Learn Chinese L20: Have you ever been to the Jiuzhaigou Valley?

Dachuan and Sun Dawei are watching TV. The program "World View" is being broadcast. They discuss the program while watching it.

Dialogue One

nǐ　qù　guò　xià　wēi　yí　ma
你　去　 过　 夏　 威　 夷　吗？
Have you been to Hawaii?
wǒ　 méi　qù　guò
我　　没　 去　 过。
Not yet.
nǐ　qù　guò　jiǔ　zhài　 gōu　ma?
你　去　 过　 九　 寨　　沟　 吗？
Have you been to Jiuzhaigou?
méi　yǒu
没　　有。
Not yet.
wǒ　qù　guò　 jiǔ　 zhài　gōu　de　fēng　jǐng　měi　jí　 le
我　 去　 过。　九　 寨　　沟　 的　 风　　景　 美　极　了！
I have. The scenery in Jiuzhaigou is wonderful!
Dialogue Two
nǐ　 tīng　shuō　 guò　jiǔ　zhài　gōu　ma
你　 听　　说　　过　 九　 寨　　沟　 吗？
Have you heard of Jiuzhaigou?
tīng　shuō　guò　 dàn　 shì　 bú　tài　 liǎo　jiě
听　　说　　过，　但　　是　 不　太　 了　 解。
Yes. I have. But I do not know much about it.
nàr　kōng　qì　xīn　xiān　shān　qīng　shuǐ　xiù
那儿　空　 气　 新　 鲜，　山　　清　　水　 秀。
wǒ　 men　yì　qǐ　 qù　ba
我　　们　 一　起　去　吧！
The air is clean, the hills are green, and the water is clear. Let's go there!
hǎo　a
好　 啊！
Ok.
Explanation of difficult points


1. ……过
"过" (guò) after a verb means "(done)...before". It's used to express an action that happened in the past, and emphasizes the experience.

2. ……极了
"极了" (jí le) added after an adjective means "extremely...".

3. 那儿
"那儿" (nàr) means "there (location)". It works the same way that "这儿" (zhèr) does as described in Lesson 14.

4. 山清水秀
"山清水秀" (shān qīng shuǐ xiù) is a Chinese idiom used to describe a picturesque mountain and water landscapes.