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@ 21387 Beards Are for Old Men
A: * 你要去約會嗎？*
* nǐ yào qù yuēhuì ma?*
* Are you going on a date?*
B: * 對啊。你看，這樣可以嗎？*
* duì a. nǐ kàn, zhèyàng kěyǐ ma?*
* Yep. Take a look, is this OK?*
A: * 衣服還行。你的鬍子......*
* yīfu hái xíng. nǐ de húzi......*
* Your clothes will do. Your beard...*
B: * 怎麼？不好嗎？*
* zěnme? bù hǎo ma?*
* What about it? It's not good?*
A: * 有鬍子的男人太老了，女孩子不喜歡。*
* yǒu húzi de nánrén tài lǎo le, nǚháizi bù xǐhuan.*
* Men with beards always look too old. Girls don't like it.*
B: * 哦。那我去刮一下。*
* ò. nà wǒ qù guā yīxià.*
* Oh. Well then, I'll go shave a moment.*
Key Vocabulary* *
要* yào* will
約會* yuēhuì* to go on a date, to have an appointment
看* kàn* to look
這樣* zhèyàng* this way
可以* kěyǐ* OK
衣服* yīfu* clothing
還行* hái xíng* acceptable, all right
鬍子* húzi* beard
怎麼* zěnme* how
男人* nánrén* man
太* tài* too
老* lǎo* old
女孩子* nǚháizi* girl
喜歡* xǐhuan* to like
那* nà* then
刮* guā* to shave
一下* yīxià* a moment
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
刮鬍子* guā húzi* to shave one's beard
剃鬚刀* tìxūdāo* face razor
剃鬚膏* tìxūgāo* shaving cream
看上去* kàn shàngqù* to look as if
年輕* niánqīng* young
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