Unit 12

Part I: Listen and Learn 5

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.
  1. N yqin zh zi nl?

    2. Where did you live before?
    你以前住在哪裡？
     
  2. W yqin zh zi Tibi.

    3. I used to live in Taibei.
    我以前住在台北。
     
  3. W tngshu nl xitin hn r, sh bu sh?

    4. I heard that it is very hot over there in summer, is it so?
    我聽說那裡夏天很熱，是不是？
     
  4. Sh, bdn hn r, rqi hn mn, chngchng xi y.

    5. Yes, it is not only hot, but also very stuffy. It rains often.
    是，不但很熱，而且很悶，常常下雨。
     
  5. Xitin sh bu sh hiyou tifng?

    6. Do you often have typhoon in summer?
    夏天是不是還有颱風？
     
  6. Dule, xitin jngchng gu tifng.

    7. Yes, we often have typhoon in summer.
    對了，夏天經常颳颱風。
     
  7. Tiwn ybn rn jil du yu lngq ba?

    8. Do ordinary people in Taiwan have air-conditionner at home?
    台灣一般人家裡都有冷氣吧？
     
  8. Shde, d dush rn jil yu lngq.

    9. Yes, mojority people have air-conditionner at home.
    是的，大多數人家裡有冷氣。

    Y yude rn zh yu dinfngshn.
    But there are also people who only have electric fans.
    也有的人只有電風扇。
     

  9. N xitin bsh hn nnshu ma?

    10. Then, isn't it very unbearable in summer?
    那，夏天不是很難受嗎？
     
  10. Hiho, wmen du xgun le.

    11. It is OK, we are used to it.
    還好，我們都習慣了。
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