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A: 我覺得國王的權力最大。
woˇ jue´de guo´wa´ng de qua´nl`ı zu`ı da`.
I think kings have the most power.
B: 不對，皇帝的權力比國王的大。
bu` du`ı, hua´ngd`ı de qua´nl`ı bˇı guo´wa´ng de da`.
Nope, emperors have more power than kings.
C: 你們都錯了，應該是總統最厲害。
nˇımen do¯ u cuo` le, y¯ıngga¯ i sh`ı zoˇngtoˇng zu`ı l`ıhai.
You’re both wrong. It should be presidents that are the most powerful.
A: 算了算了，別爭了，還是去問沈老師吧。
sua`n le sua`n le, bie´ ba.
zhe¯ ng le, ha´ish`ı qu`
we`n Sheˇn laˇosh¯ı
Forget it, forget it stop arguing. Let’s go ask Mrs. Shen.
D: 你們有什麼問題？
nˇımen yoˇu she´nme we`nt´ı?
What’s your question?
B: 沈老師，國王、皇帝和總統，誰的權力最大？
Sheˇn laˇosh¯ı, guo´wa´ng, hua´ngd`ı he´ zoˇngtoˇng, she´i de qua´n- l`ı zu`ı da`?
Mrs. Shen, who has the most power kings, emperors or presidents?
D: 他們的權力都很大。
ta¯ men de qua´nl`ı do¯ u heˇn da`.
They all have a lot of power.
C: 那他們有什麼區別？
na` ta¯ men yoˇu she´nme qu¯ bie´?
Then what’s the difference?
D: 國王和皇帝是古代的，總統是現代的。
guo´wa´ng he´ hua´ngd`ı sh`ı guˇda`i de, zoˇngtoˇng sh`ı xia`nda`i de.
Kings and emperors are from ancient times. Presidents are from modern times.
A: 哦！
o!
Oh!
D: 在西方叫國王。在西方竄話故事裡，我們經常會
看到王宮、國王之類的詞語。
za`i x¯ıfa¯ ng jia`o guo´wa´ng. za`i x¯ıfa¯ ng to´nghua` gu`shi lˇı, woˇmen
j¯ıngcha´ng hu`ı ka`nda`o wa´nggo¯ ng, guo´wa´ng zh¯ıle`i de c´ıyuˇ.
In the West they call them kings. In Western fairytales, we often see words such as castle and king.
B: 嗯。
ng.
OK.
D: 在中國叫皇帝。不過現在中國已經沒有皇帝了。
但是國王在西方的一些國家裡還保留著。
za`i Zho¯ ngguo´
jia`o hua´ngd`ı. bu`guo`
xia`nza`i Zho¯ ngguo´
yˇı-
j¯ıng me´iyoˇu hua´ngd`ı le. da`nsh`ı guo´wa´ng za`i x¯ıfa¯ ng de y¯ıxie¯
guo´jia¯
lˇı ha´i baˇoliu´
zhe.
In China they’re called emperors. Although, there are no more emperors in China now. In some Western countries, they still have kings.
C: 哦。明白了！老師真厲害，什麼都懂！
o. m´ıngbai le! laˇosh¯ı zhe¯ n l`ıhai, she´nme do¯ u doˇng!
Oh, I get it! Teacher you really are incredible. You under- stand everything!
---Key Vocabulary---
國王 guo´wa´ng king
權力 qua´nl`ı power, authority
皇帝 hua´ngd`ı emperor
比 bˇı more than
厲害 l`ıhai powerful
爭 zhe¯ ng to argue
還是 ha´ish`ı ’it would be better to’
區別 qu¯ bie´ difference
古代 guˇda`i ancient times
現代 xia`nda`i modern times
西方 x¯ıfa¯ ng the West
竄話 to´nghua` fairy tales
王宮 wa´nggo¯ ng castle
之類 zh¯ıle`i ...sort of thing
已經 yˇıj¯ıng already
國家 guo´jia¯ country
保留 baˇoliu´ to keep, to preserve
什 麼
都......
she´nme do¯ u ... all...
總統 zoˇngtoˇng president
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
領導 l´ıngdaˇo leader
上帝 sha`ngd`ı God
主席 zhuˇx´ı chairman
首相 shoˇuxia`ng prime minister
總理 zoˇnglˇı premier
女王 nuˇ¨ wa´ng queen
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