對話 Dialogue
清清：這禮拜又有連假了，這次一共放四天。
Qīngqing: Zhè lǐbài yòu yǒu liánjià le, zhè cì yígòng fàng sì tiān.
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華華：你是要過兒童節還是清明節？
Huáhua: Nǐ shì yào guò Értóng jié háishì Qīngmíng jié?
清清：都要過啊！不管幾歲，都要有童心，才能永遠都年輕，知道嗎？
Qīngqing: Dōu yào guò a! Bùguǎn jǐ suì, dōu yào yǒu tóngxīn, cái néng yǒngyuǎn dōu niánqīng, zhīdào ma?
華華：好啦！能當個長不大的孩子也好，就不會有那麼多煩惱了。
Huáhua: Hǎo la! Néng dāng ge zhǎngbúdà de háizi yě hǎo, jiù bú huì yǒu nàme duō fánnǎo le.
清清：還好春天有這兩個節假日，常常可以變成連假休息一下。
Qīngqing: Háihǎo chūntiān yǒu zhè liǎng ge jiéjiàrì, chángcháng kěyǐ biànchéng liánjià xiūxi yíxià.
華華：對啊！上禮拜我已經先跟家人去掃墓了，就怕清明節當天人太多。
Huáhua: Duì a! Shàng lǐbài wǒ yǐjīng xiān gēn jiārén qù sǎomù le, jiù pà Qīngmíng jié dāngtiān rén tài duō.
清清：親人雖然過世了，但有清明節掃墓的習俗，讓我們在不同的世界還是能「聚」一下、說說話，真的很有意義。
Qīngqing: Qīnrén suīrán guòshì le, dàn yǒu Qīngmíng jié sǎomù de xísú, ràng wǒmen zài bùtóng de shìjiè háishì néng “jù” yíxià, shuōshuō huà, zhēnde hěn yǒu yìyì.
華華：是啊！在他們過世以後，還能為他們做點事，很安慰。
Huáhua: Shì a! Zài tāmen guòshì yǐhòu, hái néng wèi tāmen zuò diǎn shì, hěn ānwèi.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: There’s another long weekend this week, we get four days off in total.
Huahua: Are you celebrating Children’s Day or Tomb Sweeping Day?
Qingqing: Both. No matter how old you are, you should keep a childlike heart so you can stay young forever, you know?
Huahua: Fair enough. Being a kid who never quite grows up isn’t bad. There are fewer worries that way.
Qingqing: Luckily, spring has these two holidays, and they ‘re often turned into a long break so we can get a bit of rest.
Huahua: Yes. I went tomb sweeping with my family last week. We were worried there would be too many people on the actual day.
Qingqing: Even though our loved ones have passed away, the custom of visiting their graves lets us gather with them in another way and have a little chat. It really means a lot.
Huahua: Yes. Being able to do something for them after they’ve passed away is comforting.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 童心 (tóngxīn) childlike innocence; a youthful heart/spirit
2. 煩惱 (fánnǎo) worries; troubles
3. 掃墓 (sǎomù) tomb sweeping; grave visiting ritual
4. 當天 (dāngtiān) that day; on the day itself
5. 過世 (guòshì) to pass away; to die (euphemistic)
6. 習俗 (xísú) custom; traditional practice
7. 聚 (jù) to gather; to get together
8. 安慰 (ānwèi) comfort; consolation
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