對話 Dialogue
清清：你知道嗎？今年臺北士林官邸的菊花展開始了。
Qīngqing: Nǐ zhīdào ma? Jīnnián Táiběi Shìlín Guāndǐ de júhuā zhǎn kāishǐ le.
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華華：真的嗎？我想去看！要買門票嗎？
Huáhua: Zhēnde ma? Wǒ xiǎng qù kàn! Yào mǎi ménpiào ma?
清清：不用，是免費的。
Qīngqing: Búyòng, shì miǎnfèi de.
華華：太好了！怎麼去比較方便？
Huáhua: Tài hǎo le! Zěnme qù bǐjiào fāngbiàn?
清清：先坐捷運到士林站，再走十分鐘就到了。
Qīngqing: Xiān zuò jiéyùn dào Shìlín Zhàn, zài zǒu shífēnzhōng jiù dào le.
華華：也可以搭公車嗎？
Huáhua: Yě kěyǐ dā gōngchē ma?
清清：可以，有很多公車到中山北路那邊，下車以後就離士林官邸不遠了。
Qīngqing: Kěyǐ, yǒu hěnduō gōngchē dào Zhōngshān Běilù nèibiān, xiàchē yǐhòu jiù lí Shìlín Guāndǐ bù yuǎn le.
華華：好，那週末就一起去吧！
Huáhua: Hǎo, nà zhōumò jiù yìqǐ qù ba!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Do you know? This year’s Chrysanthemum Exhibition at Taipei’s Shilin Residence has begun.
Huahua: Really? I want to go see it. Do we need to buy tickets?
Qingqing: No, it’s free.
Huahua: Great. What’s the best way to get there?
Qingqing: First take the MRT to Shilin Station, then walk for 10 minutes and you’re there.
Huahua: Can we also take a bus?
Qingqing: Yes, there are many buses to Zhongshan North Road. After getting off, it’s not far from Shilin Residence.
Huahua: OK, then let’s go together this weekend.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 士林官邸 (Shìlín Guāndǐ) Shilin Residence
2. 菊花展 (júhuā zhǎn) chrysanthemum exhibition
3. 免費 (miǎnfèi) free (of charge)
4. 捷運 (jiéyùn) MRT, metro
5. 方便 (fāngbiàn ) convenient
6. 公車 (gōngchē) bus
7. 下車 (xiàchē) get off (a bus / train)
8. 週末 (zhōumò) weekend
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