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ID: 0078 Pre Intermediate
No doubt if you find yourself in this lesson, you plan on doing some traveling in the “Middle Kingdom”. So what better way to take that initial-journey first step than with a conversation about where to go. In this podcast, Ken (travel guy) and Jenny (travel guide) walk you through it. This lesson will help you to become versed in some of the highlights of the main cities of China, using, appropriately, Mandarin Chinese. See you soon!
Wed Jan 11 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
下个 xiàge next
度假 dùjià to go on vacation
建议 jiànyì advice
决定 juédìng to decide
我下个月去中国度假两个星期。我还没决定去哪里。
wǒ xiàgeyuè qù Zhōngguó dùjià liǎng ge xīngqī 。wǒ hái méi juédìng qù nǎli 。
I’m going to China next month for two weeks of vacation, but I still haven’t decided where to go.
真的吗？我两年前去过中国。我在那里玩得很开心。
zhēndema ？wǒ liǎngnián qián qù guo Zhōngguó 。wǒ zài nàlǐ wán de hěn kāixīn 。
Really? I went to China two years ago. I had a great time.
那你给我一点建议吧。哪里好玩？
nà nǐ gěi wǒ yīdiǎn jiànyì ba 。nǎli hǎowán ？
Then give me some suggestions. What places are fun?
如果我是你，我会在北京待三天。因为北京有很多名胜古迹，比如说长城，颐和园，天安门广场。
rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ ，wǒ huì zài Běijīng dāi sān tiān 。yīnwèi Běijīng yǒu hěn duō míngshèng gǔjì ，bǐrú shuō chángchéng ，yíhéyuán ，tiānānménguǎngchǎng 。
If I were you, I’d stay in Beijing for three days. There are many tourist attractions in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square.
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