Intermediate - A Day at Happy Valley (C2499)

A: 欢乐谷到啦!
huānlègǔ dào la!
Happy Valley is here!
B: 耶!怎么这么多人啊?!什么都要排队。
yē! zěnme zhème duō rén ā?! shénme dōu yào páiduì.
Yippee! Why is there so many people? You have to line up for everything.
A: 所以一天玩不够嘛。不如我们办张年卡?
suǒyǐ yī tiān wán bùgòu ma. bùrú wǒmen bàn zhāng niánkǎ?
So one day is not enough. Wouldn't it be better to get an annual pass?
B: 这个以后再说。你先给我介绍介绍什么好玩。
zhège yǐhòu zài shuō. nǐ xiān gěi wǒ jièshào jièshào shénme hǎowán.
Let's think about that later. First, show me what's fun.
A: 看,前面那个高的,两座塔的,上面的人都在尖叫。
kàn, qiánmian nàge gāo de, liǎng zuò tǎ de, shàngmian de rén dōu zài jiānjiào.
Look, that tall one up ahead with two towers and the people on it are screeching.
B: 哦,我知道,就是双塔跳楼机,这个太刺激,我不敢玩儿。
ò, wǒ zhīdào, jiùshì shuāngtǎtiàolóujī, zhège tài cìjī, wǒ bù gǎn wánr.
Oh, I know. It's the Twin Tower Heroes. It's too exciting. I don't dare go on it.
A: 旁边那个,摆来摆去的,是升级版的海盗船。
pángbiān nàge, bǎiláibǎiqù de, shì shēngjíbǎn de hǎidàochuán.
The one next to it that sways back and forth is an upgraded version of a pirate ship.
B: 看起来也好恐怖啊!
kànqǐlái yě hǎo kǒngbù ā!
It also looks so frightening!
A: 湖旁边那个规模很大的,是木材结构的过山车。
hú pángbiān nàge guīmó hěn dà de, shì mùcái jiégòu de guòshānchē.
The large scale one beside the lake is a roller coaster constructed of wood.
B: 可是排队的人太多了,估计要排上两个小时。
kěshì páiduì de rén tài duō le, gūjì yào pái shàng liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
But there is too many people in the line-up. I estimate it would be two hours in the line-up.
A: 激流勇进你想玩儿吗?经典水上项目。
jīliúyǒngjìn nǐ xiǎng wánr ma? jīngdiǎn shuǐshàng xiàngmù.
Do you want to go on Shoot the Chute? It's a classic water ride.
B: 好啊!
hǎo a!
Ok!
A: 那你先去排队,我去买一次性雨披。
nà nǐ xiān qù páiduì, wǒ qù mǎi yīcìxìng yǔpī.
You go and line up first then. I'll go to buy disposable rain ponchos.

Key Vocabulary

欢乐谷 huānlègǔ Happy Valley
不如 bùrú not as good as, it would be better to
年卡 niánkǎ annual pass
tower
尖叫 jiānjiào to screech
双塔跳楼机 shuāngtǎtiàolóujī Twin Tower Heros
刺激 cìjī exciting
gǎn to dare
摆来摆去 bǎiláibǎiqù to sway or swing back and forth
升级版 shēngjíbǎn ungraded version
海盗船 hǎidàochuán pirate ship
恐怖 kǒngbù terrifying, frightening
lake
规模 guīmó scale
木材 mùcái wood
结构 jiégòu structure, construction
过山车 guòshānchē rollercoaster
估计 gūjì to estimate
激流勇进 jīliúyǒngjìn Shoot the Chute
项目 xiàngmù item, event
一次性 yīcìxìng disposable
雨披 yǔpī rain poncho

Supplementary Vocabulary

月卡 yuèkǎ monthly pass
一日票 yīrìpiào day pass
设备 shèbèi equipment, facilities
维京船 wéijīngchuán Viking ship
缆车 lǎnchē cable car
金属结构 jīnshǔjiégòu metal structure
变形金刚 biànxíngjīngāng transformer
雨衣 yǔyī raincoat
结冰 jiébīng to freeze, to ice up

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