Intermediate - Manila (C1213) A: B: B: ç A: B: ç
Intermediate - Manila A:
(C1213)
樂隊真棒！ ` ı zhen ` ¯ bang! yuedu` This band is great!
B:
芒果汁也很好喝！ ´ ˇ hao ˇ he! ¯ manggu oˇ zh¯ı yˇe hen And the mango juice is delicious!
B:
快看他們的車！每輛車都有好幾種顏色！ ` kan ` tamen ˇ liang ` ˇ ı zhong ˇ ¯ ¯ mei ¯ yˇou haojˇ kuai de che! che¯ dou ` y´anse! Quick– check out their car! Every car has a bunch of different colors!
A:
建築物也是！顏色好豐富！ ` ˇ f¯engfu! jianzh uw ` u` yˇe sh`ı! y´anse` hao ` And the buildings are the same way! There are so many colors!
B:
哇，那就是亞洲最大的購物中心！我們去逛逛 吧！ ` uzh ˇ ¯ zu`ıda` de gouw ¯ w¯a, na` jiush` ın! women qu` ` ı Y`azhou ` ongx¯ ` guangguang ba! Whoa, that’s the biggest mall in Asia! Let’s go stroll around there!
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A:
你到哪兒都想買東西。 ` nar ˇ dou ˇ ˇ dongxi. ¯ xiang ¯ nˇı dao mai Wherever you go, you always want to go shopping.
B:
這兒東西便宜，買名牌很合算。 ` dongxi ´ ˇ m´ıngpai ´ hen ˇ hesu ´ an. ` ¯ zher pianyi, mai Stuff is cheap here. Buying name-brands here is definitely worthwhile.
A:
還是先去看日落吧。晚上再陪你血拼。 ´ ı xian ` r`ıluo` ba. wˇanshang zai ` pei ´ nˇı xiep¯ ˇ ın. ¯ qu` kan haish` Let’s go watch the sunset first. In the evening, we’ll shop till we drop.
B:
嗯··· ng··· Hmmm...
A:
不看日落就不算到過馬尼拉！這可是你說的。 ` r`ıluo` jiu` b`u suan ` dao ` guo Man´ ˇ ıla! ¯ zhe` kˇe sh`ı nˇı shuo¯ b`u kan de. If you don’t watch the sunset, you can’t really say you’ve been to Manila! That’s just what you said!
B:
好吧。
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ˇ haoba. Oh, fine.
Key Vocabulary
樂隊
` ı yuedu`
musical band
棒
` bang
a stick
芒果汁
´ manggu oˇ zh¯ı
mango juice
輛
` liang
measure word for cars
顏色
y´anse`
color
建築物
` jianzh uw ` u`
building
豐富
f¯engfu`
abundant, rich
亞洲
¯ Y`azhou
Asia
購物中心
` uzh ¯ ın gouw ` ongx¯
shopping center
逛
` guang
to stroll around
名牌
´ m´ıngpai
famous brand
合算
´ an ` hesu
worthwhile
日落
r`ıluo`
sundown
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2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
陪
´ pei
to accompany
血拼
ˇ ın xiep¯
to shop till you drop
算
` suan
to be considered
馬尼拉
ˇ ıla¯ Man´
Manila
Supplementary Vocabulary
菲律賓
F¯eilub¯ u`¨ ın
Philippines
吉普尼
j´ıpun´ ˇ ı
jeepney (a vehicle)
首都
ˇ u¯ shoud
capital city
日出
r`ıchu¯
sunrise
馬尼拉灣
ˇ ıla¯ w¯an Man´
Manila Bay
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(C1213)
樂隊真棒！ ` ı zhen ` ¯ bang! yuedu` This band is great!
B:
芒果汁也很好喝！ ´ ˇ hao ˇ he! ¯ manggu oˇ zh¯ı yˇe hen And the mango juice is delicious!
B:
快看他們的車！每輛車都有好幾種顏色！ ` kan ` tamen ˇ liang ` ˇ ı zhong ˇ ¯ ¯ mei ¯ yˇou haojˇ kuai de che! che¯ dou ` y´anse! Quick– check out their car! Every car has a bunch of different colors!
A:
建築物也是！顏色好豐富！ ` ˇ f¯engfu! jianzh uw ` u` yˇe sh`ı! y´anse` hao ` And the buildings are the same way! There are so many colors!
B:
哇，那就是亞洲最大的購物中心！我們去逛逛 吧！ ` uzh ˇ ¯ zu`ıda` de gouw ¯ w¯a, na` jiush` ın! women qu` ` ı Y`azhou ` ongx¯ ` guangguang ba! Whoa, that’s the biggest mall in Asia! Let’s go stroll around there!
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
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2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
A:
你到哪兒都想買東西。 ` nar ˇ dou ˇ ˇ dongxi. ¯ xiang ¯ nˇı dao mai Wherever you go, you always want to go shopping.
B:
這兒東西便宜，買名牌很合算。 ` dongxi ´ ˇ m´ıngpai ´ hen ˇ hesu ´ an. ` ¯ zher pianyi, mai Stuff is cheap here. Buying name-brands here is definitely worthwhile.
A:
還是先去看日落吧。晚上再陪你血拼。 ´ ı xian ` r`ıluo` ba. wˇanshang zai ` pei ´ nˇı xiep¯ ˇ ın. ¯ qu` kan haish` Let’s go watch the sunset first. In the evening, we’ll shop till we drop.
B:
嗯··· ng··· Hmmm...
A:
不看日落就不算到過馬尼拉！這可是你說的。 ` r`ıluo` jiu` b`u suan ` dao ` guo Man´ ˇ ıla! ¯ zhe` kˇe sh`ı nˇı shuo¯ b`u kan de. If you don’t watch the sunset, you can’t really say you’ve been to Manila! That’s just what you said!
B:
好吧。
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
ˇ haoba. Oh, fine.
Key Vocabulary
樂隊
` ı yuedu`
musical band
棒
` bang
a stick
芒果汁
´ manggu oˇ zh¯ı
mango juice
輛
` liang
measure word for cars
顏色
y´anse`
color
建築物
` jianzh uw ` u`
building
豐富
f¯engfu`
abundant, rich
亞洲
¯ Y`azhou
Asia
購物中心
` uzh ¯ ın gouw ` ongx¯
shopping center
逛
` guang
to stroll around
名牌
´ m´ıngpai
famous brand
合算
´ an ` hesu
worthwhile
日落
r`ıluo`
sundown
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
陪
´ pei
to accompany
血拼
ˇ ın xiep¯
to shop till you drop
算
` suan
to be considered
馬尼拉
ˇ ıla¯ Man´
Manila
Supplementary Vocabulary
菲律賓
F¯eilub¯ u`¨ ın
Philippines
吉普尼
j´ıpun´ ˇ ı
jeepney (a vehicle)
首都
ˇ u¯ shoud
capital city
日出
r`ıchu¯
sunrise
馬尼拉灣
ˇ ıla¯ w¯an Man´
Manila Bay
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
