Stay In or Go Dancing?
IntermediateNightlife
Two roommates debate their plans for the night: one wants to relax at home while the other tries to convince her to go out dancing.
W
WeiL
LiW
今晚我们出去跳舞吧，怎么样？
jīnwǎn wǒmen chūqù tiàowǔ ba, zěnmeyàng?
Let's go out dancing tonight, how about it?
L
不想去，我今天累死了，就想待在家里。
bù xiǎng qù, wǒ jīntiān lèi sǐ le, jiù xiǎng dāi zài jiā lǐ.
I don't want to go. I'm exhausted today and just want to stay home.
W
别这样嘛，咱们都一个星期没出门了。
bié zhèyàng ma, zánmen dōu yí ge xīngqī méi chūmén le.
Come on, don't be like that. We haven't been out for a whole week.
L
我知道，可是外面下着雨，而且我明天还得早起上班呢。
wǒ zhīdào, kěshì wàimiàn xià zhe yǔ, érqiě wǒ míngtiān hái děi zǎoqǐ shàngbān ne.
I know, but it's raining outside, and besides I have to get up early for work tomorrow.
W
雨都快停了，再说新开的那家酒吧音乐特别棒。
yǔ dōu kuài tíng le, zàishuō xīn kāi de nà jiā jiǔbā yīnyuè tèbié bàng.
The rain's almost stopped, and besides, that newly opened bar has really great music.
L
听起来是不错，不过那种地方一般又吵人又多。
tīng qǐlái shì búcuò, búguò nà zhǒng dìfang yìbān yòu chǎo rén yòu duō.
It does sound nice, but places like that are usually both noisy and crowded.
W
咱们可以早点去，跳一会儿就回来，不用待太晚。
zánmen kěyǐ zǎo diǎn qù, tiào yíhuìr jiù huílái, búyòng dāi tài wǎn.
We can go early, dance for a bit and then come back—no need to stay too late.
L
可是我都不知道穿什么，也没心情打扮。
kěshì wǒ dōu bù zhīdào chuān shénme, yě méi xīnqíng dǎban.
But I don't even know what to wear, and I'm not in the mood to dress up.
W
随便穿就行，反正灯光那么暗，没人会注意你穿什么。
suíbiàn chuān jiù xíng, fǎnzhèng dēngguāng nàme àn, méi rén huì zhùyì nǐ chuān shénme.
Just wear whatever, the lights are so dim anyway that no one will notice what you're wearing.
L
好吧，你说得也对，不过咱们十二点之前一定得回来。
hǎo ba, nǐ shuō de yě duì, búguò zánmen shí'èr diǎn zhīqián yídìng děi huílái.
Fine, you've got a point. But we absolutely have to be back before twelve.
W
没问题，我保证！那你赶紧去换衣服，我来叫车。
méi wèntí, wǒ bǎozhèng! nà nǐ gǎnjǐn qù huàn yīfu, wǒ lái jiào chē.
No problem, I promise! Then hurry up and go change, I'll call a car.
L
行，等我十分钟，不过要是不好玩，咱们马上回家啊。
xíng, děng wǒ shí fēnzhōng, búguò yàoshi bù hǎowán, zánmen mǎshàng huí jiā a.
OK, give me ten minutes. But if it's not fun, we're going straight home, alright.