Don't Drink and Drive!
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ID: 2994
Intermediate
Don't drink and drive! In this dialogue, two friends are discussing the night before. One of them has lost their ability to drink and was intending to drive home drunk, only to be stopped by the rest of the gang. Listen to see how the scene unfolded.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 幸好…不然 | xìnghǎo…bùrán | luckily... otherwise | |
| 平安 | píngān | safe and sound | |
| 一向 | yīxiàng | always (previously) | |
| 酒量 | jiǔliàng | ability to take alcohol |
建民昨天搭车回家没事吧
jiànmín 建民zuótiān 昨天dāchē 搭车huíjiā 回家méishì 没事ba 吧
Jianmin, did you get home alright in the taxi, yeah?
幸好你帮我叫了车不然我肯定没法平安回家
xìnghǎo 幸好nǐ 你bāng 帮wǒ 我jiào 叫le 了chē 车bùrán 不然wǒ 我kěndìng 肯定méifǎ 没法píng ān 平安huíjiā 回家
Luckily you called a cab for me, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have gotten home safe and sound.
你昨天晚上是怎么回事不是一向酒量很好吗怎么喝了三杯红酒就醉了
nǐ 你zuótiān wǎnshang 昨天晚上shì 是zěnmehuíshì 怎么回事bùshì 不是yīxiàng 一向jiǔliàng 酒量hěn 很hǎo 好ma 吗zěnme 怎么hē 喝le 了sān 三bēi 杯hóngjiǔ 红酒jiù 就zuì 醉le 了
What was wrong with you last night? You've always been able to take your alcohol, no? How did you get drunk from just three glasses of red wine?
我也不知道自己是怎么了一般来说我得喝三瓶以上才会醉
wǒ 我yě 也bù 不zhīdào 知道zìjǐ 自己shì 是zěnmele 怎么了yībānláishuō 一般来说wǒ 我děi 得hē 喝sān 三píng 瓶yǐshàng 以上cái huì 才会zuì 醉
I don't know what's up with me either. Normally I'd only get drunk from drinking three bottles.
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