對話 Dialogue
清清：華華，你知道3月29號是什麼日子嗎？
Qīngqing: Huáhua, nǐ zhīdào sān yuè èrshíjiǔ hào shì shénme rìzǐ ma?
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華華：是青年節啊！我爸媽常說以前青年節還放一天假呢！
Huáhua: Shì Qīngnián jié a! Wǒ bàmā cháng shuō yǐqián Qīngnián jié hái fàng yìtiān jià ne!
清清：我是最近看到一百多年前，年輕人為了自由民主犧牲的故事，才注意到的。
Qīngqing: Wǒ shì zuìjìn kàndào yìbǎi duō nián qián, niánqīng rén wèile zìyóu mínzhǔ xīshēng de gùshì, cái zhùyìdào de.
華華：所以我們的青年節是在3月29號，來紀念這些參加革命的青年。
Huáhua: Suǒyǐ wǒmen de Qīngnián jié shì zài sān yuè èrshíjiǔ hào, lái jìniàn zhèxiē cānjiā gémìng de qīngnián.
清清：在中國也是同一天嗎？
Qīngqing: Zài Zhōngguó yěshì tóngyìtiān ma?
華華：不是，中國的青年節是在5月4號，那又是另一個特別的故事了。
Huáhua: Búshì, Zhōngguó de Qīngnián jié shì zài wǔ yuè sì hào, nà yòu shì lìng yíge tèbié de gùshì le.
清清：喔！我應該多念念歷史了，也應該多了解世界上各個國家的歷史和文化。
Qīngqing: Ō! Wǒ yīnggāi duō niànnian lìshǐ le, yě yīnggāi duō liǎojiě shìjiè shàng gège guójiā de lìshǐ hàn wénhuà.
華華：對！因為我們都是好青年，永遠的25歲，是吧？
Huáhua: Duì! Yīnwèi wǒmen dōu shì hǎo qīngnián, yǒngyuǎn de èrshíwǔ suì a! Shì ba?
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, do you know what day March 29 is?
Huahua: It’s Youth Day. My parents often say that in the past, people even got a day off for it.
Qingqing: I only recently learned about it after reading stories from over 100 years ago, where young people sacrificed themselves for freedom and democracy.
Huahua: That’s why our Youth Day is on March 29, to commemorate those young people who participated in the revolution.
Qingqing: Is it on the same day in China?
Huahua: No, in China, Youth Day is on May 4. That’s another special story.
Qingqing: Oh. I should study more history and learn more about the histories and cultures of different countries.
Huahua: Exactly. Because we are good young people—forever 25, right?
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 青年 (qīngnián) youth, young people
2. 自由 (zìyóu) freedom, liberty
3. 民主 (mínzhǔ) democratic, democracy
4. 犧牲 (xīshēng) sacrifice, give up
5. 紀念 (jìniàn) commemorate, honor, remember
6. 革命 (gémìng) revolution
7. 歷史 (lìshǐ) history
8. 文化 (wénhuà) culture
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