StChris Posted January 1, 2014 at 03:30 AM Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 at 03:30 AM Short Scene 6: When are you going to find yourself a nice man? 北京爱情故事, Ep. 4, 02:04-05:12 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzQxNDAyMTQ4.html A common Chinese drama situation. Someone's daughter has reached the ripe old age of 25 (or so). With spinsterhood beckoning, the daughter's family are going to gang up on her and pile on the pressure. This girl's pretty sassy though, and manages to give as good as she gets. 专业 zhuan1ye4 expert, pro 选手 xuan3shou3 player 业余 ye4yu2 amateur 隔壁 ge2bi4 next door 喜糖 xi3tang2 sweets given to friends when you get married 捷报 jie2bao4 news of victory/success 血糖 xue4tang2 blood sugar level 相亲 xiang1qin1 arrange date (normally set up up the parents) 歪瓜裂枣 wai1gua1lie4zao3 ugly, repulsive (lit. crooked melons, inferior dates) 实际上 shi2ji4shang4 As matter of fact... 卖唱 mai4chang4 sing for a living (seems to have a negative connotation judging by the daughter's reaction) 净 jing4 all the time, constantly 坡路 po1lu4 sloping road 征婚 zheng1hun1 look for a partner 批 pi1 measure word for group 推荐 tui1jian4 recommend 凑合 cou4he improvise, make do 栏 lan2 pen, shed 离异 li2yi4 divorce 承担 chen2dan1 bear, undertake (a responsibility) 贡献 gong4xian4 dedication, devotion 鼻涕 bi2ti0 mucus, snot 屁颠屁颠 pi4dian1 grovelling, eager (lit. jolting buttocks) 伺候 ci4hou0 wait upon, serve 宁 ning4 would rather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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