Intermediate - Believing in Santa(C2345)

A: 小卫，可以帮我个忙吗？

Xiǎowèi， kěyǐ bāng wǒ gè máng ma？

Xiao Wei, can you help me with something?

B: 怎么了？

zěnmele？

What is it?

A: 我在淘宝上拍了一个东西，你可以帮我付一下钱吗？我给你现金。

wǒ zài Táobǎo shàng pāi le yī gè dōngxi， nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ fù yīxià

qián ma？ wǒ gěi nǐ xiànjīn。

I'm buying something on Taobao. Can you help pay for it for me? I'll
give you cash.

B: 没问题！哦，你买了圣诞礼物，还有圣诞老人的衣服？

méiwèntí！ ò， nǐ mǎi le shèngdàn lǐwù， háiyǒu Shèngdànlǎorén de

yīfu？

No problem! Oh, you bought Christmas gifts and a Santa Claus

costume as well?

A: 嗯。圣诞节快到了，我要给我的宝贝女儿一个惊喜。

ng4。 shèngdànjié kuài dào le， wǒ yào gěi wǒ de bǎobèir nǚér yī gè

jīngxǐ。

Yeah. Christmas is coming. I want to give my daughter a surprise.

B: 小孩子以为真的有圣诞老人吗？

xiǎo háizi yǐwéi zhēnde yǒu Shèngdànlǎorén ma？

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 Do little kids think that Santa Claus is real?

A: 是啊！圣诞节她收到礼物，就以为是圣诞老人送的。

shì a！ shèngdànjié tā shōudào lǐwù， jiù yǐwéi shì Shèngdànlǎorén

sòng de。

Yeah! When she gets presents on Christmas, she thinks that Santa
Claus gave them to her.

B: 真好玩！你小时候也是这样吗？

zhēn hǎowán！ nǐ xiǎo shíhou yě shì zhèyàng ma？

That's so fun! Were you also like that when you were a kid?

A: 嗯。

ng4。

Yeah.

B: 那你是什么时候知道没有圣诞老人的？

nà nǐ shì shénme shíhou zhīdào méiyǒu Shèngdànlǎorén de？

Then when did you know that Santa Claus wasn't real?

A: 大概六七岁的时候。

dàgài liù qī suì de shíhou。

When I was about six or seven years old.

B: 你是怎么知道的？

nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào de？

How did you know?

A: 我上小学的时候，我朋友告诉我的。

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 wǒ shàng xiǎoxué de shíhou， wǒ péngyou gàosu wǒ de。

When I went to elementary school, a friend of mine told me.

B: 好可惜！那你有没有觉得被父母骗了？

hǎo kěxī！ nà nǐ yǒumeiyǒu juéde bèi fùmǔ piàn le？

That's too bad! Did you feel that you deceived by your parents?

A: 嗯……还好吧！反正有礼物就行了！

ng4…… hái hǎo ba！ fǎnzhèng yǒu lǐwù jiù xíng le！

Umm... it wasn't so bad, I guess. Anyway, getting presents is good

enough!

Key Vocabulary

淘宝 Táobǎo Taobao
拍 pāi to buy something
online
付 fù to pay
现金 xiànjīn cash
礼物 lǐwù gifts
圣诞 shèngdàn Christmas
圣诞老人 Shèngdànlǎorén Santa Claus
宝贝 bǎobèir baby
惊喜 jīngxǐ surprise
以为 yǐwéi to think mistakenly
收到 shōudào to receive
是......的 shì ... de to be (used for
emphasis)
的时候 de shíhou when

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 小时候 xiǎo shíhou when young
上小学 shàng xiǎoxué to go to primary school
可惜 kěxī it is a pity
被 bèi by
骗 piàn to cheat, con
反正 fǎnzhèng anyway

Supplementary Vocabulary

相信 xiāngxìn to believe
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
方式 fāngshì method
认为 rènwéi to believe, think
垃圾桶 lājītǒng trash can
捡 jiǎn to pick up
亲生 qīnshēng biological (child,
parents, etc.)

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