Intermediate - Study Abroad (C0790)

A雯雯,我跟你说件事。
Wénwen, wǒ gēn nǐ shuō jiàn shì.
Wenwen, I want to talk to you about something.
B什么事这么神秘?
shénme shì zhème shénmì?
What are you being so mysterious about?
A我要去加拿大读书了。
wǒ yào qù Jiānádà dúshū le.
I am going to Canada to study.
B啊?你们家要移民吗?
ǎ? nǐmen jiā yào yímín ma?
Huh? Your family is immigrating?
A不是,我一个人去。到温哥华的一个高中做交换生。
bù shì, wǒ yī gè rén qù. dào Wēngēhuá de yī ge gāozhōng zuò jiāohuàn shēng.
No, I'm going by myself. I'm doing an exchange program at a high school in Vancouver.
B是吗?太好了!什么时候去?
shì ma? tài hǎo le! shénme shíhòu qù?
Really? Thats great! When are you going?
A明年年初。
míngnián nián chū.
The beginning of next year.
B那么快?你一个人去那么远的地方,害怕吗?
nàme kuài? nǐ yī gè rén qù nàme yuǎn de dìfang, hàipà ma?
That soon? Going by yourself to such a distant place, are you scared?
A有点儿。不过那里华人很多,应该很快就能适应。
yǒudiǎnr. bùguò nàli huárén hěn duō, yīnggāi hěn kuài jiù néng shìyìng.
A little. But there are a lot of Chinese people there, I should be able to adapt very quickly.
B对了,你要去多久?会在那里上大学吗?
duì le, nǐ yào qù duō jiǔ? huì zài nàli shàng dàxué ma?
Right. How long will you go for? Will you go to university there?
A去一年。大学看情况吧,可能在那里上。
qù yī nián. dàxué kàn qíngkuàng ba, kěnéng zài nàli shàng.
I'll go for one year. I'll have to see about university, I might go there.
B哦。去国外可以接触新的东西,挺好的。
ō. qù guówài kěyǐ jiēchù xīn de dōngxi, tǐng hǎo de.
Oh. Going overseas you can experience a lot of new things, it will be really good.
A是啊,我也觉得这个机会很好。
shì a, wǒ yě juéde zhè ge jīhuì hěn hǎo.
Yeah. I think this will be a great experience as well.
B别忘了我哦!
bié wàng le wǒ ō!
Don't forget about me.
A不会的。
bùhuì de.
I won't.

Key Vocabulary

神秘shénmìmystery
读书dúshūto study
移民yímínto immigrate
温哥华WēngēhuáVancouver
高中gāozhōnghigh school
交换jiāohuànto exchange
年初nián chūstart of the year
害怕hàipàto be scared
适应shìyìngto suit
看情况kàn qíngkuàngdepending on circumstances
国外guówàiabroad
接触jiēchùto come into contact with
机会jīhuìthis opportunity

Supplementary Vocabulary

出国chūguógo abroad
留学liúxuéstudy abroad
留学生liúxuéshēngstudent studying abroad
申请shēnqǐngapply for
签证qiānzhèngvisa