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A:   哎，哎，不對不對，你們怎麼把電視背景牆噴成暗紅色的了？

ài, ài, bù duì bù duì, nǐmen zěnme bǎ diànshì bèijǐng qiáng pēn chéng àn hóngsè de le?

Hey, hey, that's not right. Why did you paint the wall behind the TV dark red?

B:   不是你老公說要噴成這個顏色的嗎？

bùshì nǐ lǎogong shuō yào pēn chéng zhè ge yánsè de ma?

Didn't your husband say he wanted to paint it this color? Whatever he tells us to do, we do.

A:   老公，老公，你快過來！

lǎogōng, lǎogōng, nǐ kuài guòlai!

Honey, honey. Get over here!

C:   怎麼了怎麼了？

zěnmele zěnmele?

What's the matter?

A:   你看看，怎麼是暗紅色，我要鋪那種淡黃色有花紋的牆紙。

nǐ kàn kan, zěnme shì àn hóngsè, wǒ yào pū nà zhǒng dàn huángsè yǒu huāwén de qiángzhǐ.

Look. How come it's dark red? I wanted to use that light yellow, patterned kind of wallpaper.

C:   上次的配色方案你不是點頭了嗎？再說，暗紅色的牆面配古銅色的窗簾，不僅氣派，而且很現代的。

shàngcì de pèisè fāng'àn nǐ bùshì diǎntóu le ma? zài shuō, àn hóngsè de qiángmiàn pèi gǔtóngsè de chuānglián, bùjǐn qìpài, érqiě hěn xiàndài de.

Didn't you agree to the color scheme last time? Besides, the dark red wall matches the bronze colored curtains. Not only does it have a lot of feeling, it's modern too.

A:   但是，塗料的質感和牆紙不一樣，用牆紙的話以後清潔起來也方便。

dànshì, túliào de zhìgǎn hé qiángzhǐ bù yīyàng, yòng qiángzhǐ dehuà yǐhòu qīngjié qǐlái yě fāngbiàn.

But, the texture of paint isn't the same as wallpaper. If we use wallpaper it'll be easier to clean.

B:   我說老闆，你們商量好了沒？我們都噴了一半了。

wǒ shuō lǎobǎn, nǐmen shāngliang hǎo le méi? wǒmen dōu pēn le yībàn le.

Hey, boss. Have you guys finished discussing it yet. We've already sprayed half of the wall.

A:   算了算了，就按他的意思辦吧，你們接著幹。對了，師傅，你看我們玄關這裡能不能再做個架子？下面放拖鞋，上面我想放個魚缸。

suàn le suàn le, jiù àn tā de yìsi bàn ba, nǐmen jiē zhe gàn. duìle, shīfu, nǐ kàn wǒmen xuánguān zhèlǐ néng bu néng zài zuò ge jiàzi? xiàmian fàng tuōxié, shàngmian wǒ xiǎng fàng ge yúgāng.

Forget it, just go with his idea. You guys can keep going. That's right, sir, would it be possible to put in another shelf in the entryway? We can put slippers underneath it and I want to put an aquarium on top.

B:   沒問題，玄關那裡的地磚還沒鋪呢。我過會兒和木工師傅說一聲，把尺寸量一下。

méiwèntí, xuánguān nàlǐ de dìzhuān hái méi pū ne. wǒ guò huǐr hé mùgōng shīfu shuō yī shēng, bǎ chǐcùn liáng yīxià.

Sure. We haven't laid the tile in the entryway yet, so it's not a problem. I'll talk with the carpenter soon and have the measurements taken.

C:   得了吧你，還有空養魚啊。

dé le ba nǐ, hái yǒukòng yǎng yú a.

Oh, yeah right. You've got time to take care of fish?

A:   你不懂，我們衛生間正對著大門，這很不好的。我想做個架子養些發財魚，一來可以化解一下，二來可以討個口彩。

nǐ bù dǒng, wǒmen wèishēngjiān zhèng duì zhe dàmén, zhè hěn bù hǎo de. wǒ xiǎng zuò ge jiàzi yǎng xiē fācáiyú, yī lái kěyǐ huàjiě yīxià, èr lái kěyǐ tǎo ge kǒucǎi.

You don't understand. Our bathroom is directly opposite the main door. That's not a good thing. I think we should put in an shelf and raise some lucky fish. First of all, it will ease up the feng shui, and second of all, they'll make the place more auspicious.

C:   嗯，有點兒道理。

ng4, yǒudiǎnr dàolǐ.

Yeah, you've got a point.

A:   我同事跟我說的。她很相信風水的。

wǒ tóngshì gēn wǒ shuō de. tā hěn xiāngxìn fēngshuǐ de.

My coworker told me that she really believes in feng shui.

C:   對了，老婆，後天開始鋪地磚和地板，那傢俱和電器只能讓他們下個月送過來了。

duìle, lǎopó, hòutiān kāishǐ pū dìzhuān hé dìbǎn, nà jiājù hé diànqì zhǐnéng ràng tāmen xià ge yuè sòng guòlai le.

Honey, think about it. The tiling and flooring will start the day after tomorrow, so we'll have to wait until next month before we can have them deliver the furniture and appliances.

A:   是啊，工期有點延誤了。等全部完工後，通風還要兩個禮拜。

shì a, gōngqī yǒudiǎnr yánwù le. děng quánbù wángōng hòu, tōngfēng hái yào liǎng ge lǐbài.

Yeah, the project time will have to be pushed back a bit. When everything is finished, we'll need at least two weeks to let it air out.

C:   不過離我們結婚還有三個月呢，應該來得及。啊，我們愛的小巢馬上就要誕生了。

bùguò lí wǒmen jiéhūn hái yǒu sān ge yuè ne, yīnggāi láidejí. à, wǒmen ài de xiǎocháo mǎshàng jiùyào dànshēng le.

But we still have three months until we get married. There should be enough time. Ah, our little nest will soon come into being.

A:   別忙著感嘆，不要忘了我們還要準備婚禮呢。

bié mángzhe gǎntàn, bùyào wàng le wǒmen hái yào zhǔnbèi hūnlǐ ne.

You can't relax yet. Don't forget we still have to plan the wedding ceremony. I haven't even ordered my wedding dress yet.

C:   哎，忙死了。

āi, máng sǐ le.

Agh, so busy.

Key Vocabulary

背景 bèijǐng

噴 pēn

暗紅色 àn hóngsè

鋪 pū

淡黃色 dàn huángsè

花紋 huāwén

牆紙 qiángzhǐ

配色 pèisè

古銅色 gǔtóngsè

氣派 qìpài

塗料 túliào

質感 zhìgǎn

玄關 xuánguān

木工 mùgōng

發財魚 fācáiyú

化解 huàjiě

討口彩 tǎo kǒucǎi

風水 fēngshuǐ

工期 gōngqī

延誤 yánwù

完工 wángōng

通風 tōngfēng

誕生 dànshēng

小巢 xiǎocháo

感嘆 gǎntàn

點頭 diǎntóu

Supplementary Vocabulary

油漆 yóuqī

諧音 xiéyīn

毒氣 dúqì

汙染 wūrǎn

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