The Water Ghosts of Ghost Month
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ID: 2758
Intermediate
It's Ghost month so you best not go swimming late at night, or even whistle! Listen to the lesson to find out more about the superstitions and traditions surrounding this festival.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 好久没 | hǎo jiǔ méi | It's been so long since... | |
| 农历 | nónglì | lunar calendar | |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best | |
| 特别是 | tèbié shì | especially |
下礼拜要不要一起去海边玩好久没游泳了
xià 下lǐbài 礼拜yào 要bù yào 不要yīqǐ 一起qù 去hǎibiān 海边wán 玩hǎo jiǔ 好久méi 没yóuyǒng 游泳le 了
Do you want to go to the seaside together next week? It has been ages since I went swimming!
农历七月半最好不要去游泳特别是海里河里
nónglì 农历qīyuè 七月bàn 半zuì hǎo 最好bù yào 不要qù 去yóuyǒng 游泳tèbié shì 特别是hǎilǐ 海里hélǐ 河里
It's the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, so it's best not to go swimming, especially in the sea or in a river.
啊你学科学的怎么会相信这种事
ā 啊nǐ 你xué 学kēxué 科学de 的zénme huì 怎么会xiāngxìn 相信zhèzhǒng 这种shì 事
Huh? You study science, why would you believe in that kind of thing?
鬼神的世界跟我们不一样学不学科学都怕
guǐ 鬼shén 神de 的shìjiè 世界gēn 跟wǒmen 我们bù yīyàng 不一样xué 学bù 不xué 学kēxué 科学dōu 都pà 怕
The spirit world is different from ours, so it's scary whether or not you study science.
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