Do you drink hot water? 你今天喝热开水了吗？
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ID: 4145
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Have you noticed that the Chinese often carry a thermos flask or mug with them wherever they go? Want to know why then begin this lesson to find out! The HSK vocabulary taught in this lesson are: 光荣(5)退休(5)人性(6)
你注意过中国人无论到哪里都带着一个保温杯，或者端着一个杯子吗？想知道为什么吗？让我们来听听今天的话题吧！
HSK词汇有：光荣(5)退休(5)人性(6)
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 挑 | tiāo | to choose; to pick | |
| 高大上 | gāodàshàng | (slang) high-end, elegant, and classy | |
| 犒劳 | kàoláo | to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops | |
| 光荣 | guāngróng | honor and glory |
小华快來帮我挑挑哪个保溫杯好啊
xiǎohuá 小华kuài 快lái 來bāng 帮wǒ 我tiāo 挑tiāo 挑nǎge 哪个bǎowēnbēi 保溫杯hǎo 好a 啊
Xiaohua, come quickly and help me choose, which thermos mug is better?
这个吧看起来就高大上配你正好你前不久不才买了两个嘛怎么现在又买啊
zhè 这ge 个ba 吧kàn 看qilai 起来jiù 就gāodàshàng 高大上pèi 配nǐ 你zhèng 正hǎo 好nǐ 你qiánbùjiǔ 前不久bùcái 不才mǎi 买le 了liǎng 两ge 个ma 嘛zěnme 怎么xiànzài 现在yòu 又mǎi 买a 啊
This suits you as it looks classy and high end. Didn’t you buy two recently? Why are you buying another one again?
上次啊我是帮我爸妈买的最近都累成狗了天又凉了买个新的来犒劳一下自己我那个都用好几年了可以光荣退休了
shàngcì 上次a 啊wǒ 我shì 是bāng 帮wǒ 我bà 爸mā 妈mǎi 买de 的zuìjìn 最近dōu 都lèichéng 累成gǒu 狗le 了tiān 天yòu 又liáng 凉le 了mǎi 买ge 个Xīn 新de 的lái 来kàoláo 犒劳yīxià 一下zìjǐ 自己wǒ 我nàge 那个dōu 都yòng 用hǎojǐ 好几nián 年le 了kěyǐ 可以guāngróng 光荣tuìxiū 退休le 了
Last time I bought for my parents. I’m dog tired and the weather has turned cooler so I want to buy a new one to reward myself. The old one has been used for many years now, about time to officially retire it.
哦咱中国人就是喜欢喝热开水外国就不一样了不管多冷的天他们都喝凉白开
é 哦zán 咱Zhōngguórén 中国人jiùshì 就是xǐhuan 喜欢hē 喝rèkāishuǐ 热开水wàiguó 外国jiù 就bù 不yīyàng 一样le 了bùguǎn 不管duō 多lěng 冷de 的tiān 天tāmen 他们dōu 都hē 喝liángbáikāi 凉白开
Wow, Chinese just love to drink hot water. Foreigners are different because no matter how cold the weather, they drink room temperature water.
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