One Player Short at the Board Game Café
IntermediateNightlife
A woman at a board game café invites a stranger at the next table to join her group because they need one more player.
M
MeiJ
JunM
你好，打扰一下，请问你是一个人来的吗？
nǐ hǎo, dǎrǎo yíxià, qǐngwèn nǐ shì yí gè rén lái de ma?
Hi, sorry to bother you—may I ask, did you come here alone?
J
对啊，我朋友临时有事来不了了，我就一个人坐着呢。
duì a, wǒ péngyou línshí yǒu shì lái bù liǎo le, wǒ jiù yí gè rén zuò zhe ne.
Yeah, my friend had something come up and couldn't make it, so I'm just sitting here by myself.
M
那太巧了！我们这桌正好差一个人，你要不要一起玩？
nà tài qiǎo le! wǒmen zhè zhuō zhènghǎo chà yí gè rén, nǐ yào bú yào yìqǐ wán?
What a coincidence! Our table is exactly one player short—want to join us?
J
真的可以吗？我怕突然加进来会打扰你们。
zhēn de kěyǐ ma? wǒ pà tūrán jiā jìnlái huì dǎrǎo nǐmen.
Are you sure? I'm worried that suddenly joining in would disturb you all.
M
一点都不会，人多才好玩呢！我们几个都特别好相处。
yìdiǎn dōu bú huì, rén duō cái hǎowán ne! wǒmen jǐ gè dōu tèbié hǎo xiāngchǔ.
Not at all—the more people, the more fun! The few of us are all really easy to get along with.
J
那好吧，谢谢你！我叫小军，很高兴认识大家。
nà hǎo ba, xièxie nǐ! wǒ jiào Xiǎo Jūn, hěn gāoxìng rènshi dàjiā.
All right then, thank you! I'm Xiao Jun, nice to meet you all.
M
我叫小美，快过来坐吧，我们正准备开一局新的桌游。
wǒ jiào Xiǎo Měi, kuài guòlái zuò ba, wǒmen zhèng zhǔnbèi kāi yì jú xīn de zhuōyóu.
I'm Xiao Mei, come sit down—we're just about to start a round of a new board game.
J
这个游戏我没玩过，规则复杂吗？
zhège yóuxì wǒ méi wán guò, guīzé fùzá ma?
I've never played this game—are the rules complicated?
M
不难，我一边玩一边教你，玩两轮你就上手了。
bù nán, wǒ yìbiān wán yìbiān jiāo nǐ, wán liǎng lún nǐ jiù shàngshǒu le.
Not hard—I'll teach you as we play, and after a couple of rounds you'll get the hang of it.
J
那太好了！要不要先各点一杯喝的？这杯我请。
nà tài hǎo le! yào bú yào xiān gè diǎn yì bēi hē de? zhè bēi wǒ qǐng.
Great! Should we each order a drink first? This round's on me.
M
你刚来就请客，多不好意思啊，还是各付各的吧。
nǐ gāng lái jiù qǐngkè, duō bù hǎoyìsi a, háishì gè fù gè de ba.
You just got here and you're already treating us—that's too kind. Let's just each pay for our own.
J
行，那就各付各的。谢谢你们收留我，今晚肯定超好玩！
xíng, nà jiù gè fù gè de. xièxie nǐmen shōuliú wǒ, jīnwǎn kěndìng chāo hǎowán!
Sure, each pays their own then. Thanks for taking me in—tonight is definitely going to be super fun!