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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.

 

New Words

1. 暑假 shǔjià             summer vacation

2. 游览 yóulǎn             tour

3. 长城 Chángchéng    Great Wall

4. 故宫 Gùgōng           Palace Museum

5. 颐和园 Yíhéyuán     Summer Palace

6. 遗憾 yíhàn              pity

7. 烤鸭 kǎoyā             roast duck

8. 京剧 Jīngjù             Peking Opera

 

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