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十一黄金周 Golden Week

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ID: 2811 Advanced
讲到十一就想到旅行、消费，与背后庞大的商机，但当然也不得不想到那人山人海的画面，除此之外，还有些你不常听到的节期顺口溜，今天就跟着中文播客的课程来近距离了解一下这个人人期盼的长假期吧！
Fri Dec 11 2015 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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国庆长假 guóqìng chángjià National Day long vacation
足足 zúzú to be sufficient; to constitute an entire
带薪假期 dàixīn jiàqī paid vacation
法定假日 fǎdìng jiǎrì bank holiday; statutory holiday
放假啦放假啦！
fàngjià la fàngjià la ！
Holiday time! Holiday time!
中秋节不是刚过，怎么又要放假了？
zhōngqiūjié bùshì gāng guò ，zěnme yòu yào fàngjià le ？
Hasn't the Mid-Autumn Festival just passed? How can there be another holiday already?
中秋节那才两天，这次要放的是十一国庆长假，足足有一个星期呢！
zhōngqiūjié nà cái liǎngtiān ，zhècì yào fàng de shì shí yī guóqìng chángjià ，zúzú yǒu yī ge xīngqī ne ！
Mid-Autumn Festival is just a couple of days, this time it is the longer October 1 National Holiday, it's a whole week in total!
哇，这么久，这些都是带薪假期么？那么除了国庆假期，中国还有哪些假期呢？
wā ，zhème jiǔ ，zhèxiē dōu shì dàixīn jiàqī ma ？nàme chúle guóqìng jiàqī ，Zhōngguó háiyǒu nǎxiē jiàqī ne ？
Wow, so long! Are these all paid holidays? So, except for the National Day holiday, what other holidays do they have in China?
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