Moving Dad to a Smaller Apartment
IntermediateFamily
Two siblings help their elderly father downsize, discussing together which furniture to keep and which to give away.
W
WeiL
LiW
爸的新家小多了，咱们得商量一下哪些家具留着，哪些送人。
bà de xīn jiā xiǎo duō le, zán men děi shāng liang yí xià nǎ xiē jiā jù liú zhe, nǎ xiē sòng rén.
Dad's new place is a lot smaller, so we need to talk over which furniture to keep and which to give away.
L
对，那个大衣柜肯定放不下，新卧室太挤了。
duì, nà ge dà yī guì kěn dìng fàng bú xià, xīn wò shì tài jǐ le.
Right, that big wardrobe definitely won't fit—the new bedroom is too cramped.
W
衣柜可以送给邻居，他们上回不是说正缺一个吗？
yī guì kě yǐ sòng gěi lín jū, tā men shàng huí bú shì shuō zhèng quē yí ge ma?
We can give the wardrobe to the neighbors—didn't they say last time they were just short one?
L
好主意。不过爸那张旧书桌，我觉得还是留着吧。
hǎo zhǔ yi. bú guò bà nà zhāng jiù shū zhuō, wǒ jué de hái shì liú zhe ba.
Good idea. But that old desk of Dad's—I think we'd better keep it.
W
我也是这么想的，那是妈当年买给他的，很有纪念意义。
wǒ yě shì zhè me xiǎng de, nà shì mā dāng nián mǎi gěi tā de, hěn yǒu jì niàn yì yì.
I feel the same way—Mom bought that for him back then, it means a lot to him.
L
那沙发呢？那套太大了，新客厅估计摆不下。
nà shā fā ne? nà tào tài dà le, xīn kè tīng gū jì bǎi bú xià.
What about the sofa? That set is too big—it probably won't fit in the new living room.
W
是啊，咱们给他换个小一点的，这样爸坐着也舒服。
shì a, zán men gěi tā huàn ge xiǎo yì diǎn de, zhè yàng bà zuò zhe yě shū fu.
Yeah, let's swap it for a smaller one—that way Dad will be comfortable sitting on it too.
L
对了，书架上那么多书，爸肯定舍不得扔。
duì le, shū jià shàng nà me duō shū, bà kěn dìng shě bu de rēng.
By the way, there are so many books on the bookshelf—Dad definitely won't want to throw them out.
W
那咱们留个小书架，把他最爱看的放上去，其余的捐给图书馆。
nà zán men liú ge xiǎo shū jià, bǎ tā zuì ài kàn de fàng shàng qù, qí yú de juān gěi tú shū guǎn.
Then let's keep a small bookshelf, put his favorite books on it, and donate the rest to the library.
L
这样挺好。餐桌呢？四个人那张是不是也太占地方了？
zhè yàng tǐng hǎo. cān zhuō ne? sì ge rén nà zhāng shì bu shì yě tài zhàn dì fang le?
That works well. What about the dining table? Isn't that four-seater also taking up too much space?
W
换张能折叠的小桌子吧，平时爸一个人吃饭正好，我们来了再打开。
huàn zhāng néng zhé dié de xiǎo zhuō zi ba, píng shí bà yí ge rén chī fàn zhèng hǎo, wǒ men lái le zài dǎ kāi.
Let's switch to a small foldable table—it's just right when Dad eats alone, and we can open it up when we come over.
L
太好了，那就先这么定，回头问问爸的意见再动手。
tài hǎo le, nà jiù xiān zhè me dìng, huí tóu wèn wen bà de yì jiàn zài dòng shǒu.
Great, then let's tentatively settle on this—ask Dad's opinion later before we get started.