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Field Trip to the Zoo

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ID: 1751 Intermediate
Whether you prefer to gawk joyously at the animals, or brood over the moral issues raised by caging animals in a zoo, this Chinese lesson has you covered. Learn also some of those picky details related to Chinese animal names which you've always wondered about but been too shy to ask.
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大熊猫 dàxióngmāo giant panda
大象 dàxiàng elephant
猴子 hóuzi monkey
老虎 lǎohǔ tiger
老师,我要看大熊猫!
lǎoshī ,wǒ yào kàn dàxióngmāo !
Teacher, I want to see the pandas!
我要看大象和猴子!
wǒ yào kàn dàxiàng hé hóuzi !
I want to see the elephants and monkeys!
我要看老虎、狮子和豹子!
wǒ yào kàn lǎohǔ 、shīzi hé bàozi !
I want to see the tigers, lions and leopards!
老虎、狮子和豹子都很懒,它们总是在睡觉。
lǎohǔ 、shīzi hé bàozi dōu hěn lǎn ,tāmen zǒngshì zài shuìjiào 。
The tigers, lions and leopards are all really lazy. They're always sleeping.
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