Intermediate - Field Trip to the Zoo (C1751)

A: 老师,我要看大熊猫!
lǎoshī, wǒ yào kàn dàxióngmāo!
Teacher, I want to see the pandas!
B: 我要看大象和猴子!
wǒ yào kàn dàxiàng hé hóuzi!
I want to see the elephants and monkeys!
C: 我要看老虎、狮子和豹子!
wǒ yào kàn lǎohǔ、 shīzi hé bàozi!
I want to see the tigers, lions and leopards!
B: 老虎、狮子和豹子都很懒,它们总是在睡觉。
lǎohǔ、 shīzi hé bàozi dōu hěn lǎn, tāmen zǒngshì zài shuìjiào.
The tigers, lions and leopards are all really lazy. They're always sleeping.
C: 它们只能一直呆在笼子里,没有自由,挺可怜的。
tāmen zhǐnéng yīzhí dāi zài lóngzi lǐ, méiyǒu zìyóu, tǐng kělián de.
All they can do is sit in their cages; they don't have any freedom. It's quite sad.
D: 大家别吵,我们一个一个看。先看大熊猫好不好?
dàjiā bié chǎo, wǒmen yī ge yī ge kàn. xiān kàn dàxióngmāo hǎo bu hǎo?
Don't argue! We'll see them one at a time. Let's see the pandas first, OK?
ABC: 好!
hǎo!
OK!
A: 大熊猫真可爱!你看,它挂在那里睡觉!
dàxióngmāo zhēn kě'ài! nǐ kàn, tā guà zài nàlǐ shuìjiào!
The pandas are so cute! Look, that one's hanging there sleeping!
C: 那只熊猫在吃竹子!
nà zhī xióngmāo zài chī zhúzi!
That panda is eating bamboo!
B: 苗苗,我们去那边看动物表演吧。
Miáomiao, wǒmen qù nàbiān kàn dòngwù biǎoyǎn ba.
Miao miao, let's go over there and see the animal show.
C: 我不去,我怕迷路。
wǒ bù qù, wǒ pà mílù.
I'm not going. I don't want to get lost.
B: 没事,我以前和爸爸妈妈一起来过。
méishì, wǒ yǐqián hé bàba māma yīqǐ lái guo.
Don't worry. I came here with my parents once before.
C: 好,那你能不能先带我去看老虎和狮子?
hǎo, nà nǐ néng bu néng xiān dài wǒ qù kàn lǎohǔ hé shīzi?
OK. Then can you take me to see the tigers and lions first?
B: 没问题!我们快走,别让老师发现!
méiwèntí! wǒmen kuài zǒu, bié ràng lǎoshī fāxiàn!
No problem! Let's go quickly! Don't let the teacher find out!

Key Vocabulary

大熊猫 dàxióngmāo giant panda
大象 dàxiàng elephant
猴子 hóuzi monkey
老虎 lǎohǔ tiger
狮子 shīzi lion
豹子 bàozi leopard
lǎn lazy
总是 zǒngshì always
一直 yīzhí continuously
dāi to stay
笼子 lóngzi cage
只能 zhǐnéng only to be able
自由 zìyóu freedom
可怜 kělián sad, pitiful
chǎo to argue
一个一个 yī ge yī ge one by one
guà to hang
zhī [measure word]
竹子 zhúzi bamboo
动物 dòngwù animal
表演 biǎoyǎn performance
to be afraid of
迷路 mílù to get lost
ràng by
发现 fāxiàn to discover

Supplementary Vocabulary

动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
小象 xiǎoxiàng elephant calf
xióng bear
shé snake
tóu [measure word]
láng wolf
chicken

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