Sometimes we can’t always solve issues or problems ourselves and we need to turn to others for some assistance. What if someone asks you for your advice about something: can you understand their request or, more importantly, give an answer containing your advice to them?
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) How to listen and respond when someone asks for your advice
(ii) To give some suggestions when you are being asked for help
Dialogue:
Follow the conversation of these two friends:
（在街上）
(zài jiē shàng)
(on the street)
A:我最近总感觉很累。
Wǒ zuì jìn zǒng gǎn jué hěn lèi.
I always feel really tired recently.
B:嗯，我看你脸色也不太好。
En, wǒ kàn nǐ liǎn sè yě bù tài hǎo.
I can tell that you don’t look so good.
A:你倒是红光焕发啊。
Nǐ dào shi hóng guāng huàn fā a.
But you look great and glowing in contrast.
B:呵呵是吗？哎，我建议你啊，赶快戒烟戒酒吧！最好别熬夜。
Hē hē shì ma? Ai, wǒ jiàn yì nǐ a, gǎn kuài jiè yān jiè jiǔ ba! Zuì hǎo bié áo yè.
Do I? I suggest you stop smoking and drinking as soon as you can. You’d better not always stay up late too.
A:唉，说的容易，做起来难啊！
Ai, shuō de róng yì, zuò qǐ lái nán a!
It’s easier said than done!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
总感觉：always feel
很累：tired
我看你：I can tell
脸色：literally means ‘face colour’, which can indicate whether you are healthy or not
倒是：in contrast
容光焕发：a Chinese idiom referring to a person full of energy and who has healthy glowing skin
建议：suggest
赶快：hurry up
戒烟：stop smoking
戒酒：stop drinking
最好：you’d better
别熬夜：stay up
说的容易，做起来难／说起来容易，做起来难：it’s easier said than done
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