Counting Down To The NY
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ID: 2819
Upper Intermediate
Woohoo...the New Year is coming! How will you celebrate? Seems like in today's dialogue someone has special plans...
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Fiona Tian,Constance Fang
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 来个 | láige | to hold a; to organize a; to have a | |
| 跨年 | kuànián | to bring in the new year; the (solar) new year | |
| 倒数 | dàoshǔ | countdown | |
| 许 | xǔ | to make (a wish) |
今年我打算来个不一样的跨年倒数
jīnnián 今年wǒ 我dǎsuàn 打算lái 来gè 个bù yīyàng 不一样de 的kuànián 跨年dàoshǔ 倒数
This year I want to do something different for the new year countdown!
倒数就倒数还能有什么不一样
dàoshǔ 倒数jiù 就dàoshǔ 倒数hái 还néng 能yǒu shénme 有什么bù 不yīyàng 一样
A countdown is a countdown, what can be so different about it?
之前我每年都是在电视前面看烟火跟着跨年演唱会倒数最多找几个朋友来干个杯许个新年愿望之类的实在有点腻了
zhīqián 之前wǒ 我měinián 每年dōu 都shì 是zài 在diànshì 电视qiánmian 前面kàn 看yānhuǒ 烟火gēn zhe 跟着kuànián 跨年yǎnchànghuì 演唱会dàoshǔ 倒数zuì duō 最多zhǎo 找jǐ ge 几个péngyou 朋友lái 来gàn 干gè 个bēi 杯xǔ 许gè 个xīnnián 新年yuànwàng 愿望zhīlèi 之类de 的shízài 实在yǒudiǎnr 有点nì 腻le 了
Before, every year I would watch the fireworks in front of the television and count down with the new year concert. At most, I would have a drink with a few friends and make a new year's wish or something like that. I'm a little sick of it.
哦那你今年想干嘛不在电视机前面打算到电视机里面吗
ò 哦nà 那nǐ 你jīnnián 今年xiǎng 想gànmá 干嘛bùzài 不在diànshìjī 电视机qiánmian 前面dǎsuàn 打算dào 到diànshìjī 电视机lǐmiàn 里面ma 吗
Oh? Then what do you want to do this year? If you not going to spend it in front of the television, are you planning to spend it on television?
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