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Sydney, Australia

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ID: 0705 Intermediate
We all know the clichés... kangaroos koalas beaches sun g'day mate shiny happy people... and though we roll our eyes it's just 'cause we're jealous, let's face it. In this podcast, learn a little more about the great Australian city of Sydney, in Mandarin Chinese... (writer dropping discreet hints in hopes of gifts of Penfold's Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet being showered China-way).
Tue Nov 20 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
悉尼 Xīní Sydney
怀念 huáiniàn to cherish the memory of
袋鼠 dàishǔ kangaroo
考拉 kǎolā koala bear
你去过悉尼啊？
nǐ qù guo Xīní a ？
Have you been to Sydney?
是啊，我以前在那儿上大学。现在真怀念那里。
shì a ，wǒ yǐqián zài nàr5 shàng dàxué 。xiànzài zhēn huáiniàn nàli 。
Yeah, I used to go to university there. I really cherish the memories I have from there now.
哎，你看到过袋鼠、考拉吗？
āi ，nǐ kàndào guo dàishǔ 、kǎolā ma ？
Hey, did you see any kangaroos or koalas?
当然看到过。考拉是在动物园看到的。袋鼠在我们学校的树林里就有。
dāngrán kàndào guo 。kǎolā shì zài dòngwùyuán kàndào de 。dàishǔ zài wǒmen xuéxiào de shùlín lǐ jiù yǒu 。
Of course I saw them. I saw koalas in the zoo. There were kangaroos in the forest right outside our school.
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