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@ 30981 Hanoi
現在是去灑店的路上。
xia`nza`i sh`ı qu` jiuˇdia`n de lu`shang.
We’re on the way to the hotel now.
河內的摩托車很多，算是一個特色。
He´ne`i de mo´tuo¯ che¯ heˇn duo¯ , sua`n sh`ı y¯ı ge te`se`.
There are lots of motorcycles in Hanoi. You could say it’s a characteristic of the place.
唉， 這兒有大排檔， 生意不錯。是在賣牛肉粉
嗎？
e´i, zhe`r yoˇu da`pa´ida`ng, she¯ ngyi bu`cuo`. sh`ı za`i ma`i niu´ro`u- feˇn ma?
Oh, there’s a street restaurant here. Business is good. Are they selling beef pho?
越南這幾年發展得很快，蓋了好多摩天大樓。
Yue`na´n zhe` tia¯ nda`lo´u.
jˇı nia´n fa¯ zhaˇn de heˇn kua`i, ga`i le haˇo duo¯
mo´-
These past few years Vietnam has developed quickly. They’ve built a lot of skyscrapers.
不過城市裡還是有很多老房子， 有殖民地風格
的，也有本土的。
bu`guo`
che´ngsh`ı lˇı ha´ish`ı yoˇu heˇn duo¯
laˇo fa´ngzi, yoˇu zh´ı-
m´ınd`ı fe¯ ngge´
de, yeˇ
yoˇu beˇntuˇ
de.
But there are still a lot of old houses in the city, some of them colonial style, others local style.
古典加現代，東方加西方，總之河內很有感覺。
guˇdiaˇn jia¯
xia`nda`i, do¯ ngfa¯ ng jia¯
x¯ıfa¯ ng, zoˇngzh¯ı He´ne`i heˇn
yoˇu gaˇnjue´.
Classical mixed with modern, the east combined with the west; anyway, Hanoi is so atmospheric.
聽說河內還有很多河，我怎麼一條都沒看見？
t¯ıngshuo¯
He´ne`i ha´i yoˇu heˇn duo¯
he´, woˇ
zeˇnme y¯ı tia´o do¯ u
me´i ka`njia`n?
I hear that Hanoi also has lots of rivers. How come I haven’t seen a single one yet?
司機說馬上要到胡志明墓了，可惜晚上看不清。
s¯ıj¯ı shuo¯
maˇsha`ng ya`o da`o Hu´zh`ım´ıng mu`
le, keˇx¯ı waˇn-
shang ka`nbuq¯ıng.
The driver said we are almost at Ho Chi Minh’s grave. Too bad it’s hard to see at night.
明天再來吧！
m´ıngtia¯ n za`i la´i ba!
Let’s come back tomorrow!
---Key Vocabulary---
河內 He´ne`i Hanoi
摩托車 mo´tuo¯ che¯ motorcycle
算 sua`n to be considered
特色 te`se` characteristic
大排檔 da`pa´ida`ng restaurant stall
牛肉粉 niu´ro`ufeˇn beef pho
越南 Yue`na´n Vietnam
發展 fa¯ zhaˇn to develop
蓋 ga`i to build
摩天大樓 mo´tia¯ nda`lo´u skyscraper
殖民地 zh´ım´ınd`ı colonial
風格 fe¯ ngge´ style
本土 beˇntuˇ local
古典 guˇdiaˇn classic
現代 xia`nda`i modern
總之 zoˇngzh¯ı in a word
感覺 gaˇnjue´ feeling
胡志明 Hu´ Zh`ım´ıng Ho Chi Minh
墓 mu` tomb
看不清 ka`nbuq¯ıng to not see clearly
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
造 za`o to build
越南語 Yue`na´nyuˇ Vietnamese language
失望 sh¯ıwa`ng disappointed
重視 zho`ngsh`ı to attach importance to
原因 yua´ny¯ın reason
結果 jie´guoˇ result
語系 yuˇx`ı language family
廣東話 Guaˇngdo¯ nghua` Cantonese language
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