Intermediate - Growing Affections (C) A: B: A: B: A:
Intermediate - Growing Affections A:
(C)
麗麗，都這麼晚了。我送你回家吧。 ` ` ¯ zheme L`ıli, dou wˇan le. woˇ song nˇı hu´ıjia¯ ba. Lily, it’s really late. I will bring you home, OK?
B:
明天還要上班，還是別麻煩你了。 ´ ao shangb ` ´ ı bie´ mafan ´ ¯ haiy` ¯ haish` m´ıngtian an, nˇı le. You have to work tomorrow. I don’t want to trouble you.
A:
別對我這麼客氣啊。我你住哪兒都不知道，以後 怎麼來接你上班呢？ ` ´ nˇı zhu` nar ˇ dou ` ¯ woˇ lian ¯ b`u zh¯ıdao, bie´ du`ı woˇ zheme k`eq`ı a. ` zˇenme lai ´ jie¯ nˇı shangb ` ¯ ne? yˇıhou an Don’t be so polite. I don’t even know where you live. In the future how will I be able to pick you up for work?
B:
好吧。今天你又點那麼多菜，吃都吃不完。 ˇ ˇ name ` ` ch¯ı dou ¯ nˇı y`ou dian ¯ ch¯ıbuw´an. j¯ıntian haoba. duo¯ cai, All right. Today, once again, you ordered so many dishes that we couldn’t finish them all.
A:
沒關係的，只要你喜歡就好。你每天上班這麼 遠，我真心疼。 ´ anxi ˇ nˇı meiti ˇ an ` ¯ ¯ shangmeigu de, zhˇıy`ao nˇı xˇıhuan jiu` hao. ` ˇ woˇ zhen ´ ¯ zheme ¯ x¯ınteng. ban yuan,
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It doesn’t matter. As long as you liked them, that’s all that matters. You work so far from home, I really feel for you.
B:
還可以。你上班更累。每天還要陪我聊天聊到這 麼晚。 ´ eyˇı. nˇı shangb ` ` ` meiti ˇ an ´ ao pei ´ woˇ liao´ ¯ geng ¯ haiy` haikˇ an lei. ´ dao ` zheme ` ¯ liao tian wˇan. It’s not that bad. You work even harder. Plus, every day you also chat with me until so late.
A:
其實，這是我一天中最快樂的時候。你的睫毛真 漂亮。 ` e` de sh´ıhou. nˇı de ¯ zhong ¯ q´ısh´ı, zhe` sh`ı woˇ y¯ı tian zu`ı kuail ´ ao ´ zhen ` ¯ piaoliang. jiem Actually, that’s the happiest part of my day. Your eyelashes are so pretty.
B:
因為我用睫毛膏呀。 ` woˇ y`ong jiem ´ aog ´ ao ¯ y¯a. y¯ınwei That’s because I used mascara.
A:
可是你不用口紅，嘴唇還是那麼漂亮。你知道 嗎，我一天中最失落的時候就是離開你。 ´ ´ sh`ı name ` ` kˇesh`ı nˇı b`uy`ong kˇouhong, zuˇıchun piaoliang. ´ hai ` ma, woˇ y¯ı tian ¯ zhong ¯ nˇı zh¯ıdao zu`ı sh¯ıluo` de sh´ıhou jiush` ` ı ¯ nˇı. l´ıkai
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But even when you don’t wear lipstick, your lips are still so beautiful. You know, the saddest part of my day is when I leave you.
B:
真討厭。 ˇ an. ¯ taoy` zhen Oh, stop it.
Key Vocabulary
送
` song
to take
麻煩
´ mafan
trouble
客氣
k`eq`ı
polite
´ lian
even
接
jie¯
to pick up
吃不完
ch¯ıbuw´an
cannot finish
只 要......就......
zhˇıy`ao...jiu4...
as long as
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心疼
´ x¯ınteng
feel for (someone)
陪
´ pei
to accompany
其實
q´ısh´ı
actually
聊天
´ an ¯ liaoti
to chat
睫毛
´ ao ´ jiem
eyelash
睫毛膏
´ aog ´ ao ¯ jiem
mascara
口紅
´ kˇouhong
lipstick
失落
sh¯ıluo`
to feel a loss
Supplementary Vocabulary
談戀愛
´ an ` ai ` tanli
to fall in love
肉麻
` roum a´
disgusting
強調
´ ` qiangdi ao
to emphasize
突出
tuch ¯ u¯
to stand out
小氣
ˇ ı xiaoq`
stingy
看重
` ` ong kanzh
to think highly of
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甜言蜜語
´ anm`ıyuˇ tiany´
sweet talk
花花公子
¯ ag ¯ ongzˇ ¯ huahu ı
play boy
預兆
` yuzh ` ao
omen, sign
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(C)
麗麗，都這麼晚了。我送你回家吧。 ` ` ¯ zheme L`ıli, dou wˇan le. woˇ song nˇı hu´ıjia¯ ba. Lily, it’s really late. I will bring you home, OK?
B:
明天還要上班，還是別麻煩你了。 ´ ao shangb ` ´ ı bie´ mafan ´ ¯ haiy` ¯ haish` m´ıngtian an, nˇı le. You have to work tomorrow. I don’t want to trouble you.
A:
別對我這麼客氣啊。我你住哪兒都不知道，以後 怎麼來接你上班呢？ ` ´ nˇı zhu` nar ˇ dou ` ¯ woˇ lian ¯ b`u zh¯ıdao, bie´ du`ı woˇ zheme k`eq`ı a. ` zˇenme lai ´ jie¯ nˇı shangb ` ¯ ne? yˇıhou an Don’t be so polite. I don’t even know where you live. In the future how will I be able to pick you up for work?
B:
好吧。今天你又點那麼多菜，吃都吃不完。 ˇ ˇ name ` ` ch¯ı dou ¯ nˇı y`ou dian ¯ ch¯ıbuw´an. j¯ıntian haoba. duo¯ cai, All right. Today, once again, you ordered so many dishes that we couldn’t finish them all.
A:
沒關係的，只要你喜歡就好。你每天上班這麼 遠，我真心疼。 ´ anxi ˇ nˇı meiti ˇ an ` ¯ ¯ shangmeigu de, zhˇıy`ao nˇı xˇıhuan jiu` hao. ` ˇ woˇ zhen ´ ¯ zheme ¯ x¯ınteng. ban yuan,
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It doesn’t matter. As long as you liked them, that’s all that matters. You work so far from home, I really feel for you.
B:
還可以。你上班更累。每天還要陪我聊天聊到這 麼晚。 ´ eyˇı. nˇı shangb ` ` ` meiti ˇ an ´ ao pei ´ woˇ liao´ ¯ geng ¯ haiy` haikˇ an lei. ´ dao ` zheme ` ¯ liao tian wˇan. It’s not that bad. You work even harder. Plus, every day you also chat with me until so late.
A:
其實，這是我一天中最快樂的時候。你的睫毛真 漂亮。 ` e` de sh´ıhou. nˇı de ¯ zhong ¯ q´ısh´ı, zhe` sh`ı woˇ y¯ı tian zu`ı kuail ´ ao ´ zhen ` ¯ piaoliang. jiem Actually, that’s the happiest part of my day. Your eyelashes are so pretty.
B:
因為我用睫毛膏呀。 ` woˇ y`ong jiem ´ aog ´ ao ¯ y¯a. y¯ınwei That’s because I used mascara.
A:
可是你不用口紅，嘴唇還是那麼漂亮。你知道 嗎，我一天中最失落的時候就是離開你。 ´ ´ sh`ı name ` ` kˇesh`ı nˇı b`uy`ong kˇouhong, zuˇıchun piaoliang. ´ hai ` ma, woˇ y¯ı tian ¯ zhong ¯ nˇı zh¯ıdao zu`ı sh¯ıluo` de sh´ıhou jiush` ` ı ¯ nˇı. l´ıkai
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But even when you don’t wear lipstick, your lips are still so beautiful. You know, the saddest part of my day is when I leave you.
B:
真討厭。 ˇ an. ¯ taoy` zhen Oh, stop it.
Key Vocabulary
送
` song
to take
麻煩
´ mafan
trouble
客氣
k`eq`ı
polite
´ lian
even
接
jie¯
to pick up
吃不完
ch¯ıbuw´an
cannot finish
只 要......就......
zhˇıy`ao...jiu4...
as long as
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2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
心疼
´ x¯ınteng
feel for (someone)
陪
´ pei
to accompany
其實
q´ısh´ı
actually
聊天
´ an ¯ liaoti
to chat
睫毛
´ ao ´ jiem
eyelash
睫毛膏
´ aog ´ ao ¯ jiem
mascara
口紅
´ kˇouhong
lipstick
失落
sh¯ıluo`
to feel a loss
Supplementary Vocabulary
談戀愛
´ an ` ai ` tanli
to fall in love
肉麻
` roum a´
disgusting
強調
´ ` qiangdi ao
to emphasize
突出
tuch ¯ u¯
to stand out
小氣
ˇ ı xiaoq`
stingy
看重
` ` ong kanzh
to think highly of
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甜言蜜語
´ anm`ıyuˇ tiany´
sweet talk
花花公子
¯ ag ¯ ongzˇ ¯ huahu ı
play boy
預兆
` yuzh ` ao
omen, sign
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c
2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
