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Family Discussion

Jiātíng Tǎolùn

家庭讨论

Intermediate
2 min

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家庭讨论 爸爸:这个暑假,我们一家人去哪里旅游好呢? 妈妈:我想去海边,那里凉快,可以游泳。 儿子:我想去北京,参观故宫和长城! 女儿:我想去成都,听说那里的熊猫很可爱! 爸爸:大家的想法都很好。我们先查一下机票价格吧。 妈妈:成都和北京的机票差不多,去北京吧,孩子们可以了解更多历史。 儿子:太好了!我要看天安门! 女儿:那明年再去成都看熊猫吧!

Jiātíng tǎolùn Bàba: Zhège shǔjià, wǒmen yījiārén qù nǎlǐ lǚyóu hǎo ne? Māma: Wǒ xiǎng qù hǎibiān, nàlǐ liánggkuài, kěyǐ yóuyǒng. Érzi: Wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng, cānguān Gùgōng hé Chángchéng! Nǚér: Wǒ xiǎng qù Chéngdū, tīng shuō nàlǐ de xióngmāo hěn kě'ài! Bàba: Dàjiā de xiǎngfǎ dōu hěn hǎo. Wǒmen xiān chá yīxià jīpiào jiàgé ba. Māma: Chéngdū hé Běijīng de jīpiào chàbuduō, qù Běijīng ba, háizimen kěyǐ liǎojiě gèng duō lìshǐ. Érzi: Tài hǎo le! Wǒ yào kàn Tiān'ānmén! Nǚér: Nà míngnián zài qù Chéngdū kàn xióngmāo ba!

Family Discussion Dad: Where should our family go for summer vacation? Mom: I want to go to the seaside — it's cool there and we can swim. Son: I want to go to Beijing and visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall! Daughter: I want to go to Chengdu — I heard the pandas there are so cute! Dad: Everyone has great ideas. Let's check the flight prices first. Mom: Flights to Chengdu and Beijing are about the same. Let's go to Beijing — the kids can learn more history. Son: Wonderful! I want to see Tiananmen! Daughter: Then we'll go to Chengdu to see the pandas next year!

📚 Key vocabulary

暑假

shǔjià

summer vacation

عطلة صيفية

旅游

lǚyóu

to travel / tourism

يسافر / سياحة

海边

hǎibiān

seaside / beach

شاطئ البحر

参观

cānguān

to visit (a place)

يزور مكاناً

熊猫

xióngmāo

panda

باندا

历史

lìshǐ

history

تاريخ

差不多

chàbuduō

about the same / almost

متقارب / تقريباً

✅ Quick quiz

1. 妈妈想去哪里?

Where does mom want to go?

2. 他们最后决定去哪里?

Where do they finally decide to go?

3. 女儿为什么想去成都?

Why does the daughter want to go to Chengdu?