Is That a Real Excuse?
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ID: 4003
Intermediate
A husband starts questioning his wife, trying to see if she really had an excuse for missing their movie date. It turns out she had to take her mother to the flower market, but how can she explain him seeing her at the movie theatre wearing a black coat?
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 花市 | huāshì | flower market | |
| 非要 | fēiyào | absolutely insist on | |
| 盆 | pén | measure word | |
| 之所以…是因为 | zhī suǒyǐ…shì yīnwèi | the reason that... is because |
欸我问你你昨天下午是真的跟你妈去花市吧
èi 欸wǒ 我wèn 问nǐ 你nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天xiàwǔ 下午shì 是zhēnde 真的gēn 跟nǐ 你mā 妈qù 去huā 花shì 市ba 吧
Ah, let me ask you, did you really go with your mother to the flower market yesterday afternoon?
对啊她非要去买了了五盆花呢怎么了吗
duìa 对啊tā 她fēiyào 非要qù 去mǎi le 买了le 了wǔ 五pén 盆huā 花ne 呢zěnmele 怎么了ma 吗
Yeah, she insisted on going. We bought five pots of flowers, what about it?
你昨天下午之所以不能跟我去看电影是因为你得陪你妈去花市对吧
nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天xiàwǔ 下午zhī suǒyǐ 之所以bùnéng 不能gēn 跟wǒ 我qù 去kàn diànyǐng 看电影shì 是yīnwèi 因为nǐ 你děi 得péi 陪nǐ 你mā 妈qù 去huā 花shì 市duìba 对吧
So the reason you couldn't go to see a film with me yesterday afternoon was because you had to accompany your mother to the flower market, is that correct?
没错啊要不是她突然想去又一定要我开车我是很想跟你去看电影的
méicuò 没错ā 啊yàobùshì 要不是tā 她tūrán 突然xiǎngqù 想去yòu 又yīdìng yào 一定要wǒ 我kāichē 开车wǒ 我shì 是hěn 很xiǎng 想gēn 跟nǐ 你qù 去kàn diànyǐng 看电影de 的
That's right. If she hadn't suddenly had the urge to go, and insisted on me driving her, I would really have liked to go see a film with you.
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