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EP145 赏秋 Enjoy the autumn days

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EP145赏秋 Enjoy the autumn days

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Dialogue:

A:秋高气爽,我们去郊游吧!

Qiū gāo qì shuǎng ,wǒ men qù jiāo yóu ba !

The weather in autumn days is so pleasant! Let’s hang out together!

B:好啊,你想去哪里赏秋?

Hǎo ā ,nǐ xiǎng qù nǎ lǐ shǎng qiū ?

Sure, where do you want to go?

A:爬香山看红叶?还是去长城徒步?

Pá xiāng shān kàn hóng yè ?Hái shì qù cháng chéng tú bù ?

How about climbing the Xiangshan mountain and enjoy the red autumnal leaves?

Or shall we hike the Great Wall?

B:我更想去长城徒步。

Wǒ gèng xiǎng qù cháng chéng tú bù 。

I prefer to hike the Great Wall.

Words & Expressions:

【秋高气爽】qiū gāo qì shuǎng:The autumn sky is clear and the air is crisp.

【郊游】jiāo yóu:hang out; outing

【赏秋】shǎng qiū: enjoy autumn days

【爬】pá:climb

【红叶】hóng yè: red (autumn) leaves

【或者】huò zhě:or

【长城】cháng chéng:the Great Wall

【徒步】tú bù:hiking

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