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@ 30753 Singapore
A: 怎麼樣，新加坡好玩嗎？
zeˇnmeya`ng, X¯ınjia¯ po¯ haˇo wa´n ma?
What do you think, is Singapore fun?
B: 真不錯。綠化太棒了，千淨得不得了。真的是花
園國家。
zhe¯ n bu`cuo`. lu`¨ hua`
ta`i ba`ng le, ga¯ nj`ıng de bu`de´liaˇo. zhe¯ nde
sh`ı hua¯ yua´n guo´jia¯ .
It’s pretty good. The greenery is really amazing, and it’s incredibly clean. It really is the ’garden country.’
A: 聽說治安也特別好。
t¯ıngshuo¯
zh`ıa¯ n yeˇ
te`bie´
haˇo.
I’ve heard that personal security is also especially good.
B: 嗯，估計它是世界上最安全的國家了。半夜走在
街上一點兒都不害怕。
ng, gu¯ j`ı ta¯
sh`ı sh`ıjie`
sha`ng zu`ı a¯ nqua´n de guo´jia¯
le. ba`nye`
zoˇu za`i jie¯
sha`ng y¯ıdiaˇnr do¯ u bu`
ha`ipa`.
Uh-huh, I would say it’s the safest country in the world. You can walk around on the streets in the middle of the night and don’t feel afraid at all.
A: 就是太小了。你覺得那裡的生活無聊嗎？
jiu`sh`ı ta`i xiaˇo le. nˇı jue´de na`li de she¯ nghuo´ wu´lia´o ma?
The only thing is that it’s too small. Do you think living there is boring?
B: 雖然小， 但因為是多民族社會， 有華入、馬來入、印度入、還有好多世界各地去工作或者旅遊的入，所以新加坡很有活力。
su¯ıra´n xiaˇo, da`n y¯ınwe`i sh`ı duo¯
m´ınzu´
she`hu`ı, yoˇu hua´re´n,
Maˇla´i re´n, Y`ındu`
re´n, ha´i yoˇu haˇo duo¯
sh`ıjie`
ge`d`ı qu`
go¯ ng-
zuo`
huo`zheˇ
luˇ¨ yo´u de re´n, suoˇyˇı X¯ınjia¯ po¯
heˇn yoˇu huo´l`ı.
Although it’s small, there are a lot of ethnic groups; there are Chinese people, Malaysians, Indians. Plus, there are people from all over the world there for work or tourism, so Singapore is really vibrant.
A: 不過如果長期住在那兒，可能會有些無聊吧。對了，很多入都說那裡吃很有特色。
bu`guo`
ru´guoˇ
cha´ngq¯ı zhu`za`i na`r, keˇne´ng hu`ı yoˇuxie¯
wu´lia´o
ba. du`ı le, heˇn duo¯
re´n do¯ u shuo¯
na`li ch¯ı heˇn yoˇu te`se`.
But if you live there for a long time, it could get a little boring. Oh yeah, a lot of people say that the food there is really unique.
B: 對， 選擇特別多。而且最好吃的都在路邊的小
店，又便宜又好。
du`ı, xuaˇnze´
te`bie´
duo¯ .
e´rqieˇ
zu`ı haˇoch¯ı de do¯ u za`i lu`bia¯ n
de xiaˇodia`n, yo`u pia´nyi yo`u haˇo.
Yes, there is so much to choose from. Plus, the best food is from the small shops on the side of the road. They are cheap and good.
A: 肯定也很地道。你有沒有吃海南雞飯？
keˇnd`ıng yeˇ heˇn d`ıda`o. nˇı yoˇume´iyoˇu ch¯ı haˇina´nj¯ıfa`n ?
It also must be really authentic. Did you eat Hainan Chicken Rice?
B: 當然咯！真的很鮮。我還吃了黑胡椒鎊蟹，那個
味道，只有在新加坡才吃得到。
da¯ ngra´n lo! zhe¯ nde heˇn xia¯ n. woˇ ha´i ch¯ı le he¯ ihu´jia¯ o pa´ng-
xie`, na`ge we`idao , zhˇıyoˇu za`i X¯ınjia¯ po¯ ca´i ch¯ıdeda`o.
Of course! It’s really delicious. I also ate Black Pepper Crab. You can only get that flavor in Singapore.
A: 哎，你去哪兒玩了？
a¯ i, nˇı qu` naˇr wa´n le ?
Hey, where did you go for fun?
B: 有名的景點都去了。我給你看照片吧。
yoˇum´ıng de jˇıngdiaˇn do¯ u qu`
le . woˇ
geˇi nˇı ka`n zha`opia`n ba.
We went to all the famous sites. I’ll show you the pictures.
A: 好啊。
haˇo a.
Sure.
---Key Vocabulary---
新加坡 X¯ınjia¯ po¯ Singapore
綠化 lu`¨ hua` green space
千淨 ga¯ nj`ıng clean
治安 zh`ıa¯ n public security
估計 gu¯ j`ı to estimate
安全 a¯ nqua´n safe
半夜 ba`nye` midnight
民族 m´ınzu´ ethnic group
華入 hua´re´n Chinese people
馬來入 maˇla´ire´n Malaysian people
印度入 y`ındu`re´n Indian people
活力 huo´l`ı vigor; energy
長期 cha´ngq¯ı long-term
特色 te`se` characteristic
路邊 lu`bia¯ n roadside
地道 d`ıda`o authentic
只有 zhˇıyoˇu only have
景點 jˇıngdiaˇn scenic spot
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移民 y´ım´ın to emigrate
留學 liu´xue´ to study abroad
友好 yoˇuhaˇo friendly
短期 duaˇnq¯ı short-term
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