Most people like to drink when they are out socialising and having fun. Yet more and more people are realising the dangers of driving when they have had too much to drink, and abstain from alcoholic beverages. It’s a great topic to be able to talk about with your colleagues in Mandarin Chinese—and make sure to stay safe if you plan to drive!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) To select a suitable drink if you are offered one
(ii) How to explain that you can’t drink alcohol when driving a vehicle
Dialogue:
Colleagues are discussing what to drink:
（在酒吧）
(Zài jiǔ bā)
(at the bar)
A:你想喝点什么？
A: Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shén me?
What would you like to drink?
B:这儿有什么喝的？
B: Zhè er yǒu shén me hē de?
What do they have here?
A:这里的鸡尾酒调的不错，你想尝尝么？
A: Zhè lǐ de jī wěi jiǔ tiáo de bù cuò, nǐ xiǎng cháng cháng me?
Their cocktails are very good. Do you want to try one?
B:我一会儿得开车，还是喝不带酒精的饮料吧。
B: Wǒ yī huǐ er děi kāi chē, hái shì hē bù dài jiǔ jīng de yǐn liào ba.
I need to drive later. I will just drink non-alcoholic drinks, thanks.
A:哦，那……有鲜榨果汁，可乐雪碧，冰咖啡。
A: Ó, nà……yǒu xiān zhà guǒ zhī, kě lè xuě bì, bīng kā fēi.
Okay. There is freshly squeezed juice, Coke, Sprite, and iced coffee.
B:我来杯冰咖啡吧！
B: Wǒ lái bēi bīng kā fēi ba!
I’ll have a cup of iced coffee.
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
酒吧：bar
喝点什么：What would you like to drink?
有什么喝的：What do they have here?
鸡尾酒：cocktail
调：mix
调酒师：bartender
尝尝：have a try
一会儿：later
开车：drive
还是：had better
不带酒精／不含酒精的饮料：non-alcoholic drinks
带酒精／含酒精的饮料：alcoholic drinks
饮料：drink
鲜榨果汁：freshly squeezed juice
榨汁机：juicer, juice extractor
橘汁：tangerine juice
番茄汁：tomato juice
苹果汁：apple juice
茶：tea
咖啡：coffee
可乐：Coke
雪碧：Sprite
冰咖啡：iced coffee
葡萄酒：wine
葡萄：grape
红酒：red wine
白葡萄酒：white wine
白酒：hard liquor, such as ‘茅台’ (máo tái), ‘五粮液’ (wǔ liáng yè)
啤酒：beer
橙汁：orange juice
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