It's Written in the Stars - Part 1
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ID: 2414
Upper Intermediate
Whether you believe in it or not, astrology is an unavoidable part of dating in China. When looking for a potential mate, many people still look to the stars for answers. In the first of ChinesePod's series on astrology, two friends discuss the positives of having a Virgo husband.
Jenny,Shanelle
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 相亲 | xiāngqīn | matchmaking, dating | |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | to communicate, go out with | |
| 闺蜜 | guīmì | female confidante | |
| 印象 | yìnxiàng | impression |
小文有人送花给你什么情况
Xiǎowén 小文yǒurén 有人sòng 送huā 花gěi 给nǐ 你shénme 什么qíngkuàng 情况
Xiao Wen, someone gave you flowers. What's the deal?
啊呀就是上次和你说过相亲对象
āyā 啊呀jiùshì 就是shàngcì 上次hé 和nǐ 你shuō 说guo 过xiāngqīn 相亲duìxiàng 对象
Jeez, it's that guy I got set up with that I told you about before.
你们开始交往啦都不告诉我太不把我当闺蜜了感觉怎么样
nǐmen 你们kāishǐ 开始jiāowǎng 交往la 啦dōu 都bù 不gàosu 告诉wǒ 我tài 太bù 不bǎ 把wǒ 我dāng 当guīmì 闺蜜le 了gǎnjué 感觉zěnmeyàng 怎么样
You've started seeing each other! You didn't tell me anything. It's like I'm not your good friend at all! What did you think about him?
才见了两次面第一印象还可以不过觉得他有点怪有洁癖上次去饭店吃饭拿出湿纸巾把餐桌擦了一遍还特地去问服务员要来开水烫碗和杯子
cái 才jiàn 见le 了liǎng 两cì 次miàn 面dìyī 第一yìnxiàng 印象háikěyǐ 还可以bùguò 不过juéde 觉得tā 他yǒudiǎn 有点guài 怪yǒu 有jiépǐ 洁癖shàngcì 上次qù 去fàndiàn 饭店chīfàn 吃饭náchū 拿出shī 湿zhǐjīn 纸巾bǎ 把cānzhuō 餐桌cā 擦le 了yī 一biàn 遍hái 还tèdì 特地qù 去wèn 问fúwùyuán 服务员yàolái 要来kāishuǐ 开水tàng 烫wǎn 碗hé 和bēizi 杯子
We've only met two times. My first impression was okay. However, I think he's a bit strange and a bit of a neat freak. Last time we went to a restaurant to eat, he took out a wet wipe and wiped down the whole table, and he specifically asked the waiter to bring hot water to wash the bowls and glasses.
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