Intermediate - Fun at the Beach (C1434)

A:
D` ah ai, w o l ai le! n tngd` ao le ma?
The ocean! Im here! Can you hear me?
B:
w a, t ` ai m ei le! w o c ongxi ao de m` engxi ang ji ` ush` zh` u z` ai
h aibi an.
Wow, its just too beautiful! Its been my dream since I was
young to live at the seaside.
A:
zh` el de h ait an zh en b` ucu` o, sh azi y` ou ru an y` ou x`.
The beach here is really quite nice. The sand is both soft
and ne.
B:
aiy a, t ` aiy ang h ao d` a. w o y` ao z` ai t u di anr f angsh` aishu ang.
Oh gee, the sun is really out today. Im going to put on some
more sunscreen.
A:
z ao le, w` ang z` ai bngu an le.
Oh no, I forgot it at the hotel.
B:
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a? n` a z enme b` an? k end`ng hu` sh` aih ei de. li an sh` ang h ai
hu` zh ang b an.
Ah? What am I going to do? Im denitely going to get tan.
Ill get freckles on my face too.
A:
m eigu anxi, b aob` eir! n z` ai w o xnzh ong sh` zu` m ei de.
It doesnt matter, baby! In my heart, youre the most beauti-
ful.
B:
t aoy` an! w a, n` al y ou shush` ang m otu o, w o y` ao w an.
Youre so annoying! Wow, theres a jet-ski over there. I want
to try it!
A:
h ao a!
OK!
B: ............
w o h ai y` ao k ai k adngch e, d u...... w u...... t ` ai c`j le!
I want to drive a go-kart too. Vroom...vroom. So exhilarat-
ing!
A:
m eiw` ent.
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No problem.
B:
w o h ai y` ao zu` o ku` aitng.
I also want to ride in a speedboat.
A:
xng! y g` e g` e l ai, d ou w an bi ` an.
OK! Well do one after the other. Well try them all.
Key Vocabulary
c ongxi ao since childhood
m` engxi ang dream
h aibi an seaside
h ait an beach
............ y` ou ... y` ou ... not only...but...
ru an soft
x` thin, ne
t u to smear
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f angsh` aishu ang sunscreen
sh` aih ei to get tanned
zh angb an to get freckles
t aoy` an to hate
shush` ang m o-
tu o
jet-ski
k adngch e go-cart
c`j stimulating, exhilarat-
ing
ku` aitng speedboat
y g` e g` e one after the other
bi ` an [measure word for oc-
currences]
Supplementary Vocabulary
m ohu vague, blurry
sh engzi rope, string
d` a t ` aiy ang bright sunshine
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qu` eb an freckles
m otu och e motorcycle
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