Beginner Level / 初级chūjí
Man: 你好,下午有时间吗?咱们一起去吃饭,好吗?
Nǐhăo, xiàwǔ yǒu shíjiān ma? zánmen yìqǐ qù chīfàn, hăo ma?
Hello, are you available in the afternoon? Let's go out to have dinner, shall we?
Woman: 好啊!我下午闲着呢!
Hăo a! wǒ xiàwǔ xiánzhe ne!
Ok, I'm free in the afternoon.
生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary:
有时间 yǒu shíjiān: a be available
吃饭 chīfàn: v have dinner
下午 xiàwǔ: ad in the afternoon
Intermediate-High Level / 中-高级zhōng-gaojí
Man: 最近忙什么呢?
Zuìjìn máng shénme ne?
What have you been busy doing recently?
Woman: 快考试了,忙着复习呢!这几天一直埋在书堆里呢!
Kuài kăoshì le, mángzhe fùxí ne! zhè jǐ tiān yìzhí máizài shūduī lǐ ne!
Exams are approaching, and I'm busy reviewing the books to prepare for them. I'm buried in a pile of books these days.
Man: 你也太用功了吧!下午出去散步,怎么样?
Nǐ yě tài yòng gōng
le ba! xiàwǔ chūqù sànbù, zěnme yàng?
You're too serious about your studies! What about going for a walk this afternoon?
Woman: 我可没有你那样的闲情逸致!
Wǒ kě méiyǒu
nǐ nàyàng de xiánqíngyìzhì!
I don't have the leisure time and carefree mood as you do.
Man: 别啊!你没听说 “只工作不玩耍聪明孩子也变傻” 吗?你难道想变成傻子吗?
Bié a! nǐ méi tīngshuō "zhǐ gōngzuò bù wánshuă cōngmíng háizi yě biànshă" ma? nǐ nándào xiăngbiànchéng shăzi ma?
Oh, come on. Haven't you ever heard "All work and no play make Jack a fool?" Do you want to
become a fool?
Woman: 那好吧!我可不想被你说成傻子。我们出去散步吧!
Nà hăo ba! wǒ kě bùxiăng bèi nǐ shuō chéng shăzi. wǒmen chūqù sànbù ba!
Ok! I don't want to be called a fool. Let's go for a walk!
生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary:
最近 zuìjìn:adv recently
认真 rènzhēn:adj be serious