Intermediate - Choosing a Name(C2729)
Intermediate - Choosing a Name(C2729) A:
你知道吗？昨天我去拜访一个新客户，交换名片的时候，我差一点儿笑 出来。 nǐ zhīdào ma？ zuótiān wǒ qù bàifǎng yí gè xīn kèhù， jiāohuàn míngpiàn de shíhou， wǒ chàyīdiǎnr xiào chūlái。 You know what? I went to pay a visit to a new client yesterday. When we were exchanging business cards, I nearly burst out laughing.
B:
为什么？ wèishénme？ Why?
A:
她说，你好，敝姓毛，然后递给我名片，我就很自然地念出她的名字， 超糗！ tā shuō， nǐhǎo， bìxìng máo， ránhòu dì gěi wǒ míngpiàn， wǒ jiù hěn zìrán de niàn chū tā de míngzi， chāo qiǔ！ She said: "Hello, my surname is Mao", then passed me her business card. I naturally read her name out loud and it was super embarrassing.
B:
她叫？ tā jiào？ She was called?
A:
毛蓉蓉。 máo róngróng。 Mao Rong Rong (homonym of fluffy or hairy)
B:
什么？哪个蓉？ shénme？ nǎge róng？
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What? Which "rong"?
A:
草字头，下面一个容易的容，长得挺漂亮的女孩。 cǎozìtóu， xiàmian yí gè róngyì de Róng， zhǎng de tǐng piàoliang de nǚhái。 The one with the "grass" radical on the top, and the "rong" from "easy" at the bottom. She was quite a pretty girl.
B:
这个蓉字是很适合漂亮女孩，但实在不应该姓毛。 zhè ge róng zì shì hěn shìhé piàoliang nǚhái， dàn shízài bù yīnggāi xìng máo。 This "rong" does suit pretty girls, but it really shouldn't have been paired with the surname "mao".
A:
姓什么那是不能改的，应该是爸妈取名字要小心啊！ xìng shénme nà shì bùnéng gǎi de， yīnggāi shì bàmā qǔ míngzi yào xiǎoxīn ā！ Your surname is something you can't change. It's the parents that should be careful when giving names!
B:
我上次也遇到一个叫欧品康的人，差一点儿笑死我。 wǒ shàngcì yě yù dào yí gè jiào Ōupǐnkāng de rén， chàyīdiǎnr xiào sǐ wǒ。 I also met someone call "ou pin kang" last time. I nearly laughed to death.
A:
欧品康有什么好笑？ Ōupǐnkāng yǒu shénme hǎoxiào？ What's so funny about "ou ping kang"?
B:
你不会说闽南话吧？欧品康听起来就是闽南话的“挖鼻孔”啊！ nǐ búhuì shuō mǐnnánhuà ba？ Ōupǐnkāng tīng qǐlai jiùshì mǐnnánhuà de“ wā bíkǒng” ā！ You don't speak the fujianese dialect do you? "ou pin kang" sounds like "pick your nose" in fujianese.
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Key Vocabulary 拜访
bàifǎng
to pay a visit
客户
kèhù
client
交换
jiāohuàn
exchange
差一点儿
chàyìdiǎnr
nearly
敝姓
bìxìng
my (polite) family name
递
dì
to hand over
自然
zìrán
natural; naturally
糗
qiǔ
embarrassing
草字头
cǎozìtóu
"grass" radical on top
挺
tǐng
very
适合
shìhé
to be suitable
但
dàn
but
实在
shìzài
in reality; really
取名字
qǔ míngzi
to give a name; to name someone/thing
小心
xiǎoxīn
to be careful
遇
yù
to encounter
闽南话
mǐnnánhuà
south fujianese dialect
挖鼻孔
wā bíkǒng
to pick your nose
Supplementary Vocabulary 个性
gèxìng
personality
当地
dāngdì
local
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你知道吗？昨天我去拜访一个新客户，交换名片的时候，我差一点儿笑 出来。 nǐ zhīdào ma？ zuótiān wǒ qù bàifǎng yí gè xīn kèhù， jiāohuàn míngpiàn de shíhou， wǒ chàyīdiǎnr xiào chūlái。 You know what? I went to pay a visit to a new client yesterday. When we were exchanging business cards, I nearly burst out laughing.
B:
为什么？ wèishénme？ Why?
A:
她说，你好，敝姓毛，然后递给我名片，我就很自然地念出她的名字， 超糗！ tā shuō， nǐhǎo， bìxìng máo， ránhòu dì gěi wǒ míngpiàn， wǒ jiù hěn zìrán de niàn chū tā de míngzi， chāo qiǔ！ She said: "Hello, my surname is Mao", then passed me her business card. I naturally read her name out loud and it was super embarrassing.
B:
她叫？ tā jiào？ She was called?
A:
毛蓉蓉。 máo róngróng。 Mao Rong Rong (homonym of fluffy or hairy)
B:
什么？哪个蓉？ shénme？ nǎge róng？
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What? Which "rong"?
A:
草字头，下面一个容易的容，长得挺漂亮的女孩。 cǎozìtóu， xiàmian yí gè róngyì de Róng， zhǎng de tǐng piàoliang de nǚhái。 The one with the "grass" radical on the top, and the "rong" from "easy" at the bottom. She was quite a pretty girl.
B:
这个蓉字是很适合漂亮女孩，但实在不应该姓毛。 zhè ge róng zì shì hěn shìhé piàoliang nǚhái， dàn shízài bù yīnggāi xìng máo。 This "rong" does suit pretty girls, but it really shouldn't have been paired with the surname "mao".
A:
姓什么那是不能改的，应该是爸妈取名字要小心啊！ xìng shénme nà shì bùnéng gǎi de， yīnggāi shì bàmā qǔ míngzi yào xiǎoxīn ā！ Your surname is something you can't change. It's the parents that should be careful when giving names!
B:
我上次也遇到一个叫欧品康的人，差一点儿笑死我。 wǒ shàngcì yě yù dào yí gè jiào Ōupǐnkāng de rén， chàyīdiǎnr xiào sǐ wǒ。 I also met someone call "ou pin kang" last time. I nearly laughed to death.
A:
欧品康有什么好笑？ Ōupǐnkāng yǒu shénme hǎoxiào？ What's so funny about "ou ping kang"?
B:
你不会说闽南话吧？欧品康听起来就是闽南话的“挖鼻孔”啊！ nǐ búhuì shuō mǐnnánhuà ba？ Ōupǐnkāng tīng qǐlai jiùshì mǐnnánhuà de“ wā bíkǒng” ā！ You don't speak the fujianese dialect do you? "ou pin kang" sounds like "pick your nose" in fujianese.
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2015 ChinesePod Ltd.
Key Vocabulary 拜访
bàifǎng
to pay a visit
客户
kèhù
client
交换
jiāohuàn
exchange
差一点儿
chàyìdiǎnr
nearly
敝姓
bìxìng
my (polite) family name
递
dì
to hand over
自然
zìrán
natural; naturally
糗
qiǔ
embarrassing
草字头
cǎozìtóu
"grass" radical on top
挺
tǐng
very
适合
shìhé
to be suitable
但
dàn
but
实在
shìzài
in reality; really
取名字
qǔ míngzi
to give a name; to name someone/thing
小心
xiǎoxīn
to be careful
遇
yù
to encounter
闽南话
mǐnnánhuà
south fujianese dialect
挖鼻孔
wā bíkǒng
to pick your nose
Supplementary Vocabulary 个性
gèxìng
personality
当地
dāngdì
local
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2015 ChinesePod Ltd.
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