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@ 30714 Winter Fun
A: 冬天要到了，太好了！
do¯ ngtia¯ n ya`o da`o le, ta`i haˇo le!
Winter has arrived, awesome!
B: 有什麼好？冷死了，千什麼都不方便。
yoˇu she´nme haˇo? leˇng sˇı le, ga`n she´nme do¯ u bu`
fa¯ ngbia`n.
What is so good about that? It is freezing. Doing anything is a chore.
A: 怎麼會呢？冬天能做的事可多了！滑雪、溜冰，
多好玩兒！
ze´nme hu`ı ne? do¯ ngtia¯ n ne´ng zuo` de sh`ı keˇ duo¯ le! hua´xueˇ,
liu¯ b¯ıng, duo¯ haˇowa´nr!
No way. There is so much to do during the winter! Skiing, ice skating, all so much fun!
B: 好幾年都沒下雪了，怎麼玩？
haˇo jˇı nia´n do¯ u me´i xia`xueˇ le, zeˇnme wa´n?
It has not snowed in so many years. What is fun about that?
A: 可以去室內場地啊 。我去年就去了室內滑雪場，
雖然沒辦法跟雪山比，但還是挺帶勁兒的。
keˇyˇı qu`
sh`ıne`i chaˇngd`ı a . woˇ
qu`nia´n jiu`
qu`
le sh`ıne`i hua´-
xueˇchaˇng, su¯ıra´n me´i ba`nfaˇ ge¯ n xueˇsha¯ n bˇı, da`n ha´ish`ı tˇıng da`ij`ınr de.
You can do stuff indoors. Last year I went and snow skied in- doors. Although it doesn’t compare with skiing in the moun- tains, it was quite exciting.
B: 我也去過。幾乎全是平地，這算什麼滑雪？
woˇ
yeˇ
qu`
guo. j¯ıhu¯
qua´n sh`ı p´ıngd`ı, zhe`
sua`n she´nme hua´-
xueˇ?
I have been there before too. It was nearly flat. How can you count that as skiing?
A: 你知足吧。在南方， 有入造的雪場已經很不錯了。不過有機會一定要去北方感受一下冬天。
nˇı zh¯ızu´ ba. za`i na´nfa¯ ng, yoˇu re´nza`o de xueˇchaˇng yˇıj¯ıng
heˇn bu`cuo` sho`u y¯ıxia`
le. bu`guo` do¯ ngtia¯ n.
yoˇu j¯ıhu`ı y¯ıd`ıng ya`o qu`
beˇifa¯ ng gaˇn-
You should be happy with that. In the south, having artifi- cial snow is pretty good. However, if given the chance, one should go up north and experience winter at least once.
B: 那絕對是冰天雪地啊。大街就是天然的溜冰場，
爽死了。
na` jue´du`ı sh`ı b¯ıngtia¯ nxueˇd`ı a. da`jie¯ jiu`sh`ı tia¯ nra´n de liu¯ b¯ıng- chaˇng, shuaˇng sˇı le.
There the snow goes on forever. The streets are natural ice rinks. It is so invigorating.
A: 也沒那麼誇張。不過那裡的冰雪運動真的很多。
yeˇ
me´i na`me kua¯ zha¯ ng. bu`guo`
na`li b¯ıngxueˇ
yu`ndo`ng zhe¯ n-
de heˇn duo¯ .
It’s not all that great. But there are plenty of winter activities there.
B: 說了這麼多冬天的運動，最好的只有一樣。
shuo¯
le zhe`me duo¯
do¯ ngtia¯ n de yu`ndo`ng, zu`ıhaˇo de zhˇıyoˇu
y¯ıya`ng.
Speaking of all these winter sports, there is one that is the best.
A: 吃火鍋，對吧？
ch¯ı huoˇguo¯ , du`ı ba?
Eating hot pot, right?
B: 哎呀，你太瞭解我了！
a¯ iya¯ , nˇı ta`i liaˇojieˇ
woˇ
le!
Oh yeah, you know me too well.
---Key Vocabulary---
方便 fa¯ ngbia`n convenient
滑雪 hua´xueˇ skiing
溜冰 liu¯ b¯ıng ice skating
室內 sh`ıne`i indoor
滑雪場 hua´xueˇchaˇng ski hill
雪山 xueˇsha¯ n snow capped moun- tain
帶勁兒 da`ij`ınr interesting
幾乎 j¯ıhu¯ almost
入造 re´nza`o man made
感受 gaˇnsho`u to experience
天然 tia¯ nra´n natural
溜冰場 liu¯ b¯ıngchaˇng skating rink
冰天雪地 b¯ıngtia¯ nxueˇd`ı a world of ice and
snow
爽 shuaˇng invigorating
誇張 kua¯ zha¯ ng to exaggerate
火鍋 huoˇguo¯ hot pot
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
戶外 hu`wa`i outdoor
冬泳 do¯ ngyoˇng winter outdoor swim- ming
滑雪板 hua´xueˇbaˇn skis
雪橇 xueˇqia¯ o sled
打冰球 daˇ
b¯ıngqiu´
to play hockey
冰雕 b¯ıngdia¯ o ice sculpture
花樣滑冰 hua¯ ya`nghua´b¯ıng figure skating
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