對話 Dialogue
清清：我香港朋友說禮拜五下班以後就要飛來找我，我們好久沒見了，真期待！
Qīngqing: Wǒ Xiānggǎng péngyǒu shuō lǐbài wǔ xiàbān yǐhòu jiù yào fēi lái zhǎo wǒ, wǒmen hǎojiǔ méi jiàn le, zhēn qídài!
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華華：就一個週末好趕，時間夠嗎？
Huáhua: Jiù yíge zhōumò hǎo gǎn, shíjiān gòu ma?
清清：她說剛好是復活節假期，可以好好安排。
Qīngqing: Tā shuō gānghǎo shì Fùhuó jié jiàqí, kěyǐ hǎohǎo ānpái.
華華：喔！去年復活節，一個信教的同學還送了我一隻玩具兔呢！
Huáhua: Ō! Qùnián Fùhuó jié, yíge xìnjiào de tóngxué hái sòngle wǒ yì zhǐ wánjù tù ne!
清清：朋友會住在我家，她說她要做羊肉和麵包請我吃。
Qīngqing: Péngyǒu huì zhù zài wǒjiā, tā shuō tā yào zuò yángròu hàn miànbāo qǐng wǒ chī.
華華：你們要不要也畫畫彩蛋？可以用蔬菜當天然的染料。
Huáhua: Nǐmen yào búyào yě huàhuà cǎidàn? Kěyǐ yòng shūcài dāng tiānrán de rǎnliào.
清清：這個主意讚！又應景又好玩。你也一起來吧！
Qīngqing: Zhèige zhǔyì zàn! Yòu yìngjǐng yòu hǎowán. Nǐ yě yìqǐ lái ba!
華華：好啊！你朋友不介意的話，就去找你們熱鬧熱鬧，謝謝邀請喔！
Huáhua: Hǎo a! Nǐ péngyǒu bú jièyì dehuà, jiù qù zhǎo nǐmen rènào rènào, xièxie yāoqǐng o!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: My friend from Hong Kong said she’s flying over to see me after work on Friday. We haven’t seen each other in so long, I’m really looking forward to it.
Huahua: Just for the weekend? That feels rushed, is there enough time?
Qingqing: She said it’s perfect timing because it’s the Easter holiday, so she can plan it well.
Huahua: Oh. Last Easter, a Christian classmate gave me a toy bunny.
Qingqing: My friend will stay at my place. She said she’s going to make lamb and bread for me.
Huahua: Are you guys going to paint Easter eggs? You can use vegetables for natural dyes.
Qingqing: That’s a great idea. It’s festive and fun. You should join us too.
Huahua: Sure. If your friend doesn’t mind, I’ll come join in on the fun. Thanks for the invite.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 安排 (ānpái) arrange
2. 期待 (qídài) look forward to
3. 趕 (gǎn) rush, hurry
4. 信教 (xìnjiào) religious, a believer
5. 玩具 (wánjù) toy
6. 彩蛋 (cǎidàn) Easter egg
7. 讚 (zàn) awesome, great
8. 應景 (yìngjǐng) timely, suitable for the occasion
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