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汉字 Pinyin English
(Edward) (Google Translate) (Edward)
要放假了，同学们有什么打算？ Yào fàngjiàle, tóngxuémen yǒu shénme dǎsuàn? What do the students have planned for the holidays?
有的同学去旅行，有的同学回家。 Yǒu de tóngxué qù lǚxíng, yǒu de tóngxué huí jiā. Some students are going travelling, some students are returning home.
小云，你呢？ Xiǎo Yún, nǐ ne? Xiao Yun, how about you?
我打算先去泰山，再回家看我爸爸妈妈。林娜，你去过泰山没有？ Wǒ dǎsuàn xiān qù Tàishān, zài huí jiā kàn wǒ bàba māmā. Lín Nà, nǐ qùguò Tàishān méiyǒu? I plan to first go to Taishan, then return home to see my father and mother. Lin Na, have you been to Taishan?
泰山我去过一次了。这次我想去海南岛旅行。 Tàishān wǒ qùguò yīcìle. Zhè cì wǒ xiǎng qù Hǎinán dǎo lǚxíng. I’ve been to Taishan once. This time I want to go travelling in Hainan island.
你跟宋华一起去吧？ Nǐ gēn Sòng Huá yīqǐ qù ba? You’ll be going together with Song Hua, right?
是啊，去海南岛旅行就是他提出来的。 Shì a, qù Hǎinán dǎo lǚxíng jiùshì tā tí chūlái de. Yes, it was him who proposed travelling in Hainan island.
你们坐飞机去还是坐火车去？ Nǐmen zuò fēijī qù háishì zuò huǒchē qù? Will you two go by plane or go by train?
坐飞机去。机票已经买好了。力波呢？去不去泰山？ Zuò fēijī qù. Jīpiào yǐjīng mǎihǎole. Lìbō ne? Qù bù qù Tàishān? We will go by plane. The plane tickets have already been bought. How about Libo? Is he going to Taishan?
去。他说他要从山下爬上去，再从山顶走下来。他还说，先爬泰山，再去参观孔子教书的地方。 Qù. Tā shuō tā yào cóng shānxià pá shàngqù, zài cóng shāndǐng zǒu xiàlái. Tā hái shuō, xiān pá Tàishān, zài qù cānguān Kǒngzǐ jiāoshū de dìfāng. He’s going. He said he wants to climb up from the bottom of the mountain, and then walk down from the top of the mountain. He also said, first climb Taishan, and then visit the place where Confucius taught.
对了，大为想去哪儿？ Duìle, Dàwéi xiǎng qù nǎr? By the way, where is Dawei going?
小燕子建议大为也去海南岛。她说现在那儿天气好，气温合适，能去游泳，还可以看优美的景色。现在北京是冬天，可是在海南岛还可以过夏天的生活，多有意思啊！ Xiǎo Yànzi jiànyì Dàwéi yě qù Hǎinán dǎo. Tā shuō xiànzài nàr tiānqì hǎo, qìwēn héshì, néng qù yóuyǒng, hái kěyǐ kàn yōuměi de jǐngsè. Xiànzài Běijīng shì dōngtiān, kěshì zài Hǎinán dǎo hái kěyǐguò xiàtiān de shēnghuó, duō yǒuyìsi a! Xiao Yanzi suggested Dawei also go to Hainan island. She said the weather there is good at the moment, suitable temperature, can go swimming, and also look at the beautiful scenery. At the moment is it winter in Beijing, but at Hainan island can still have a summer life, so great!
小燕子是导游小姐，旅行的事儿她知道得很多，应该听她的。大为可以跟我们一起去。 Xiǎo Yànzi shì dǎoyóu xiǎojiě, lǚxíng de shìr tā zhīdào de hěnduō, yīnggāi tīng tā de. Dàwéi kěyǐ gēn wǒmen yīqǐ qù. Xiao Yanzi is miss tour guide, she knows much about travelling matters, should listen to her. Dawei can also come together with us.
大为还建议放假以前咱们一起去长城。陈老师，您能不能跟我们一起去？ Dàwéi hái jiànyì fàngjià yǐqián zánmen yīqǐ qù Chángchéng. Chén Lǎoshī, nín néng bùnéng gēn wǒmen yīqǐ qù? Dawai also suggested that before the break we all go to the Great Wall together. Teacher Chen, would you be able to come together with us?
行。我很愿意跟你们一起去爬一次长城。 Xíng. Wǒ hěn yuànyì gēn nǐmen yīqǐ qù pá yīcì Chángchéng. Certainly. I am very willing to go climb the Great Wall with you.
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陈老师、林娜，加油！快上来！ Chén Lǎoshī, Lín Nà, jiāyóu! Kuài shànglái! Teacher Chen, Lin Na, you can do it! Quickly come up!
力波、大为他们呢？ Lìbō, Dàwéi tāmen ne? Libo, Dawei, what’s up with them?
他们已经爬上去了。咱们也快要到山顶了。 Tāmen yǐjīng pá shàngqùle. Zánmen yě kuàiyào dào shāndǐngle. They have already climbed up. We are also almost at the top.
别着急。我觉得有点儿累，林娜也累了，咱们就坐下来休息一会儿吧。先喝点儿水再往上爬。 Bié zhāojí. Wǒ juéde yǒudiǎnr lèi, Lín Nà yě lèile, zánmen jiùzuò xiàlái xiūxí yī huǐr ba. Xiān hē diǎnr shuǐ zài wǎng shàng pá. Don’t worry. I’m feeling a little bit tired, Lin Na is also tired, we’ll just sit and rest for little while. First drink a little water, then climb up.
这儿的景色多美啊！长城好像一条龙。看，下边都是山，火车从山里开出来了。我要多拍些照片寄回家去。 Zhèr de jǐngsè duō měi a! Chángchéng hǎoxiàng yītiáo lóng. Kàn, xiàbian dōu shì shān, huǒchē cóng shānli kāi chūláile. Wǒ yào duō pāi xiē zhàopiàn jì huí jiā qù. The scenery here is so beautiful! The Great Wall looks like a dragon. Look, below is all mountains, the train is coming from within the mountain. I want to take lots of pictures to send home.
你来过这儿吗？ Nǐ láiguò zhèr ma? Have you been here before?
来过。是秋天来的。那时候长城的景色跟现在很不一样。 Láiguò. Shì qiūtiān lái de. Nà shíhou Chángchéng de jǐngsè gēn xiànzài hěn bù yīyàng. Yes. I’ve come in autumn. At that time the Great Wall’s scenery was very different to what it is now.
是啊。现在是冬天，今天还是阴天，要下雪了。 Shì a. Xiànzài shì dōngtiān, jīntiān háishì yīn tiān, yào xià xuěle. That’s right. Now is winter, and today is a cloudy day, it will snow.
在长城上看下雪，太美了。 Zài Chángchéng shàng kàn xià xuě, tàiměile. Seeing it snow from the Great Wall, so beautiful.
今天这儿的气温是零下十度。可是你们知道吗？广州今天是零上二十度。 Jīntiān zhèr de qìwēn shì língxià shí dù. Kěshì nǐmen zhīdào ma? Guǎngzhōu jīntiān shì líng shàng èrshí dù. The temperature here today is minus ten degrees. But do you both know? Today in Guangzhou it is plus twenty degrees.
中国真大。北方还是这么冷的冬天，可是春天已经到了南方。你们看，力波怎么走下来了？ Zhōngguó zhēn dà. Běifāng háishì zhème lěng de dōngtiān, kěshì chūntiān yǐjīng dàole nánfāng. Nǐmen kàn, Lìbō zěnme zǒu xiàláile? China is very big. It is still winter in the north, but spring has already arrived in the south. Look, how come is Libo walking down?
喂，你们怎么还没上来？要帮忙吗？ Wèi, nǐmen zěnme hái méi shànglái? Yào bāngmáng ma? Hey, how come you all have not yet come up? Need help?
不用。你不用跑过来，我们自己能上去。陈老师，您休息好了吗？ Bùyòng. Nǐ bùyòng pǎo guòlái, wǒmen zìjǐ néng shàngqù. Chén Lǎoshī, nín xiūxí hǎole ma? No need. There is no need for you to run over, we can go up by ourselves. Teacher Chen, have you rested enough?
休息好了。小云，你帮我站起来…… Xiūxí hǎole. Xiǎo Yún, nǐ bāng wǒ zhàn qǐlái…… Yes. Xiao Yun, can you help me stand up…
好，走…… Hǎo, zǒu…… No problem, let’s go…
啊！我们爬上长城来了！ A! Wǒmen pá shàng Chángchéng láile! Ah! We have climbed the Great Wall!
啊，景色太美了！ A, jǐngsè tàiměile! Ah, the scenery is too beautiful!
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