對話 Dialogue
清清：你看到小陳最近發的滑雪照了嗎？看起來真帥氣。
Qīngqing: Nǐ kàndào Xiǎo Chén zuìjìn fā de huáxuě zhào le ma? Kàn qǐlái zhēn shuàiqì.
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華華：感覺滑雪很好玩。看了他的照片以後，我在想要不要去學滑雪。
Huáhua: Gǎnjué huáxuě hěn hǎowán. Kàn le tā de zhàopiàn yǐhòu, wǒ zài xiǎng yào bú yào qù xué huáxuě.
清清：我聽說報名滑雪教室的話，會有教練帶你練習。
Qīngqing: Wǒ tīngshuō bàomíng huáxuě jiàoshì de huà, huì yǒu jiàoliàn dài nǐ liànxí.
華華：可是我有點怕摔倒，而且裝備好像不便宜。
Huáhua: Kěshì wǒ yǒudiǎn pà shuāidǎo, érqiě huāngbèi hǎoxiàng bù piányí.
清清：剛開始一定會摔啊，不過可以先上初級課程，比較安全。
Qīngqing: Gāng kāishǐ yídìng huì shuāi a, búguò kěyǐ xiān shàng chūjí kèchéng, bǐjiào ānquán.
華華：說的也是。那你呢？你想不想一起去？
Huáhua: Shuō de yěshì. Nà nǐ ne? Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng yìqǐ qù?
清清：我想加一！我們可以先找找看哪裡有教練和適合初學者的課程。
Qīngqing: Wǒ xiǎng jiā yī! Wǒmen kěyǐ xiān zhǎo zhǎo kàn nǎlǐ yǒu jiàoliàn hàn shìhé chūxuézhě de kèchéng.
華華：好啊！如果我們都剛好有空，就一起去滑雪教室先挑戰看看吧！
Huáhua: Hǎo a! Rúguǒ women dōu gānghǎo yǒukòng, jiù yìqǐ qù huáxuě jiàoshì xiān tiǎozhàn kànkàn ba!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Did you see the skiing photos Xiao Chen posted recently? He looked really cool.
Huahua: I saw them too. It looks like a lot of fun. I’m thinking about whether I should learn how to ski.
Qingqing: I heard that if you sign up for a ski class, there will be a coach to guide you through the practice.
Huahua: But I’m a little afraid of falling, and the equipment seems kind of expensive.
Qingqing: Everyone definitely falls at the beginning, but we can start with a beginner’s course — it’s safer.
Huahua: You’re right. What about you? Do you want to come too?
Qingqing: Count me in. We can first look around to see where they offer coaching and beginner-friendly classes.
Huahua: Sounds great. If we both happen to be free, let’s go to a ski school together and give it a try.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 滑雪 (huáxuě) ski; go skiing
2. 帥氣 (shuàiqì) handsome; cool-looking
3. 教練 (jiàoliàn) coach; instructor
4. 摔倒 (shuāidǎo) fall down
5. 裝備 (zhuāngbèi) equipment; gear
6. 初級 (chūjí) beginner level; elementary
7. 加一 (jiā yī) [literally “add one”] count me in; I’ll join
8. 挑戰 (tiǎozhàn) challenge; to challenge
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