CCTV New Year's Gala
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ID: 3023
Upper Intermediate
The CCTV New Year's Gala, also known as the Spring Festival Gala, and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan, is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television.
Listen to a dialogue about a family prepare to watch this event and how it has become a tradition in the household during Chinese New Year.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 央视 | yāngshì | CCTV | |
| 忠实 | zhōngshí | to be faithful | |
| 老少 | lǎoshào | the old and the young | |
| 嗑瓜子 | kē guāzǐ | to crack seeds between one's teeth |
今年央视春晚看了吗
jīnnián 今年yāngshì 央视chūn wǎn 春晚kàn 看le 了ma 吗
Did you watch this year's CCTV Chinese New Year's Evening Gala Show?
怎么会不看那也是我们全家年夜饭的一部分再说了我可是春晚的忠实粉丝
zénme huì 怎么会bù 不kàn 看nà yě shì 那也是wǒmen 我们quánjiā 全家niányèfàn 年夜饭de 的yībùfēn 一部分zàishuō le 再说了wǒ 我kě 可shì 是chūn wǎn 春晚de 的zhōngshí 忠实fěnsī 粉丝
Why wouldn't I watch it? It's part of our family's New Year's Eve meal. What's more is that I am a faithful viewer of the show.
那么全家老少一起坐在电视机旁边嗑瓜子边看春晚
nàme 那么quánjiā 全家lǎo 老shǎo 少yīqǐ 一起zuò zài 坐在diànshìjī 电视机páng 旁biān 边kē 嗑guāzǐ 瓜子biān 边kàn 看chūn wǎn 春晚
So, it's the whole family sat in front of the TV, munching on roasted melon seeds watching the Gala?
哈哈八点春晚开始的时候我们都会一起观看不过我们年轻人嘛当然更喜欢看网络直播的啦
hāhā 哈哈bādiǎn 八点chūn wǎn 春晚kāishǐ 开始de shíhou 的时候wǒmen 我们dōuhuì 都会yīqǐ 一起guānkàn 观看bùguò 不过wǒmen 我们niánqīngrén 年轻人ma 嘛dāngrán 当然gèng 更xǐhuan 喜欢kàn 看wǎngluò 网络zhíbō 直播de 的la 啦
Haha, the show starts at eight and we all watch it together. We youngsters though, of course we prefer to watch the live stream online.
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