Talking About Last Night's Game in the Elevator
IntermediateSports
Two neighbors run into each other in the elevator and chat about the basketball game they watched last night, comparing their favorite players and the final score.
W
WeiL
LiW
早啊！你昨晚看那场篮球比赛了吗？
zǎo a! nǐ zuówǎn kàn nà chǎng lánqiú bǐsài le ma?
Morning! Did you watch that basketball game last night?
L
当然看了！我一直看到最后一秒，太精彩了。
dāngrán kàn le! wǒ yìzhí kàn dào zuìhòu yì miǎo, tài jīngcǎi le.
Of course I did! I watched right up to the last second—it was so exciting.
W
是啊，最后比分一百比九十八，就差两分！
shì a, zuìhòu bǐfēn yìbǎi bǐ jiǔshíbā, jiù chà liǎng fēn!
Yeah, the final score was 100 to 98—just a two-point difference!
L
对，就是我最喜欢的那个球员，在最后关头把球投进了。
duì, jiùshì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de nàge qiúyuán, zài zuìhòu guāntóu bǎ qiú tóu jìn le.
Right, and it was my favorite player who made that shot at the last moment.
W
你说的是二十三号吧？他昨晚发挥得确实好。
nǐ shuō de shì èrshísān hào ba? tā zuówǎn fāhuī de quèshí hǎo.
You mean number 23, right? He really played well last night.
L
没错，就是他！不过我觉得他们队长也挺厉害的。
méicuò, jiùshì tā! búguò wǒ juéde tāmen duìzhǎng yě tǐng lìhai de.
Exactly, that's him! But I think their captain is pretty impressive too.
W
我更喜欢七号，他速度快，防守也做得好。
wǒ gèng xǐhuan qī hào, tā sùdù kuài, fángshǒu yě zuò de hǎo.
I prefer number 7—he's fast, and he defends well too.
L
说得对，防守真的很重要。要不是他，分差可能更大。
shuō de duì, fángshǒu zhēn de hěn zhòngyào. yàobúshì tā, fēnchà kěnéng gèng dà.
Well said—defense really matters. If it weren't for him, the gap might have been even bigger.
W
对啊。你觉得下一场他们还能赢吗？
duì a. nǐ juéde xià yì chǎng tāmen hái néng yíng ma?
Right. Do you think they can win the next game too?
L
很难说，对手也挺强的，不过我肯定还是支持他们。
hěn nán shuō, duìshǒu yě tǐng qiáng de, búguò wǒ kěndìng háishì zhīchí tāmen.
Hard to say—their opponents are strong too, but I'll definitely still support them.
W
那下一场我们一起看吧，边看边聊多有意思。
nà xià yì chǎng wǒmen yìqǐ kàn ba, biān kàn biān liáo duō yǒu yìsi.
Then let's watch the next one together—it'd be so fun to watch and chat at the same time.
L
好主意！到时候我发消息叫你。电梯到了，我先走啦！
hǎo zhǔyi! dào shíhou wǒ fā xiāoxi jiào nǐ. diàntī dào le, wǒ xiān zǒu la!
Great idea! I'll message you when it's time. The elevator's here—I'll head off first!