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@ 31317 Office Christmas Party
A: John,來幫一下忙！把五角星放到樹頂上。
John, la´i ba¯ ng y¯ıxia` sha`ng.
ma´ng! baˇ
wuˇjiaˇox¯ıng fa`ngda`o shu`dˇıng
John, come help me a second! Take this five-pointed star and put it on top of the tree.
B: 來了。Connie,聖誕樹裝飾得很漂亮！
la´i le. Connie, she`ngda`nshu` zhua¯ ngsh`ı de heˇn pia`oliang!
Sure thing. Connie, the Christmas tree is decorated so beautifully!
A: 我花了很多心思。
woˇ
hua¯
le heˇn duo¯
x¯ınsi.
I put a lot of thought into it.
C: 你們辛苦了,喝點東西。
nˇımen x¯ınkuˇ
le, he¯
diaˇnr do¯ ngxi.
You all must be tired. Have something to drink.
A: 呃,Jenny,這是什麼？味道真怪！
e`, Jenny, zhe` sh`ı she´nme? we`idao zhe¯ n gua`i!
Huh? Jenny, what is this? The flavor is really strange!
C: 這是蛋酒。裡面有雞蛋、奶油、威士忌什麼的。
聖誕節一定要喝的。
zhe` sh`ı da`njiuˇ. lˇımia`n yoˇu j¯ıda`n, naˇiyo´u, we¯ ish`ıj`ı she´nme
de. she`ngda`njie´
y¯ıd`ıng ya`o he¯
de.
This is eggnog. There’s egg, cream, whiskey and such in it. On Christmas, you definitely have to drink a bit.
D: 聖誕快樂！ 我今天負責發禮物。John, 這是你
的。Connie,Jenny,你們的。
she`ngda`n kua`ile`! woˇ
j¯ıntia¯ n fu`ze´
fa¯
lˇıwu`. John, zhe`
sh`ı nˇı
de. Connie, Jenny, nˇımen de.
Merry Christmas! I’m in charge of handing out the gifts to- day. John, this is yours. Connie, Jenny, here’s yours.
A: 謝謝David。
xie`xie David.
Thanks, David.
D: 不要謝我,謝你的神祕聖誕老人。哎,你收到什麼禮物？拆開看看。
bu`
ya`o xie`
woˇ, xie`
nˇı de she´nm`ı she`ngda`n laˇore´n.
a¯ i, nˇı
sho¯ uda`o she´nme lˇıwu`? cha¯ ika¯ i ka`n kan.
Don’t thank me, thank your secret Santa. Ah, what gift did you get? Unwrap it and have a look.
A: 手套,粉紅色的。真可愛！
shoˇuta`o, feˇnho´ngse` de. zhe¯ n keˇ’a`i!
Gloves; pink ones. They’re really cute!
C: 肯定是女孩兒送的。
keˇnd`ıng sh`ı nuˇ¨ ha´ir so`ng de.
Definitely given by a girl.
B: 我的禮物是Wii遊戲碟。嗯,不錯,不錯！
woˇ
de lˇıwu`
sh`ı Wii yo´ux`ı die´. ng, bu`cuo`, bu`cuo`!
My present is a Wii game disc. Not bad, not bad!
D: Jenny,你的禮物那麼重,肯定是好東西。
Jenny, nˇı de lˇıwu` na`me zho`ng, keˇnd`ıng sh`ı haˇo do¯ ngxi.
Jenny, your gift is so heavy, it’s definitely a good one.
C: 我猜是葡萄酒。
woˇ ca¯ i sh`ı pu´taojiuˇ.
I bet it’s wine.
A: 快看看！
kua`i ka`n kan!
Hurry up and look!
C: 啊？是一瓶醬油！
a¯ ? sh`ı y¯ı p´ıng jia`ngyo´u!
Ah? It’s a bottle of soy sauce!
---Key Vocabulary---
五角星 wuˇjiaˇox¯ıng five-pointed star
樹頂 shu`dˇıng treetop
聖誕樹 she`ngda`nshu` Christmas tree
裝飾 zhua¯ ngsh`ı decoration
花 hua¯ to spend
心思 x¯ınsi thought
味道 we`idao flavor
怪 gua`i strange
蛋酒 da`njiuˇ eggnog
奶油 naˇiyo´u cream
威士忌 we¯ ish`ıj`ı whiskey
什麼的 she´nme de and so on
負責 fu`ze´ to be responsible
發 fa¯ to give out
神祕 she´nm`ı mysterious
聖誕老人 she`ngda`n laˇore´n Santa Claus
收到 sho¯ uda`o to receive
拆開 cha¯ ika¯ i to take apart
手套 shoˇuta`o glove
遊戲碟 yo´ux`ı die´ game disc
猜 ca¯ i to guess
葡萄酒 pu´taojiuˇ wine
醬油 jia`ngyo´u soy sauce
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
派對 pa`idu`ı party
祕密 m`ım`ı secret
驚喜 j¯ıngxˇı pleasant surprise
幸運 x`ıngyu`n fortunate
屋頂 wu¯ dˇıng roof
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