對話 Dialogue
清清：午飯時間到了，你不先吃飯，要去哪裡？
Qīngqing: Wǔfàn shíjiān dàole, nǐ bù xiān chīfàn, yào qù nǎlǐ?
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華華：去彩券行買彩券，聽說今天的大樂透上看三億！
Huáhua: Qù cǎiquànháng mǎi cǎiquàn, tīngshuō jīntiān de dàlètòu shàngkàn sān yì!
清清：哇！要是中了，就發財了！
Qīngqing: Wa! Yàoshì zhòngle, jiù fācáile!
華華：對啊！你要不要一起去買？
Huáhua: Duì a! Nǐ yào búyào yìqǐ qù mǎi?
清清：好啊！我想想要選什麼號碼，還是電腦選號就好？
Qīngqing: Hǎo a! Wǒ xiǎngxiǎng yào xuǎn shénme hàomǎ, háishìdiànnǎo xuǎnhào jiù hǎo?
華華：那就兩種都買吧，希望我們都能中大獎！
Huáhua: Nà jiù liǎng zhǒng dōu mǎi ba, xīwàng wǒmen dōu néng zhòng dàjiǎng!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: It’s lunch time. Why don’t you go get something to eat? Where are you going?
Huahua: To find a lottery store to buy lottery tickets. I heard that today’s lottery jackpot might reach NT$300 million!
Qingqing: Wow! If you win, you will be rich!
Huahua: Yes! Would you like to go with me?
Qingqing: Sure. I need to think about which numbers I want to choose, or should I just use the quick pick option?
Huahua: Well, let’s buy both! I hope we win the jackpot!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 彩券 (cǎiquàn) lottery ticket
2. 樂透 (lètòu) lottery (Taiwan)
3. 上看 (shàngkàn) may, to reach
4. 億 (yì) 100 million
5. 中 (zhòng) to win the prize draw or a lottery
6. 發財 (fācái) to make a fortune
7. 選 (xuǎn) to choose, to pick up
8. 號碼 (hàomǎ) number
教材音檔 Audio Files
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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