A Concerned Colleague（上）
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ID: 3073
Upper Intermediate
It seems lady luck is not on the side of today's interlocutor. Not only does she feel a bit ill, but mosquitoes have taken a liking to her. A concerned colleague try's to offer some suggestions to fix the cold, and stop the bites from itching.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 面有菜色 | miàn yǒu càisè | to be off-colour | |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | to offend | |
| 时运不济 | shíyùnbùjì | to have had fortune | |
| 看…不顺眼 | kàn…búshùnyǎn | to dislike the look of |
你怎么了这几天总是面有菜色的样子谁得罪你了
nǐ 你zěnmele 怎么了zhè jǐ tiān 这几天zǒngshì 总是miàn yǒu càisè 面有菜色de 的yàngzi 样子shéi 谁dézuì 得罪nǐ 你le 了
What's wrong with you? You've been looking a little off-color over the last few days, no? Who has done you wrong?
我呀最近时运不济感冒已经快一个月了都不见好转而且老板好像最近看我不顺眼连蚊子都叮上我痒死我了
wǒ 我ya 呀zuìjìn 最近shíyùnbùjì 时运不济gǎnmào 感冒yǐjīng 已经kuài 快yī ge yuè 一个月le 了dōu bù 都不jiàn 见hǎozhuǎn 好转érqiě 而且lǎobǎn 老板hǎoxiàng 好像zuìjìn 最近kàn 看wǒ 我bù 不shùnyǎn 顺眼lián 连wénzi 蚊子dōu 都dīng 叮shàng 上wǒ 我yǎng 痒sǐ 死wǒ 我le 了
Me? Recently luck hasn't been on my side. I've had a cold for a month already, and it hasn't gotten any better, and my boss seems to be taking issue with me recently. Even mosquitoes have been picking on me, making me itch like crazy.
还以为是什么大事呢这些小事哪算得上什么烦恼来来来哪儿被蚊子咬了我拿原子笔来给你做个记号很有效的
hái 还yǐwéi 以为shì 是shénme 什么dàshì 大事ne 呢zhèxiē 这些xiǎoshì 小事nǎ 哪suàn de shàng 算得上shénme 什么fánnǎo 烦恼lái lái lái 来来来nar3 哪儿bèi 被wénzi 蚊子yǎo 咬le 了wǒ 我ná 拿yuánzibǐ 原子笔lái 来gěi 给nǐ 你zuò 做gè 个jìhào 记号hěn 很yǒuxiào 有效de 的
And I was thinking it was something serious! These little things aren't any big deal! Come, come, where were you bitten by mosquitoes? I'll mark them with a ballpoint pen, it's really effective!
欸欸欸等等等等这是什么偏方我只听过冰敷能止痒
èi 欸èi 欸èi 欸děngdeng 等等děngdeng 等等zhè 这shì 是shénme 什么piānfāng 偏方wǒ 我zhǐ 只tīng guo 听过bīngfū 冰敷néng 能zhǐ 止yǎng 痒
Ahhh! Wait wait wait! What kind of folk remedy is this? I've only heard that using a cold compress can stop itching.
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