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Track and Field

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ID: 0590 Elementary
Think of track and field as a profound metaphor for Chinese learning: Jumping over grammar hurdles, throwing out words like shotputs, the high-jump of the leap from elementary to intermediate level... hey, when you have a good enough imagination, anything can be a metaphor for learning Chinese. Listen to this latest addition to our Olympics family of lessons, and start your training for the Chinese marathon!
Sat Jul 28 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
田径 tiánjìng track and field
比赛 bǐsài competition
好看 hǎokàn good to watch
特别是 tèbiéshì in particular
田径比赛太好看了！
tiánjìng bǐsài tài hǎokàn le ！
The track and field competitions are so fun to watch!
对啊。特别是赛跑，我最喜欢看了。
duì a 。tèbiéshì sàipǎo ，wǒ zuì xǐhuan kàn le 。
Yeah. Especially the running races. I like watching them the most.
我也是。每次有接力赛，我都要看。
wǒ yě shì 。měicì yǒu jiēlìsài ，wǒ dōu yào kàn 。
Me too. I always want to watch every relay race.
还有跳高也不错。
háiyǒu tiàogāo yě bùcuò 。
The high jump is also pretty good as well.
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