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What a Lovely Painting

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ID: 2958 Elementary
Listen to a friend describe a lovely painting they got recently. Being able to describe a scene in a picture is very important, and is a key skill tested on many Chinese proficiency exams, so this lesson should be super useful. Photo by ananth
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
幅 fú measure word for scenes or paintings
棒 bàng great
美 měi beautiful
湖边 húbiān lakeside
你说你昨天买了一幅很棒的画
nǐ 你shuō 说nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天mǎi 买le 了yī 一fú 幅hěn 很bàng 棒de 的huà 画
You said that yesterday you bought a great painting.
对呀美极了
duì 对ya 呀měi 美jí 极le 了
Yes, it's really beautiful!
画的是什么呢
huà 画de 的shì 是shénme 什么ne 呢
What is the painting of?
一个人坐在湖边看着湖里的野鸭他手里拿着一片枫叶身边也飘着几片
yī ge rén 一个人zuò zài 坐在hú 湖biān 边kàn 看zhe 着hú 湖lǐ 里de 的yě 野yā 鸭tā 他shǒulǐ 手里názhe 拿着yī 一piàn 片fēngyè 枫叶shēnbiān 身边yě 也piāo 飘zhe 着jǐ 几piàn 片
A person sitting by the lakeside watching the wild ducks with a maple leaf in his hand and several others floating in the wind beside him.
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