Square Dancing: Chinese Style
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ID: 2374
Upper Intermediate
It's an activity that takes place in public squares all across China every night: 广场舞 (guǎngchǎngwǔ), elderly women setting up stereos and dancing together in the public places. And while everyone is happy to see retired women keeping fit in their old age, the noise produced by this activity isn't always so welcome.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 广场 | guǎngchǎng | public square | |
| 受不了 | shòubuliǎo | to be unable to bear it | |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually | |
| 傍晚 | bàngwǎn | evening |
吵死了快关窗楼下又在跳广场舞了还放这么大声的音乐天天晚上跳这些老阿姨又不用上班白天不能跳啊真受不了
chǎo 吵sǐ le 死了kuài 快guān 关chuāng 窗lóuxià 楼下yòu 又zài 在tiào 跳guǎngchǎng 广场wǔ 舞le 了hái 还fàng 放zhème 这么dà shēng 大声de 的yīnyuè 音乐tiāntiān 天天wǎnshang 晚上tiào 跳zhèxiē 这些lǎoāyí 老阿姨yòu 又bùyòng 不用shàngbān 上班báitiān 白天bùnéng 不能tiào 跳ā 啊zhēn 真shòubuliǎo 受不了
It's so noisy! Close the window! There are people dancing downstairs in the square again. They are playing such loud music! They dance every night. These old ladies don't have to work. Can't they dance during the day? It's unbearable!
好我去关掉其实这你就不懂了吧广场舞一般是傍晚到晚上跳的这段时间人体的新陈代谢很快而且空气很好有益健康
hǎo 好wǒ 我qù 去guāndiào 关掉qíshí 其实zhè 这nǐ 你jiù 就bù 不dǒng 懂le 了ba 吧guǎngchǎng 广场wǔ 舞yībān 一般shì 是bàngwǎn 傍晚dào 到wǎnshang 晚上tiào 跳de 的zhè 这duàn 段shíjiān 时间réntǐ 人体de 的xīnchéndàixiè 新陈代谢hěn 很kuài 快érqiě 而且kōngqì 空气hěn 很hǎo 好yǒu 有yì 益jiànkāng 健康
Okay, I'll go close it. The truth is that you just don't understand. Dancing in the square is usually from dusk until nighttime. At this time, a person's metabolism is faster, and the air is better. It's good for your health!
说到空气好我想起前段时间空气严重污染的时候我们是能不出门就不出门了这些老阿姨倒好还是有人坚持在外面跳啊跳真是年中无休啊
shuōdào 说到kōngqì 空气hǎo 好wǒ 我xiǎng qǐ 想起qián 前duàn 段shíjiān 时间kōngqì 空气yánzhòng 严重wūrǎn 污染de shíhou 的时候wǒmen 我们shì 是néng 能bù 不chūmén 出门jiù 就bù 不chūmén 出门le 了zhèxiē 这些lǎoāyí 老阿姨dào 倒hǎo 好háishì 还是yǒurén 有人jiānchí 坚持zài wàimian 在外面tiào 跳ā 啊tiào 跳zhēn 真shì 是nián 年zhōng 中wú 无xiū 休ā 啊
Speaking of how good the air is, I remember before when there was serious air pollution, we just didn't go out. Oh, but these ladies, there were still of some them persisting in going outside to dance. They really never stop!
空气不好的时候真不应该出去运动不过跳舞还是有很多好处的嘛不仅可以强身健体还能结交朋友
kōngqì 空气bù hǎo 不好de shíhou 的时候zhēn 真bù 不yīnggāi 应该chūqù 出去yùndòng 运动bùguò 不过tiàowǔ 跳舞háishì 还是yǒu 有hěn 很duō 多hǎochu 好处de 的ma 嘛bùjǐn 不仅kěyǐ 可以qiángshēnjiàntǐ 强身健体hái 还néng 能jiéjiāo 结交péngyou 朋友
When the air is bad, one really shouldn't go outside to exercise. However, I only said that dancing is good for the body. There are many benefits. Not only can one become healthier, one can also make friends.
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