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你 Welcome to Beijing

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北京欢迎你Welcome to Beijing

Cristina Zhao - Micol Biondi

CRISTINA ZHAO - MICOL BIONDI 北京

欢迎

你 WELCOME TO BEIJING

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Level 1 200 wordsHSK 1-2

Beijing is a rapidly growing city where modernity and tradition meet and ‘clash’ in a dynamic and intense union. Come and discover the most fascinating locations in this great metropolis and let yourself be amazed by the secrets it hides! Immerse yourself in the millennial Chinese culture by visiting the ancient alleys and the futuristic artery roads of the ‘Capital city of the North’.

In this reader you will find:- Grammar structures and vocabulary in accordance with the HSK1-2

standards;- Glossary with pronunciation and translation;- Text without Pinyin to promote authentic reading;- Comprehension and grammar revision activities;- Splendid photographs capture the beauty and vitality of Beijing;- Audio CD with the complete reading of the text.

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Cristina Zhao - Micol Biondi

北京欢迎你

Welcome to Beijing

A series of beautifully illustrated volumes in Chinese for readers of all ages.

C h i n e s e G r a d e d R e a d e r s

HSK1 -2

C h i n e s e G r a d e d R e a d e r s C h i n e s e G r a d e d R e a d e r s

Welcome to Beijing

北京欢迎你Cristina Zhao - Micol Biondi

Language RevisionWang Hui

ELI Chinese Graded ReadersFounder and Series EditorsPaola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director)

Graphic DesignAirone Comunicazione - Sergio Elisei

LayoutAirone Comunicazione - Enea Ciccarelli

Production ManagerFrancesco Capitano

Photo creditsShutterstock, Cristina Zhao, Micol Biondi

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ISBN 978-88-536-2456-7

First edition: June 2017

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目录 Contents

6 故宫 Gùgōng The Forbidden City8 天安门 Tiān’ānmén The Gate of Heavenly Peace10 长城 Chángchéng The Great Wall12 天坛 Tiāntán The Temple of Heaven14 雍和宫 Yōnghégōng The Lama Temple16 颐和园 Yíhéyuán The Summer Palace18 什刹海 Shíchàhǎi The Shichahai Quarter 20 四合院 Sìhéyuàn The Courtyard Houses22 胡同 Hútòng The hutongs, the alleys of the ancient city24 春节 Chūnjié The Spring Festival 28 传统节日 Chuántǒng jiérì Other traditional festivals 30 吃在北京 Chī zài Běijīng Food in Beijing32 购物 Gòuwù Shopping34 北京的夜晚 Běijīng de yèwǎn Beijing by nigh36 现代建筑 Xiàndài jiànzhù Modern architecture38 798艺术区 798 Yìshù qū The ‘798’ Art District 40 戏曲 Xìqǔ Traditional Chinese theatre42 地名 Dìmíng Place names44 交通 Jiāotōng Moving around the city46 气候与环境 Qìhòu yǔ huánjìng The weather and the environment48 北京的生活 Běijīng de shēnghuó Living in Beijing52 北京的郊区 Běijīng de jiāoqū The Beijing surroundings 54 生词 Shēngcí New words56 练习题 Liànxítí Exercises

故宫的正门叫午门

(The Meridian Gate)，

只有皇帝才能从 中间

的正门进出。

故宫Gùgōng

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皇帝 huángdì emperor 地方 dìfāng place像 xiàng to resemble, look like, image城市 chéngshì city

正 zhèng central只有......才 zhǐyǒu......cái only, just从 cóng from中间 zhōngjiān in the middle

Wǔmén

故宫(The Forbidden City) 是中国皇帝住过的地方。

它非常大，就像一个小小的城市。故宫

里有9999个房间。

Gùgōng

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太和殿前有两只狮子。左边的雄

狮子脚 下有一个球，右边的雌

狮子脚下是一只小

狮子。

中心 zhōngxīn centre狮子 shīzi lion雄 xióng male, masculine雌 cí female, feminine

正 zhèng central只有......才 zhǐyǒu......cái only, just从 cóng from中间 zhōngjiān in the middle

最后 zuìhòu last, final讲 jiǎng to tell, narrate故事 gùshì story, tale

太和殿 (The Hall of Supreme Harmony)在故宫的中心。

住在故宫的最后一

个皇帝叫溥仪(Pu Yi,

1906-1967)， 电影

(The Last Emperor) 讲

的是他的 故事。

Pǔ Yí

Mòdài huángdì

Tàihédiàn

《末代皇帝》

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奥运会 Àoyùnhùi: Olympics拜年 bàinián: to wish someone a Happy New Year包金的 bāojīn de: golden, covered with gold贝壳 bèiké: shell比如 bǐrú: for example边 biān: side宝贝 bǎobèi: treasure报时 bàoshí: announce the time博物馆 bówùguǎn: museum猜 cāi: to guess餐厅cāntīng: restaurant草原 cǎoyuán: grassland, prairie长廊 chángláng: corridor尝 cháng: to taste朝 cháo: dynasty城 chéng: city 城门 chéngmén door of the city walls出租车 chūzūchē: taxi传递 chuándì: to transmit传统 chuántǒng: traditional窗户 chuānghu: window春天 chūntiān: spring除了chúle: except (for), besides雌 cí: female, feminine从 cóng: from脆 cuì: crispy, crunchy大楼 dàlóu: building, palace大街 dàjiē: road, street打开 dǎkāi: to open......的时候 ......de shíhòu: when, at the time of灯 dēng: lantern灯谜 dēngmí: riddles written on lanterns地方 dìfāng: place地名 dìmíng: place names地铁 dìtiě: subway, metro地图 dìtú: map堵 dǔ: gridlock, traffic冬天 dōngtiān: winter短 duǎn: short

二胡 èrhú: traditional 2-string musical instrument发音 fāyīn: to pronounce发愁 fāchóu: to be worried, anxious方 fāng: square房子 fángzi: house放鞭炮 fàng biānpào: to let off fireworks方便 fāngbiàn: convenient, practical方位 fāngwèi: direction非 fēi: to not be, wrong, incorrect烽火台 fēnghuǒtái: watchtower峰 fēng: summit丰富多彩 fēngfù duōcǎi: rich and varied风景区 fēngjǐng qū: scenic area佛教 fójiào: Buddhism佛像 fóxiàng: statue of Buddha富有 fùyǒu: rich高速路 gāosùlù: motorway各地 gèdì: in all parts各种 gèzhǒng: all types of更多 gèngduō: more, even more, a larger quantity 公共 gōnggòng: public共 gòng: altogether公里 gōnglǐ: kilometre工厂 gōngchǎng: factory工具 gōngjù: means of transport公园 gōngyuán: park狗尾巴 gǒuwěiba: dog’s tail购物 gòuwù: to go shopping古代 gǔdài: ancient古筝 gǔzhēng: guzheng, traditional musical instrument similar to the cithara古老 gǔlǎo: ancient, old逛 guàng: to walk, stroll, visit国旗 guóqí: national flag 国庆 guóqìng: national festival过去 guòqù: in the past故事 gùshì: story, tale广场 guǎngchǎng: square 鬼(神) guǐ(shén): spirit, ghost

黑芝麻 hēi zhīma: black sesame湖 hú: lake胡同 hútòng: lane, alley互相 hùxiāng: mutually 划船 huáchuán: to go for a boat ride滑冰 huábīng: to ice skate画廊 huàláng: art gallery环境 huánjìng: environment皇帝 huángdì: emperor火锅 huǒguō: ‘hot pot’季节 jìjié: season煎饼 jianbing, a type of savoury pancake filled with eggs and vegetables 健康 jiànkāng: healthy建筑 jiànzhù: building, construction郊区 jiāoqū: outskirts, surroundings饺子 jiǎozi: dumplings交通 jiāotōng: transport街 jiē: via, road, street街道 jiēdào: road节日 jiérì: festival, holiday, anniversary金鱼 jīnyú: goldfish金银色 jīnyínsè: gold and silver coloured净化器 jìnghuàqì: air purifier京剧 jīngjù: Beijing opera酒吧 jiǔbā: bar举行 jǔxíng: to have (a party, an event)集会 jíhuì: meeting, gathering祭天 jìtiān: to make sacrifices to Heaven讲 jiǎng: to tell, narrate节目 jiémù: show, performance开门 kaīmén: open 开阔 kāikuò: wide, open (spaces)开始 kāishǐ: to start烤鸭 kǎoyā: roast duck考古 kǎogǔ: archaeology砍价 kǎnjià: ask for a discount空气 kōngqì: air口 kǒu: crossing 裤衩 kùchǎ: underpants宽 kuān: wide

New vocabulary 生词

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快递 kuàidì: courier KTV: karaoke拉 lā: to throw老外 lǎowài: ‘old’ foreigner脸谱 liǎnpǔ: facial make-up练 liàn: to do/play (a sport)路口 lùkǒu: crossing帽儿 màoer: hat, cap 米 mǐ: rice, metre庙会 miàohuì: fair明 Míng: Ming (dynasty)木头 mùtou: wood男子汉 nánzǐhàn: man, (manly)年轻人 niánqīngrén: young people鸟巢 niǎocháo: nest爬山 páshān: to walk in the mountains平安 píng'ān: peaceful, safe墙 qiáng: wall旗袍 qípáo: qipao, qipao, traditional Chinese dress桥洞 qiáodòng: arch亲切地 qīnqiède: affectionately清 Qīng: Qing (dynasty)庆祝 qìngzhù: to celebrate情人节 Qíngrénjié: Saint Valentine’s Day区 qū: zone, area, district全家人 quán jiārén: the whole family气候 qìhòu: climate秋天 qiūtiān: autumn人口 rénkǒu: population人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi: extremely crowded 热闹 rènào: lively如果 rúguǒ: if, in case烧 shāo: to burn赏月 shǎngyuè: to admire the moon山林 shānlín: mountainous 圣诞节 Shèngdànjié: Christmas市 shì: market市场 shìchǎng: market石桥 shíqiáo: stone bridge石狮 shíshī: stone lion狮子 shīzi: lion

时装 shízhuāng: fashion时尚 shíshàng: fashionable世界 shìjiè: world世界上 shìjiè shàng: in the world首都 shǒudū: capital私家车 sījiāchē: private car寺庙 sìmiào: temple死 sǐ: death属相 shǔxiàng: Chinese zodiac sign数字 shùzì: number送 sòng: to deliver所以 suǒyǐ: therefore, so条 tiáo: classifier太后 tàihòu: empress dowager太极拳 tàijíquán: taiji团圆 tuányuán: union, to have a reunion外国人 wàiguórén foreigner万 wàn: ten thousand万圣节 Wànshèngjié: Halloween往 wǎng: towards网站 wǎngzhàn: Internet site戏剧 xìjù: theatre戏曲 xìqǔ: traditional Chinese theatre先 xiān: first夏天 xiàtiān: summer现代 xiàndài: modern香 xiāng: incense, fragrant, tasty消息 xiāoxī: messages, news像 xiàng: immagine to resemble, look like, image相声 xiàngshēng: crosstalk西方 xīfāng: the West, Western countries西餐 xīcān: Western-style food小吃 xiǎochī: stuzzichino, snack, ‘street food’形 xíng: form, shape雄 xióng: male, masculine修建 xiūjiàn: to build压岁钱 yāsuì qián: tip, money given to children as a new year present演员 yǎnyuán: actor

摇滚 yáogǔn: rock music夜市 yèshì: evening market夜晚 yèwǎn: night游泳馆 yóuyǒngguǎn: acquatics centre, swimming pool艺术品 yìshùpǐn: work of art遗址 yízhǐ: site艺术 yìshù: art饮食 yǐnshí: food一年里 yī nián lǐ: of the year友好 yǒuhǎo: friendly游客 yóukè: tourist有趣 yǒuqù: interesting, curious有名 yǒumíng: famous有特色 yǒu tèsè: typical, characteristic, distinguished圆 yuán: round元 yuán: Chinese coin院子 yuànzi: courtyard原来 yuánlái: former, original元宵 yuánxiāo: round cake made with glutinous rice猿人 yuánrén: apeman月饼 yuèbǐng: mooncake 窄 zhǎi: narrow展览 zhǎnlǎn: show, exhibition长辈 zhǎngbèi: elderly (members of the family)找 zhǎo: to look for照相 zhàoxiàng: to take photographs真正 zhēnzhèng: true, real, genuine正 zhèng: central正直 zhèngzhí: honest之间 zhījiān: between只有......才 zhǐyǒu......cái: only, just 中间 zhōngjiān: in the middle中餐 zhōngcān: Chinese food中心 zhōngxīn: centre周围 zhōuwéi: surroundings重要 zhòngyào: important支 zhī: classifier主要 zhǔyào: main最后 zuìhòu: last最近 zuìjìn: recently座 zuò: measure word

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Exercises

练习题

1. Choose the correct answer. 选择题。

1. 中国人最喜欢哪个数字？ a. ■ 4 b. ■ 8

2. 中国的皇帝没有住过哪个地方？

3. 北京人在大年三十儿晚上吃什么？

c. ■ 13 d. ■ 14

Gùgōng

Yíhéyuán

Yōnghégōng

Dìtán

c. ■ 雍和宫

d. ■ 地坛

c. ■ 饺子

d. ■ 火锅

a. ■ 故宫

b. ■ 颐和园

a. ■ 元宵

b. ■ 月饼

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4. 798现在主要是做什么的地方？ a. ■ 跳舞 b. ■ 买东西

6. 北京有多少人口？ a. ■ 100 多万 (1,000,000) b. ■ 200 多万 (2,000,000)

7. 哪一种不是北京的主要交通工具？ a. ■地铁 b. ■ 私家车

8. 北京人叫外国人...... a. ■ 小外 b. ■ 大外

5. 哪一个是现代建筑?

c. ■ 艺术中心 d. ■ 工厂

c. ■ 1000 多万 (10,000,000) d. ■ 2000 多万 (20,000,000)

c. ■ 人力车 d. ■ 出租车

c. ■ 老外 d. ■ 外人

c. ■ 颐和园

d. ■ 恭王府

a. ■ 鸟巢

b. ■ 雍和宫

Niǎocháo

Yōnghégōng

Yíhéyuán

Gōngwángfǔ

9. 四合院不可能像哪一个字？ a. ■ 天 b. ■ 日

c. ■ 口 d. ■ 目