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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sunrise over the Sea of Cloud

Climb the Yellow Mountain before dawn with Little Wu: hear get up at four to watch the sunrise, hear the climb takes two hours, see the sea of cloud, hear his dream of a brand of his own, and promise to talk on the way down.

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THE STORY

The top of the Yellow Mountain at dawn in May, granite peaks standing out of a white sea of cloud, Little Wu and Owen in borrowed coats.

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看 日出。kàn rìchūwatch the sunrise
明天 四 点 起床， 看 日出。míngtiān sì diǎn qǐchuáng, kàn rìchūTomorrow we get up at four to watch the sunrise.
四 点？ 这么 早！sì diǎn? zhème zǎoFour? So early!
爬 上 去。pá shàng qùclimb up, away from here
爬 上 去 要 两 个 小时。pá shàng qù yào liǎng ge xiǎoshíClimbing up takes two hours.
别 爬 太 快。bié pá tài kuàiDon't climb too fast.
好 吧， 四 点 见。hǎo ba, sì diǎn jiànAll right. See you at four.
云海！yúnhǎithe sea of cloud
老欧， 看！ 云海！lǎo ōu, kàn! yúnhǎiOld Oh, look! The sea of cloud!
我 爬 不 动 了。wǒ pá bu dòng leI can't climb any further.

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