Which side are we on?
我们坐哪边?

A real Family dialogue: A cousin’s wedding. 34 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的家庭对话:表亲的婚礼。34 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Which side are we on?
我们坐哪边?
The bride’s. Your mother’s side.
新娘这边。你妈妈这边。
So the front left?
那左前方?
Second row. Not the first.
第二排。不是第一排。
Why not the first?
为什么不是第一排?
The first row is for people who cry loudly.
第一排是留给哭得大声的人的。
Fair enough.
有道理。
Your tie is crooked.
你领带歪了。
It’s been crooked since the car.
从车上就歪了。
Fix it now, not later.
现在就弄,别等。
There. Better?
好了。好点吗?
Almost. One more tug.
差不多。再拉一下。
Whose child is that running?
跑的那孩子是谁家的?
Your cousin’s. The loud one.
你表姐的。嗓门大那个。
He’s wearing a tiny suit.
他穿着小西装。
He’ll be asleep in an hour.
一小时后他就睡着了。
Is the ceremony long?
仪式长吗?
Forty minutes. Then food.
四十分钟。然后吃饭。
How many people?
多少人?
Two hundred, they said.
他们说两百。
And we know six.
我们认识六个。
We know twelve. You’ve forgotten four.
我们认识十二个。你忘了四个。
The music started.
音乐开始了。
Stand up. And stop checking your phone.
站起来。别再看手机了。
I’m not checking. I’m turning it off.
我没看。我在关机。
Good answer.
答得好。
She looks happy.
她看起来很开心。
She does. Genuinely.
是的。真的很开心。
Do you remember our wedding?
你还记得我们的婚礼吗?
I remember the cake.
我记得蛋糕。
Of course you do.
当然记得。
And your tie was crooked then too.
你当时领带也是歪的。
It was not.
才没有。
It was.
就是歪的。
Stand up. And stop checking your phone.
站起来。别再看手机了。
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
Which side are we on?
Forty minutes. Then food.
It was.