Lesson 9   Summer Vacation

Conversation

马克: 珍妮,   暑假 过 得 好 吗?

Mǎkè: Zhēnní, shǔjià guò de hǎo ma?

Mark: Jenny, did you have a good summer vacation?

珍妮:   棒 极 了｡我 的 父母  来 探望  我 了｡

          我们  不但  游览 了 北京 的   名胜古迹, 还 去了 西安､上海 和 杭州｡

Zhēnní: Bàng jí le. Wǒ de fùmǔ lái tànwàng wǒ le.

Wǒmen búdàn yóulǎn le Běijīng de míngshènggǔjì, hái qù le Xī'ān､Shànghǎi hé Hángzhōu.

Jenny: Yes, it was wonderful. My parents came to visit me.

          We not only visited places of interest in Beijing, but also went to Xi'an, Shanghai and Hangzhou. 

马克:  真 是  太 好 了｡你们  都 去 了 北京 的 哪些   地方?

Mǎkè: Zhēn shì tài hǎo le. Nǐmen dōu qù le Běijīng de nǎxiē dìfang?

Mark: That's great. Where did you go in Beijing?

珍妮:    我们  去 了  长城､    故宫､ 颐和园, 还有  国家   博物馆｡

Zhēnní: Wǒmen qù le Chángchéng､Gùgōng､Yíhéyuán, háiyǒu Guójiā Bówùguǎn.

Jenny: We went to the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace and the National Museum.

马克:    听说     颐和园    里  很   漂亮｡

Mǎkè: Tīngshuō Yíhéyuán lǐ hěn piàoliang.  

Mark: They say the Summer Palace is very beautiful.

珍妮:   没错｡里面 的   长廊､  十七孔桥   和  佛香阁  都 很 美｡

Zhēnní: Méicuò. Lǐmiàn de Chángláng､ Shíqīkǒngqiáo hé Fóxiānggé dōu hěn měi.

Jenny: Yes. The Long Corridor, the 17-arch Bridge, and the Tower of the Fragrant Buddha are its most popular features.

马克: 我  还 没 去过   颐和园  呢, 一定 要  找 机会  去  看看｡

Mǎkè: Wǒ hái méi qùguo Yíhéyuán ne, yídìng yào zhǎo jīhuì qù kànkan.

Mark: I've never been to the Summer Palace. I must find the time to visit it.

珍妮:  是啊, 来 北京  不 去  颐和园  真 是  太 遗憾 了｡

Zhēnní: Shì'a, lái Bĕijīng bú qù Yíhéyuán zhēn shì tài yíhàn le.

Jenny. Yes, if you're in Beijing, it's a pity not to visit the Summer Palace.

马克:  你们  去 吃 烤鸭 了 吗?

Mǎkè:  Nǐmen qù chī kǎoyā le ma?

Mark: Did you have roast duck?

珍妮:   吃 了, 我们 都  觉得  很 好吃｡ 我们   还 去 看 了  京剧｡

Zhēnní: Chī le, wǒmen dōu juéde hěn hǎochī. Wǒmen hái qù kàn le Jīngjù.

Jenny: Yes, it was delicious. We watched Peking Opera as well.