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@ 20842 Tomb Sweeping Day
A* 你清明去掃墓嗎?*
* nǐ Qīngmíng qù sǎomù ma? *
* Are you going to pay your respects on Tomb Sweeping Day?*
B* 嗯,回老家掃。你呢?*
* ng4, huí lǎojiā sǎo. nǐ ne? *
* Uh-huh. I'm returning to my hometown for it. What about you?*
A* 我就在北京。*
* wǒ jiù zài Běijīng. *
* I'll just stay in Beijing.*
B* 你不掃墓?*
* nǐ bù sǎomù? *
* You are not going to pay your respects to any graves?*
A* 不是,我爺爺的墓就在北京。*
* bù shì, wǒ yéye de mù jiù zài Běijīng. *
* It's not that. My grandfather's tomb is here in Beijing.*
B* 噢,那很方便。*
* ō, nà hěn fāngbiàn. *
* Oh, that is very convenient.*
Key Vocabulary* *
清明* Qīngmíng* Tomb Sweeping Day
去* qù* to go
掃墓* sǎomù* to pay respect at a grave
回* huí* to return
老家* lǎojiā* native place
就* jiù* just
墓* mù* tomb
方便* fāngbiàn* convenient
爺爺* yéye* paternal grandfather
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
清明節* Qīngmíng Jié* Tomb Sweeping Day
親人* qīnrén* relative
去世* qùshì* to pass away
葬* zàng* to bury
葬禮* zànglǐ* funeral
掃地* sǎodì* to sweep the floor
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