EP70 动物园 Go To The Zoo

 Chinese 101: Basic expressions on Going To the zoo

 

Grammar: Expressing completion with "了le"; Affirmative-negative question

 

Language Tips: Things You Should Know about Giant Panda

 

Story of the Day: A badly frightened person 惊弓之鸟 jīng gōng zhī niǎo

 

Dialogue:

 

A:周末你做了什么?

 

zhōu mò nǐ zuò le shén me?

 

What did you do during the weekend?

 

B:我去了北京动物园。

 

wǒ qù le běi jīng dòng wù yuán。

 

I went to The Beijing Zoo.

 

A:那里好玩儿吗?

 

nà lǐ hǎo wán-er ma?

 

Is it interesting there?

 

B:好玩儿!我看到了老虎,猴子,狮子,豹子.....还有大熊猫!

 

hǎo wán-er!wǒ kàn dào le lǎo hǔ,hóu zǐ,shī zǐ,bào zǐ .....hái yǒu dà xióng māo!

 

Of course! I saw tiger, monkey, lion, leopard...and the giant panda!

 

A:哇!大熊猫是不是很可爱?

 

wa!dà xióng māo shì bú shì hěn kě ài?

 

Wow! Is the giant panda very lovely?

 

B:可爱极了!

 

kě ài jí le !

 

Extremely lovely!

 

A:下次我也要去!

 

xià cì wǒ yě yào qù !

 

I’d like to go there either next time!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【动物园】dòng wù yuán:zoo

 

【老虎】lǎo hǔ:tiger

 

【猴子】hóu zi:monkey

 

【狮子】shī zi:lion

 

【豹子】bào zi:leopard

 

【大熊猫】dà xióng māo:panda; giant panda

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang