苏南：铃美，你也来买东西啊？
铃美：是啊。
我来买个水杯，你呢？
苏南：我们周六不是要去王老师家做客吗？
所以我打算给王老师买个礼物。
你买水杯是送给王老师吗？
铃美：不是，我之前的那个水杯坏了。
你打算送王老师什么呀？
苏南：我看了一下，觉得这个钟很好看。
你觉得怎么样？
铃美：哎呀！
苏南，不能送钟！
苏南：怎么了？
铃美：在汉语里，“送钟”听起来和“送终”一样，这是老人去世时才会说的。
苏南：原来是这样，还好你告诉我了。
那可不能买钟，要不买个帽子？
铃美：如果你要送帽子不能送人绿色的帽子。
因为“绿帽子”在汉语中表示这个人被自己的爱人背叛了。
苏南：还有这个说法呀。
那我还是不买帽子了，王老师也不适合这个款式。
我送王老师花吧，这种白色的花挺好看的，这个准没错。
铃美：苏南，这是菊花，菊花也不能当礼物送人的。
苏南：这又是为什么？
铃美：在中国，菊花，不管是黄色的还是白色的，都是给死了的人的花。
苏南：这样啊,那我送王老师什么好呢？
铃美：王老师喜欢喝茶，你可以送茶叶给王老师啊。
一般来说，过节的时候送相应的礼物。
比如中秋节送月饼，端午节送粽子，春节可以送瓜果零食和各种肉类。
当然，也可以根据对方的喜好来选择礼物。
但是刚才说的钟、绿色的帽子和菊花一定不能送。
苏南：那我明天去买茶叶。
对了，铃美，周六去王老师家一定要两点半准时到吗？
铃美：迟一点儿到也没关系，但是别太晚了，太晚就不太好了。
苏南：好的，谢谢你铃美。
铃美：不客气。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 苏南 | Sūn án | southern Jiangsu; the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China |
| 铃美 | Líng měi | Suzumi (a name) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 水 | shuǐ | water / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income |
| 杯 | bēi | cup / trophy cup |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 周六 | Zhōu liù | Saturday |
| 不是 | bù shì | no / not |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 做客 | zuò kè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan / to intend / to calculate |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 之前 | zhī qián | ago / previously / beforehand |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 坏 | huài | bad / spoiled / broken |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 钟 | zhōng | a (large) bell / clock / amount of time; o'clock |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 送终 | sòng zhōng | to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member; to handle the funeral affairs of a senior family member |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman / the elderly |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away / to die |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 还好 | hái hǎo | fortunately; luckily |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 可 | kě | (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...) |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 绿色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 绿 | lǜ | (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 爱人 | ài ren | spouse / lover |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 说法 | shuō fa | way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation |
| 还是 | hái shi | had better |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern / style / design |
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / fancy pattern |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 白色 | bái sè | white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist |
| 挺 | tǐng | (coll.) quite / very |
| 准 | zhǔn | definitely / certainly |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 错 | cuò | mistake |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus |
| 当 | dāng | to be / to act as |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | regardless of / no matter |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 茶 | chá | tea / tea plant |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 茶叶 | chá yè | tea / tea leaves |
| 一般来说 | yī bān lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 过节 | guò jié | to celebrate a festival |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 相应 | xiāng yìng | answering (one another) / corresponding / relevant / appropriate |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 中秋节 | Zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| 月饼 | yuè bing | mooncake |
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 瓜 | guā | melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit / result |
| 零食 | líng shí | snack; nibbles |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 肉 | ròu | meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) |
| 类 | lèi | kind; type; class; category / (classifier) kind; type |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to / based on |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 喜好 | xǐ hào | fond of / one's tastes / preference |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now / a moment ago |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 对了 | duì le | Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock |
| 半 | bàn | (after a number) and a half |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time / on schedule |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 迟 | chí | late / delayed / slow |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 别 | bié | don't ...! / (noun suffix) category |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome / don't mention it |