EP95 越来越 More and more...

EP95 越来越 More and more...

• Chinese 101: Getting thiner & Fatter

• Grammar: Expressing "more and more" with "越来越"

• Language Tips:胖 and 瘦; Why Chinese people are skinny? 

• Story of the Day:Give it up halfway 半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi

Dialogue:

A:你最近越来越瘦了!

nǐ zuì jìn yuè lái yuè shòu le !

You’re getting thiner and thiner!

B:因为天气越来越热了!

yīn wéi tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè le !

Because the weather is getting hotter and hotter!

A:为什么这么说?

wéi shí me zhè me shuō ?

Why you saying so?

B:三月不减肥,五月徒伤悲呀!

sān yuè bú jiǎn féi ,wǔ yuè tú shāng bēi ya !

If you don’t lose weight on March, then you’ll regret on May.

A:可是我却越来越胖了。

kě shì wǒ què yuè lái yuè pàng le 。

But I’m getting fatter and fatter

Words & Expressions:

【最近】zuì jìn : recently

【瘦】shòu : thin, skinny

【热】rè : hot

【三月】sān yuè : March

【减肥】jiǎn féi : lose weight

【徒】tú: just

【伤悲】shāng bēi: sad

【可是】kě shì :but

【却】què : but

【胖】pàng:fat