對話 Dialogue
小清：這個星期放四天的假，你有什麼計畫？
Xiǎoqīng: Zhège xīngqí fàng sìtiān de jià, nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
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小華：我還不知道放假呢！為什麼放四天的假啊？
Xiǎohuá: Wǒ hái bù zhīdào fàngjià ne! Wèishénme fàng sìtiān de jià a?
小清：因為10月10號是國慶日啊！10月10號又叫雙十節，每年都有各式各樣的慶祝活動。
Xiǎoqīng: Yīnwèi 10yuè 10 hào shì guóqìng rì a! Shí Yuè shí hào yòu jiào shuāng shí jié, měinián dū yǒu gè shì gè yàng de qìngzhù huódòng.
小華：什麼樣的慶祝活動？
Xiǎohuá: Shénme yàng de qìngzhù huódòng?
小清：比方說雙十節晚上有煙火秀，是國慶的重頭戲。
Xiǎoqīng: Bǐfāng shuō shuāngshí jié wǎnshàng yǒu yānhuǒ xiù, shì guóqìng de zhòngtóu xì.
小華：我想去看煙火！你知道可以去哪裡看嗎？
Xiǎohuá: Wǒ xiǎng qù kàn yānhuǒ! Nǐ zhīdào kěyǐ qù nǎlǐ kàn ma?
小清：今年的國慶煙火在台中的中央公園施放，聽說還有無人機和光雕水舞表演，一定非常精彩！
Xiǎoqīng: Jīnnián de guóqìng yānhuǒ zài Táizhōng de Zhōngyāng Gōngyuán shīfàng, tīng shuō háiyǒu wúrén jī hàn guāngdiāo shuǐwǔ biǎoyǎn, yídìng fēicháng jīngcǎi!
小華：那我們一起去吧！
Xiǎohuá: Nà wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba!
翻譯 Translation
Xiao Qing: We have a four-day holiday beginning this weekend. Do you have any plans?
Xiao Hua: I didn’t know about the holiday! Why do we have a four-day break?
Xiao Qing: Because Oct. 10 is National Day! It’s also called Double Ten Day, and there are various celebrations every year.
Xiao Hua: What kind of celebrations?
Xiao Qing: For example, there’s a fireworks show on the night of Double Ten Day. It’s the highlight of the National Day celebration.
Xiao Hua: I want to see the fireworks! Do you know where we can go to watch?
Xiao Qing: This year’s National Day fireworks will be at Central Park in Taichung. I heard there will also be drone displays and light projection water performances. It’s going to be spectacular!
Xiao Hua: Then let’s go together!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 各式各樣 (gè shì gè yàng) various
2. 慶祝 (qìngzhù) celebrate
3. 煙火秀 (yānhuǒ xiù) fireworks show
4. 重頭戲 (zhòngtóu xì) highlight
5. 施放 (shīfàng) set off
6. 無人機 (wúrén jī) drone
7. 光雕 (guāngdiāo) projection mapping
8. 水舞 (shuǐwǔ) water dance
9. 精彩 (jīngcǎi) spectacular
教材音檔 Audio Files
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