奶奶要离婚Grandma Wants a Divorce

New words

• 离婚líhūn — to divorce
• 婚姻hūnyīn — marriage
• 骂mà — to scold, swear at
• 不然bùrán — otherwise, or else
• 承担chéngdān — to take on, bear
• 于是yúshì — so, and then

The story

奶奶：我不回去了！我要离婚！I'm not going back! I want a divorce!

大卫：离婚？！奶奶，您八十二岁了！A divorce?! Grandma, you're eighty-two!

奶奶：八十二岁不能离婚吗？Can't you get divorced at eighty-two?

小雨：奶奶，你们的婚姻六十年了。爷爷做什么了？Grandma, you've been married sixty years. What has Grandpa done?

奶奶：他买了一张美国地图！摆在桌子上，还在上边画了一条线！He's bought a map of America! He's set it out on the table, and drawn a line on it!

大卫：一张地图，就要离婚？One map, and you want a divorce?

奶奶：六十年了，我骂了他六十年，他开了六十年车！Sixty years! I've scolded him for sixty years, and he's driven for sixty years!

小雨：奶奶，六十年有多少好的回忆啊！Grandma, sixty years! Think of all the good memories!

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