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Go out travelling

M: ""

S: Stuart. Today we'll learn the four seasons, plus a few other things.

Suppose we've just gone through the summer. Now listen carefully to the

following dialogue. Try to repeat everything. Don't worry about meaning. Get

used to the sounds first.

M:

S:

M:

S:

M: And what was that all about? Let's find out after a short break.

S: Now for the new words and stuff.

M: Stuart said, "" literally "summer at last is over."

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S: Xitin, XIA TIAN, fourth tone and first tone, xitin, means summer'.

M: zhngy, ZHONG YU, means "finally, at last". Zhngy.

S: And guqle, GUO QU LE, guqle, means has passed', is over'. The little le'

is often found at the end of a sentence to signify completion.

M: , the weather today is really cool and comfortable. Jntin,

we know is "today". So can you figure out what "jntinde" means?

S: Right, it means today's'. Just like t' is he' or she' or it', and tde means

his' or hers' or its'.

M: And tinq zhnlingkui'. tianqi', TIAN QI means weather'. Zhen means

real', really'. And lingkui, LIANG KUAI, second tone and fourth tone, meansnice and cool'.

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S: , "isn't it?" Dubdu.

M: So the whole sentence ?' Today's weather is nice andcool, isn't it?

S: And Manli replied, .' Sh a, qutin dqu hn lingkui.

Just now we learned that xitin' is summer. So can you guess the meaning of

this sentence? Right! It means yes, autumn is indeed cool.'

M: So qutin', QIU TIAN, qutin, is autumn'. And dqu', DI QUE, dqu

means indeed', a very useful word.

S: Ok, so what did ML say then?

M: W zhnxing chq lyu.

S: xing, we've learnt, can mean think'. But here it means want' or desire'.

M: , go out travelling. . Here chq, CHU QU, chq means go

out', and lyu', LV YOU, lyu, means travel', usually to places of interest or

scenic spots. Say it, chq lyu, w zhn xing chq lyu. w zhn xing

chq lyu.

S: Me too. W y xing. W y xing, which literally means I also want to.'

I've heard about many scenic spots and

places of interest, but never got a chance to visit them. W tngshugu hndu

fngjng mngshng, dnsh yzh miyu jhu q.

M: To that I answeredI'll go with you, and I can

serve as your guide. W h n yqq, w ky zu nde doyu.

S: Really? Wonderful! I'll go right now and find a map. Sorry

guys, teaching finished today I'm sure you can understand, travelling, lyu,

lyu is irresistible temptation to me.

M: Guess it's impossible to stop Stuartso see you next time!

S: Zijin!