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18 Describing Travels

A:

W xi g yu q zhng gu d ji ling g xng q. Dn sh w hi mi ju dng
q zhng gu de n l.
Im going to China next month for two weeks vacation, but I havent decided
where to go yet.

B:
Zhn de maW ling nin qin q gu zhng gu. W zi n l wn de hn
ki xn.
Really? I went to China two years ago. I had a great time.

A:
N n gi w y xi jin y ba. N l ho wn
Then please give me some suggestions. For example, where should I go for
fun?

B:

R gu w sh n, w hu zi bi jng di sn tin. Yn wi bi jng yu hn du
mng shng g j, b r shu chng chng, y h yun, tin n mn gung
chng.
If I were you, Id stay in Beijing for three days because there are many tourist
attractions in Beijing for example the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and
Tiananmen Square.

A:
W tng shu shng hi y b cu. Yng gi q shng hi ma
Ive heard Shanghai is pretty good too. Should I go to Shanghai?

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B:

Y dng yo q. N yng gi zi shng hi di sn tin yn wi shng hi sh y g
sh shng d sh, Y shng hu h gu w sh hn yu mng de. N hi k y
shn bin q hng zhu.
You must go. You should spend three days in Shanghai because it is a
fashionable city. Its famous for its night life and shopping. If you go to Shanghai,
why not go to Hangzhou?

A:
, tng shu hng zhu de fng jng hn mi r qi hi sh g fng sng de ho
d fng.
Oh, Ive heard Hanghous scenery is very beautiful, and its also a good place to
relax.

B:
Zu hu, n hi yng gi q xing gng yn wi xing gng sh y zhu zu yu
mng de gu w tin tng.
Finally, you should go to Hong Kong because its the most famous shopping
center in Asia.

A:
Ti ho le. W dng b j yo q zhng gu.
Great. I cant wait to go to China.

Key Vocabulary

xi g yu
next month

q zhng gu d ji to go to
China for vocation

hi mi ju dng
havent decided yet

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q zhng gu de n l
to go to where in China

ling nin qin

two years ago

q gu zhng gu
went to China / have been to China

wn de hn ki xn
have a great time

gi w y xi jin y ba.
Please give me some suggestions.

b r shu
for example

yng gi
should / ought to

r gu w sh n, w hu
If I were you, I would

zi bi jng di sn tin
to stay in Beijing for three days

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yu hn du mng shng g j.
to have a lot of tourist attractions / there are a lot of tourist attractions.

tng shu
have heard / its said that / be told that

y dng yo q
must go

shng hi de y shng hu sh hn yu mng de.

Shanghais nightlife is very famous. / Shanghai is famous for its nightlife.

wi shn me b ne
why not?

fng sng de ho d fng

a good place to relax

gu w tin tng
shopping center

dng b j yo q zhng gu
cant wait to go to China

Dialogue in Traditional Characters

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A:

W xi g yu q zhng gu d ji ling g xng q. Dn sh w hi mi ju dng
q zhng gu de n l.

B:
Zhn de maW ling nin qin q gu zhng gu. W zi n l wn de hn
ki xn.

A:
N n gi w y xi jin y ba. N l ho wn

B:

R gu w sh n, w hu zi bi jng di sn tin. Yn wi bi jng yu hn du
mng shng g j, b r shu chng chng, y h yun, tin n mn gung
chng.

A:
W tng shu shng hi y b cu. Yng gi q shng hi ma

B:

Y dng yo q. N yng gi zi shng hi di sn tin yn wi shng hi sh y g
sh shng d sh, Y shng hu h gu w sh hn yu mng de. N hi k y
shn bin q hng zhu.

A:
, tng shu hng zhu de fng jng hn mi r qi hi sh g fng sng de ho
d fng.

B:
Zu hu, n hi yng gi q xing gng yn wi xing gng sh y zhu zu yu
mng de gu w tin tng.

A:
Ti ho le. W dng b j yo q zhng gu.

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