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 Chinese 101: Getting thiner & Fatter

 

Grammar: Expressing "more and more" with "越来越"

 

Language Tips:胖 and 瘦; Why Chinese people are skinny? 

 

Story of the Day:Give it up halfway 半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你最近越来越瘦了!

 

nǐ zuì jìn yuè lái yuè shòu le !

 

You’re getting thiner and thiner!

 

B:因为天气越来越热了!

 

yīn wéi tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè le !

 

Because the weather is getting hotter and hotter!

 

A:为什么这么说?

 

wéi shí me zhè me shuō ?

 

Why you saying so?

 

B:三月不减肥,五月徒伤悲呀!

 

sān yuè bú jiǎn féi ,wǔ yuè tú shāng bēi ya !

 

If you don’t lose weight on March, then you’ll regret on May.

 

A:可是我却越来越胖了。

 

kě shì wǒ què yuè lái yuè pàng le 。

 

But I’m getting fatter and fatter

 

Words & expressions:

 

【最近】zuì jìn : recently

 

【瘦】shòu : thin, skinny

 

【热】rè : hot

 

【三月】sān yuè : March

 

【减肥】jiǎn féi : lose weight

 

【徒】tú: just

 

【伤悲】shāng bēi: sad

 

【可是】kě shì :but

 

【却】què : but

 

【胖】pàng:fat