Learning Chinese: shǒuqì hǎo

2018-01-03

lucky

手气好

(shǒuqì hǎo)

A: Wow, what a pretty bracelet. Where did you buy it?

哇, 好漂亮的杯子呀, 这是你在哪里买到的?

(wa, hǎo piàoliànɡ de bēizǐ ya, zhèshì nǐ zài nǎlǐ mǎidào de?)

B: This? I didn't buy it. It was a prize I won when I took part in a raffle.

这个不是我买的, 是我参加一个抽奖活动抽中的奖品。

(zhèɡè bùshì wǒ mǎi de, shì wǒ cānjiā yīɡè chōujiǎnɡ huódònɡ chōuzhònɡ de jiǎnɡpǐn.)

A: You're really lucky. Every time there is a raffle you always win some kind of a prize! Not like me, my entire life I've barely won any prizes.

你手气真好, 每次抽奖都能抽中奖品!不像我, 从小到大几乎就没有中过奖。

(nǐ shǒuqì zhēnhǎo, měicì chōujiǎnɡ dōunénɡ chōuzhònɡ jiǎnɡpǐn!bùxiànɡ wǒ, cónɡxiǎo dàodà jǐhū jiù méiyǒu zhònɡɡuò jiǎnɡ.)

B: You might not be as lucky as I am when it comes to raffles, but you found a job with no trouble.

你虽然抽奖不如我幸运, 但你找工作就很顺利呀。

(nǐ suīrán chōujiǎnɡ bùrú wǒ xìnɡyùn, dàn nǐ zhǎoɡōnɡzuò jiù hěn shùnlì ya.)

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