CLO_251: Waiting in Frustration
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ni3 zen3me le？ Zen3me lian3se4 kan4qi3lai2 bu2 tai4 hao3?
B: Jin1tian1 ben3lai2 shi4 yao4 gen1 peng2you3 qu4 kan4 yi1 bu4 dian4ying3 de.
A: Jie2guo3 zen3 yang4？
B: Wo3 zai4 dian4ying3yuan4 deng3 ta1 deng3 le liang3ge duo1 xiao3shi2，mei2
xiang3 dao4 jie2guo3 ta1 mei2 chu1xian4. Wo3 kuai4 bei4 ta1 qi4 si3 le.
Dang1shi2 ta1 yue1 wo3 kan4 dian4ying3 de shi2hou4，wo3men liang3ge dou1 kai1xin1 de bu4 de liao3，
yin1wei4 wo3men liang3ge dou1 fei1chang2 qi1dai4 kan4 na4 bu4 dian4ying3.
A: Ke3shi4，yao4shi4 ta1 bu4 neng2 gen1 ni3 qu4 kan4 dian4ying3，wei4 shen2me bu4 xian1 gen1 ni3 shuo1？
B: Dui4 a. Wo3 ye3 jue2de hen3 qi2guai4. Suo3yi3，wo3 xian4zai4 zheng4zai4 deng3 ta1 gei3 wo3 de jie3shi4.
Dialogue: Tone Marks
A: Nǐ zěnme le？ Zěnme liǎnsè kànqǐlái bú tài hǎo?
B: Jīntiān běnlái shì yào gēn péngyǒu qù kàn yī bù diànyǐng de.
A: Jiéguǒ zěn yàng？
B: Wǒ zài diànyǐngyuàn děng tā děng le liǎngge duō xiǎoshí，méi
xiǎng dào jiéguǒ tā méi chūxiàn. Wǒ kuài bèi tā qì sǐ le.
Dāngshí tā yuē wǒ kàn diànyǐng de shíhòu，wǒmen liǎngge dōu kāixīn de bù de liǎo，
yīnwèi wǒmen liǎngge dōu fēicháng qīdài kàn nà bù diànyǐng.
A: Kěshì，yàoshì tā bù néng gēn nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng，wèi shénme bù xiān gēn nǐ shuō？
B: Duì a. Wǒ yě juéde hěn qíguài. Suǒyǐ，wǒ xiànzài zhèngzài děng tā gěi wǒ de jiěshì.
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PDF Notes: 
August 1st, 2008 at 2:08 am
According to the cartoon, Kirin appears to be planning to go to a XXXX movie! No wonder her friend never turned up!!
But seriously, could you tell us what is written on the ticket window and also if we’ll ever find out WHY her friend stood her up?
August 4th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Hello Gareth,
Don’t worry, the Chinese have a different way of referring to XXX movies - they tend to be called “yellow movies” instead (maybe we should do a lesson on that sometime…).
I’m happy to see that there is extra learning going on from the pictures.
The ticket window says shòupiàokǒu, which literally means “sell ticket opening” (as in where you would purchase your movie ticket from).
As far as why her friend stood her up… perhaps that can be answered in a future lesson, or maybe in an extended video for this lesson? Maybe in the future we can have a soap opera running theme going on with the dialogues. Lot of possibilities here!