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@ 31260 National Day
A: 哇，好擠啊，是不是全國人民都到天安門來了？
wa¯ , haˇo jˇı a, sh`ı bu sh`ı qua´nguo´ me´n la´i le?
re´nm´ın do¯ u da`o Tia¯ n’a¯ n-
Whoa, it’s so crowded! Has everyone in the entire country come to Tian’anmen?
B: 今年是國慶六十週年， 大家當然要好好慶祝一下。
j¯ınnia´n sh`ı guo´q`ıng liu`sh´ı zho¯ unia´n, da`jia¯ da¯ ngra´n ya`o haˇo-
ha¯ o q`ıngzhu` y¯ıxia`.
This is the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the Peo- ple’s Republic of China. Of course everyone wants to cele- brate.
A: 你看，那位老爺爺都哭了！
nˇıka`n, na`
we`i laˇoye´ye do¯ u ku¯
le!
Look, that old guy is even crying!
B: 老爺爺，您很激動啊！
laˇoye´ye, n´ın heˇn j¯ıdo`ng a!
Granddad, you’re so deeply moved!
C: 小夥子， 我十幾歲就當兵了。看到中國越來越
好，我自豪啊！
xiaˇohuoˇzi, woˇ
sh´ıjˇı su`ı jiu`
da¯ ngb¯ıng le. ka`nda`o Zho¯ ngguo´
yue`la´iyue`
haˇo, woˇ
z`ıha´o a!
Young fella, I became a soldier when I was just a teenager. Seeing China getting better and better, I’m really proud!
A: 我們也是！老爺爺，您是北京人嗎？
woˇmen yeˇ sh`ı! laˇoye´ye, n´ın sh`ı Beˇij¯ıng re´n ma?
So are we! Granddad, are you a Beijinger?
C: 不是，我是特地從延安趕來的。
bu`sh`ı, woˇ sh`ı te`d`ı co´ng Ya´n’a¯ n gaˇnla´i de.
Nope. I hurried over from Yan’an just for this.
A: 哇，那您真是老革命。
wa¯ , na` n´ın zhe¯ n sh`ı laˇoge´m`ıng.
Wow, you’re really an old revolutionary.
C: 哈哈，你們呢？
ha¯ ha¯ , nˇımen ne?
Ha ha. What about you?
B: 我們在北京上大學。
woˇmen za`i Beˇij¯ıng sha`ng da`xue´.
We go to college in Beijing.
A: 快看那邊！
kua`i ka`n na`bia¯ n!
Quick, look over there!
B: 是胡主席，還有溫總理。
sh`ı Hu´ zhuˇx´ı, ha´iyoˇu We¯ n zoˇnglˇı.
It’s Chairman Hu and Premier Wen!
---Key Vocabulary---
擠 jˇı to squeeze; crowded
全國 qua´nguo´ the entire country
人民 re´nm´ın the people
天安門 Tia¯ n’a¯ nme´n Tian’anmen (a huge
public square in Bei-
jing)
國慶 guo´q`ıng National Day
週年 zho¯ unia´n anniversary
慶祝 q`ıngzhu` to celebrate
老爺爺 laˇoye´ye grandpa, granddad
都 do¯ u adds emphasis, all
哭 ku¯ to cry
激動 j¯ıdo`ng excited
小夥子 xiaˇohuoˇzi young man
當兵 da¯ ngb¯ıng to serve in the military
越來越 yue`la´iyue` more and more
自豪 z`ıha´o proud
特地 te`d`ı expressly; just for the purpose of
延安 Ya´n’a¯ n Yan’an (Communist base during the civil war)
趕來 gaˇnla´i to hurry over
老革命 laˇoge´m`ıng old revolutionary
上大學 sha`ng da`xue´ to go to college
主席 zhuˇx´ı Chairman (of the Party)
總理 zoˇnglˇı Prime Minister, pre-
mier
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
國慶節 guo´q`ıngjie´
共產黨 go`ngchaˇn- daˇng
National Day (October First)
Communist Party
中華人民
共和國
Zho¯ nghua´
re´nm´ın go`ng- he´guo´
People’s Republic of China
閱兵 yue`b¯ıng to review the troops
儀式 y´ısh`ı ceremony
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