Upper-Intermediate - The Night Club Experience (D1769)

A:

ai, zh` e ji a y` edi ` an w` aimian k` an kan b` u qy an, lmi ` an zhu ang-

xi u de d` ao b` ucu` o a.
Man, this night club isnt much to look at from the outside,
but the inside has actually been renovated really nicely.
B:
k aiy an le ba. b` ugu` o zh` e ji a di ` an w o y e sh` d` y c` l ai.
It opens your eyes. But this is my rst time at this place as
well.
A:
m ei du oshao r en ti ` aow u, ynyu` e w` eish enme h ai n` ame
xi ang?
There arent very many people dancing. Why is the music
still so loud?
B:
zh` e ji ` ao q`f en, n b` u d ong.
Its called atmosphere. You dont understand.
A:
r ugu o r ` ang w o z` ai zh` er d ai y g` e t ongxi ao, w o g uj` d ei f af eng
a.
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If you made me stay here for a whole night, I think Id go
crazy.
B:

z ou, z anmen q` u n` abi an k azu` o zu` o yhur ba, n` abi an sh ao-

w ei anj`ng ydi anr.
Lets go sit at that booth. It should be a little bit quieter over
there.
B:
w o g en n shu o, z` ai zh` ezh ong d`fang n n eng k` and` ao xng-
xngs` es` e de r en.
Ive gotta say, you see all kinds of people at these places.
A:
o? z enme k` an?
Oh? Hows that?
B:

nu o, br u shu o zu` o z` ai b at ai bi an shang de n` age m ein u

u, y
ge r en z` ai n` ar h e bngshu, h ai b` utng de ch ao s`zh ou k` an.
Here, take that cute girl sitting at the bar for example. Shes
sitting there by herself drinking ice water and constantly
looking all over the place.
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A:
ji ` ush` chu an de h en qngli ang de n` age? t a z` ai d eng p eng-
you ba.
The one dressed super scantily? Shes waiting for her
friends.
B:

y ex u ba. b` ugu` o y e y ou k en eng sh` z` ai di ` aoy u, ji ` u k` an n age

k aizi hu` sh` angg ou.
Probably. But she also might be shing, just waiting to see
which rich guy she can hook.
A:

n` a w uch bi an shang n` a li ang ge chu an zhe xzhu ang de

sw en n an sh` z` ai d eng k` eh` u ma?
Then are those two gentlemen in suits on the dance oor
waiting for clients?
B: ......
t amen...... sh` b ao an.
Theyre...the security guards.
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zh en y ou n de, n b` u g` an t ` eg ong zh en sh` k ex le. ai, y ou
g` e m ein u

u ch ao w omen z ou gu` olai le, t a hu` bu hu` qng w o

ti ` aow u a, hu` bu hu` f ash eng yy` eqng sh enme de?
Youre really something. Its a shame youre not a secret
service agent yourself. Hey, theres a pretty girl walking to-
wards us. Do you think shell ask me to dance? Maybe well
have a one night stand or something.
B:
zu` om` eng ba n, n` age sh` f uw` uyu an.
Dream on. Thats the waitress.
C:
xi ansheng qngw` en y` ao sh enme ynli ` ao?
Excuse me gentlemen, what would you like to drink?
B:
zu`d xi aof` ei du oshao?
Whats the minimum you have to spend?
C: 500
w ub ai.
500.
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h` ai, w o k` an zh` ezh ong d`fang h aish` b` u sh`h e w o, xi ` ac` d as
w o y e b` u l ai le.
I dont think this kind of place is for me. I wouldnt come
again even if you beat me to death.
B:
n ya, zh en b` u hu` xi aoqi an.
You really dont know how to have fun.
Key Vocabulary
y` edi ` an night club
b` u qy an unassuming, unre-
markable
k aiy an to open ones eyes
q`f en atmosphere
t ongxi ao entire night
d ei must
f af eng to go crazy
k azu` o booth
sh aow ei a little bit
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xngxngs` es` e all kinds of
b at ai bar counter
b` utng non-stop
ch ao toward
s`zh ou all around
qngli ang light, cool
di ` aoy u to go shing
k aizi rich guy
sh` angg ou to hook, to snag
w uch dance oor
xzhu ang Western-style suit
sw en cultured, rened
b ao an security guard
zh en y ou n de youre really some-
thing
t ` eg ong secret service agent
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f ash eng to happen
yy` eqng one-night stand
zu` d xi aof` ei minimum expense
d as to beat to death
xi aoqi an to have fun, to pass
time
Supplementary Vocabulary
y` ez onghu` night club
j ` ul ` eb` u club
k aiy anji ` e to broaden ones hori-
zons
b aof ang private rented room
shuch pool
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