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<strong>Intermediate</strong> - <strong>Unlucky</strong> <strong>Day</strong> (<strong>C1701</strong>)<br />

我 今 天 真 倒 霉 !<br />

wǒ jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi!<br />

I’ve had such an unlucky day!<br />

昨 晚 鄰 居 練 習 打 鼓 直 到 十 二 點 半 , 我 沒 有 睡 好 。<br />

zuówǎn línjū liànxí dǎgǔ zhídào shí’èr diǎn bàn, wǒ méiyǒu<br />

shuì hǎo.<br />

Last night, my neighbor practiced drums until 12:30. I didn’t<br />

sleep well.<br />

因 為 沒 睡 好 , 所 以 早 上 心 情 很 不 好 , 而 且 路 上 掉<br />

了 兩 百 塊 錢 。<br />

yīnwèi méi shuì hǎo, suǒyǐ zǎoshang xīnqíng hěn bù hǎo,<br />

érqiě lùshang diào le liǎng bǎi kuài qián.<br />

Because I didn’t sleep well, I was in a bad mood the next<br />

morning and lost 200 kuai on the road.<br />

下 午 談 生 意 的 時 候 , 一 個 棒 球 突 然 飛 了 進 來 , 砸<br />

到 了 客 戶 的 腦 袋 。<br />

xiàwǔ tán shēngyi de shíhou, yī ge bàngqiú tūrán fēi le jìnlai,<br />

zá dào le kèhù de nǎodai.<br />

While I was discussing business in the afternoon, a baseball<br />

suddenly flew through the window and hit my client in the<br />

head.<br />

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c○2011 Praxis Language Ltd.


晚 上 , 我 的 女 朋 友 告 訴 我 , 她 想 和 我 分 手 , 說 她<br />

剛 認 識 了 一 個 鼓 手 。<br />

wǎnshang, wǒ de nǚupéngyou gàosu wǒ, tā xiǎng hé wǒ fēnshǒu,<br />

shuō tā gāng rènshi le yī ge gǔshǒu.<br />

In the evening, my girlfriend told me that she wanted to split<br />

up with me. She said she had just met some drummer.<br />

不 知 道 今 晚 鄰 居 還 會 不 會 練 習 打 鼓 , 我 的 心 情 真<br />

煩 躁 。<br />

bù zhīdào jīnwǎn línjū hái huì bu huì liànxí dǎgǔ, wǒ de xīnqíng<br />

zhēn fánzào.<br />

I’m not sure if my neighbor will be practicing drums again<br />

tonight or not. I’m so agitated.<br />

他 又 開 始 打 鼓 了 ! 嗯 ? 天 哪 , 那 是 甚 麼 聲 音 ?<br />

tā yòu kāishǐ dǎgǔ le! ng? tiānna, nà shì shénme shēngyīn?<br />

He’s playing the drums again! Huh? Oh, gosh. What’s that<br />

sound?<br />

Key Vocabulary<br />

倒 霉 dǎoméi unlucky, unfortunate<br />

昨 晚 zuówǎn yesterday evening<br />

鄰 居 línjū neighbor<br />

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c○2011 Praxis Language Ltd.


練 習 liànxí to practice<br />

打 鼓 dǎgǔ to play drums<br />

直 到 zhídào until<br />

因 為 yīnwèi because<br />

所 以 suǒyǐ so, therefore<br />

心 情 xīnqíng mood<br />

而 且 érqiě and, moreover<br />

掉 diào to drop<br />

談 生 意 tán shēngyi to talk business<br />

的 時 候 de shíhou when<br />

棒 球 bàngqiú baseball<br />

突 然 tūrán suddenly<br />

飛 fēi to fly<br />

砸 zá to smash<br />

客 戶 kèhù client<br />

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c○2011 Praxis Language Ltd.


腦 袋 nǎodai head<br />

分 手 fēnshǒu to break up<br />

鼓 手 gǔshǒu drummer<br />

煩 躁 fánzào irritated, agitated<br />

又 yòu again<br />

聲 音 shēngyīn sound<br />

Supplementary Vocabulary<br />

一 直 yīzhí always, continuously<br />

運 氣 yùnqi luck<br />

狗 屎 gǒushǐ dog crap<br />

踩 到 cǎidào to step on<br />

經 典 jīngdiǎn classic<br />

經 歷 jīnglì experience<br />

排 隊 páiduì to line up<br />

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c○2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

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