A Boat Tour of the River
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ID: 2896
Upper Intermediate
Join us on a boat tour down the Yellow River (Huáng Hé) as we discuss nature, poetry, and shopping with a best friend.
Photo by Jody McIntyre
Fiona Tian,Constance Fang
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 壮观 | zhuàngguān | spectacular | |
| 几乎 | jīhū | almost | |
| 矮个子 | ǎigezi | short stature | |
| 一望无际 | yīwàngwújì | as far as the eye can see |
你看这风景滔滔江水多么壮观啊
nǐ 你kàn 看zhè 这fēngjǐng 风景tāotāo 滔滔jiāngshuǐ 江水duōme 多么zhuàngguān 壮观ā 啊
Look at this scene! The river water pouring down, how magnificent!
是啊是啊可是风这么大船又晃得厉害我照相机都几乎要掉了刚才河岸那一排树都没拍到
shì a 是啊shì a 是啊kěshì 可是fēng 风zhème 这么dà 大chuán 船yòu 又huàng 晃de 得lìhai 厉害wǒ 我zhàoxiàngjī 照相机dōu 都jīhū 几乎yào 要diào 掉le 了gāngcái 刚才hé 河àn 岸nà 那yī 一pái 排shù 树dōu 都méi 没pāi dào 拍到
Yes, yes, but the wind is so strong and the boat is rocking quite dramatically. My camera feels like it is going to fall, so I didn't manage to take a picture of that line of trees along the river bank just now.
我倒不觉得风很大你这矮个子怎么反而站不稳呢不过跟刚刚岸边的树比起来好好欣赏眼前这一望无际的黄河比较实际吧
wǒ 我dào 倒bù juéde 不觉得fēng 风hěndà 很大nǐ 你zhè 这ǎi 矮gèzi 个子zěnme 怎么fǎnér 反而zhàn 站bù 不wěn 稳ne 呢bùguò 不过gēn 跟gānggāng 刚刚àn 岸biān 边de 的shù 树bǐqǐlai 比起来hǎohāo 好好xīnshǎng 欣赏yǎnqián 眼前zhè 这yīwàngwújì 一望无际de 的Huánghé 黄河bǐjiào 比较shíjì 实际ba 吧
I don't really feel like the wind is so strong, how does someone of such a short stature like you find it hard to stand? But compared to the trees on the bank just now, it would be more practical for you to enjoy the endless span of the Yellow River before you, no?
哎真的是黄河之水天上来奔流到海不复回现在才见识到这天上来的感觉跟以前上课看老师在黑板上又写又画比起来果然还是要亲眼看到才真能明白
āi 哎zhēn 真de 的shì 是Huánghé 黄河zhī 之shuǐ 水tiānshàng 天上lái 来bēn 奔liú 流dào 到hǎi 海bù 不fù 复huí 回xiànzài 现在cái 才jiànshi 见识dào 到zhè 这tiānshàng 天上lái 来de 的gǎnjué 感觉gēn 跟yǐqián 以前shàngkè 上课kàn 看lǎoshī 老师zài 在hēibǎn 黑板shàng 上yòu 又xiě 写yòu 又huà 画bǐqǐlai 比起来guǒrán 果然háishì 还是yào 要qīnyǎn 亲眼kàndào 看到cái 才zhēn 真néng 能míngbai 明白
Ah! That's true, "the Yellow River flows down from the heavens, Running to the sea never to return". Only now do I realize what the poem meant by "flows down from the heavens". Of course, compared to just sitting in class having the teacher write and draw on the blackboard, it's only seeing it with my own eyes that really made me understand.
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