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xiǎo wěi, nǐ zěnme chuítóusàngqì de？
Xiao Wei. Why are you so depressed?
B 哎，
公司
最近业绩不好，老板
老是
Band 2
lǎo shì
老是
always; all times
找我的
麻烦
。
ài, gōngsī zuìjìn yèjì bùhǎo, lǎobǎn lǎoshì zhǎo wǒde máfan.
Ahh, the company had a bad income recently and the boss always got me in trouble.
A 工作
遇到
Band 4
yùdào
遇到
encounter
困难
Band 3
kùnnán
困难
difficulty
很正常，你还是想想开心的事吧！
听说
Band 2
tīngshuō
听说
be told; hear of
你
马上
Band 1
mǎshàng
马上
Right off
要
结婚
了？
gōngzuò yùdào kùnnan hěn zhèngcháng, nǐ háishì xiǎngxiǎng kāixīn de shì ba！ tīngshuō nǐ mǎshàng yào jiéhūn le？
It’s normal to face some difficulties at work. Think about some happy things!
I heard you are getting married?
B
提到
Band 2
tídào
提到
mention; refer to
结婚，我
更
开心不起来！
tí dào jiéhūn, wǒ gèng kāixīn bù qǐlái！
Speaking of getting married. I don’t feel happy at all!
A 这又是怎么回事？
zhè yòu shì zěnme huíshì？
What’s wrong?
B
还
Band 1
hái
还
also; still; yet
不是
因为
Band 2
yīn wèi
因为
because
买婚房！
虽然
Band 2
suī rán
虽然
although; though
我把多年的积蓄拿出来，但是
离
首付还是差了很多。
hái bú shì yīnwèi mǎi hūn fang! suīrán wǒ bǎ duōnián de jīxù ná chūlái, dànshì lí shǒufù háishì chàle hěn duō.
It’s just about buying the wedding apartment! I took out all my savings, but it’s not even close to afford the down payment.
A 你可以先
租
房子住，结婚后两个人
一起
攒钱买房。
nǐ kěyǐ xiān zūfángzi zhù, jiéhūn hòu liǎnggè rén yìqǐ zǎnqián mǎi fang.
You two can rent an apartment first and save together after marriage.
B 我也是这么想的，
可是
不知道她愿不
愿意
Band 2
yuànyì
愿意
Be willing
。
wǒ yěshì zhème xiǎng de, kěshì bù zhīdào tā yuàn bú yuànyì
I think so too, but I am not sure if she will agree or not.
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