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@ 30790 Study Abroad
A: 雯雯，我跟你說件事。
We´nwen , woˇ
ge¯ n nˇı shuo¯
jia`n sh`ı.
Wenwen, I want to talk to you about something.
B: 什麼事這麼神祕？
she´nme sh`ı zhe`me she´nm`ı?
What are you being so mysterious about?
A: 我要去加拿大讀書了。
woˇ
ya`o qu`
Jia¯ na´da`
du´shu¯
le.
I am going to Canada to study.
B: 啊？你們家要移民嗎？
aˇ? nˇımen jia¯ ya`o y´ım´ın ma?
Huh? Your family is immigrating?
A: 不是，我一個人去。到溫哥華的一個高中做交換
生。
bu`
sh`ı, woˇ
y¯ı ge`
re´n qu`. da`o We¯ nge¯ hua´
de y¯ı ge ga¯ ozho¯ ng
zuo` jia¯ ohua`n she¯ ng.
No, I’m going by myself. I’m doing an exchange program at a high school in Vancouver.
B: 是嗎？太好了！什麼時候去？
sh`ı ma? ta`i haˇo le! she´nme sh´ıho`u qu`?
Really? Thats great! When are you going?
A: 明年年初。
m´ıngnia´n nia´n chu¯ .
The beginning of next year.
B: 那麼快？你一個人去那麼遠的地方，害怕嗎？
na`me kua`i? nˇı y¯ı ge` ma?
re´n qu`
na`me yuaˇn de d`ıfang, ha`ipa`
That soon? Going by yourself to such a distant place, are you scared?
A: 有點兒。不過那裡華人很多， 應該很快就能適
應。
yoˇudiaˇnr. bu`guo` ne´ng sh`ıy`ıng.
na`li hua´re´n heˇn duo¯ , y¯ıngga¯ i heˇn kua`i jiu`
A little. But there are a lot of Chinese people there, I should be able to adapt very quickly.
B: 對了，你要去多久？會在那裡上大學嗎？
du`ı le, nˇı ya`o qu`
duo¯
jiuˇ
? hu`ı za`i na`li sha`ng da`xue´
ma?
Right. How long will you go for? Will you go to university there?
A: 去一年。大學看情況吧，可能在那裡上。
qu`
y¯ı nia´n. da`xue´
ka`n q´ıngkua`ng ba, keˇne´ng za`i na`li sha`ng.
I’ll go for one year. I’ll have to see about university, I might go there.
B: 哦。去國外可以接觸新的東西，挺好的。
o. qu`
guo´wa`i keˇyˇı jie¯ chu`
x¯ın de do¯ ngxi, tˇıng haˇo de.
Oh. Going overseas you can experience a lot of new things, it will be really good.
A: 是啊，我也覺得這個機會很好。
sh`ı a, woˇ
yeˇ
jue´de zhe`
ge j¯ıhu`ı heˇn haˇo.
Yeah. I think this will be a great experience as well.
B: 別忘了我哦！
bie´ wa`ng le woˇ o!
Don’t forget about me.
A: 不會的。
bu`hu`ı de.
I won’t.
---Key Vocabulary---
神祕 she´nm`ı mystery
讀書 du´shu¯ to study
移民 y´ım´ın to immigrate
溫哥華 We¯ nge¯ hua´ Vancouver
高中 ga¯ ozho¯ ng high school
交換 jia¯ ohua`n to exchange
年初 nia´n chu¯ start of the year
害怕 ha`ipa` to be scared
適應 sh`ıy`ıng to suit
看情況 ka`n q´ıngkua`ng depending on circum-
stances
國外 guo´wa`i abroad
接觸 jie¯ chu`
to come into contact with
機會 j¯ıhu`ı this opportunity
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
出國 chu¯ guo´ go abroad
留學 liu´xue´ study abroad
留學生 liu´xue´she¯ ng student studying
abroad
申請
she¯ nqˇıng apply for
簽證 qia¯ nzhe`ng visa
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