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Friendship · HSK 3

The Last Two Tickets

Xiao Hong talks Da Wei into seeing the new movie everyone's been raving about. The tickets nearly sell out, the coffee spills, but when the theater lights come back on, the two of them realize the story on the screen is uncannily like their own.

An Afternoon Phone Call

Xiao Hong

喂,大伟,你今天晚上吗?

wèi,dàwěi,nǐjīntiānwǎnshàngyǒukōngma?

Hey, Da Wei, are you free tonight?

Da Wei

有啊,怎么了?听你的声音好像很。

yǒua,zěnmele?tīngnǐdeshēngyīnhǎoxiànghěnzháojí。

Yeah, I am. What's up? You sound like you're in a real hurry.

Xiao Hong

那部讲两个老朋友的新电影,大家都在说好看,我想去看看。

nàbùjiǎngliǎnggèlǎopéngyǒudexīndiànyǐng,dàjiādōuzàishuōhǎokàn,wǒxiǎngqùkànkàn。

That new movie about two old friends — everyone says it's great, and I'd love to go see it.

Da Wei

好啊!不过这么火,现在还买得到票吗?

hǎoa!búguòzhèmehuǒ,xiànzàiháimǎidédàopiàoma?

Sure! But it's so popular — can we even still get tickets?

Xiao Hong

我手机上看了,只剩最后两张了,我马上买!七点的,你六点半到。

wǒshǒujīshàngkànle,zhīshèngzuìhòuliǎngzhāngle,wǒmǎshàngmǎi!qīdiǎnde,nǐliùdiǎnbàndàodiànyǐngyuàn。

I just checked on my phone — there are only two left, so I'm buying them right now! It's the seven o'clock show, so get to the theater by six thirty.

Outside the Theater

六点二十五,大伟跑到门口的时候,小红已经举着两张票在等他了。

liùdiǎnèrshíwǔ,dàwěipǎodàodiànyǐngyuànménkǒudeshíhòu,xiǎohóngyǐjīngjǔzheliǎngzhāngpiàozàiděngtāle。

At six twenty-five, when Da Wei came rushing up to the theater entrance, Xiao Hong was already waiting, holding up the two tickets.

Da Wei

你来得真早!我以为这次能比你先到呢。

nǐláidezhēnzǎo!wǒyǐwéizhècìnéngbǐnǐxiāndàone。

You got here so early! I really thought I'd beat you this time.

Xiao Hong

票都拿好啦,快进去吧。哎,你还买了杯咖啡?电影才两个小时。

piàodōunáhǎolā,kuàijìnqùba。āi,nǐháimǎilebēikāfēi?diànyǐngcáiliǎnggèxiǎoshí。

I've got the tickets, let's hurry inside. Hey, you bought a coffee? The movie's only two hours.

Da Wei

我昨天到很晚,怕看着看着就了。

wǒzuótiānjiābāndàohěnwǎn,pàkànzhekànzhejiùshuìzháole。

I worked late last night, so I'm afraid I'll doze off halfway through.

话还没说完,他一转身,咖啡就洒在了手上,烫得他直甩手,小红在旁边笑个不停。

huàháiméishuōwán,tāyìzhuǎnshēn,kāfēijiùsǎzàileshǒushàng,tàngdétāzhíshuǎishǒu,xiǎohóngzàipángbiānxiàogèbùtíng。

Before he could even finish, he turned around and the coffee spilled all over his hand — so hot that he kept shaking it, while Xiao Hong stood there laughing nonstop.

When the Lights Came Back On

灯亮起来的时候,小红还在擦眼睛,大伟假装没看见,把递了过去。

dēngliàngqǐláideshíhòu,xiǎohóngháizàicāyǎnjīng,dàwěijiǎzhuāngméikànjiàn,bǎzhǐjīndìleguòqù。

When the lights came up, Xiao Hong was still wiping her eyes; Da Wei pretended not to notice and quietly handed her a tissue.

Xiao Hong

电影里他们吵了一架,十年没说话,最后还是又坐到了一起……我们认识也快十年了吧?

diànyǐnglǐtāmenchǎoleyíjià,shíniánméishuōhuà,zuìhòuháishìyòuzuòdàoleyìqǐ……wǒmenrènshiyěkuàishíniánleba?

In the movie they had a fight and didn't speak for ten years, but in the end they still sat down together again… We've known each other almost ten years too, haven't we?

Da Wei

可不是嘛。咱们要是哪天了,可别学他们等十年。

kěbúshìma。zánmenyàoshinǎtiānchǎojiàle,kěbiéxuétāmenděngshínián。

You can say that again. If we ever have a fight someday, let's not be like them and wait ten years.

Xiao Hong

放心,最多生气一个晚上。下次有好电影,还叫上你。

fàngxīn,zuìduōshēngqìyígèwǎnshàng。xiàcìyǒuhǎodiànyǐng,háijiàoshàngnǐ。

Don't worry, I'd stay mad for one evening at most. Next time there's a good movie, I'll call you again.

Da Wei

行,下次我,再给你准备一包。

xíng,xiàcìwǒqǐngkè,zàigěinǐzhǔnbèiyìbāozhǐjīn。

Deal — next time it's my treat, and I'll bring you a whole pack of tissues too.

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