庆祝
qìngzhù
to celebrate
蛋糕
dàngāo
cake
腻
nì
to be sick of something
不过
bùguò
but
好像
hǎoxiàng
to seem as if
怪怪的
guàiguàide
a bit strange
麻烦
máfan
troublesome
弄
nòng
to do
定制
dìngzhì
custom
形状
xíngzhuàng
shape
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2015 ChinesePod Ltd.
沙滩
shātān
beach
凉亭
liángtíng
pavilion
排球场
páiqiúchǎng
volleyball pitch
吧台
batái
bar
来
lái
to come
棕榈树
zōnglǚshù
palm tree
决定
juédìng
to decide
订
dìng
to order
Supplementary Vocabulary 寿星
shòuxīng
birthday person; an elderly person who's birthday is being celebrated
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2015 ChinesePod Ltd.
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