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Vocabulary (96 words)

From Lesson: Lesson 20
对面
duìmiàn
(sitting) opposite
new
guài
bewildering
new
合格
hégé
to meet the standard required
new
可怜
kělián
pitiful
new
烤鸭
kǎoyā
roast duck
new
旅行
lǚxíng
to travel
new
祝贺
zhùhè
to congratulate
new
a
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
ba
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
别着急
biézháojí
Don't worry!
不错
bùcuò
correct
不是
bùshì
no
不同
bùtóng
different
北方
běifāng
north
比较
bǐjiào
to compare
成绩
chéngjì
achievement
chī
to eat
next in sequence
de
of
duō
many
dài
band
但是
dànshì
but
dào
to (a place)
到时
dàoshí
at that (future) time
到时候
dàoshíhòu
when the moment comes
děng
class
冬天
dōngtiān
winter
dōu
all
饭店
fàndiàn
restaurant
fàng
to release
放假
fàngjià
to have a holiday or vacation
放松
fàngsōng
to loosen
非常
fēicháng
unusual
广西
Guǎngxī
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region [[廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区]] (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih) in southwest China on the border with Vietnam, abbr. [[桂]], capital Nanning [[南寧|南宁]]
告诉
gàosu
to tell
gèng
more
回来
huílai
to return
hái
still
寒假
hánjià
winter vacation
and
hěn
(adverb of degree)
hǎo
good
jiù
at once
就要
jiùyào
will
即使
jíshǐ
even if
subject
开心
kāixīn
to feel happy
肯定
kěndìng
to be sure
考试
kǎoshì
to take an exam
le
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
旅游
lǚyóu
trip
ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
méi
(negative prefix for verbs)
ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
暖和
nuǎnhuo
warm
那里
nàli
there
那么
nàme
like that
那时候
nàshíhou
at that time
néng
to be able to
哪儿
nǎr
where?
女儿
nǚér
daughter
平时
píngshí
ordinarily
气候
qìhòu
climate
to go
去年
qùnián
last year
shuō
to speak
水果
shuǐguǒ
fruit
shì
is
时间
shíjiān
time
tàng
classifier for times, round trips or rows
特别
tèbié
especially
同事
tóngshì
colleague
she
听说
tīngshuō
to hear (sth said)
玩儿
wánr
to play
I
我们
wǒmen
we
下个星期
xiàgèxīngqī
next week
xiān
early
消息
xiāoxi
news
xiǎng
to think
新鲜
xīnxiān
fresh (experience, food etc)
许多
xǔduō
many
yào
important
also
one
zhè
this
这个
zhège
this
知道了
zhīdàole
OK!
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon
主意
zhǔyi
plan
zài
again
咱们
zánmen
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
怎么样
zěnmeyàng
how?
总是
zǒngshì
always
儿子
érzi
son
Raw Text (Chinese / Pinyin / English)
Chinese

女儿下个星期就要放寒假了,到时候咱们带她去旅游,放松放松,怎么样? 平时女儿那么多课,总是说想去旅行,但是没时间,怪可怜的。这次放假咱们带她去哪儿玩儿比较好呢? 去年我同事带她儿子去广西玩儿了一趟,听说很不错,我们就去广西吧。 好啊,那里的气候和北方很不同,即使是冬天,也非常暖和,还能吃到许多新鲜的水果。等女儿一回来我就告诉她这个好消息。 先别着急说。中午我们不是要去对面的饭店吃烤鸭,祝贺她考试成绩都合格吗?那时候再告诉她,不是更好? 好主意,到时她知道了肯定特别开心。

Pinyin

Nǚ'ér xià gè xīngqī jiù yào fàng hánjià le, dào shíhou zánmen dài tā qù lǚyóu, fàngsōng fàngsōng, zěnme yàng? Píngshí nǚ'ér nàme duō kè, zǒngshì shuō xiǎng qù lǚxíng, dànshì méi shíjiān, guài kělián de. Zhècì fàngjià zánmen dài tā qù nǎr wánr bǐjiào hǎo ne? Qùnián wǒ tóngshì dài tā érzi qù Guǎngxī wánr le yí tàng, tīngshuō hěn búcuò, wǒmen jiù qù Guǎngxī ba. Hǎo a, nàlǐ de qìhòu hé běifāng hěn bùtóng, jíshǐ shì dōngtiān, yě fēicháng nuǎnhuo, hái néng chīdào xǔduō xīnxiān de shuǐguǒ. Děng nǚ'ér yì huílai wǒ jiù gàosu tā zhège hǎo xiāoxi. Xiān bié zháojí shuō. Zhōngwǔ wǒmen bú shì yào qù duìmiàn de fàndiàn chī kǎoyā, zhùhè tā kǎoshì chéngjì dōu hégé ma? Nà shíhou zài gàosu tā, bú shì gèng hǎo? Hǎo zhǔyì, dàoshí tā zhīdào le kěndìng tèbié kāixīn.

English

Our daughter will be on winter break next week. Then let's take her on a trip to relax a bit. How about it? Usually our daughter has so many classes; she always says she wants to travel, but there’s no time — it’s pretty sad. Where would be a good place for us to take her during this break? Last year my colleague took her son to Guangxi for a trip. I heard it was pretty good, so let's go to Guangxi. Sure, the climate there is very different from the north; even in winter, it's very warm, and you can still eat lots of fresh fruit. As soon as my daughter comes back, I'll tell her this good news. Don't be in a hurry to say it yet. At noon, aren't we going to the restaurant across the street to eat roast duck and celebrate that she passed all her exams? Wouldn't it be better to tell her then? Good idea, she'll definitely be really happy when she finds out.

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