Intermediate - Boston (C1145)

A 徐先生、徐太太要在美国买房子,波士顿是最好的地方。
Xú xiānsheng, Xú tàitai yào zài Měiguó mǎi fángzi, Bōshìdùn shì zuì hǎo de dìfang.
Mr. Xu, if you and Mrs. Xu want to buy a house in America, Boston is the best place.
B 哪些地方好啊?你说说看。
nǎxiē dìfang hǎo a? nǐ shuō shuo kàn.
What's so good about it?
A 这可是美国最有文化的城市。哈佛、麻省理工都在这儿。对孩子的教育好!
zhè kě shì Měiguó zuì yǒu wénhuà de chéngshì. Hāfó, Máshěnglǐgōng dōu zài zhèr. duì háizi de jiàoyù hǎo!
It's the American city with the most culture! Harvard and M.I.T. are here. It'll be great for your child's education!
B 我做梦都想让儿子进哈佛!
wǒ zuòmèng dōu xiǎng ràng érzi jìn Hāfó!
I dream of having my kid get into Harvard!
C 小赵,波士顿治安怎么样?
Xiǎo Zhào, Bōshìdùn zhì ān zěnmeyàng?
Xiao Zhao, how safe is Boston?
A 徐太太,你放心,我带你们看的是富人区,很安全的。
Xú tàitai, nǐ fàngxīn, wǒ dài nǐmen kàn de shì fùrénqū, hěn ānquán de.
Don't worry, Mrs. Xu. I'm going to take you to a rich area. It's very safe.
B 前面是什么?
qiánmian shì shénme?
What's in front of it?
A 噢,是波士顿红袜队的主场。
ō, shì Bōshìdùn hóngwàduì de zhǔchǎng.
Oh, that's the Boston Red Sox' home field.
B 什么队?
shénme duì?
What team?
A 红袜队,美国最好的棒球队!
hóngwàduì, Měiguó zuì hǎo de bàngqiúduì!
The Red Sox, the best baseball team in America!
B 老婆,将来可以让儿子打打棒球。
lǎopo, jiānglái kěyǐ ràng érzi dǎ da bàngqiú.
Darling, we can take our kid to play baseball.
C 有什么好打的?好好读书进哈佛!
yǒu shénme hǎo dǎ de? hǎohāo dúshū jìn Hāfó!
What's so great about baseball? He needs to study hard and get into Harvard!

Key Vocabulary

波士顿 Bōshìdùn Boston
说说看 shuō shuo kàn to explain a bit
文化 wénhuà culture
哈佛 Hāfó Harvard
麻省理工 Máshěnglǐgōng Massachusetts Institute of Technology
教育 jiàoyù education
治安 zhì ān public safety
富人区 fùrénqū wealthy area
安全 ānquán safe
前面 qiánmian front
红袜队 hóngwàduì Boston Red Sox
主场 zhǔchǎng home stadium
棒球队 bàngqiúduì baseball team
jìn to go into

Supplementary Vocabulary

球场 qiúchǎng ball-field
客场 kèchǎng not your home stadium
山区 shānqū mountainous region
市区 shìqū downtown
贫民窟 pínmínkū slum