對話 Dialogue
清清：你怎麼了？幹嘛這麼生氣？
Qīngqing: Nǐ zěnme le? Gàn má zhème shēngqì?
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華華：呴！我玩這個遊戲已經玩了快一個小時了，結果一直輸、一直輸，就沒有一次是贏的，真是氣死我了！
Huáhua: Hōu! Wǒ wán zhège yóuxì yǐjīng wánle kuài yí ge xiǎoshí le, jiéguǒ yìzhí shū, yìzhí shū, jiù méiyǒu yí cì shì yíng de, zhēnshì qìsǐ wǒ le!
清清：不過是玩個遊戲而已，何必這麼認真呢？
Qīngqing: Búguò shì wán ge yóuxì éryǐ, hébì zhème rènzhēn ne?
華華：我就是不服氣啊！為什麼我的運氣總是這麼差？
Huáhua: Wǒ jiùshì bù fúqì a! Wèishénme wǒ de yùnqì zǒngshì zhème chà?
清清：玩遊戲本來就有輸有贏，贏了還是輸了有這麼重要嗎？
Qīngqing: Wán yóuxì běnlái jiù yǒushū yǒuyíng, yíngle háishì shūle yǒu zhème zhòngyào ma?
華華：當然囉！看到自己的積分增加了，或是又破關了，那種快樂是無法形容的，難道你不這麼認為嗎？
Huáhua: Dāngrán luo! Kàndào zìjǐ de jīfēn zēngjiā le, huòshì yòu pòguān le, nà zhǒng kuàilè shì wúfǎ xíngróng de, nándào nǐ bú zhème rènwéi ma?
清清：我玩遊戲一向就只為了休閒娛樂、打發時間，沒有你這麼入迷。
Qīngqing: Wǒ wán yóuxì yíxiàng jiù zhǐ wèile xiūxián yúlè, dǎfā shíjiān, méiyǒu nǐ zhème rùmí.
華華：好吧！那你就不要再跟我講話了，我現在就是很生氣，小心等一下忍不住罵了你，就不要怪我喔！啊……
Huáhua: Hǎoba! Nà nǐ jiù búyào zài gēn wǒ jiǎnghuà le, wǒ xiànzài jiùshì hěn shēngqì, xiǎoxīn děngyíxià rěnbúzhù màle nǐ, jiù búyào guài wǒ o! A…
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: What’s wrong with you? Why are you so angry?
Huahua: Ugh! I’ve been playing this game for almost an hour, and I keep losing, constantly losing. Not a single win! It’s so frustrating!
Qingqing: It’s just a game; why take it so seriously?
Huahua: I just can’t accept it! Why is my luck always so bad?
Qingqing: Playing games is meant to have both wins and losses. Is it really that important whether you win or lose?
Huahua: Of course! Seeing my score increase or clearing a level brings indescribable joy. Don’t you feel the same?
Qingqing: I play games for leisure and entertainment, just to pass the time. I’m not as obsessed as you are.
Huahua: Fine! Then just don’t talk to me anymore. I’m really angry right now, so be careful, I might end up scolding you in a moment. Don’t blame me later! Arghhh…
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 贏 (yíng) win
2. 輸 (shū) lose
3. 何必 (hébì) why bother, there’s no need to
4. 積分 (jīfēn) points
5. 破關 (pòguān) clear a level, pass a stage
6. 形容 (xíngróng) describe, characterize
7. 打發 (dǎfā) get rid of, pass
8. 入迷 (rùmí) to be fascinated, to be obsessed with
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