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At Shanghai Disneyland 上海迪士尼乐园

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ID: 3101 Pre-Intermediate
Two friends walk into Shanghai Disneyland and instantly disagree on what to ride first. Learn to sequence plans with 先…再…, compare with 比, and quote hearsay with 听说. Plus, talk a friend into doing something with the internet slang 来都来了.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
研究 yán jiū to research; to study hard
半天 bàn tiān a long time (lit. half a day)
攻略 gōng lüè strategy guide, game plan
chèn to take advantage of (a moment)
快走快走!我昨天研究了半天攻略,趁现在人少,先去玩创极速光轮!
Kuài zǒu kuài zǒu! Wǒ zuótiān yánjiū le bàntiān gōnglüè, chèn xiànzài rén shǎo, xiān qù wán Chuàng Jísù Guānglún!
Hurry, hurry! I spent forever on the strategy guide yesterday — while it's not crowded, let's go ride TRON first!
啊?刚进来就坐过山车?我们先去看看城堡吧。上海迪士尼的城堡是全世界最大的。
Á? Gāng jìnlái jiù zuò guòshānchē? Wǒmen xiān qù kànkan chéngbǎo ba. Shànghǎi Díshìní de chéngbǎo shì quán shìjiè zuì dà de.
Huh? We just walked in and you want to ride a roller coaster? Let's go look at the castle first. Shanghai Disney's castle is the biggest in the whole world.
城堡什么时候都能看,又不会跑。创极速光轮现在排队的人最少,等一下就要排一两个小时了。
Chéngbǎo shénme shíhou dōu néng kàn, yòu bú huì pǎo. Chuàng Jísù Guānglún xiànzài páiduì de rén zuì shǎo, děng yíxià jiù yào pái yì-liǎng gè xiǎoshí le.
You can see the castle anytime — it's not going anywhere. TRON has the shortest line right now; in a bit it'll be a one-or-two-hour wait.
可是我听说这个过山车特别吓人。
Kěshì wǒ tīngshuō zhège guòshānchē tèbié xiàrén.
But I heard this roller coaster is really scary.
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