對話 Dialogue
清清：華華，天氣轉涼了，我想去踏青。你推薦去哪裡？
Qīngqing: Huáhua, tiānqì zhuǎn liáng le, wǒ xiǎng qù tàqīng. Nǐ tuījiàn qù nǎlǐ?
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華華：聽說八德的落羽杉很有名，秋天到了正好可以去看看。
Huáhua: Tīngshuō Bādé de luòyǔshān hěn yǒumíng. Qiūtiān dào le zhènghǎo kěyǐ qù kànkan.
清清：落羽杉？那是什麼?
Qīngqing: Luòyǔshān? Nà shì shénme?
華華：它是一種杉科植物，它的葉子秋天會慢慢轉黃、轉紅，很有秋天的氛圍！
Huáhua: Tā shì yì zhǒng shānkē zhíwù, tā de yèzi qiūtiān huì mànmàn zhuǎn huáng, zhuǎn hóng, hěn yǒu qiūtiān de fēnwéi!
清清：哇～在那裡拍照一定很好看！
Qīngqing: Wā~ zài nàlǐ pāi zhào yídìng hěn hǎokàn!
華華：對啊，我上次去還看到有人在那裡拍婚紗照。
Huáhua: Duì a, wǒ shàng cì qù hái kàn dào yǒu rén zài nàlǐ pāi hūnshā zhào
清清：謝謝推薦，那我找個時間去看看。
Qīngqing: Xièxiè tuījiàn, nà wǒ zhǎo ge shíjiān qù kànkan.
華華：一到假日，這些景點人總是很多，可能平日去比較好。
Huáhua:Yí dào jiàrì, zhèxiē jǐngdiǎn rén zǒng shì hěn duō, kěnéng píngrì qù bǐjiào hǎo.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, the weather’s getting cooler — I want to go out and enjoy nature. Where do you recommend going?
Huahua: I heard the bald cypress trees in Bade are really famous. Autumn is here — it’s the perfect time to go take a look.
Qingqing: Bald cypress? What’s that?
Huahua: It’s a type of conifer. Its leaves gradually turn yellow and red in the fall — really gives off that autumn vibe.
Qingqing: Wow. The photos from there must look amazing.
Huahua: Yeah, the last time I went, I even saw someone taking wedding photos there.
Qingqing: Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll find time to check it out.
Huahua: Once the weekend comes, places like that get really crowded — going on a weekday might be better.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 轉涼 (zhuǎn liáng) get cooler; become cool
2. 踏青 (tàqīng) go on a spring outing; go for a walk in nature
3. 推薦 (tuījiàn) recommend
4. 正好 (zhènghǎo) just right; happen to
5. 轉紅 (zhuǎn hóng) turn red (e.g. leaves changing color)
6. 氛圍 (fēnwéi) atmosphere; mood
7. 拍婚紗照 (pāi hūnshāzhào) take wedding photos
8. 平日 (píngrì) weekday; ordinary day
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