The Summer Palace is located in the northwestern suburb of Beijing, about 10 km away from the downtown area. It has a total area of 290 hectares and three-quarters of it is water. The Summer Palace consists of the Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake, with over 3,000 palaces, halls, pavilions and corridors in different types of architecture. It used to be the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty.
Text 课文
mài 麦
kè 克
: :
wǒ 我
xiǎng 想
qù 去
yóu 游
lǎn 览
yī 一
xià 下
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
. .
Mike: I want to visit the Summer Palace.
lì 丽
lì 丽
: :
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
hěn 很
zhí 值
dé 得
qù 去
. .
Lili: It’s worth going to the Summer Palace.
mài 麦
kè 克
: :
tīng 听
shuō 说
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
hěn 很
měi 美
, ,
yǒu 有
shān 山
yǒu 有
shuǐ 水
. .
Mike: It is said that the Summer Palace is very beautiful, with hills and lakes.
lì 丽
lì 丽
: :
hái 还
yǒu 有
cháng 长
láng 廊
、 、
shí 十
qī 七
kǒng 孔
qiáo 桥
、 、
fó 佛
xiāng 香
gé 阁
děng 等
. .
Lili: And there are the Long Corridor, the Seventeen-Arched Bridge, and the Tower of the Fragnant Buddha, etc.
mài 麦
kè 克
: :
wǒ 我
men 们
míng 明
tiān 天
jìu 就
qù 去
bā 吧
. .
Mike: Let’s go tomorrow.
lì 丽
lì 丽
: :
wǒ 我
jiàn 建
yì 议
qí 骑
chē 车
qù 去
, ,
hǎo 好
ma 吗
? ?
Lili: I suggest we get there by bicycle.
mài 麦
kè 克
: :
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
zhēn 真
bù 不
kuì 愧
shì 是
bó 博
wù 物
guǎn 馆
gōng 公
yuán 园
. .
Mike: It really deserves to be called a “museum park.”
lì 丽
lì 丽
: :
lái 来
běi 北
jīng 京
bù 不
qù 去
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
zhēn 真
shì 是
tài 太
yí 遗
hàn 憾
le 了
. .
Lili: Once in Beijing, it’s a pity if you don’t visit the Summer Palace.
New Words 词语
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
the Summer Palace
měi 美
beautiful
shān 山
hill, mountain
shuǐ 水
water
cháng 长
láng 廊
long corridor
qiáo 桥
bridge
fó 佛
Buddha
bù 不
kuì 愧
deserve
bó 博
wù 物
guǎn 馆
museum
gōng 公
yuán 园
park
Sentence Pattern 句型
wǒ 我
xiǎng 想
qù 去
yóu 游
lǎn 览
yī 一
xià 下
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
. .
I want to visit the Summer Palace.
lái 来
běi 北
jīng 京
bù 不
qù 去
yí 颐
hé 和
yuán 园
zhēn 真
shì 是
tài 太
yí 遗
hàn 憾
le 了
. .
Once in Beijing, it’s a pity if you don’t visit the Summer Palace.