對話 Dialogue
小清：上班快遲到了，你還不快一點！
Xiǎoqīng: Shàngbān kuài chídàole, nǐ háibù kuàiyìdiǎn!
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小華：今天是國際懶惰日！我要在家好好休息。
Xiǎohuá: Jīntiān shì guójì lǎnduò rì! Wǒ yào zàijiā hǎohǎo xiūxí.
小清：哪裡有什麼國際懶惰日！我看是你偷懶吧。
Xiǎoqīng: Nǎlǐ yǒu shénme guójì lǎnduò rì! wǒ kàn shì nǐ tōulǎn ba.
小華：是真的！8月10日是國際懶惰日，你也好好休息一下吧！休息是為了走更遠的路！
Xiǎohuá: Shì zhēnde! Bā yuè shí rì shì guójì lǎnduò rì, nǐ yě hǎohǎo xiūxí yíxià ba! Xiūxí shì wèile zǒu gèng yuǎn de lù!
小清：話說要耍廢，也要去辦公室耍廢。你在家休息，今天就沒薪水了。
Xiǎoqīng: Huàshuō yào shuǎfèi, yě yào qù bàngōngshì shuǎfèi. Nǐ zàijiā xiūxí, jīntiān jiù méi xīnshuǐle.
小華：嗯，你說得很有道裡。今天就合法地當一天薪水小偷吧。
Xiǎohuá: Ń, nǐ shuōdé hěn yǒu dàolǐ. Jīntiān jiù héfǎde dāng yìtiān xīnshuǐ xiǎotōu ba.
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoqing: We’re going to be late for work. Hurry up!
Xiaohua: Today is International Lazy Day! I want to relax at home.
Xiaoqing: Where did you hear about International Lazy Day? I think you’re just being lazy.
Xiaohua: It’s true! Aug. 10 is International Lazy Day. You should also take a good rest! Resting will help you go further in the long run!
Xiaoqing: If you want to slack off, at least do it at the office. If you rest at home, you won’t get paid today.
Xiaohua: Well, you make a good point. Let’s be slackers legally for a day.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 發懶 (fālǎn) feel lazy
2. 懶惰 (lǎnduò) lazy
3. 偷懶 (tōulǎn) be lazy
4. 耍廢 (shuǎfèi) slack off; veg out
5. 合法 (héfǎ) legal
6. 薪水小偷 (xīnshuǐ xiǎotōu) salary thief; slacker
教材音檔 Audio Files
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By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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