A conversation · HSK 1

先买椅子先買椅子

The Chair Comes First

小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)：这(zhèㄓㄜˋ)椅子(yǐㄧˇzi˙ㄗ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)三百(sānㄙㄢbǎiㄅㄞˇ)块(kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ)？那边(Nàㄋㄚˋbian˙ㄅㄧㄢ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)只要(zhǐㄓˇyàoㄧㄠˋ)一百(yìㄧˋbǎiㄅㄞˇ)块(kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ)。

小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)：這(zhèㄓㄜˋ)椅子(yǐㄧˇzi˙ㄗ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)三百(sānㄙㄢbǎiㄅㄞˇ)塊(kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ)？那邊(Nàㄋㄚˋbian˙ㄅㄧㄢ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)只要(zhǐㄓˇyàoㄧㄠˋ)一百(yìㄧˋbǎiㄅㄞˇ)塊(kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ)。

English

This chair costs three hundred yuan? That one over there is only a hundred.

文东(WénㄨㄣˊDōngㄉㄨㄥ)：你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)先(xiānㄒㄧㄢ)坐(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)一下(yíㄧˊxiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)。

文東(WénㄨㄣˊDōngㄉㄨㄥ)：你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)先(xiānㄒㄧㄢ)坐(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)一下(yíㄧˊxiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)。

English

Try sitting in it first.

小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)：真(zhēnㄓㄣ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)都(dōuㄉㄡ)不想(bùㄅㄨˋxiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)起来(qǐㄑㄧˇlai˙ㄌㄞ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)：真(zhēnㄓㄣ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)都(dōuㄉㄡ)不想(bùㄅㄨˋxiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)起來(qǐㄑㄧˇlai˙ㄌㄞ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

English

This is nice. I don’t even want to get up.

文东(WénㄨㄣˊDōngㄉㄨㄥ)：你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)在家(zàiㄗㄞˋjiāㄐㄧㄚ)工作(gōngㄍㄨㄥzuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)，一天(yìㄧˋtiānㄊㄧㄢ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)坐(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)八(bāㄅㄚ)个(gèㄍㄜˋ)小时(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇshíㄕˊ)呢(ne˙ㄋㄜ)。

文東(WénㄨㄣˊDōngㄉㄨㄥ)：你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)在家(zàiㄗㄞˋjiāㄐㄧㄚ)工作(gōngㄍㄨㄥzuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)，一天(yìㄧˋtiānㄊㄧㄢ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)坐(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)八(bāㄅㄚ)個(gèㄍㄜˋ)小時(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇshíㄕˊ)呢(ne˙ㄋㄜ)。

English

You work from home—you spend eight hours a day sitting down.

小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)：那(nàㄋㄚˋ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)买(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)这个(zhèㄓㄜˋge˙ㄍㄜ)吧(ba˙ㄅㄚ)。衣服(Yīㄧfu˙ㄈㄨ)下个月(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋge˙ㄍㄜyuèㄩㄝˋ)再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)买(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)。

小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)：那(nàㄋㄚˋ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)買(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)這個(zhèㄓㄜˋge˙ㄍㄜ)吧(ba˙ㄅㄚ)。衣服(Yīㄧfu˙ㄈㄨ)下個月(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋge˙ㄍㄜyuèㄩㄝˋ)再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)買(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)。

English

Then let’s get this one. The clothes can wait until next month.

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