Ever had to share a TV with someone who has completely opposite taste? In this contentious back-and-forth, Li Ming wants to watch one thing, while Wang Hua wants to watch another.
李明和王华坐在沙发上。
“我想看足球,” 李明说。
“我想看电影,” 王华说。
“什么电影？”
“爱情电影。”
李明摇摇头。”爱情电影不好看！足球好看！”
“不好看!” 王华说。”足球没意思!”
两个人都不说话了。
王华叹了口气。”好吧。我去我的房间看电影。”
她站起来走了。
李明一个人看足球。但是他不开心。
他去敲王华的门。”你想一起看电影吗？”
王华笑了。”好。”
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙发 | shāfā | sofa |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer/football |
| 爱情 | àiqíng | romance/love |
| 摇头 | yáotóu | to shake one’s head |
| 没意思 | méiyìsi | boring/not interesting |
| 叹气 | tànqì | to sigh |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room |
| 开心 | kāixīn | happy |
| 敲门 | qiāomén | to knock on the door |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 李 | lí | plum; surname Li |
| 明 | Míng | Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 华 | Huá | abbr. for China |
| 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 影 | yǐng | picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 摇 | yāo | to shake; to wave; to rock; to sway |
| 不好 | bù hǎo | no good |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 个人 | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 叹 | tǎn | to sigh |
| 口气 | kǒu qì | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] |
| 我去 | wǒ qù | (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane! |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 站起 | zhàn qǐ | to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to stand; to spring up |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form… |
| 一个人 | yī gè rén | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part);… |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
Li Ming and Wang Hua were sitting on the sofa.
“I want to watch soccer,” Li Ming said.
“I want to watch a movie,” Wang Hua said.
“What movie?”
“A romance movie.”
Li Ming shook his head. “Romance movies aren’t good! Soccer is good!”
“It’s not good!” Wang Hua said. “Soccer is boring!”
Neither of them spoke for a moment.
Wang Hua sighed. “Fine. I’ll go watch a movie in my room.”
She stood up and left.
Li Ming watched soccer alone. But he wasn’t happy.
He went to knock on Wang Hua’s door. “Do you want to watch a movie together?”
Wang Hua smiled. “Okay.”