對話 Dialogue
清清:你怎麼了?幹嘛這麼生氣?
Qīngqing: Nǐ zěnme le? Gàn má zhème shēngqì?
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華華:呴!我玩這個遊戲已經玩了快一個小時了,結果一直輸、一直輸,就沒有一次是贏的,真是氣死我了!
Huáhua: Hōu! Wǒ wán zhège yóuxì yǐjīng wánle kuài yí ge xiǎoshí le, jiéguǒ yìzhí shū, yìzhí shū, jiù méiyǒu yí cì shì yíng de, zhēnshì qìsǐ wǒ le!
清清:不過是玩個遊戲而已,何必這麼認真呢?
Qīngqing: Búguò shì wán ge yóuxì éryǐ, hébì zhème rènzhēn ne?
華華:我就是不服氣啊!為什麼我的運氣總是這麼差?
Huáhua: Wǒ jiùshì bù fúqì a! Wèishénme wǒ de yùnqì zǒngshì zhème chà?
清清:玩遊戲本來就有輸有贏,贏了還是輸了有這麼重要嗎?
Qīngqing: Wán yóuxì běnlái jiù yǒushū yǒuyíng, yíngle háishì shūle yǒu zhème zhòngyào ma?
華華:當然囉!看到自己的積分增加了,或是又破關了,那種快樂是無法形容的,難道你不這麼認為嗎?
Huáhua: Dāngrán luo! Kàndào zìjǐ de jīfēn zēngjiā le, huòshì yòu pòguān le, nà zhǒng kuàilè shì wúfǎ xíngróng de, nándào nǐ bú zhème rènwéi ma?
清清:我玩遊戲一向就只為了休閒娛樂、打發時間,沒有你這麼入迷。
Qīngqing: Wǒ wán yóuxì yíxiàng jiù zhǐ wèile xiūxián yúlè, dǎfā shíjiān, méiyǒu nǐ zhème rùmí.
華華:好吧!那你就不要再跟我講話了,我現在就是很生氣,小心等一下忍不住罵了你,就不要怪我喔!啊……
Huáhua: Hǎoba! Nà nǐ jiù búyào zài gēn wǒ jiǎnghuà le, wǒ xiànzài jiùshì hěn shēngqì, xiǎoxīn děngyíxià rěnbúzhù màle nǐ, jiù búyào guài wǒ o! A…
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: What’s wrong with you? Why are you so angry?
Huahua: Ugh! I’ve been playing this game for almost an hour, and I keep losing, constantly losing. Not a single win! It’s so frustrating!
Qingqing: It’s just a game; why take it so seriously?
Huahua: I just can’t accept it! Why is my luck always so bad?
Qingqing: Playing games is meant to have both wins and losses. Is it really that important whether you win or lose?
Huahua: Of course! Seeing my score increase or clearing a level brings indescribable joy. Don’t you feel the same?
Qingqing: I play games for leisure and entertainment, just to pass the time. I’m not as obsessed as you are.
Huahua: Fine! Then just don’t talk to me anymore. I’m really angry right now, so be careful, I might end up scolding you in a moment. Don’t blame me later! Arghhh…
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 贏 (yíng) win
2. 輸 (shū) lose
3. 何必 (hébì) why bother, there’s no need to
4. 積分 (jīfēn) points
5. 破關 (pòguān) clear a level, pass a stage
6. 形容 (xíngróng) describe, characterize
7. 打發 (dǎfā) get rid of, pass
8. 入迷 (rùmí) to be fascinated, to be obsessed with
教材音檔 Audio Files
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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