Chinese 101:Talk about holiday plan and travel to Xi’an
Grammar: Chinese tone (儿化，山西&陕西); Such as 比如；From...to 从...到；
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Dialogue:
A：假期你打算去哪儿？jià qī nǐ dǎ suàn qù nǎ ér ？
wher do you plan to go during your holiday?
B：我想去西安，陕西的省会。wǒ xiǎng qù xī ān ，shǎn xī de shěng huì 。
I want to go to Xi’an, the provincial capital city of Shaanxi
A：那儿有什么好玩儿的？nà ér yǒu shén me hǎo wán ér de ？
Any interesting places there?
B：西安有许多名胜古迹，比如兵马俑。
xī ān yǒu xǔ duō míng shèng gǔ jì，bǐ rú bīng mǎ yǒng 。
There are lots of historical interests in Xi’an, like the Terracotta Army.
A：从北京到那里需要多久？Cóng běi jīng dào nà lǐ xū yào duō jiǔ？
How long does it take from Beijing to there?
B：很方便！高铁只要5个小时。hěn fāng biàn ！gāo tiě zhǐ yào5 gè xiǎo shí。
It’s very convenient! only 5 hours by the high speed rail.
Words & expressions:
【假期】jià qī：holiday
【打算】dǎ suàn：plan; plan to do sth.
【去哪儿】qù nǎ ér：wher to go
【西安】xī ān：the name of Xi’an city
【陕西】shǎn xī：Shaanxi. a province in northwest China
【省会】shěng huì：the capital city of Chinese province
【名胜古迹】míng shèng gǔ jì：places of historic interest and scenic beauty
【兵马俑】bīng mǎ yǒng：the Terracotta Army
【比如】bǐ rú：such as; for example
【从....到】cóng...dào：from....to
【那里】nà lǐ：there
【需要】xū yào：need
【多久】duō jiǔ：how long; how much time
【方便】fāng biàn：Convenient
【高铁】gāo tiě：high speed rail
Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica
Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu
Producer: Lu Chang
