Dialogue
参加生日派对
Participating in a birthday party
Cānjiā shēngri pàiduì
Dialogue 1
A
你好!很高兴参加小明的生日派对。
Nǐ hǎo!Hěn gāoxìng cānjiā xiǎomíng de shēngri pàiduì。
Hello! I'm so glad to be at Xiaoming's birthday party.
B
你好!欢迎!你是…?(指着A)
Nǐ hǎo!Huānyíng!Nǐ shì…?(zhǐzhe A)
Hello! Welcome! Are you…? (points at A)
A
我叫李薇,是来自中国的留学生。
Wǒ jiào Lǐ Wēi,shì lái zì zhōngguó de liúxuéshēng。
My name is Li Wei, I'm an international student from China.
B
你好,李薇!很高兴认识你。我是小明的同学,王强。
Nǐ hǎo,Lǐ Wēi!Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ。Wǒ shì xiǎomíng de tóngxué,Wáng Qiáng。
Hello, Li Wei! Nice to meet you. I'm Xiaoming's classmate, Wang Qiang.
A
你好,王强!小明的生日派对真热闹!
Nǐ hǎo,Wáng Qiáng!Xiǎomíng de shēngri pàiduì zhēn rènào!
Hello, Wang Qiang! Xiaoming's birthday party is really lively!
B
是啊,大家都来了。你以前参加过中国的生日派对吗?
Shì a,dàjiā dōu lái le。Nǐ yǐqián cānjiā guò zhōngguó de shēngri pàiduì ma?
Yeah, everyone's here. Have you been to a Chinese birthday party before?
A
参加过几次,和这里有点不一样。
Cānjiā guò jǐ cì,hé zhèlǐ yǒudiǎn bù yīyàng。
A few times, it's a bit different here.
B
哦?哪里不一样呢?
Ó?Nǎlǐ bù yīyàng ne?
Oh? How so?
A
在中国,生日蛋糕比较常见,也有一些特别的习俗,比如长辈会给小孩红包。
Zài zhōngguó,shēngri dàngāo bǐjiào chángjiàn,yě yǒu yīxiē tèbié de xísú,bǐrú zhǎngbèi huì gěi xiǎohái hóngbāo。
In China, birthday cakes are common, and there are some special customs, such as elders giving children red envelopes.