Hangzhou's West Lake
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ID: 2847
Upper Intermediate
In today's lesson you'll learn about the best places to visit at Hangzhou's West Lake (西湖, Xī Hú).
Hear about some ancient stories such as "The Legend of White Snake" as well as the top 10 areas of most interest.
Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2011, There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands within the lake and has influenced many of China's most famous poets and painters.
Photo by anyonghua
Fiona Tian,Constance Fang
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 西湖 | xīhú | West Lake (Hangzhou) | |
| 可惜 | kěxī | it is a pity | |
| 成行 | chéngxíng | to make it happen | |
| 出差 | chūchāi | to go on a business trip |
很早以前就想到杭州来看看西湖可惜一直没有成行下周趁着去杭州出差我们终于可以了了这个心愿了
hěnzǎo 很早yǐqián 以前jiù 就xiǎng 想dào 到Hángzhōu 杭州lái 来kàn kan 看看xīhú 西湖kěxī 可惜yīzhí 一直méiyǒu 没有chéngxíng 成行xiàzhōu 下周chèn 趁zhe 着qù 去Hángzhōu 杭州chūchāi 出差wǒmen 我们zhōngyú 终于kěyǐ 可以liǎo 了le 了zhè ge 这个xīnyuàn 心愿le 了
We've long wanted to go to Hangzhou to see the West Lake, but unfortunately we were never able to make it happen. Next week while on a work trip to Hangzhou, we'll finally be able to make this dream come true.
说的是啊我也一直想去西湖看看新白娘子传奇台词都会背了怎么也得去实地看看啊不过在去之前我们最好先做做功课
shuōdeshì 说的是ā 啊wǒ 我yě 也yīzhí 一直xiǎngqù 想去xīhú 西湖kàn kan 看看xīnbáiniángzichuánqí 新白娘子传奇táicí 台词dōuhuì 都会bèi 背le 了zěnme 怎么yě 也děi 得qù 去shídì 实地kàn kan 看看ā 啊bùguò 不过zài 在qù 去zhīqián 之前wǒmen 我们zuì hǎo 最好xiān 先zuòzuo 做做gōngkè 功课
You said it. I've always wanted to go to see the West Lake too. I can even recite the lines of "The Legend of White Snake", so I should really try to go to the actual place to have a look whatever I do. However, we should do a little homework before going.
我听说西湖景区早几年就被列入了联合国非物质文化遗产最著名的就是传说中的西湖十景
wǒ 我tīngshuō 听说xīhú 西湖jǐngqū 景区zǎo 早jǐnián 几年jiù 就bèi lièrù 被列入le 了Liánhéguó 联合国fēiwùzhì 非物质wénhuà 文化yíchǎn 遗产zuì 最zhùmíng 著名de 的jiùshì 就是chuánshuō 传说zhōng 中de 的xīhúshíjǐng 西湖十景
I hear the West Lake scenic area was listed as a UNESCO site of intangible cultural heritage, the most famous thing about the area is the ten legendary scenes around the West Lake.
网上说的的西湖十景是苏堤春晓曲院风荷平湖秋月断桥残雪柳浪闻莺花港观鱼雷峰夕照双峰插云南屏晚钟三潭印月听起来好有文化的样子啊
wǎngshàng 网上shuōde 说的de 的xīhúshíjǐng 西湖十景shì 是sūtí 苏堤chūnxiǎo 春晓qǔyuàn 曲院fēnghé 风荷pínghú 平湖qiūyuè 秋月duànqiáo 断桥cánxuě 残雪liǔlàng 柳浪wényīng 闻莺huāgǎng 花港guānyú 观鱼léifēng 雷峰xīzhào 夕照shuāngfēng 双峰chāyún 插云nánpíng 南屏wǎnzhōng 晚钟sāntán 三潭yìnyuè 印月tīng qǐlai 听起来hǎo 好yǒu wénhuà 有文化de 的yàngzi 样子ā 啊
On the internet it says the ten legendary scenes are 'Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring', 'Lotuses in the Breeze at the Winery Garden', 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake', 'Lingering Snow at Broken Bridge', 'Orioles Singing amid the Billowing Willows', 'Observing Fish at Flower Pond', 'Leifeng Pagoda at Sunset', 'Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds', 'Hearing the Temple's Evening Bell Below Nanping Mountain' and 'Three Pools Mirroring the Moon'. It sounds so cultural.
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