對話 Dialogue
清清：這個週末就是冬至了，你知道嗎？
Qīngqing: Zhège zhōumò jiùshì Dōngzhì le, nǐ zhīdào ma?
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華華：當然知道！而且我還知道冬至是白天最短、晚上最長的一天。
Huáhua: Dāngrán zhīdào! Érqiě wǒ hái zhīdào Dōngzhì shì báitiān zuì duǎn, wǎnshàng zuì cháng de yì tiān.
清清：嗯！冬至一定要吃湯圓，你喜歡什麼口味的？
Qīngqing: En! Dōngzhì yídìng yào chī tāngyuán, nǐ xǐhuan shénme kǒuwèi de?
華華：我最喜歡芝麻和花生的，超級好吃！
Huáhua: Wǒ zuì xǐhuān zhīmá hàn huāshēng de, chāojí hǎochī!
清清：我媽說冬至吃湯圓，生活會過得更幸福。
Qīngqing: Wǒ mā shuō Dōngzhì chī tāngyuán, shēnghuó huì guò de gèng xìngfú.
華華：是啊！我還買了薑跟黑糖，打算煮薑汁湯圓
Huáhua: Shì a! Wǒ hái mǎi le jiāng gēn hēitáng, dǎsuàn zhǔ jiāngzhī tāngyuán.
清清：聽起來就好暖，好期待喔！
Qīngqing: Tīng qǐlái jiù hǎo nuǎn, hǎo qídài o!
華華：那就別等到冬至了，今天晚上就去我家煮湯圓吧
Huáhua: Nà jiù bié děng dào Dōngzhì le, jīntiān wǎnshàng jiù qù wǒ jiā zhǔ tāngyuán ba!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: This weekend is the Winter Solstice. Did you know?
Huahua: Of course. And I also know the Winter Solstice is the day with the shortest daylight and the longest night of the year.
Qingqing: Yep. You must eat tangyuan on the Winter Solstice. What flavor do you like?
Huahua: I love sesame and peanut ones the most. Super delicious.
Qingqing: My mom says eating tangyuan on the Winter Solstice will bring more happiness in life.
Huahua: Totally. I even bought ginger and brown sugar to make ginger syrup tangyuan.
Qingqing: That sounds so warm and cozy. I can’t wait.
Huahua: Then let’s not wait for the Winter Solstice. Come to my place tonight and we’ll cook tangyuan together.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 冬至 (Dōngzhì) Winter Solstice
2. 湯圓 (tāngyuán) glutinous rice balls
3. 口味 (kǒuwèi) flavor
4. 芝麻 (zhīma) sesame
5. 幸福 (xìngfú) happiness
6. 薑 (jiāng) ginger
7. 黑糖 (hēitáng) brown sugar
8. 煮 (zhǔ) to cook, boil
教材音檔 Audio Files
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