英语PK台 第32期:微信红包抢翻天(2)

 Dialogue:

XiaoGao: Hey! JingJing! This vacation sure seemed long, I haven’tseen you in forever! How did the Spring Festival go?
小高：嘿！京晶！这个假期真够长的，好久不见了，春节过得好吗？
JingJing:Really well.I ate lots of good food and had a great time getting together with my family. Itwas so relaxing. I haven’t had enough yet!
京晶：非常不错，吃吃喝喝，和家人团圆，太舒服了，我还没过够呢！
XiaoGao:Haha!You look so happy, I bet you racked upa lot of New Year’s money.
小高：哈哈！看你这么开心，一定也收了不少压岁钱吧？
JingJing: New Year’smoney? Don’t bring that up! Eversince I started working, I haven’t gotten any. Not only that, every Spring Festival I have to give to other peoplelike my nieces and nephews, grandmaand grandpa, old and young, it doesn’t matter, I have to give to all of them!
京晶：压岁钱？别提了！自从我工作以后，就再也收不到了，不仅如此，每年春节都得往外给。什么侄子，侄女，爷爷，奶奶，老老小小都得给！
XiaoGao:Oh?You have to give away that much? So how much money did you give?
小高：啊？你要给这么多？那你给出了多少钱？
JingJing: About 10,000or so! You tell me, you think I canstill feel happy about all of this? My heart’s broken!
京晶：差不多有1万元左右吧！你看我还高兴得起来吗？我那个心疼哟！
XiaoGao: Isn’t giving ared envelope all about bringing good luck? This year I sent some red envelopesthrough wechat online. My friends, classmates, and teachers all got a redenvelope and I only spent 100 RMB altogether.Everyone was so happy!
小高：给红包不就是个求平安吉祥的意义吗？我今年在网上发微信红包，朋友，同学，老师都拿到了我的红包，一共才花了100元，大家都玩得特别开心！
JingJing: Haha, Ialso got one of your red envelopes worth 13.2 RMB. These red envelopes fromwechat are great, even the handsome rich guys and gorgeous 1 girls are in full swing trying to get a few bucks 2.
京晶：哈哈，我也抢到你的红包了，人民币13块2，这个微信红包太好玩儿了，就连高富帅白富美都为了那几块钱抢得热火朝天！
XiaoGao: Hahaha, ohyeah! My wechat group had an owner of a company who woke up every night at twoin the morning so he could grab 3 a red envelope. He got 28.5 RMB in three days,I almost laughed myself to death!
小高：哈哈哈，可不是嘛！我那个微信群里有个非常有钱的大老板每天晚上2点起床等着抢红包，三天一共抢了28.5元，我都快笑死了！
JingJing: In order forme to get and send red envelopes, even my cellphone account was opened, I wouldwait every day to get my cash! Haha! Howabout this, since I got the 13.2 RMB, I’ll treat you to some gaifan!
京晶：为了抢红包发红包，我连手机账户都开通了，每天等着提现金呢！哈哈！这样吧，我赚了你13.2,今天我请你吃盖饭啦！
XiaoGao:Well,I can’t argue with that! Let’s go!
小高：那我就不客气了哟！走着！
New words for dialogue :
Haven’t [done something] in forever =haven’t [done something] in a verylong time
Rack up = to accumulate (slang)
Don’t bring that up=别提了！
Not only that = 不仅如此
Niece = 侄女
Nephew = 侄子
…or so = 左右, used in estimation
Altogether = 一共
infull swing=来劲地~做某事
A few bucks = 几块钱
How about this = 这样吧
I can’t argue with that! =那我就不客气了