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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Christmas Eve at West Lake

Walk the causeway with Lan on Christmas Eve: hear what night it is, give her an apple, hear a year of peace, say let's walk holding hands, hear that people are looking, say nobody here knows you, and wish her a merry Christmas.

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THE STORY

Dusk on Christmas Eve on the Su Causeway at West Lake, the lights coming on along the water and few people out in the cold.

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欧文， 今天 平安夜。ōuwén, jīntiān píng'ānyèOwen, today's Christmas Eve.
西湖 真 美！xīhú zhēn měiWest Lake is so beautiful!
送 你 一 个 苹果。sòng nǐ yí ge píngguǒHere's an apple for you. To a friend.
谢谢！ 一 年 平安！xièxie! yì nián píng'ānThank you! A year of peace!
美国 也 送 苹果 吗？měiguó yě sòng píngguǒ maDo they give apples in America too?
牵 着 手。qiān zhe shǒuholding hands, word for word lead, kept up, hand
我们 牵 着 手 走 吧。wǒmen qiān zhe shǒu zǒu baLet's walk holding hands.
有 人 看 我们 呢。yǒu rén kàn wǒmen nePeople are looking at us.
没 人 认识 我们。méi rén rènshi wǒmennobody knows us
这里 没 人 认识 我们。zhèlǐ méi rén rènshi wǒmenNobody here knows us.

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