Mandarin lesson in hong kong-Party

 

♦A:你昨天去参加聚会了吗?
Nǐ zuótiān qù cānjiā jùhuì le ma?
Did you go to the party yesterday?
♦B:当然了,聚会太棒了!
Dāngrán le, jùhuì tài bàng le!
Yes, of course. It is really a great party!
♦A:你给杰克带什么礼物了?
Nǐ gěi jiékè dài shénme lǐwù le?
What gift did you give to Jack?
♦B:我知道她喜欢读书,所以送给她一本书。
Wǒ zhīdào tā xǐhuan dúshū, suǒyǐ sòng gěi tā yī běn shū.
I know she likes reading, so I gave her a book.
♦A:她一定很高兴吧。
Tā yīdìng hěn gāoxìng ba.
She must be very pleased.
♦B:是的,她告诉我她一直是这本书作者的粉丝。你为什么没去啊?
Shì de, tā gàosu wǒ tā yīzhí shì zhè běn shū zuòzhě de fěnsī. Nǐ wèishéme méi qù a?
Yes. She told me she had been a fan of that book’s author for a long time. Why didn’t you come?
♦A:我确实是有点儿紧急的事要做,否则我是不会错过的。
Wǒ quèshí shì yǒudiǎn er jǐnjí de shì yào zuò, fǒuzé wǒ shì bù huì cuòguò de.
I had something urgent to do indeed, otherwise I wouldn’t miss it.