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National Day Holiday

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ID: 1509 Elementary
October 1st is "National Day" in the PRC, a holiday celebrating the founding of the nation. For the average Joe, this has a very important implication: vacation! In this lesson, learn how official holidays are announced, as well as some of their unfortunate drawbacks.
Wed Sep 29 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
国庆节 Guóqìngjié National Day
怎么 zěnme how
放假 fàngjià to go on vacation
月 yuè month
国庆节怎么放假？
Guóqìngjié zěnme fàngjià ？
What's the deal with the National Day holiday?
10月1号到7号放假。
shíyuè yī hào dào qī hào fàngjià 。
We have off October 1st to the 7th.
真好！一个星期不用上班！
zhēn hǎo ！yī ge xīngqī bùyòng shàngbān ！
That's great! No work for one week!
可是周末要上班。
kěshì zhōumò yào shàngbān 。
But we have to work on the weekend.
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