Falling Asleep at the Movies
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ID: 3069
Intermediate
Today we heard of someone that claims they never fall asleep at the movies despite everyone speaking to the contrary. We hear an interesting phrase for "to doze off/nap" which literally translates as the sleepy bug!
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 动不动 | dòng bu dòng | frequently | |
| 睡着 | shuìzháo | to fall asleep | |
| 不过 | bùguò | but | |
| 夸张 | kuāzhāng | exaggerated |
听说你看电影的时候总是瞌睡虫上身动不动就看到睡着是吗
tīngshuō 听说nǐ 你kàn 看diànyǐng 电影de shíhou 的时候zǒngshì 总是kēshuì 瞌睡chóng 虫shàngshēn 上身dòng bu dòng 动不动jiù 就kàn 看dào 到shuìzháo 睡着shìma 是吗
I hear that when you watch films, you're always overpowered by the sandman. You're always falling asleep at the drop of the hat when you're watching, yeah?
乱讲我没有总是看到睡着你看过我睡着吗没有没有啊
luàn jiǎng 乱讲wǒ 我méiyǒu 没有zǒngshì 总是kàn 看dào 到shuìzháo 睡着nǐ 你kàn 看guò 过wǒ 我shuìzháo 睡着ma 吗méiyǒu 没有méiyǒu 没有ā 啊
Bullshit, it's not that I'm "always" falling asleep when I watch. Have you ever seen me sleeping? No, you haven't, you haven't!
我是没有不过我怎么常常听别人说你在电影院睡觉
wǒ 我shì 是méiyǒu 没有bùguò 不过wǒ 我zěnme 怎么chángcháng 常常tīng 听biérén 别人shuō 说nǐ 你zài 在diànyǐngyuàn 电影院shuìjiào 睡觉
I haven't, but how is it that I often here other people say that you sleep in the movie theater?
说常常也太夸张我顶多偶尔会睡吧
shuō 说chángcháng 常常yě 也tài 太kuāzhāng 夸张wǒ 我dǐngduō 顶多ǒuěr 偶尔huì 会shuì 睡ba 吧
Saying often is a bit much, at most I occasionally fall asleep.
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