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@ 31434 Fun at the Beach
A: 大海，我來了！你聽到了嗎？
Da`haˇi, woˇ la´i le! nˇı t¯ıngda`o le ma?
The ocean! I’m here! Can you hear me?
B: 哇，太美了！我從小的夢想就是住在海邊。
wa¯ , ta`i meˇi le! woˇ haˇibia¯ n.
co´ngxiaˇo de me`ngxiaˇng jiu`sh`ı zhu`
za`i
Wow, it’s just too beautiful! It’s been my dream since I was young to live at the seaside.
A: 這裡的海灘真不錯，沙子叉軟叉細。
zhe`lˇı de haˇita¯ n zhe¯ n bu`cuo`, sha¯ zi yo`u ruaˇn yo`u x`ı.
The beach here is really quite nice. The sand is both soft and fine.
B: 哎呀，太陽好大。我要再塗點兒防晒霜。
a¯ iya¯ , ta`iya´ng haˇo da`. woˇ
ya`o za`i tu´
diaˇnr fa´ngsha`ishua¯ ng.
Oh gee, the sun is really out today. I’m going to put on some more sunscreen.
A: 糟了，忘在賓館了。
za¯ o le, wa`ng za`i b¯ınguaˇn le.
Oh no, I forgot it at the hotel.
B: 啊？那怎麼辦？肯定會晒黑的。臉上還會長斑。
aˇ? na` zeˇnme ba`n? keˇnd`ıng hu`ı sha`ihe¯ i de. liaˇn sha`ng ha´i
hu`ı zhaˇng ba¯ n.
Ah? What am I going to do? I’m definitely going to get tan. I’ll get freckles on my face too.
A: 沒關係，寶貝！你在我心中是最美的。
me´igua¯ nxi, baˇobe`ir! nˇı za`i woˇ x¯ınzho¯ ng sh`ı zu`ı meˇi de.
It doesn’t matter, baby! In my heart, you’re the most beauti- ful.
B: 討厭！哇，那裡有水上摩托，我要玩。
taˇoya`n! wa¯ , na`lˇı yoˇu shuˇısha`ng mo´tuo¯ , woˇ ya`o wa´n.
You’re so annoying! Wow, there’s a jet-ski over there. I want to try it!
A: 好啊！
haˇo a!
OK!
B: 我還要開卡丁車，嘟......嗚......太刺激了！
woˇ ha´i ya`o ka¯ i kaˇd¯ıngche¯ , du¯ ...... wu¯ ...... ta`i c`ıj¯ı le!
I want to drive a go-kart too. Vroom...vroom. So exhilarat- ing!
A: 沒問題。
me´iwe`nt´ı.
No problem.
B: 我還要坐快艇。
woˇ
ha´i ya`o zuo`
kua`itˇıng.
I also want to ride in a speedboat.
A: 行！一個個來，都玩遍。
x´ıng! y¯ı ge`
ge`
la´i, do¯ u wa´n bia`n.
OK! We’ll do one after the other. We’ll try them all.
---Key Vocabulary---
從小 co´ngxiaˇo since childhood
夢想 me`ngxiaˇng dream
海邊 haˇibia¯ n seaside
海灘 haˇita¯ n beach
叉......叉...... yo`u ... yo`u ... not only...but...
軟 ruaˇn soft
細 x`ı thin, fine
塗 tu´ to smear
防晒霜 fa´ngsha`ishua¯ ng sunscreen
晒黑 sha`ihe¯ i to get tanned
長斑 zhaˇngba¯ n to get freckles
討厭 taˇoya`n to hate
水上摩托 shuˇısha`ng mo´- tuo¯
jet-ski
卡丁車 kaˇd¯ıngche¯ go-cart
刺激 c`ıj¯ı stimulating, exhilarat- ing
快艇 kua`itˇıng speedboat
一個個 y¯ı ge`
ge`
one after the other
遍 bia`n [measure word for oc- currences]
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
模糊 mo´hu vague, blurry
繩子 she´ngzi rope, string
大太陽 da` ta`iya´ng bright sunshine
雀斑 que`ba¯ n freckles
摩托車 mo´tuo¯ che¯
motorcycle
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