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A: 中國的年輕人喜歡聽流行音樂。比如說今年最受歡迎的歌手是龐龍。過去西方流行音樂在中國很受歡迎。現在日本和韓國的流行音樂也很火。
Zhōngguó de niánqīngrén xǐhuan tīng liúxíng yīnyuè 。 bǐrú shuō jīnnián zuì shòuhuānyíng de gēshǒu shì Páng Lóng。 guòqù xīfāng liúxíng yīnyuè zài Zhōngguó hěn shòuhuānyíng 。 xiànzài rìběn hé Hánguó de liúxíng yīnyuè yě hěn huǒ。
Young people in China like to listen to pop music. For example, this year the most popular singer is Pang Long. In the past western pop music was very popular in China. Now Japanese and Korean pop music is very hot too.
B: 現在年輕人經常泡吧。他們會在迪廳裡跳舞，在酒吧裡聽音樂，和朋友聊天。在中國這是新鮮事物。過去年輕人不願意去酒吧。現在他們習慣在酒吧裡與人社交。
xiànzài niánqīngrén jīngcháng pàobā 。 tāmen huì zài dítīng lǐ tiàowǔ， zài jiǔbā lǐ tīng yīnyuè， hé péngyou liáotiān 。 zài Zhōngguó zhè shì xīnxiān shìwù。 guòqù niánqīngrén bù yuànyì qù jiǔbā。 xiànzài tāmen xíguàn zài jiǔbā lǐ yǔ rén shèjiāo。
Now young people often go bar hopping. They can dance in discos, and listen to music and chat with friends in bars. This is a new thing in China. In the past young people weren't willing to go to bars. Now they are used to socializing in bars.
---Key Vocabulary---
年輕人 niánqīngrén young people
流行音樂 liúxíng yīnyuè popular music
比如說 bǐrú shuō for example
最 zuì most
受歡迎 shòuhuānyíng popular
火 huǒ hot
泡吧 pàobā to go bar-hopping
迪廳 dítīng disco club
酒吧 jiǔbā bar
願意 yuànyì to be willing to
習慣 xíguàn to be used to
社交 shèjiāo to interact socially
經常 jīngcháng often
新鮮 xīnxiān fresh
事物 shìwù thing
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
網吧 wǎngbā internet cafe
古典 gǔdiǎn classical
排行榜 páihángbǎng a list of names arranged according to seniority or place in a competition
網絡遊戲 wǎngluò yóuxì online game
交流 jiāoliú exchange
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