對話 Dialogue
清清：明天晚上就是跨年夜了，你打算怎麼過？
Qīngqing: Míngtiān wǎnshàng jiùshì kuànián yè le, nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme guò?
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華華：我要去台北101看煙火。
Huáhua: Wǒ yào qù Táiběi Yīlíngyī kàn yānhuǒ.
清清：今年的煙火有什麼特別的嗎？竟然會讓你想去湊熱鬧了！
Qīngqing: Jīnnián de yānhuǒ yǒu shénme tèbié de ma? Jìngrán huì ràng nǐ xiǎng qù còurènao le!
華華：對，今年台北101跟台北流行音樂中心合作，會有年輕創作音樂人的表演。
Huáhua: Duì, jīnnián Táiběi Yīlíngyī gēn Táiběi Liúxíng Yīnyuè Zhōngxīn hézuò, huì yǒu niánqīng chuàngzuò yīnyuèrén de biǎoyǎn.
清清：好酷喔！這樣確實會讓101的煙火更有看頭。
Qīngqing: Hǎo kù o! Zhèyàng quèshí huì ràng Yīlíngyī de yānhuǒ gèng yǒu kàntóu.
華華：沒錯！全新的活動也會給新年帶來全新的感覺，是不是應該要去看？
Huáhua: Méicuò! Quánxīn de huódòng yě huì gěi xīnnián dàilái quánxīn de gǎnjué, shì búshì yīnggāi yào qù kàn?
清清：那我可以跟你一起去嗎？
Qīngqing: Nà wǒ kěyǐ gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù ma?
華華：好啊！我們提早去，佔個好位子，快樂迎新年！
Huáhua: Hǎo a! Wǒmen tízǎo qù, zhàn ge hǎo wèizi, kuàilè yíng xīnnián!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Tomorrow night is New Year’s Eve. How are you planning to spend it?
Huahua: I’m going to Taipei 101 to watch the fireworks.
Qingqing: Is there anything special about this year’s fireworks? You clearly think it’ll be fun to be there.
Huahua: Yeah, this year Taipei 101 is working with the Taipei Music Center to put on performances from young creative musicians.
Qingqing: Cool. That will definitely make the fireworks show more exciting.
Huahua: Right. It’s a brand new event, totally fresh for the New Year. It sounds worth seeing, doesn’t it?
Qingqing: In that case, can I come along with you?
Huahua: Sure. Let’s go early, get a good spot and welcome in the New Year.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 煙火 (yānhuǒ) fireworks
2. 跨年 (kuànián) New Year’s celebration, New Year’s countdown
3. 湊熱鬧 (còu rènao) join the fun, be part of the excitement
4. 流行 (liúxíng) pop, trendy
5. 創作 (chuàngzuò) create, creative work
6. 看頭 (kàntóu) highlight, something worth seeing
7. 全新 (quánxīn) completely new, brand-new
8. 佔位子 (zhàn wèizi) get a spot, save a place
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