Unit 12

Part I: Listen and Learn 2

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.
  1. Xi losh sh Shnghi rn.

    2. Prof. Xie is from Shanghai.
    謝老師是上海人。
     
  2. T yqin zh zi Shnghi.

    3. He used to live in Shanghai.
    他以前住在上海。
     
  3. Chntin de tinq bjio ho.

    4. The weather in Spring is fairly good.
    春天的天氣比較好。
     
  4. Ksh do le s w yu ji chngchng xi y.

    5. But when April (and) May come, it rains often.
    可是到了四五月就常常下雨。
     
  5. Yude shhou hn mn.

    6. Sometimes (it is) very stuffy.
    有的時候很悶。
     
  6. Xitin hn r.

    7. (It) is very hot in summer.
    夏天很熱。
     
  7. Ybn sh snsh d zuyu.

    8. It is generally around 30 degrees.
    一般是三十度左右。
     
  8. Xiw chngchng xi lizhny.

    9. There are often thunderstorms in the afternoon.
    下午常常下雷陣雨。
     
  9. Yude shhou y hn d.

    10. The rain is very heavy sometimes.
    有的時候雨很大。
     
  10. Qitin hn shfu, b lng y b r.

    11. It is very comfortable in fall. It is neither cold nor hot.
    秋天很舒服，不冷也不熱。
     
  11. Dngtin surn b chng xi xu, ksh hn lng.

    12. Although it does not snow oftern in winter, it is very cold.
    冬天雖然不常下雪，可是很冷。
     
  12. Ybn rn jil du miyou nunq.

    13. Ordinary people don't have heating at home.
    一般人家裡都沒有暖氣。
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