Shandong: a Chinese conversation with pinyin and English

The conversation

Speakers: Xiaoyu and Zhiyuan.

1. Xiaoyu

   泰(tài)山(shān)我(wǒ)刚(gāng)爬(pá)完(wán)。整(zhěng)座(zuò)山(shān)啊(a)，我(wǒ)一(yí)步(bù)步(bù)全(quán)拿(ná)下(xià)了(le)。

   I just finished climbing Mount Tai. Conquered the whole thing, step by step.

2. Zhiyuan

   五(wǔ)岳(yuè)之(zhī)首(shǒu)嘛(ma)，能(néng)给(gěi)您(nín)鼓(gǔ)个(gè)掌(zhǎng)吗(ma)？

   Well, it's the chief of the Five Great Mountains. Should I give you a round of applause?

3. Xiaoyu

   路(lù)上(shang)遇(yù)着(zhe)个(gè)老(lǎo)大(dà)娘(niáng)，生(shēng)生(shēng)超(chāo)了(le)我(wǒ)两(liǎng)回(huí)。

   I ran into this old lady on the trail who straight-up passed me twice.

4. Zhiyuan

   那(nà)可(kě)真(zhēn)不(bù)含(hán)糊(hu)。

   That's no joke.

5. Xiaoyu

   明(míng)儿(r)我(wǒ)得(děi)去(qù)平(píng)坦(tǎn)的(de)地(dì)界(jiè)儿(r)，上(shàng)曲(qū)阜(fù)转(zhuàn)转(zhuan)。

   Tomorrow I need some flat ground, so I'm heading over to Qufu to wander around.

6. Zhiyuan

   曲(qū)阜(fù)是(shì)谁(shuí)的(de)老(lǎo)家(jiā)来(lái)着(zhe)？考(kǎo)考(kao)你(nǐ)。

   Whose hometown is Qufu again? Let's test you.

   1. 孔(kǒng)子(zǐ) Confucius
   2. 屈(qū)原(yuán) Qu Yuan
   3. 苏(sū)东(dōng)坡(pō) Su Dongpo

   Answer

   孔(kǒng)子(zǐ) Confucius

7. Xiaoyu

   孔(kǒng)子(zǐ)呗(bei)。我(wǒ)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)瞻(zhān)仰(yǎng)瞻(zhān)仰(yǎng)，顺(shùn)便(biàn)歇(xiē)歇(xie)我(wǒ)这(zhè)俩(liǎ)膝(xī)盖(gài)。

   Confucius, obviously. I'm planning to pay my respects and give my poor knees a break.

8. Zhiyuan

   那(nà)这(zhè)儿(r)的(de)鲤(lǐ)鱼(yú)吃(chī)过(guò)没(méi)？

   Have you had the carp there yet?

9. Xiaoyu

   糖(táng)醋(cù)鲤(lǐ)鱼(yú)，黄(huáng)河(hé)口(kǒu)捞(lāo)的(de)，上(shàng)桌(zhuō)时(shí)脑(nǎo)袋(dai)和(hé)尾(wěi)巴(ba)都(dōu)翘(qiào)着(zhe)呢(ne)。

   Sweet and sour carp caught right at the Yellow River estuary. When it's served, both the head and tail are curving upward.

10. Zhiyuan

    瞧(qiáo)着(zhe)跟(gēn)受(shòu)了(le)多(duō)大(dà)惊(jīng)似(shì)的(de)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

    Looking like it's seen a ghost, right?

11. Xiaoyu

    简(jiǎn)直(zhí)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)登(dēng)顶(dǐng)那(nà)会(huì)儿(r)的(de)动(dòng)静(jìng)一(yì)模(mú)一(yí)样(yàng)。

    Pretty much looked like me when I finally made it to the top.

12. Zhiyuan

    接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)该(gāi)奔(bēn)青(qīng)岛(dǎo)了(le)吧(ba)？

    Qingdao next, I take it?

13. Xiaoyu

    冲(chōng)着(zhe)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)去(qù)的(de)，始(shǐ)于(yú)1903年(nián)呢(ne)。这(zhè)回(huí)可(kě)算(suàn)喝(hē)着(zhe)正(zhèng)宗(zōng)的(de)了(le)。

    I'm going purely for the beer, brewed since 1903. Finally gonna have the real deal.

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