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@ 30078 Describing Travels
A: 我下個月去中國度假兩個星期。但是我還沒決定
去哪裡。
woˇ
xia`geyue`
qu`
Zho¯ ngguo´
du`jia`
liaˇng ge x¯ıngq¯ı. woˇ
ha´i me´i
jue´d`ıng qu` naˇli.
I’m going to China next month for two weeks vacation, but I still haven’t decided where to go in China.
B: 真的嗎？我兩年前去過中國。我在那裡玩得很開心。
zhe¯ ndema? woˇ
liaˇngnia´n qia´n qu`
guo Zho¯ ngguo´. woˇ
za`i
na`lˇı wa´n de heˇn ka¯ ix¯ın.
Really? I went to China two years ago. I had a great time.
A: 那你給我一點建議吧。哪裡好玩？
na`
nˇı geˇi woˇ
y¯ıdiaˇn jia`ny`ı ba. naˇli haˇowa´n?
Then give me some suggestions. Where is fun?
B: 如果我是你， 我會在北京待三天。因為北京有很多名勝古蹟，比如說長城，頤和園，天安門廣場。
ru´guoˇ
woˇ
sh`ı nˇı, woˇ
hu`ı za`i Beˇij¯ıng da¯ i sa¯ n tia¯ n. y¯ınwe`i Beˇi-
j¯ıng yoˇu heˇn duo¯
m´ıngshe`ng guˇj`ı, bˇıru´
shuo¯
cha´ngche´ng,
y´ıhe´yua´n, tia¯ na¯ nme´nguaˇngchaˇng.
If I were you, I’d stay in Beijing for three days because there are many tourist attractions in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square.
A: 我聽說上海也不錯。應該去上海嗎？
woˇ
t¯ıngshuo¯
Sha`nghaˇi yeˇ
bu`cuo`. y¯ıngga¯ i qu`
Sha`nghaˇi ma?
I’ve heard Shanghai is pretty good too. Should I go to Shanghai?
B: 一定要去。你應該在上海待三天，因為上海是一個時尚都市，夜生活和購物是很有名的。你還可以順便去杭州。
y¯ıd`ıng ya`o qu`. nˇı y¯ıngga¯ i za`i Sha`nghaˇi da¯ i sa¯ n tia¯ n, y¯ınwe`i
Sha`nghaˇi sh`ı y¯ı ge sh´ısha`ng du¯ sh`ı, ye`she¯ nghuo´
he´
go`uwu`
sh`ı heˇn yoˇum´ıng de. nˇı ha´i keˇyˇı shu`nbia`n qu` Ha´ngzho¯ u.
You absolutely must go. You should spend three days in Shanghai because it is a fashionable city. It’s famous for its night life and shopping. You can also go to Hangzhou quite conveniently.
A: 噢，聽說杭州的風景很美而且還是個放鬆的好地
方。
o, t¯ıngshuo¯
Ha´ngzho¯ u de fe¯ ngjˇıng heˇn meˇi e´rqieˇ
ha´i sh`ı ge
fa`ngso¯ ng de haˇo d`ıfang.
Oh, I’ve heard Hanghou’s scenery is very beautiful, and it’s also a good place to relax.
B: 最後，你還應該去香港，因為香港是亞州最有名
的購物天堂。
zu`ıho`u, nˇı ha´i y¯ıngga¯ i qu` xia¯ nggaˇng, y¯ınwe`i xia¯ nggaˇng sh`ı
ya`zho¯ u zu`ı yoˇum´ıng de go`uwu` tia¯ nta´ng.
Finally, you should go to Hong Kong because Hong Kong is the most famous shopping paradise in Asia.
A: 太好了。我等不及要去中國。
ta`i haˇole. woˇ
deˇngbu`j´ı ya`oqu`
zho¯ ngguo´.
Great. I can’t wait to go to China.
---Key Vocabulary---
下個 xia`ge next
度假 du`jia` go on holiday
建議 jia`ny`ı suggestions
決定 jue´d`ıng to decide
待 da¯ i stay
名勝古蹟 m´ıngshe`ngguˇj`ı scenic spots and his-
torical places
比如說 bˇıru´
shuo¯
for example
頤和園 y´ıhe´yua´n Summer Palace
聽說 t¯ıngshuo¯ to have heard
一定要 y¯ıd`ıng ya`o absolutely must
時尚 sh´ısha`ng fashionable
都市 du¯ sh`ı city
等不及 deˇngbuj´ı can’t wait to
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
旅遊勝地 luˇ¨ yo´u she`ngd`ı tourist site
風味小吃 fe¯ ngwe`i xiaˇoch¯ı local flavor snacks
導遊 daˇoyo´u guide
遊客 yo´uke` tourist
自助遊 z`ızhu`yo´u self serve travel- ing(with out a tour
guide)
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