Standard Chinese, A Modular Approach, Travelling in China Module Unit 4, Tape 1.
In this unit, you'll learn words and phrases used in discussing famous historic spots in Beijing.
Listen to the first exchange from the reference list.
Is the Great Wall of 10,000 Li, Really 10,000 Li Longs?
万里长城,真有一万里长吗?
The Great Wall goes through many provinces and is altogether 12,000 Li Longs.
长城经过了好几个省,一共有一万二千里长.
Repeat the Great Wall of 10,000 Li.
万里长城,万里长城.
Repeat a unit of length equivalent to half a kilometer.
理,理.
Repeat, is the Great Wall of 10,000 Li, Really 10,000 Li Longs?
万里长城,真有一万里长吗?
Repeat province.
省,省.
Repeat, the Great Wall goes through many provinces and is altogether 12,000 Li Longs.
长城经过了好几个省,一共有一万二千里长.
Now listen to the question and answer it yourself.
The Great Wall goes through many provinces and is altogether 12,000 Li Longs.
万里长城,真有一万里长吗?
长城经过了好几个省,一共有一万二千里长.
Here's the next exchange.
I've heard that the Great Wall has been repaired a great many times.
听说万里长城修过好几次了。
Yes, from the Qing Dynasty up until now, there have been repairs all along.
是,从秦朝到现在一直在修.
Repeat to repair to fix.
修,修.
Repeat, I've heard that the Great Wall has been repaired a great many times.
听说万里长城修过好几次了。
Repeat the name of an early dynasty, more than 200 years before Christ.
秦朝,秦朝.
Repeat, yes, from the Qing Dynasty up until now, there have been repairs all along.
是,从秦朝到现在一直在修。
Now listen to the first sentence and make the reply yourself.
Say, yes, from the Qing Dynasty up until now, there have been repairs all along.
听说万里长城修过好几次了。
是,从秦朝到现在一直在修。
Now here's the next exchange.
It seems to me that the Great Wall at Badaling wasn't built during the Qing Dynasty.
Badaling 上的长城好像不是秦朝建筑的。
You're right, it was built from scratch again during the main dynasty.
嗯,你说的对,是明朝重新建筑的。
Repeat the name of an area northwest of Beijing.
Badaling 八达陵。
Repeat to build, to construct, structure.
建筑,建筑。
Repeat, it seems to me that the Great Wall at Badaling wasn't built during the Qing Dynasty.
Badaling 上的长城好像不是秦朝建筑的。
Repeat the name of the second to the last dynasty, from 1368 to 1644.
明朝 明朝。
Repeat, again, anew, afresh from the beginning.
重新 重新。
Repeat, you're right, it was built from scratch again during the main dynasty.
嗯,你说的对,是明朝重新建筑的。
Now listen to the first sentence, and reply yourself, say,
嗯, you're right, it was built from scratch again during the main dynasty.
Badaling 上的长城好像不是秦朝建筑的。
嗯,你说的对,是明朝重新建筑的。
Now here's the next exchange.
All throughout history, Beijing has been used as a capital so many times.
在历史上有这么多次用北京做首都。
That's because the terrain is good.
那是因为地形好。
Repeat, capital,
首都,首都。
Repeat, all throughout history, Beijing has been used as a capital so many times.
在历史上有这么多次用北京做首都。
Repeat, topography, terrain.
地形,地形。
Repeat, that's because the terrain is good.
那是因为地形好。
Now listen to the first sentence, and make the reply yourself, say,
that's because the terrain is good.
在历史上有这么多次用北京做首都。
那是因为地形好。
Here's a review of the vocabulary in the first four sentences in the reference list.
Test yourself.
The Great Wall of Ten Thousand Lea.
万里长城.
A unit of length equivalent to half a kilometer.
离 Province省
to repair to fix.
修
the Qin dynasty.
秦朝
an area northwest of Beijing.
巴达陵
to build, to construct, structure.
建筑
the name of the second to the last dynasty.
明朝
again, a new, a fresh.
重新
capital
首都
topography, terrain.
地形
now here's the next sentence from the reference list.
This kind of terrain makes it easier to guard against invasion from the north.
这种地形比较容易防备北方来的侵略.
Repeat, to take precautions against, to guard against.
防备
Repeat, to invade, aggression.
侵略
Repeat, this kind of terrain makes it easier to guard against invasion from the north.
这种地形比较容易防备北方来的侵略.
你们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
我知道你们建筑工作者对十三零的地下宫殿很有兴趣,我们后天去。
优兰,优兰。
十三零,十三零。
你们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
工作者,工作者。
建筑工作者,建筑工作者。
宫殿,宫殿。
优兰,优兰。
我知道你们建筑工作者对十三零的地下宫殿很有兴趣,我们后天去。
你们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
我知道你们建筑工作者对十三零的地下宫殿很有兴趣,我们后天去。
你们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
听说有几个教堂也开门了,我们想去看看。
你们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
我们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
你们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
我们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
我们已经决定吃了饭以后去买东西。
我们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?
我们已经决定吃了饭以后去买东西。
我们的游览计划里,有没有十三零?