Intermediate - A Special Gift(C2466)

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Intermediate - A Special Gift(C2466) A:

莉莉,下班以后陪我去商场转转吧。 lìli, xiàbān yǐhòu péi wǒ qù shāngchǎng zhuànzhuan ba。 Lili, after work can you go with me to the shopping mall to walk around?

B:

好哇,你要买什么? hǎo wā, nǐ yào mǎi shénme? Sure. What do you want to buy?

A:

我好朋友结婚,我想去挑个结婚礼物。 wǒ hǎo péngyou jiéhūn, wǒ xiǎng qù tiāo gè jiéhūn lǐwù。 My close friend is getting married. I would like to pick out a wedding gift.

B:

包个红包不就行了吗? bāo gè hóngbāo bù jiù xíngle ma? Wouldn't it be fine to just give her red envelope with money in it?

A:

她是我最好的闺蜜,我想送不一样的礼物。 tā shì wǒ zuìhǎo de guīmì, wǒ xiǎng sòng bù yīyàng de lǐwù。 She is my best friend. I want to give her a gift that is different.

B:

你想好了要买什么吗? nǐ xiǎnghǎo le yào mǎi shénme ma? Have you thought of what you would like to buy?

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A:

还没呢,你有什么好主意吗? háiméi ne, nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo zhúyi ma? Not yet. Do you have any good ideas?

B:

结婚送餐具啊什么的比较常见吧。 jiéhūn sòng cānjù ā shénmede bǐjiào chángjiàn ba。 It's quite common to give things like tableware as a wedding gift.

A:

那些太普通了,我想再特别一些。 nàxiē tài pǔtōng le, wǒ xiǎng zài tèbié yīxiē。 That's too ordinary. I want something a bit more special.

B:

那来个传统的吧,漆艺的梳子怎么样? nà lái gè chuántǒng de ba, qīyì de shūzi zěnmeyàng? Then get something traditional. How about a lacquer comb?

A:

哦?这个有什么意义吗? ó? zhè gè yǒu shénme yìyì ma? Oh? What meaning is attached to it?

B:

在中国,这代表两个人会一直在一起。 zài Zhōngguó, zhè dàibiǎo liǎng gè rén huì yīzhí zài yīqǐ。 In China, this signifies that two people will always be together.

A:

真不错,我们去看看吧。 zhēn bùcuò, wǒmen qù kànkan ba。 That's great. Let's go take a look.

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Key Vocabulary 陪

péi

to accompany

转转

zhuànzhuan

to walk around

结婚

jiéhūn

to get married



tiāo

to pick, to select

礼物

lǐwù

gift



bāo

to wrap

红包

hóngbāo

red envelope

闺蜜

guīmì

best friend, confidante

主意

zhúyi

idea

餐具

cānjù

eat

比较

bǐjiào

relatively, quite

常见

chángjiàn

common

普通

pǔtōng

ordinary

特别

tèbié

special, extremely

传统

chuántǒng

traditional

漆艺

qīyì

lacquer art

梳子

shūzi

comb

意义

yìyì

meaning

代表

dàibiǎo

to represent

Supplementary Vocabulary 逛街

guàngjiē

to go window shopping

工具

gōngjù

tool, utensil

晚餐

wǎncān

supper, dinner

油漆

yóuqī

paint, oil paint

艺术

yìshù

art

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梳头

shūtóu

to comb one's hair

一辈子

yībèizi

all one's life

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