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Talking about Figure Skating

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ID: 2413 Intermediate
What's the difference between a double Axel and a triple Axel? Well, we're not really sure, but the two folks in this week's dialogue definitely know. ChinesePod slides into the world of figure skating.
Wed Apr 02 2014 | Greg, Vera
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
旋转 xuánzhuǎn to spin
跳跃 tiàoyuè to leap, jump
滑冰 huábīng ice skating
天才 tiāncái talent
旋转，跳跃，滑行，哇，金妍儿的动作实在是太漂亮了。
xuánzhuǎn ，tiàoyuè ，huáxíng ，wā ，jīnyánér de dòngzuò shízài shì tài piàoliang le 。
Spin, jump, slide. Wow, Kim Yuna's movements are really beautiful.
你在看冬奥会的花样滑冰比赛吗？哦，这是那个韩国的天才少女吧。
nǐ zài kàn dōngàohuì de huāyànghuábīng bǐsài ma ？ò ，zhè shì nà gè Hánguó de tiāncái shàonǚ ba 。
Are you watching the Winter Olympic figure skating competition? Oh, this is that young Korean prodigy.
是啊，你看她的动作多美啊！
shì a ，nǐ kàn tāde dòngzuò duō měi ā ！
Yeah. Look how beautiful her movements are!
可是这次冬奥会，她没拿到金牌吧，我觉得四年前的温哥华冬奥会才是她的巅峰。
kěshì zhè cì dōngàohuì ，tā méi nádào jīnpái ba ，wǒ juéde sì nián qián de Wēngēhuá dōngàohuì cáishì tāde diānfēng 。
But this Winter Olympics, she didn't get the gold medal. I think four years ago at the Vancouver Olympics she was at her peak.
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