對話 Dialogue
清清：時間過得好快，週末我開車經過三峽的時候看到山上的「白雪」，才發現已經進入五月了。
Qīngqing: Shíjiān guò de hǎo kuài, zhōumò wǒ kāichē jīngguò Sānxiá de shíhòu kàndào shānshàng de “báixuě”, cái fāxiàn yǐjīng jìnrù wǔyuè le.
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華華：哇，聽起來就好美。不過，最近有寒流嗎？為什麼三峽會下雪呢？氣候又異常了嗎？
Huáhua: Wā, tīng qǐlái jiù hǎo měi, búguò zuìjìn yǒu hánliú ma? Wèishénme Sānxiá
wǔyuè huì yǒu xuě ne? Qìhòu yòu yìcháng le ma?
清清：我說的是「五月雪」油桐花啦！
Qīngqing: Wǒ shuō de shì “Wǔyuèxuě” yóutónghuā la!
華華：喔～原來是那個五月雪，我聽人家說五月的時候白色的花瓣飄落下來，好像下雪一樣，非常浪漫。
Huáhua: Ó~ yuánlái shì nàge Wǔyuèxuě, wǒ tīng rénjiā shuō wǔyuè de shíhòu báisè de huābàn piāoluò xiàlái, hǎoxiàng xiàxuě yíyàng, fēicháng làngmàn.
清清：是啊，而且這份浪漫不用頂著寒風，也不用出國，就能欣賞到。
Qīngqing: Shì a, érqiě zhè fèn làngmàn búyòng dǐngzhe hánfēng, yě búyòng chūguó, jiù néng xīnshǎng dào.
華華：不過滿山的花，風景這麼美，一個人欣賞太可惜了。
Huáhua: Búguò mǎn shān de huā, fēngjǐng zhème měi, yí ge rén xīnshǎng tài kěxí le.
清清：說的也是，要不然跟人事室建議一下，今年的員工旅行去賞桐花如何？
Qīngqing: Shuō de yěshì, yàoburán gēn rénshìshì jiànyì yíxià, jīnnián de yuángōng lǚxíng qù shǎng tónghuā rúhé?
華華：這個主意不錯，我來跟福委會提一下。期待能成行。
Huáhua: Zhège zhǔyì búcuò, wǒ lái gēn fúwěihuì tí yíxià. Qídài néng chéngxíng.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Time flies. Over the weekend, when I drove past Sanxia and saw “snow” on the mountains, I realized it’s already May.
Huahua: Wow, that sounds beautiful. But... has there been a cold front recently? Why would it snow in Sanxia? Is the climate acting up again?
Qingqing: No, no, I meant “May snow” — that is, tung blossoms.
Huahua: Oh, that kind of “May snow.” I’ve heard that in May, the white petals fall like snow — so romantic.
Qingqing: Exactly. And the best part is, you don’t have to brave the cold or travel abroad to enjoy it.
Huahua: But with so many flowers blooming across the hills, it’s a shame to enjoy such beauty alone.
Qingqing: You’re right. How about we suggest to the HR office that this year’s staff trip be a tung blossom viewing?
Huahua: Great idea. I’ll bring it up with the staff welfare committee. Hopefully, it’ll happen.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 油桐花 (yóutónghuā) Tung Blossom, a symbol of Hakka culture, is known for its white petals that fall like snow in May.
2. 寒流 (hánliú) cold front; cold wave
3. 氣候異常 (qìhòu yìcháng) abnormal climate; unusual weather patterns
4. 浪漫 (làngmàn) romantic
5. 欣賞 (xīnshǎng) to appreciate; to admire (e.g., scenery, art)
6. 人事室 (rénshì shì) human resources office; personnel office
7. 員工旅行 (yuángōng lǚxíng) staff trip
8. 福委會 (fúwěihuì) employee welfare committee
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