對話 Dialogue
清清：昨天剛放完中秋連假，禮拜五又是國慶連假了。
Qīngqing: Zuótiān gāng fàng wán Zhōngqiū liánjià, lǐbàiwǔ yòu shì Guóqìng liánjià le.
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華華：是啊。最近連假特別多，其實假多，等收假回來，工作也堆得多。
Huáhua: Shì a! Zuìjìn liánjià tèbié duō, qíshí jià duō, děng shōujià huílái, gōngzuò yě duī de duō.
清清：先想放假啦。工作的事就再說。今年的雙十國慶煙火聽說在南投。
Qīngqing: Xiān xiǎng fàngjià la! Gōngzuò de shì jiù zàishuō. Jīnnián de Shuāngshí Guóqìng yānhuǒ tīngshuō zài Nántóu.
華華：對，10月9號、10號晚上在貓羅溪畔施放，連假期間南投還有世界茶業博覽會呢。
Huáhua: Duì, shíyuè jiǔ hào, shí hào wǎnshàng zài Māoluóxī pàn shīfàng, liánjià qíjiān Nántóu hái yǒu Shìjiè Cháyè Bólǎnhuì ne.
清清：南投的茶是臺灣名茶，能看煙火，還能喝到好茶，真不錯。
Qīngqing: Nántóu de chá shì Táiwān míngchá, néng kàn yānhuǒ, hái néng hēdào hǎochá, zhēn búcuò.
華華：如果怕人擠人，可以在線上看現場直播，一起為國家慶生。
Huáhua: Rúguǒ pà rén jǐ rén, kěyǐ zài xiànshàng kàn xiànchǎng zhíbò, yìqǐ wèi guójiā qìngshēng.
清清：說到看直播，差點忘了還有國慶晚會，今年在台中市區的文心森林公園舉辦。
Qīngqing: Shuōdào kàn zhíbò, chàdiǎn wàng le háiyǒu Guóqìng wǎnhuì, jīnnián zài Táizhōng shìqū de Wénxīn Sēnlín Gōngyuán jǔbàn.
華華：這麼說來，要趕快利用連假安排一個中臺灣之旅了。
Huáhua: Zhème shuōlái, yào gǎnkuài lìyòng liánjià ānpái yí gè Zhōng Táiwān zhī lǚ le.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: We just finished the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration yesterday, and this Friday is already the National Day holiday.
Huahua: That’s right. There have been so many long holidays lately. But the more holidays we get, the more work piles up when we return.
Qingqing: Let’s just think about the holiday first. Work can wait. I heard this year’s Double Ten National Day fireworks will be in Nantou.
Huahua: Yes, they’ll be set off by the Maoluo River on the evenings of October 9th and 10th. During the holiday, Nantou will also host the “World Tea Expo.”
Qingqing: Nantou tea is one of Taiwan’s famous teas. Watching fireworks while enjoying good tea sounds wonderful.
Huahua: If you don’t like crowds, you can watch the live broadcast online and celebrate the nation’s birthday together.
Qingqing: Speaking of watching live broadcasts, I almost forgot there’s also the National Day Gala this year, held at Wenxin Forest Park in downtown Taichung.
Huahua: In that case, we should quickly use the holiday to plan a trip to central Taiwan.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 國慶 (Guóqìng) National Day
2. 連假 (liánjià) public holiday break, long weekend
3. 收假 (shōujià) return to work/school, end of the holiday
4. 堆 (duī) pile, heap up
5. 煙火 (yānhuǒ) fireworks
6. 畔 (pàn) by, beside, along (a river, lake…)
7. 博覽會 (bólǎnhuì) expo, fair, trade fair, trade show
8. 森林 (sēnlín) forest
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