Intermediate - London (C0803)

A伦敦好玩吗?
Lúndūn hǎowán ma?
Is London fun?
B太棒了!又古老又现代,是我去过的最好的城市。
tài bàng le! yòu gǔlǎo yòu xiàndài, shì wǒ qù guo de zuì hǎo de chéngshì.
It's so great! It's both ancient and modern. It's the best city I've ever been to.
C我觉得一般,看来看去都是差不多的东西。
wǒ juéde yībān, kànláikànqù dōu shì chàbuduō de dōngxi.
I think it's just average. Wherever you look everything is more or less the same.
B不会啊。白金汉宫、大本钟、泰晤士河、还有好多博物馆,我看都看不过来。一定要再去一次。
bùhuì a. Báijīnhàngōng, Dàběnzhōng, Tàiwùshìhé, háiyǒu hǎo duō bówùguǎn, wǒ kàn dōu kàn bu guòlái. yīdìng yào zài qù yī cì.
No way. Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Thames River... plus there are lots of museums. There's no way to see it all. I have to go back again.
A你说的那些都是好地方。
nǐ shuō de nàxiē dōu shì hǎo dìfang.
Those are all nice places.
C哎,也就那样,没有想象中的好。而且特别贵,门票就花了几千块。
āi, yě jiù nàyàng, méiyǒu xiǎngxiàng zhōng de hǎo. érqiě tèbié guì, ménpiào jiù huā le jǐ qiān kuài.
Ah, they're just places, not as good as I had imagined. Plus the admission tickets are really expensive. We spent a few thousand on tickets alone.
A那么厉害!
nàme lìhai!
That much!
B可是很值得。
kěshì hěn zhídé.
But it's really worth it.
A那里的男人是不是很绅士?
nàlǐ de nánrén shì bu shì hěn shēnshì?
Are the men very gentlemanly there?
B对,什么都是女士优先,不像我老公。
duì, shénme dōu shì nǚshì yōuxiān, bù xiàng wǒ lǎogōng.
Yes, they all let ladies go first, not like my husband.
C我真搞不懂你为什么那么喜欢伦敦?天气又差,东西又难吃。
wǒ zhēn gǎo bu dǒng nǐ wèishénme nàme xǐhuan Lúndūn? tiānqì yòu chà, dōngxi yòu nánchī.
I really can't get why you like London so much. The weather is terrible. And the food is awful.
A你们吃什么了?
nǐmen chī shénme le?
What did you eat?
B炸鱼和薯条。
zháyú hé shǔtiáo.
Fish and chips.
C难吃死了。
nánchī sǐ le.
Totally disgusting.
B跟你旅游真没劲。
gēn nǐ lǚyóu zhēn méijìn.
Traveling with you is so boring.

Key Vocabulary

伦敦LúndūnLondon
古老gǔlǎoancient
现代xiàndàimodern
一般yībānaverage
看来看去kànláikànqùto look around
白金汉宫BáijīnhàngōngBuckingham Palace
大本钟DàběnzhōngBig Ben
泰晤士河TàiwùshìhéThames River
博物馆bówùguǎnmuseum
看不过来kàn bu guòláito be unable to see everything
门票ménpiàoticket
厉害lìhaiamazing
值得zhídéworth
绅士shēnshìgentleman
优先yōuxiānpriority
搞不懂gǎo bu dǒngto not get it
炸鱼zháyúdeep fried fish
薯条shǔtiáofrench fries
没劲méijìnuninteresting

Supplementary Vocabulary

伦敦塔LúndūntǎTower of London
伦敦眼LúndūnyǎnLondon Eye
伦敦桥LúndūnqiáoLondon Bridge
大英博物馆Dàyīng bówùguǎnBritish Museum
女王nǚwángqueen