2. STORYTELLING
Liǎng Ge Nánpéngyou
《两个男朋友》
Two “Ge” (Of) Boyfriends
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 16.1 and Lesson 16.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Nǐ Zhēn Huì Shuōhuà!
《你真会说话!》
You Really Know How To Talk!
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
店员 Shop-staff 关小姐 Miss Guan
店〇员:Miss Guan hello, welcome. Long time no see, you want to buy “a little bit” (of) what?
关小姐:I want to buy (one) “tiao” (of) long dress/skirt. (Do you) have (or) not have one (that is) even longer “comparing with” this “tiao” (of) black one?
店〇员:(Yes we) have, (do) you like that “tiao” (of) red-color one? “Comparing with” this “tiao” (of) black one (it is) even longer (by) 10 centimeters. (Do) you think (it is) good-looking (or) not good-looking?
关小姐:(Admitting the fact that it is) good-looking, but (it is) this long, (I do) not know wearing (it is) convenient (or) not convenient.
店〇员:I (have) worn such dress/skirt (before), (it is) very convenient. (Do) you intend (or) not intend to try (it) “really quick”?
关小姐:Okay, (let) me try “really quick”… (The) dress/skirt (is) kind of small, is (it or) not is (it that) I again grew-fat(/gained weight) (already)?
店〇员:How would (it be like that)? I think you “comparing with” the past (are) even skinnier.
关小姐:Is (it)? You really know how to talk! You look-at me wearing this “tiao” (of) dress/skirt (is) good-looking?
店〇员:(It is) especially pretty! This “tiao” (of) dress/skirt additionally has white-color ones, buying two “tiao” “comparing with” buying one “tiao” (is) cheap(er) (by) 300 “kuai” (of money). (Do) you want both two “tiao” (of dresses/skirts)?
关小姐:(The) white one also (is) not bad, okay, I want both.
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Liǎng Ge Nánpéngyou
《两个男朋友》
Two “Ge” (Of) Boyfriends
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
Two “Ge” (Of) Boyfriends
I (have) had two “ge” (of) boyfriends. The first “ge” (of) boyfriend with me (is) the same (years-)old, he last-name-is Zhang. Little Zhang is (one) “ge” (of) very famous athlete, he is tall and also handsome, (and he was) also good treating me, I loved him much, he too loved me much. But (in the) time (that is) after being-together (for) one year, we broke up, because he had very many competitions, (and he) was usually not free. So (at) that time, I usually had to (by my)self (as) one single person eat meals, (as) one single person go to the mall to buy stuff, (as) one single person watch movies, (as) one single person go to the hospital... Though this was not Little Zhang’s fault, but being together (like) this (for) long, I (was) more and more tired, our relationship too (was) more and more having-problems.
(In the) time (that is) after breaking up with Little Zhang, there was one time when I (as) one single person went travelling, (I) met one “ge” (of) boy, he exactly was my second boyfriend, Little Gao. Little Gao “comparing with” me (is) two years older, his height “comparing with” Little Zhang (is) a few centimeters shorter, (he) grows(/looks) probably not as handsome as Little Zhang, but he (is) even better treating me “comparing with” Little Zhang. We often together make meals, drink coffee, listen to music… Being together we have conversations (that) are not able to be finished talked. (After) having Little Gao, I feel (that) life (is) more fun, I too (am) more happy (now).
Now, Little Gao already is not my boyfriend (already). Why? Because he already is my husband (now).
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