# Speaking Chinese About China 1 - Lesson 03
# Published by Sinolingua, 1989 - ISBN 7800520986
# Version 1.0
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
亲爱的 [qīn’àide] /dear/
暑假 [shǔjià] /summer vacation/
旅行团 [lǚxíngtuán] /tour group/
游览 [yóulǎn] /to go sightseeing/
觉得 [juéde] /to think, to feel/
方面 [fāngmiàn] /aspect/
首都 [shǒudū] /capital (of a country)/
朝代 [cháodài] /dynasty/
朝 [cháo] /dynasty/
代 [dài] /dynasty, historical period/
国都 [guódū] /national capital/
连(着) [lián(zhe)] /to connect, in succession/
建筑 [jiànzhù] /to build, to construct; building, architecture/
雄伟 [xióngwěi] /grand/
壮观 [zhuàngguān] /grand, magnificent/
里 [lǐ] /a Chinese unit of length (= 0.5 km)/
了不起 [liǎobuqǐ] /terrific, wonderful/
广场 [guǎngchǎng] /public square/
宫殿 [gōngdiàn] /palace/
后来 [hòulái] /later on, afterwards/
特色 [tèsè] /special feature, characteristics/
公元 [gōngyuán] /A.D., the Christian era/
世纪 [shìjì] /century/
博物馆 [bówùguǎn] /museum/
相当 [xiāngdāng] /considerably, quite/
重要 [zhòngyào] /important/
地位 [dìwèi] /position, status/
不但…而且… [bùdàn...érqiě...] /not only ... also/
优美 [yōuměi] /beautiful, graceful/
顺流而下 [shùnliú’érxià] /to flow downstream/
峡 [xiá] /gorge/
陡 [dǒu] /steep/
江面 [jiāngmiàn] /the surface of a river/
窄 [zhǎi] /narrow/
曲折 [qūzhé] /winding/
急 [jí] /swift (current), anxious, urgent/
好像 [hǎoxiàng] /to seem, to be like/
撞 [zhuàng] /to run into/
拐弯儿 [guǎiwānr] /to turn a corner/
诗 [shī] /poem/
诗人 [shīrén] /poet/
港口 [gǎngkǒu] /port, harbour/
旅馆 [lǚguǎn] /hotel/
一天到晚 [yītiāndàowǎn] /from morning to night/
热闹 [rènao] /lively/
园林之成 [yuánlín zhī chéng] /a city of gardens/
小巧 [xiǎoqiǎo] /small and exquisite/
别致 [biézhì] /uniquely elegant/
各 [gè] /each, every/
按照 [ànzhào] /according to/
建造 [jiànzào] /to build/
另外 [lìngwài] /in addition, moreover/
三面环山 [sān miàn huán shān] /with mountains on three sides/
秀丽 [xiùlì] /beautiful, pretty/
把…比作… [bǎ...bǐzuò] /to liken to/
漂亮 [piàoliang] /pretty, beautiful/
女子 [nǚzǐ] /woman/
民间 [mínjiān] /folk/
传说 [chuánshuō] /legend, folklore/
盒 [hé] /box/
见面 [jiànmiàn] /to meet/
品尝 [pǐncháng] /to taste/
细 [xì] /carefully, in detail/
亲眼 [qīnyǎn] /to see with one's own eyes/
进一步 [jìnyībù] /further, to go a step further/
提高 [tígāo] /to raise/
教导 [jiàodǎo] /teaching; to teach/
表示 [biǎoshì] /to express/
衷心 [zhōngxīn] /heartfelt/
感谢 [gǎnxiè] /gratitude; to thank/
祝 [zhù] /to wish, to express good wishes/
健康 [jiànkāng] /healthy; health/
元 [Yuán] /the Yuan Dynasty/
明 [Míng] /the Ming Dynasty/
清 [Qīng] /the Ching Dynasty/
天安门广场 [Tiān’ānmén Guǎngchǎng] /Tian'anmen Square/
故宫 [Gùgōng] /the Palace Museum/
西安 [Xī’ān] /Xi'an/
秦 [Qín] /the Qin Dynasty/
汉 [Hàn] /the Han Dynasty/
唐 [Táng] /the Tang Dynasty/
秦始皇兵马俑博物馆 [Qín Shǐhuáng Bīngmǎyǒng Bówòguǎn] /Museum of Emporer Qin Shihuang's Terra Cotta Cavalry/
重庆 [Chóngqìng] /Chongqing/
三峡 [Sānxiá] /the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River/
武汉 [Wǔhàn] /Wuhan/
纽约市 [Niǔyuēshì] /New York City/
西湖 [Xīhú] /the West Lake/
西子湖 [Xīzǐhú] /the West Lake/
宋代 [Sòng Dài] /the Song Dynasty/
西施 [Xīshī] /Xishi (patriotic beauty of the Spring and Autumn Period)/
龙井茶 [lóngjǐngchá] /longjing (famous green tea produced in Hangzhou)/
州 [zhōu] /state/
群 [qún] /(a measure word) group, crowd/
乳酪业 [rǔlàoyè] /dairy farming/
林野 [línyè] /forestry/
渔业 [yúyè] /fishery/
钢铁业 [gāngtiěyè] /steel industry/
阳光 [yángguāng] /sunshine/
阳光地带 [Yángguāng Dìdài] /the Sun Belt/
中西部 [Zhōngxī Bù] /the Midwest/
猪 [zhū] /pig/
牛 [niú] /cow/
鸡 [jī] /chicken/
水果 [shuǐguǒ] /fruit/
制造 [zhìzào] /to make, to manufacture/
金子 [jīnzi] /gold/
年轻人到西部去 [Niánqīngrén dào xībù qù] /'Go West, young man!'/
北极 [Běijí] /the North Pole/
阿拉斯加 [Alāsījiā] /Alaska/
太平洋 [Tàipíngyáng] /the Pacific Ocean/
夏威夷 [Xiāwēiyí] /Hawaii/
加拿大 [Jiānádà] /Canada/
墨西哥 [Mòxīgē] /Mexico/
墨西哥湾 [Mòxīgē Wān] /the Gulf of Mexico/
大西洋 [Dàxīyáng] /the Atlantic Ocean/
密西西比河 [Mìxīxībǐ Hé] /Mississippi River/
新英格兰 [Xīn Yīnggélán] /New England/
波士顿 [Bōshìdùn] /Boston/
纽约 [Niǔyuē] /New York/
华盛顿 [Huáshèngdùn] /Washington D.C./
佛罗里达州 [Fóluólǐdá Zhōu] /the State of Florida/
德克萨斯州 [Dékèsàsī Zhōu] /the State of Texas/
芝加哥 [Zhījiāgē] /Chicago/
洛矶山 [Luòjīshān] /Rocky Mountains/
洛杉矶 [Luòshānjī] /Los Angeles/
西雅图 [Xīyǎtú] /Seattle/
狄斯耐乐园 [Dísīnàilèyuán] /Disneyland/
三藩市 [Sānfānshì] /San Francisco/
旧金山 [Jiùjīnshān] /San Francisco/
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