Lesson 12

Video clip:https://youtu.be/w-aSLfedOLY

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最近家興心情不好,看起來很沮喪,上課的時候很少説話,也不愛開玩笑了。家奇問他是不是身體不太舒服,他説身體還行。家奇又問他是不是作業太多,學習負擔太重。他説學習忙是很忙,可是還能對付。最後,他告訴家奇他的女朋友跟他吹了。 他的女朋友上個週末打電話的時候提出來分手,説雖然家興的性情很好,人很聰明,長得也挺帥,可是想來想去還是覺得兩個人分手好。

她說分手主要有兩個原因:一是兩個人離得太遠,一年才能見幾次面;二是她覺得家興有一點太年輕,比她還小幾歲,而她想找一個年齡大一點的人,更有安全感。雖然家興很尊重女朋友的選擇,可是心裡還是挺難過的,很難完全忘記過去。他希望過一段時間心情會好一些,以後還能和女朋友成爲好朋友。

Zuìjìn Jiāxīng xīnqíng bùhǎo, kàn qǐlái hěn jǔsàng, shàngkè de shíhòu hěn shǎo shuōhuà, yě bú ài kāiwánxiào le. Jiāqí wèn tā shì.bú shì shēntǐ bútài shūfu, tā shuō shēntǐ hái xíng. Jiāqí yòu wèn tā shì.bú shì zuòyè tàiduō, xuéxí fùdān tàizhòng. Tāshuō xuéxí máng shì hěnmáng, kěshì háinéng duìfu. Zuìhòu, tā gàosu Jiāqí tāde nǚpéngyǒu gēntā chuī le. Tāde nǚpéngyǒu shàng ge zhōumò dǎ diànhuà de shíhòu tíchū lái fēnshǒu, shuō suīrán Jiāxīng de xìngqíng hěnhǎo, rénhěn cōngmíng, zhǎngde yětǐng shuài, kěshì xiǎnglái xiǎngqù háishì juéde liǎngge rén fēnshǒu hǎo.

Tā shuō fēnshǒu zhǔyào yǒu liǎngge yuányīn: yī shì liǎngge rén líde tài yuǎn, yìnián cáinéng jiàn jǐcì miàn; èrshì tā juéde Jiāxīng yǒu yìdiǎnr tài niánqīng, bǐ tā háixiǎo jǐsuì, ér tā xiǎngzhǎo yí e niánlíng dàyì diǎnr de rén, gèngyǒu ānquán gǎn. Suīrán Jiāxīng hěn zūnzhòng nǚ péngyǒude xuǎnzé, kěshì xīnlǐ háishì tǐng nánguò de, hěnnán wánquán wàngjì guòqù. Tā xīwàng guò yíduàn shíjiān xīnqíng huì hǎo yìxiē, yǐhòu hái néng hé nǚ péngyǒu chéngwéi hǎo péngyǒu.



She said there were two main reasons for the breakup: First,they were too far apart and could only see each other a few times a year. Second, she felt that Jiaxing was a bit too young—he was a few years younger than her—and she wanted to find someone older who would give her a greater sense of security. Although Jiaxing respected his girlfriend’s decision, he still felt very sad and found it difficult to completely forget the past. He hoped that after some time, he would feel better and that they could still be good friends in the future.

家奇:   家興,好幾天沒看見你了,最近還好嗎?

家興:還行吧!

家奇:你好像變了一個人似的:上課很少説話,也不愛開玩笑了。是不是身體不太舒服?

家興:身體還行。

家奇:你看起來有點兒沮喪, 是不是作業太多,學習負擔太重?

家興:學習忙是很忙,可是還能對付。

家奇:那到底是怎麽回事?

家興:心情不太好。

家奇:哦?

家興:我女朋友跟我吹了。

家奇:什麽時候?

家興:上個週末。

家奇:你們吵架了?

家興:沒有,那麽遠,怎麽有機會吵架呢?

家奇:也許……

家興:她打電話的時候提出來的。

家奇:走吧,咱哥兒倆喝兩杯去

Jiāqí: Jiāxīng, hǎojǐ tiān méi kànjiàn nǐ le, zuìjìn háihǎo ma?
Jiāxīng: Háixíng ba!
Jiāqí: Nǐ hǎoxiàng biàn le yígè rén shìde: shàngkè hěnshǎo shuōhuà, yě búài kāiwánxiào le. Shì.bù shì shēntǐ bútài shūfu?
Jiāxīng: Shēntǐ háixíng.
Jiāqí: Nǐ kàn qǐlái yǒu diǎnr jǔsàng, shì.bú shì zuòyè tàiduō, xuéxí fùdān tàizhòng?
Jiāxīng: Xuéxí mángshì hěnmáng, kěshì háinéng duìfu.
Jiāqí: Nà dàodǐ shì zěnme huíshìr?
Jiāxīng: Xīnqíng bútài hǎo.
Jiāqí: Ó?
Jiāxīng: Wǒ nǚ péngyǒu gēnwǒ chuī le.
Jiāqí: Shénme shíhòu?
Jiāxīng: Shàng.gè zhōumò.
Jiāqí: Nǐmen chǎojià le?
Jiāxīng: Méiyǒu, nàme yuǎn, zěnme yǒu jīhuì chǎojià ne?
Jiāqí: Yěxǔ…
Jiāxīng: Tā dǎ diànhuà de shíhòu tíchū lái de.
Jiāqí: Zǒu ba, zán gēr liǎ hē liǎng.bēi qù.

Jiaqi: Jiaxing, I haven’t seen you for several days. How have you been lately?
Jiaxing: I’m okay, I guess.
Jiaqi: You seem like a completely different person—you barely talk in class and don’t joke around anymore. Are you feeling unwell?
Jiaxing: My health is fine.
Jiaqi: You look a bit down. Do you have too much homework? Is studying too stressful?
Jiaxing: Studying is busy, of course, but I can manage.
Jiaqi: Then what’s really going on?
Jiaxing: I’m just not in a great mood.
Jiaqi: Oh?
Jiaxing: My girlfriend broke up with me.
Jiaqi: When?
Jiaxing: Last weekend.
Jiaqi: Did you two have a fight?
Jiaxing: No. We’re so far apart—how would we even get the chance to argue?
Jiaqi: Maybe…
Jiaxing: She brought it up when she called me.
Jiaqi: Come on, let’s go grab a drink together.


家興:給我來瓶啤酒吧!

家奇:冰鎮的?

家興:好,謝謝。

家奇:不客氣。

家興:家奇,再給我來一瓶。

家奇:算了,別喝了。心裡不舒服,不能多喝,要不然容易醉。

家興:家奇,她跟我分手就分手唄,還說什麽我性情不錯,人也很聰明,長得也挺         帥, 沒意思。……

家奇: 嗯?

家興:她說她想來想去,還是覺得分手好。

家奇:爲什麽呢?

家興:她說(分手)主要有兩個原因:一是我們離得太遠,一年才能見幾次面;二是她覺得我有一點太年輕。

家奇:嗯?

家興:我是比她還小幾歲,可她說什麽她想找一個年齡大一點的人,這樣才有安全感。

家奇:是嗎?

家興:算了,不說了。

Jiāqí: Jiāxīng, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? Wǒ zhèr yǒu píjiǔ, yěyǒu hóngjiǔ.
Jiāxīng: Gěiwǒ lái píng píjiǔ ba!
Jiāqí: Bīngzhèn de?
Jiāxīng: Hǎo, xièxiè.
Jiāqí: Bú kè.qì.
Jiāxīng: Jiaqi, zài gěiwǒ lái yìpíng.
Jiāqí: Suànle, biéhē le. Xīnlǐ bù shū.fú, bùnéng duō hē, yàoburán róngyì zuì.
Jiāxīng: Jiaqi, tā gēnwǒ fēnshǒu jiù fēnshǒu bei, hái shuō shénme wǒ xìngqíng búcuò, rényě hěn cōngmíng, zhǎngde yětǐng shuài, méi yìsi…
Jiāqí: Ń?
Jiāxīng: Tāshuō tā xiǎnglái xiǎngqù, háishì juéde fēnshǒu hǎo.
Jiāqí: Wèishéme ne?
Jiāxīng: Tā shuō (fēnshǒu) zhǔyào yǒu liǎngge yuányīn: yīshì wǒmen líde tàiyuǎn, yìnián cáinéng jiàn jǐ cì miàn; èrshì tā juéde wǒ yǒu yīdiǎnr tài niánqīng.
Jiāqí: Ń?
Jiāxīng: Wǒ shì bǐtā háixiǎo jǐsuì, kětā shuō shénme tā xiǎngzhǎo yí.gè niánlíng dà yìdiǎnr de rén, zhèyàng cáiyǒu ānquángǎn.
Jiāqí: Shì ma?
Jiāxīng: Suànle, bù shuō le.

Jiāqí: Jiaxing, what would you like to drink? I have beer, and I also have red wine.
Jiaxing: I’ll have a bottle of beer, please!
Jiaqi: Chilled?
Jiaxing: Yes, thank you.
Jiaqi: You’re welcome.
Jiaxing: Jiaqi, give me another bottle.
Jiaqi: Forget it, don’t drink anymore. If you’re feeling down, you shouldn’t drink too much, or you’ll get drunk easily.
Jiaxing: Jiaqi, if she broke up with me, then that’s that. Why does she have to say that I have a good personality, I’m smart, and I’m good-looking? It’s meaningless…
Jiaqi: Hmm?
Jiaxing: She said that after thinking it over, she still felt that breaking up was the best option.
Jiaqi: Why?
Jiaxing: She said there are two main reasons for the breakup: first, we’re too far apart, we can only meet a few times a year; second, she thinks I’m a little too young.
Jiaqi: Hmm?
Jiaxing: I’m a few years younger than her, but she says she wants to find someone older, someone who makes her feel safer.
Jiaqi: Really?
Jiaxing: Forget it, I don’t want to talk about it anymore.

家奇:家興,喝杯茶,好不好?

家興:好,謝謝了。

家奇:不客氣。

家興:我尊重她的選擇,可是心裡還是挺難過的。

家奇:還是把她忘了吧!

家興:完全把過去忘記,恐怕很難。

家奇:慢慢兒來吧,也許過一段時間就會好一些的。

家興:也許我們以後還能成爲好朋友。

家奇:家興,說出來,心情好一點了吧?

家興:好多了。不好意思,佔用了你不少時間。

家奇:誰叫我們是好朋友呢?

家興:下次,等你被甩的時候,儘管找我。

家奇:多謝了,我還是等你找我吧。

Jiāqí: Jiāxīng, hēbēi chá, hǎo.bù hǎo?
Jiāxīng: Hǎo, xièxiè le.
Jiāqí: Bú kè.qì.
Jiāxīng: Wǒ zūnzhòng tāde xuǎnzé, kěshì xīn.lǐ háishì tǐng nánguò de.
Jiāqí: Háishì bǎtā wàng le ba!
Jiāxīng: Wánquán bǎ guòqù wàngjì, kǒngpà hěnnán.
Jiāqí: Mànmànr lái ba, yěxǔ guò yíduàn shíjiān jiùhuì hǎo yìxiē de.
Jiāxīng: Yěxǔ wǒmen yǐhòu háinéng chéngwéi hǎo péngyǒu.
Jiāqí: Jiāxīng, shuō.chū.lái, xīnqíng hǎo yìdiǎnr le ba?
Jiāxīng: Hǎo duō le. Bù hǎo yìsi, zhànyòng le nǐ bùshǎo shíjiān.
Jiāqí: Shuí/shéi jiào wǒmen shì hǎo péngyǒu ne?
Jiāxīng: Xiàcì, děng nǐbèi shuǎi de shíhòu, jǐnguǎn zhǎowǒ.
Jiāqí: Duōxiè le, wǒ háishì děng nǐ zhǎowǒ ba.

Jiaqi: Jiaxing, how about having a cup of tea?
Jiaxing: Sure, thank you.
Jiaqi: You’re welcome.
Jiaxing: I respect her choice, but I’m still feeling quite sad inside.
Jiaqi: You should forget about her!
Jiaxing: Completely forgetting the past, I’m afraid, is very difficult.
Jiaqi: Take your time, maybe after a while, you’ll feel better.
Jiaxing: Maybe we can still become good friends in the future.
Jiaqi: Jiaxing, talking about it, do you feel a little better now?
Jiaxing: Much better. Sorry, I’ve taken up a lot of your time.
Jiaqi: Well, we’re good friends, right?
Jiaxing: Next time, when you get dumped, feel free to come to me.
Jiaqi: Thanks, but I’ll wait for you to come to me instead.