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Published: Dec 23, 2020 06:23 PM
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Promising Young Woman / 前程似锦的女孩
/ (qiánchénɡsìjǐnde nǚhái)  

1. Every week, I go to a club. I act like I'm too drunk to stand. And every week a nice guy comes over to see if I'm okay. 

每周, 我都去一家俱乐部。我的举止看起来就像是喝醉了, 站不起来。而每周都有一个好人过来看看我还好吗。

(měizhōu, wǒdōuqùyìjiājùlèbù. wǒde jǔzhǐ kànqǐlái jiùxiànɡshì hēzuìle, zhànbùqǐlái. érměizhōu dōuyǒu yíɡè hǎorén ɡuòláikànkàn wǒháihǎoma.) 

2. Good God Almighty. 

全能的上帝。

(quánnénɡde shànɡdì.) 

3. You know, they put themselves in danger, girls like that. You think you'd learn by that age, right? 

你知道, 他们把自己置于危险之中, 像那样的女孩。你认为你会在那个年龄学习, 对吗?

(nǐzhīdào, tāmen bǎzìjǐ zhìyú wēixiǎnzhīzhōnɡ, xiànɡnàyànɡde nǚhái. nǐrènwéi nǐhuìzài nàɡeniánlínɡ xuéxí, duìma?) 

4. I need to lie down. 

我需要躺下。

(wǒxūyào tǎnɡxià.) 

5. You are so pretty. 

你真漂亮。

(nǐzhēn piàolianɡ.) 

6. I'm a nice guy. 

我是好人。

(wǒshì hǎorén.) 

7. I thought we had a connection. 

我以为我们有联系。

(wǒyǐwéi wǒmen yǒuliánxì.) 

8. Okay. How old am I? What are my hobbies? What's my name? 

好吧。我今年几岁了?我的爱好是什么?我叫什么名字?

(hǎoba. wǒjīnnián jǐsuìle? wǒde àihǎo shìshénme? wǒjiào shénme mínɡzi?) 

9. You would have been a great doctor. I left under unusual circumstances.

你本来会成为出色的医生。我在非同寻常的情况下离开了。

(nǐběnlái huìchénɡwéi chūsède yīshēnɡ. wǒzài fēitónɡxúnchánɡde qínɡkuànɡxià líkāile.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT