對話 Dialogue
清清：華華，明天我休假，要是有什麼事，就拜託你了。
Qīngqing: Huáhua, míngtiān wǒ xiūjià, yàoshì yǒu shénme shì, jiù bàituō nǐ le.
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華華：沒問題！休假有什麼計畫嗎？
Huáhua: Méi wèntí! Xiūjià yǒu shénme jìhuà ma?
清清：我們社區的櫻花開得很漂亮，我想跟家人在社區裡一邊野餐，一邊賞花。
Qīngqing: Wǒmen shèqū de yīnghuā kāi de hěn piàoliàng, wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài shèqū lǐ yìbiān yěcān, yìbiān shǎnghuā.
華華：怎麼不到有名的賞花景點去走走？
Huáhua: Zěnme bú dào yǒumíng de shǎnghuā jǐngdiǎn qù zǒuzǒu?
清清：人太多了，難得休息，我家樓下就有美景，何必捨近求遠？
Qīngqing: Rén tàiduōle, nándé xiūxí, wǒjiā lóuxià jiù yǒu měijǐng, hébì shějìn qiúyuǎn?
華華：也是。反正春天就是賞花天，哪裡都有美麗的花開，真的不用湊熱鬧。
Huáhua: Yěshì. Fǎnzhèng chūntiān jiùshì shǎnghuā tiān, nǎlǐ dōu yǒu měilì de huā kāi, zhēnde búyòng còurènào.
清清：是啊！賞花除了美麗的花，還需要有好心情，才能真正地放鬆。
Qīngqing: Shì a! Shǎnghuā chúle měilì de huā, hái xūyào yǒu hǎo xīnqíng, cái néng zhēnzhèng de fàngsōng.
華華：了解，下次休假，我也要跟你一樣，在附近找個好地方逛逛就好。
Huáhua: Liǎojiě, xià cì xiūjià, wǒ yě yào gēn nǐ yíyàng, zài fùjìn zhǎo ge hǎo dìfāng guàng guàng jiù hǎo.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, I’m off tomorrow. If anything comes up, I’ll leave it to you.
Huahua: No problem! Do you have any plans for your day off?
Qingqing: The cherry blossoms in our community are blooming beautifully. I want to have a picnic with my family while enjoying the flowers.
Huahua: Why not go to a famous flower viewing spot instead?
Qingqing: It’s too crowded. It’s rare that I get a break, and
there’s a beautiful view right downstairs at my place. No need to go far.
Huahua: True. Anyway, spring is the season for flowers, and there are beautiful blooms everywhere, so there’s no need to join the crowds.
Qingqing:Exactly! To truly relax while flower viewing, it's not just about the flowers, but also about having a good mood.
Huahua: Got it. Next time I’m off, I’ll do the same — find a nice spot nearby to enjoy!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 賞花 (shǎnghuā) flower viewing, flower watching
2. 休假 (xiūjià) day off, time off
3. 社區 (shèqū) community, neighborhood
4. 野餐 (yěcān) picnic
5. 景點 (jǐngdiǎn) scenic spot, tourist attraction
6. 何必 (hébì) why bother, there’s no need to …
7. 捨近求遠 (shějìn qiúyuǎn) [idiom] Go far to seek what is near.
8. 湊熱鬧 (còurènào) join the crowd near.
8. 湊熱鬧 (courenao) join the crowd
教材音檔 Audio Files
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By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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