Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)
The right answer to the quiz is A.
Translation:
Lora ā yíhǎo.
Amy: Lora 阿姨好。
Hello, Aunt Lora.
Amy nǐhǎo.
Lora: Amy 你好。
Hello, Amy.
Lora āyí zhēn piàoliang.
Amy: Lora 阿姨 真 漂亮。
Aunt Lora is so beautiful.
(Xiàozhe shuō) Zhè háizǐ zuǐ zhēn tián.
Lora: (笑着 说) 这 孩子 嘴 真 甜。
(Said with a smile) You’re such a sweet talker.
Analysis:
“嘴真甜 (zuǐ zhēn tián)” in oral English means “you are such a sweet talker.” “嘴 (zuǐ)” means mouth; “真 (zhēn)” means very; “甜 (tián)” means sweet. The phrase is used to show that someone is very good at pleasing others by paying them compliments. It is usually a positive term when used to describe people, especially kids. However, sometimes the term is used to show that someone will say nice things as a way of manipulating others.
Example:
Lìlì, wǒmen hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn le ba.
Tom: 莉莉，我们好 久 没 见 了吧。
Lily, it has been a long time since we’ve seen each other.
Shì a, wǒ yǐwéi nǐ dōu wàngjì wǒ le.
Lily: 是啊，我以为你 都 忘记 我了。
Yeah, I thought you would have forgotten me.
Dà měinǚ, shuí gǎn wàngle ya.
Tom: 大美女， 谁 敢 忘了 呀。
How could I forget such beauty?
Jiù nǐ zuǐ tián.
Lily: 就 你嘴 甜。
You have always been a sweet talker.
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