Intermediate - A Trip to Nanjing (C1664)

A:  你利用小长假的时间一个人去南京玩儿?
nǐ lìyòng xiǎo chángjià de shíjiān yī ge rén qù Nánjīng wánr?
You're going to use your long weekend to go to Nanjing all by yourself?
B:  嗯。
ng4.
Yeah.
A:  南京是历史名城,风景的话一般般。
Nánjīng shì lìshǐ míngchéng, fēngjǐng dehuà yībānbān.
Nanjing is a city that's famous for its history. As for the scenery, it's just all right.
B:  去南京就是去感受历史。
qù Nánjīng jiùshì qù gǎnshòu lìshǐ.
Going to Nanjing is just about taking in the history.
A:  可以去看看中山陵和明孝陵,还有总统府。
kěyǐ qù kàn kan Zhōngshānlíng hé Míngxiàolíng, háiyǒu zǒngtǒngfǔ.
You can check out Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, the Ming Tombs and the Presidential Palace.
B:  嗯,这些我都要去。
ng4, zhèxiē wǒ dōu yào qù.
Yeah. I'm planning on going to all of those places.
A:  不过这些都不太好玩儿。还不如晚上去1912酒吧。
bùguò zhèxiē dōu bùtài hǎowánr. hái bùrú wǎnshang qù yī jiǔ yī èr jiǔbā.
Those places aren't very fun though. You're better off going to the bars at 1912.
B:  没事儿。我对历史的东西感兴趣。我打算请个导游讲解。
méishìr. wǒ duì lìshǐ de dōngxi gǎn xìngqù. wǒ dǎsuàn qǐng ge dǎoyóu jiǎngjiě.
It's OK. I find historical places interesting. I'm planning on hiring a tour guide so I can hear all about it.
A:  那好吧。建议你尝尝南京的鸭血粉丝汤,盐水鸭,还有夫子庙的臭豆腐。
nà hǎoba. jiànyì nǐ cháng chang Nánjīng de yāxuě fěnsī tāng, yánshuǐyā, háiyǒu Fūzǐmiào de chòu dòufu.
Oh, OK. I recommend you try Nanjing's duck blood soup, salt water duck, and the stinky tofu at Fuzi Temple.
B:  哦。我不喜欢吃臭豆腐,太臭了!
ò. wǒ bù xǐhuan chī chòu dòufu, tài chòu le!
Oh, I don't like stinky tofu. It's too stinky!

Key Vocabulary

利用lìyòngto make use of
小长假xiǎo chángjiàshort vacation, long weekend
南京NánjīngNanjing
历史lìshǐhistory
名城míngchéngfamous city
风景fēngjǐngscenery
的话dehuàif
一般般yībānbānjust all right, nothing special
感受gǎnshòuto experience, to feel
中山陵ZhōngshānlíngSun Yat-sen's Mausoleum
明孝陵MíngxiàolíngMing Tombs
总统府zǒngtǒngfǔPresidential Palace
还不如hái bùrústill not as good as
对......感兴趣duì ... gǎn xìngqùto be interested in something
qǐngto hire
导游dǎoyóutour guide
讲解jiǎngjiěto explain, to narrate
建议jiànyìto recommend
鸭血粉丝汤yāxuě fěnsī tāngcongealed duck blood soup
盐水鸭yánshuǐyāsalt water duck
夫子庙FūzǐmiàoFuzi Temple
臭豆腐chòu dòufustinky tofu

Supplementary Vocabulary

蒋介石Jiǎng JièshíChiang Kai-shek
孙中山Sūn ZhōngshānSun Yat-sen
máito bury
rural, unenlightened
文化名城wénhuà míngchénga city famous for its culture
说明shuōmíngto explain
明朝MíngcháoMing Dynasty

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