Celebration Plans and New Year’s Resolutions
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ID: 0074
Upper Intermediate
How did you spend New Year’s last year? Can you even remember? What do you plan to do this year? And what do you plan to never do again? Listen in on this podcast and learn about making plans for a great New Year’s party, as well as some common New Year’s resolutions. Learn how to talk about all this and more, in ChinesePod’s last lesson of 2005.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 新年夜 | xīnniányè | New Year | |
| 仍然 | réngrán | still | |
| 决定 | juédìng | to decide | |
| 市中心 | shì zhōngxīn | city center |
新年夜是下个星期四，而我仍然没有决定怎么过。
xīnniányè shì xià ge xīngqīsì，ér wǒ réngrán méiyǒu juédìng zěnme guò。
New Year’s Eve is next Thursday and I still haven’t decided how to spend it.
那你去年的新年夜是怎么过的？
nà nǐ qùnián de xīnniányè shì zěnme guò de？
What did you do last New Year’s Eve?
我和我的女朋友参加了一个市中心的聚会。我们喝了很多，并且跳了整个晚上的舞。我们度过了一个美好的时光。但是那也非常昂贵，我没有钱再来一次了。今年我想做一些不同的。
wǒ hé wǒ de nǚpéngyou cānjiā le yī ge shì zhōngxīn de jùhuì。wǒmen hē le hěn duō，bìngqiě tiào le zhěngge wǎnshang de wǔ。wǒmen dùguò le yī ge měihǎo de shíguāng。dànshì nà yě fēicháng ángguì，wǒ méiyǒu qián zài lái yīcì le。jīnnián wǒ xiǎng zuò yīxiē bùtóng de。
I went to a downtown party with my girlfriend. We had a lot to drink and danced all night. We had a great time. But it was very expensive. I can’t afford to do that again. This year I want to do something different.
为什么你不在你的公寓里举办一次聚会呢？在你的公寓举办新年聚会很合适的。你可以邀请你所有的朋友来度过美好的时光。
wèishénme nǐ bù zài nǐ de gōngyù lǐ jǔbàn yīcì jùhuì ne？zài nǐ de gōngyù jǔbàn xīnnián jùhuì hěn héshì de。nǐ kěyǐ yāoqǐng nǐ suǒyǒu de péngyou lái dùguò měihǎo de shíguāng。
Why don’t you have a party in your apartment? Your apartment is perfect for a New Year’s party. You could invite all your friends and have a great time.
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