主动一点儿Make the First Move

New words

• 主动zhǔdòng — to take the initiative
• 面子miànzi — face, pride
• 鼓励gǔlì — to encourage
• 再说zàishuō — besides; later
• 敢gǎn — to dare
• 就算jiùsuàn — even if

The story

安娜：大卫，你平时不穿这个颜色啊。今天怎么了？David, you don't normally wear this color. What's going on today?

马克：你看起来……很像包子。可是身材不像。You look... a lot like Baozi. Not the figure, though.

安娜：不过挺帅的，很有精神！你为什么这样打扮？Still, it's pretty handsome — very lively! Why are you dressed like this?

大卫：小雨说，她喜欢像包子这样的男人。Xiaoyu said she likes guys like Baozi.

安娜：哈哈！大卫，你喜欢小雨，对不对？Haha! David, you like Xiaoyu, don't you?

大卫：没……没有！N-no, I don't!

王老师：别骗我们了。你的耳朵明明红了。你真老实。Don't try to fool us. Your ears have obviously gone red. You really are honest.

安娜：那你就主动一点儿！直接告诉她！Then make the first move! Tell her straight out!

Opening the lesson…