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狂欢的日子来了 (Kuánghuān de rìzi lái le) Christmas Party

Dec. 22, 2009

狂欢的日子来了 (Kuánghuān de rìzi lái le) Christmas Party   

Beginner level 初级 (chūjí)    

A: 大家好,圣诞快乐!
      Dàjiā hǎo, shèngdàn kuàilè!
      Hello, everyone. Merry Christmas!

B: 你好,李娜!你也快乐!
     Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ nà! Nǐ yě kuài lè!
     Hi, Li Na! Same to you.

A: 大家都来了吗?
      Dàjiā dōu lái le mɑ?
      Has everyone come? 

B: 是的,都来了,都在等你。
     Shìde, dōu lái le, dōu zài děng nǐ.
     Yes, everyone’s here. We are waiting for you.

A: 不好意思,让大家久等了。
      Bùhǎoyìsi, ràng dàjiā jiǔ děng le. 
      I’m so sorry for keeping you all waiting.

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary 

圣诞快乐 (shèngdàn kuàilè): n Merry Christmas 

不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi): adj sorry 

久等 (jiǔděng): v keep somebody waiting 

Intermediate Level 中级 (zhōngjí

A: 我们开始吧。首先让我们共同举杯来庆祝这个特别的日子。
     Wǒmen kāishǐ bɑ. Shǒuxiān ràng wǒmen gòngtóng jǔbēi lái qìngzhù zhè ge tèbié de rì zi.
     Let’s start our party now. First, let’s propose a toast for this special day.

All: 好,(共同举杯)圣诞快乐!哈哈……
        Hǎo! (Gòngtóng jǔbēi) Shèngdàn kuàilè!Hāhā …
        Great! (Cheers!) Merry Christmas! Haha…

B: 我们开始享受这顿丰盛的大餐吧。
     Wǒmen kāishǐ xiǎngshòu zhè dùn fēngshèng de dàcān ba.
     Boys and girls, let’s enjoy the big dinner.

A: 这是我给大家准备的圣诞贺卡,希望大家喜欢。
     Zhè shì wǒ gěi dàjiā zhǔnbèi de shèngdàn hèkǎ, xīwàng dàjiā xǐhuan.
     Here are my Christmas cards for you, hope you all like it.

B: 谢谢你,李娜。我也给大家准备了我们中国的圣诞礼物-圣诞苹果。
     Xièxiè nǐ, Lǐ nà. Wǒ yě gěi dàjiā zhǔnbèi le wǒmen zhōngguó de shèngdàn lǐwù – shèngdàn píngguǒ.
     Thank you, Li Na. I prepared some Chinese Christmas gifts—Christmas  apple for everyone.

C: 哇!好精致的包装啊,我都舍不得吃掉它了。
     Wā! Hǎo jīngzhì de bāozhuāng ā, wǒ dōu shěbùdé chī diào tā le.
     Wow, how exquisite is the packaging! I hate to eat it.

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary 

享受 (xiǎngshòu) v to enjoy 

 The character “享 (xiǎng)” means to enjoy and “受 (shòu)” means to accept.

Example:

太阳终于出来了,我们可以好好地享受阳光了。
Tàiyáng zhōngyú chūlái le, wǒmen kěyǐ hǎohǎo de xiǎngshòu yángguāng le.
The sun comes out at last. We can enjoy the sunshine now.

包装 (bāozhuāng) n package 

 The character “包 (bāo)” means to wrap and the character “装 (zhuāng)” means to dress up or to decorate. 

Example:

我给琳达送了一个包装精美的发夹。我想她一定会喜欢。
Wǒgěi Líndá sòng le yígè bāozhuāng jīngměi de fājiá. Wǒ xiǎng tā yīdìng huì xǐhuɑn.
I sent a beautiful barrette with exquisite package to Linda. I bet she will like it.

丰盛 (fēngshèng): adj sumptuous 

精致 (jīngzhì): adj exquisite 

特别 (tèbié): adj special 

Advanced level 高级 (gāojí

A: 让我们再次举杯欢庆圣诞,欢庆我们的团聚。
      Ràng wǒmen zàicì jǔbēi huānqìng shèngdàn, huānqìng wǒmen de tuánjù.
      Again, let’s propose a toast for the Christmas holiday and for our reunion.

B: 干杯!我提议我们一起唱圣诞歌吧。
      Gānbēi! Wǒ tíyì wǒmen yìqǐ chàng shèngdàn’gē ba.
      Cheers! I suggest that we sing a Christmas song together.

A: 来,大家一起过来跳舞。
      Lái, dàjiā yìqǐ guòlái tiàowǔ.
      Come on, everybody, let’s dance!

B: 快看,放烟火了。好美的烟火,好美的夜色啊。我们一起去看烟火吧。
     Kuài kàn, fàng yān huǒ le. Hǎo měi de yānhuǒ, hǎoměi de yèsè ā. Wǒmen  yìqǐ qùkàn yānhuǒ ba.
     Look! Fireworks! Beautiful fireworks! What a beautiful night! Why don’t we enjoy the fireworks outside?

A: 好,去看烟火。
     Hǎo, qù kàn yānhuo. 
     Well! Let’s go.

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary 

干杯 (gānbēi) v bottom up 

The character “干 (gān)” means empty and “杯 (bēi)” means glass. 

Example:

祝贺你拿下了学位证书,来,干杯!
Zhùhè nǐ ná xià le xuéwèi zhèngshū. Lái, gānbēi!
Congratulations on your getting your diploma. Bottom up!

夜色 (yèsè) n dim light of night 

 The character “夜 ()” means night and “色 ()” means color. 

Example:

今晚的夜色好美啊,我们去散散步吧。
Jīnwǎn de yèsè hǎoměi ā, wǒmen qù sǎnsǎnbù ba.
How beautiful is tonight’s dim light of night! Let’s go for a walk.

提议 (tíyì): v propose 

团聚 (tuánjù): n reunion 

烟火 (yānhuǒ): n fireworks 

                                                                                                           


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