Sydney, Australia
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ID: 0705
Intermediate
We all know the clichés... kangaroos koalas beaches sun g'day mate shiny happy people... and though we roll our eyes it's just 'cause we're jealous, let's face it. In this podcast, learn a little more about the great Australian city of Sydney, in Mandarin Chinese... (writer dropping discreet hints in hopes of gifts of Penfold's Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet being showered China-way).
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 悉尼 | Xīní | Sydney | |
| 怀念 | huáiniàn | to cherish the memory of | |
| 袋鼠 | dàishǔ | kangaroo | |
| 考拉 | kǎolā | koala bear |
你去过悉尼啊
nǐ 你qù guo 去过Xīní 悉尼a 啊
Have you been to Sydney?
是啊我以前在那儿上大学现在真怀念那里
shì 是a 啊wǒ 我yǐqián 以前zài 在nàr5 那儿shàng 上dàxué 大学xiànzài 现在zhēn 真huáiniàn 怀念nàli 那里
Yeah, I used to go to university there. I really cherish the memories I have from there now.
哎你看到过袋鼠考拉吗
āi 哎nǐ 你kàndào guo 看到过dàishǔ 袋鼠kǎolā 考拉ma 吗
Hey, did you see any kangaroos or koalas?
当然看到过考拉是在动物园看到的袋鼠在我们学校的树林里就有
dāngrán 当然kàndào guo 看到过kǎolā 考拉shì 是zài 在dòngwùyuán 动物园kàndào 看到de 的dàishǔ 袋鼠zài 在wǒmen 我们xuéxiào 学校de 的shùlín 树林lǐ 里jiù 就yǒu 有
Of course I saw them. I saw koalas in the zoo. There were kangaroos in the forest right outside our school.
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