Intermediate - Fun at the Beach (C1434)

A: 大海,我来了!你听到了吗?
Dàhǎi, wǒ lái le! nǐ tīngdào le ma?
The ocean! I'm here! Can you hear me?
B: 哇,太美了!我从小的梦想就是住在海边。
wā, tài měi le! wǒ cóngxiǎo de mèngxiǎng jiùshì zhù zài hǎibiān.
Wow, it's just too beautiful! It's been my dream since I was young to live at the seaside.
A: 这里的海滩真不错,沙子又软又细。
zhèlǐ de hǎitān zhēn bùcuò, shāzi yòu ruǎn yòu xì.
The beach here is really quite nice. The sand is both soft and fine.
B: 哎呀,太阳好大。我要再涂点儿防晒霜。
āiyā, tàiyáng hǎo dà. wǒ yào zài tú diǎnr fángshàishuāng.
Oh gee, the sun is really out today. I'm going to put on some more sunscreen.
A: 糟了,忘在宾馆了。
zāo le, wàng zài bīnguǎn le.
Oh no, I forgot it at the hotel.
B: 啊?那怎么办?肯定会晒黑的。脸上还会长斑。
ǎ? nà zěnme bàn? kěndìng huì shàihēi de. liǎn shàng hái huì zhǎng bān.
Ah? What am I going to do? I'm definitely going to get tan. I'll get freckles on my face too.
A: 没关系,宝贝!你在我心中是最美的。
méiguānxi, bǎobèir! nǐ zài wǒ xīnzhōng shì zuì měi de.
It doesn't matter, baby! In my heart, you're the most beautiful.
B: 讨厌!哇,那里有水上摩托,我要玩。
tǎoyàn! wā, nàlǐ yǒu shuǐshàng mótuō, wǒ yào wán.
You're so annoying! Wow, there's a jet-ski over there. I want to try it!
A: 好啊!
hǎo a!
OK!
B: 我还要开卡丁车,嘟......呜......太刺激了!
wǒ hái yào kāi kǎdīngchē, dū...... wū...... tài cìjī le!
I want to drive a go-kart too. Vroom...vroom. So exhilarating!
A: 没问题。
méiwèntí.
No problem.
B: 我还要坐快艇。
wǒ hái yào zuò kuàitǐng.
I also want to ride in a speedboat.
A: 行!一个个来,都玩遍。
xíng! yī gè gè lái, dōu wán biàn.
OK! We'll do one after the other. We'll try them all.

Key Vocabulary

从小 cóngxiǎo since childhood
梦想 mèngxiǎng dream
海边 hǎibiān seaside
海滩 hǎitān beach
又......又...... yòu ... yòu ... not only...but...
ruǎn soft
thin, fine
to smear
防晒霜 fángshàishuāng sunscreen
晒黑 shàihēi to get tanned
长斑 zhǎngbān to get freckles
讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate
水上摩托 shuǐshàng mótuō jet-ski
卡丁车 kǎdīngchē go-cart
刺激 cìjī stimulating, exhilarating
快艇 kuàitǐng speedboat
一个个 yī gè gè one after the other
biàn [measure word for occurrences]

Supplementary Vocabulary

模糊 móhu vague, blurry
绳子 shéngzi rope, string
大太阳 dà tàiyáng bright sunshine
雀斑 quèbān freckles
摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle

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