Intermediate - Mexico City (C) A: Hola! B: A: HolaHola
Intermediate - Mexico City A:
(C)
Hola! Hola! Hola!
B:
喲，回來啦。說甚麼鳥語呢？ ´ ˇ uˇ ne? y¯o, hu´ılai la. shuo¯ shenme niaoy Oh, you’re back. What crazy language are you speaking?
A:
西班牙語，Hola就是你好。Hola! Hola! ˇ Hola! Hola! ¯ a yu, X¯ıbany´ ˇ Hola jiush` ` ı nˇıhao. Spanish– Hola means “Hi!” “Hi, hi!”
C:
行了！墨西哥好玩兒嗎？ ` ıge¯ haow´ ˇ anr ma? x´ıng le! Mox¯ OK, that’s enough! Was Mexico fun?
A:
太好玩兒了。沒想到墨西哥城有那麼多人。 ` haow´ ˇ anr le. meixi ´ angd ˇ ` Mox¯ ` ıge¯ cheng ´ ` tai ao yˇou name duo¯ ´ ren. Incredibly fun! I had no idea there were so many people in Mexico City.
B:
那快跟我們說說墨西哥城有甚麼好玩兒的？
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` gen ˇ ` ıge¯ cheng ´ ´ ¯ women na` kuai shuo¯ shuo Mox¯ yˇou shenme ˇ anr de? haow´ Well, then, quick, tell me: what’s so fun about Mexico City!
A:
整個城市看上去特有意思。有各種顏色的房子。 而且那裡的人都很友好，對人特別熱情。 ˇ ´ ` shangqu te` yˇou y`ısi. yˇou gezh ` ong ˇ zhengg e` chengsh` ı kan ´ eˇ nalˇ ` ı de ren ´ dou ˇ yˇouhao, ˇ du`ı ren ´ ¯ hen y´anse` de f´angzi. erqi ` e´ req´ ` ıng. tebi The entire city looks really interesting. There are all kinds of houses in all different colors. And the people there are really friendly. They’re very warm toward others.
C:
唉，聽說墨西哥菜很辣。 ´ t¯ıngshuo¯ Mox¯ ` ıge¯ cai ` hen ˇ la. ` ai, Oh, I’ve heard that Mexican food is really spicy.
A:
對啊！跟墨西哥美女一樣辣！ ` ıge¯ mein ˇ uˇ¨ y¯ıy`ang la! ` ¯ Mox¯ du`ı a! gen Right! It’s as hot as the Mexican women!
B:
哈哈，那美女有沒有教你跳拉丁舞？ ˇ uˇ¨ yˇoumeiyˇou jiao ` Lad¯ ¯ a, ¯ na` mein ¯ nˇı tiao ¯ ıng wu? hah ˇ Ha-ha. Well, did any beautiful women teach you Latin dance?
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A:
當然咯。你們看！ ´ lo. nˇımen kan! ` ¯ dangr an Of course! Look, you guys!
Key Vocabulary
鳥語
ˇ uˇ niaoy
incomprehensible language
西班牙語
¯ a yuˇ X¯ıbany´
Spanish language
墨西哥
` ıge¯ Mox¯
Mexico
墨西哥城
` ıge¯ cheng ´ Mox¯
Mexico City
整個
ˇ zhengg e`
entire
特
te`
especially
有意思
yˇou y`ısi
to be interesting
各種
` ong ˇ gezh
every kind of
友好
ˇ yˇouhao
friendly
熱情
` ıng req´
enthusiastic
辣
la`
hot
教
¯ jiao
to teach
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拉丁舞
¯ ıng wuˇ Lad¯
Latin dance
Supplementary Vocabulary
方言
f¯angy´an
dialect
各種各樣
` ongg ˇ ` ang gezh ey`
all types
貶義
ˇ ı biany`
negative (of implications)
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(C)
Hola! Hola! Hola!
B:
喲，回來啦。說甚麼鳥語呢？ ´ ˇ uˇ ne? y¯o, hu´ılai la. shuo¯ shenme niaoy Oh, you’re back. What crazy language are you speaking?
A:
西班牙語，Hola就是你好。Hola! Hola! ˇ Hola! Hola! ¯ a yu, X¯ıbany´ ˇ Hola jiush` ` ı nˇıhao. Spanish– Hola means “Hi!” “Hi, hi!”
C:
行了！墨西哥好玩兒嗎？ ` ıge¯ haow´ ˇ anr ma? x´ıng le! Mox¯ OK, that’s enough! Was Mexico fun?
A:
太好玩兒了。沒想到墨西哥城有那麼多人。 ` haow´ ˇ anr le. meixi ´ angd ˇ ` Mox¯ ` ıge¯ cheng ´ ` tai ao yˇou name duo¯ ´ ren. Incredibly fun! I had no idea there were so many people in Mexico City.
B:
那快跟我們說說墨西哥城有甚麼好玩兒的？
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
` gen ˇ ` ıge¯ cheng ´ ´ ¯ women na` kuai shuo¯ shuo Mox¯ yˇou shenme ˇ anr de? haow´ Well, then, quick, tell me: what’s so fun about Mexico City!
A:
整個城市看上去特有意思。有各種顏色的房子。 而且那裡的人都很友好，對人特別熱情。 ˇ ´ ` shangqu te` yˇou y`ısi. yˇou gezh ` ong ˇ zhengg e` chengsh` ı kan ´ eˇ nalˇ ` ı de ren ´ dou ˇ yˇouhao, ˇ du`ı ren ´ ¯ hen y´anse` de f´angzi. erqi ` e´ req´ ` ıng. tebi The entire city looks really interesting. There are all kinds of houses in all different colors. And the people there are really friendly. They’re very warm toward others.
C:
唉，聽說墨西哥菜很辣。 ´ t¯ıngshuo¯ Mox¯ ` ıge¯ cai ` hen ˇ la. ` ai, Oh, I’ve heard that Mexican food is really spicy.
A:
對啊！跟墨西哥美女一樣辣！ ` ıge¯ mein ˇ uˇ¨ y¯ıy`ang la! ` ¯ Mox¯ du`ı a! gen Right! It’s as hot as the Mexican women!
B:
哈哈，那美女有沒有教你跳拉丁舞？ ˇ uˇ¨ yˇoumeiyˇou jiao ` Lad¯ ¯ a, ¯ na` mein ¯ nˇı tiao ¯ ıng wu? hah ˇ Ha-ha. Well, did any beautiful women teach you Latin dance?
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2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
A:
當然咯。你們看！ ´ lo. nˇımen kan! ` ¯ dangr an Of course! Look, you guys!
Key Vocabulary
鳥語
ˇ uˇ niaoy
incomprehensible language
西班牙語
¯ a yuˇ X¯ıbany´
Spanish language
墨西哥
` ıge¯ Mox¯
Mexico
墨西哥城
` ıge¯ cheng ´ Mox¯
Mexico City
整個
ˇ zhengg e`
entire
特
te`
especially
有意思
yˇou y`ısi
to be interesting
各種
` ong ˇ gezh
every kind of
友好
ˇ yˇouhao
friendly
熱情
` ıng req´
enthusiastic
辣
la`
hot
教
¯ jiao
to teach
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
拉丁舞
¯ ıng wuˇ Lad¯
Latin dance
Supplementary Vocabulary
方言
f¯angy´an
dialect
各種各樣
` ongg ˇ ` ang gezh ey`
all types
貶義
ˇ ı biany`
negative (of implications)
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
