Just what do you do when you have some spare time? If you are not going out eating, instead you can go and do some exercise such as hiking or swimming—both very popular pastimes in China. So, why not invite some friends and colleagues and get together this weekend or on your next holiday?
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) To discuss taking a trip somewhere at the weekend or your day off
(ii) How to suggest an alternative to someone else’s suggestion
Dialogue:
Two colleagues are talking about a plan for their day off:
(在校园）
(zài xiào yuán)
(at the campus)
- Male
- Female
A:圆圆，周末咱们去爬山吧？
Yuán yuan, zhōu mò zán men qù pá shān ba?
Yuan yuan, shall we go hiking this weekend?
B:天这么热，还是别爬山了。
Tiān zhè me rè, hái shì bié pá shān le.
It’s too hot, we’d better not go.
A:要不咱们去游泳吧？
Yào bù zán men qù yóu yǒng ba?
How about swimming?
B：好啊！那咱们叫上李红和王亮吧。他们也喜欢游泳。
Hǎo ā! Nà zán men jiào shang Lǐ Hóng hé Wáng Liàng ba. Tā men yě xǐ huān yóu yǒng.
Great. Let’s ask Li Hong and Wang Liang to come along. They like swimming, too.
A:好，那明天就约在游泳馆门口见面。好么？
Hǎo, nà míng tiān jiù yuē zài yóu yǒng guǎn mén kǒu jiàn miàn. Hǎo me?
Okay, let’s meet at the front door of the swimming centre, shall we?
B:行！
Xíng!
Okay!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
爬山：climb mountains/hiking
周末：weekend
热：hot
还是：had better
游泳：swimming
叫上：ask
一起：come along
游泳馆：swimming centre
门口：front door
见面：meet
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