Visiting the Beijing Bar Districts(2) 逛逛酒吧街

(Dominic and Zheng Zhi start to walk around.)
(By side of lake/boat harbour)

Dominic: It’s great.
Zheng Zhi: Yeah. Everything is so beautiful.
Dominic: Hey, those guys look familiar.
Zheng Zhi: Oh! They are Zhang He and Xu Fei!
Zheng Zhi: Hi, Zhang He!
Dominic: Xu Fei!

(Zhang He and Xu Fei walk over to meet Dominic and Zheng Zhi.)

Dominic: Zhang He, Xu Fei!
Xu Fei: Hi!
Zhang He: Hi! What a surprise!
Zheng Zhi: What are you guys doing here?
Zhang He: We’ve just been rowing a boat on the river. Now we feel a little bit tired and very thirsty.
Dominic: Oh, why don’t you join us? We’re just about to go to one of these bars.
Zhang He: Well, sounds good to me. (To Xu Fei) How about you?
Xu Fei: Good idea. Let’s go!
Zhang He: Ok, let’s go.

(Group walk towards a bar, enter bar, sit down.)

Dominic: 大家想喝点什么?(Dàjiā xiǎnɡ hēdiǎn shénme?)
Xu Fei: 我想喝点不含酒精的饮料。(Wǒ xiǎnɡ hēdiǎn bùhán jiǔjīnɡde yǐnliào.)
Dominic: 喝可乐怎么样?(Hē kělè zěnmeyànɡ?)
Xu Fei: 可以,但是请别加冰。(Kéyǐ, dànshì qǐnɡbié jiābīnɡ.)
Zhang He: 我想来杯绿茶。(Wǒ xiǎnɡ lái bēi lǜchá.)
Zheng Zhi: 我喝啤酒。(Wǒ hē píjiǔ.)
Dominic: 我也喝啤酒。(Wǒ yěhē píjiǔ.)

(Dominic goes to the bar and orders drinks.)

Dominic: 谢谢。(Xièxiè.)
Bartender: 不客气。(Bú kèqi.)

Language points:

Dàjiā xiǎnɡ hēdiǎn shénme?
大家想喝点什么?
What do you guys want to drink?
Wǒ xiǎnɡ hēdiǎn bùhán jiǔjīnɡde yǐnliào.
我想喝点不含酒精的饮料。
I would like something non-alcoholic to drink.
Wǒ hē píjiǔ.
我喝啤酒。
I would like a beer.

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