Chinese Mandarin listening pod: Xiaojuan's trip to Guangzhou next summer

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This is a short paragraph listening material in Chinese mandarin about a plan of a trip to Guangzhou China. It is a great resource of practicing how to talk about a plan to a place and activities they plan to do.

Check your listening by answer the questions after you listen to this episode.

1. How long have Xiaojuan and I known each other?

2. What do they plan to do this summer?

3. What transportation will they take from Los Angeles to Guangzhou? How long does it take?

4. What will they do in Guangzhou? (3 things)

5. What do they want to learn in Guangzhou and why?

Translation:

Xiaojuan is my best friend. We have know each other for 11 years. This coming summer, I plan to go to travel to China with Xiaojuan. The city that I want to visit the most is Guangzhou, because I heard the foods there are particularly great! We plan to go to Guangzhou by airplane from Los Angeles. It takes 15 hours to get Guangzhou by airplane. My grandmother lives in Guangzhou, so I plan to visit her. My grandmother is 65 years old this year but she looks not old at all. She not only loves play TaiQi but also loves to dance in the public park. She is really good at TaiQi. Therefore, both Xiaojuan and I want to learn how to play TaiQi from my grandmother in the summer, because we both think TaiQi is so cool. Due to the hot weather in Guangzhou, we also decide to go to swimming.

Script:

小娟是我最好的朋友。我们已经认识十一年了。今年暑假，我打算和小娟一起去中国旅行。我最想去广州，因为我听说广州的食物特别好吃。我们计划从洛杉矶坐飞机去广州。从洛杉矶到坐飞机广州要15个小时。我的奶奶住在广州，所以我打算去看望我的奶奶。我的奶奶今年六十五岁了，但她看起来一点都不老。她不仅喜欢打太极，她还喜欢跳广场舞。她打太极打得特别好。因此，暑假的时候，我和小娟都想跟我的奶奶学一学怎么打太极，因为我们都觉得打太极太酷了。由于暑假的时候广州的天气特别热，因此，我还决定和小娟一起去游泳。

Vocabulary:

已经 already

认识 to get know someone

打算 to plan

决定 to decide, decision

计划 to plan, plan

旅行 to travel

看望 to visit someone

听说 heard

因此 therefore

由于 due to

打太极 play TaiQi

广场舞 a dance that elderly people dancing in public park or open space in China

游泳 swim

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