Intermediate - Photos with Animals (C2309)

A: 妈妈,这个动物园真大!
māma, zhè gè dòngwùyuán zhēn dà!
Mom, this zoo is really big!
B: 是啊,妈妈都走累了。我们要不要休息一下?
shì a, māma dōu zǒu lèi le. wǒmen yào bu yào xiūxi yīxià?
Yes, even Mom's a bit tired from walking. Why don't we rest a bit?
A: 我不累!那边好热闹!不知道在干什么?
wǒ bù lèi! nàbiān hǎo rènao! bù zhīdào zài gàn shénme?
I'm not tired. It's so crowded over there. I wonder what they're doing.
C: 哦,那边可以跟动物合影。
ò, nàbiān kěyǐ gēn dòngwù héyǐng.
Oh, you can take pictures with animals over there.
A: 真的?那我们赶快过去,我要跟动物合影。
zhēn de? nà wǒmen gǎnkuài guòqù, wǒ yào gēn dòngwù héyǐng.
Really? Then let's go over there quick. I want to take a picture with the animals.
B: 不许去!小心动物咬你!
bùxǔ qù! xiǎoxīn dòngwù yǎo nǐ!
You're not allowed to go. The animals could bite you!
A: 爸爸,可以去吗?
bàba, kěyǐ qù ma?
Dad, can I go?
C: 应该没事吧!跟人合影的动物都是训练过的。
yīnggāi méishì ba! gēn rén héyǐng de dòngwù dōu shì xùnliàn guo de.
It should be alright. The animals that take pictures with people are all trained.
A: 妈妈你看,那个小男孩在跟熊猫合影。
māma nǐ kàn, nà gè xiǎo nánhái zài gēn xióngmāo héyǐng.
Mom, you see, that little boy is taking a picture with a panda.
B: 熊猫也不行。
xióngmāo yě bùxíng.
Pandas aren't acceptable either.
C: 那个小孩儿骑在小老虎身上。太酷了!
nà gè xiǎoháir qí zài xiǎo lǎohǔ shēnshàng. tài kù le!
That kid is riding on a tiger's back! It's so cool!
B: 酷什么!多危险啊!动物园不应该弄这种东西。
kù shénme! duō wēixiǎn a! dòngwùyuán bù yīnggāi nòng zhèzhǒng dōngxi.
Cool?! That's so dangerous! The zoo shouldn't do this kind of thing.
A: 我要去,我要去!
wǒ yào qù, wǒ yào qù!
I want to go! I want to go!
B: 宝宝乖,妈妈带你去买冰淇淋……
bǎobao guāi, māma dài nǐ qù mǎi bīngqílín……
Sweetie, be good. Mom's gonna buy you some ice cream...

Key Vocabulary

动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
热闹 rènao lively
动物 dòngwù animal
合影 héyǐng to take a picture together
赶快 gǎnkuài to hurry
不许 bùxǔ to not be allowed
yǎo to bite
训练 xùnliàn to train
熊猫 xióngmāo panda
to ride
老虎 lǎohǔ tiger
cool
危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
nòng to do
冰淇淋 bīngqílín ice cream

Supplementary Vocabulary

拍照 pāizhào to take a picture
严厉 yánlì stern, severe
假装 jiǎzhuāng to pretend
哄小孩 hǒngxiǎohái to play with children
一点也不 yīdiǎn yě bù not at all

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