明天咱们去看京剧吧!(Míngtiān zánmen qù kàn jīngjù ba!):
Let’s go to see Beijing Opera tomorrow!
Words
1.京剧(jīngjù):[proper n]the Peking Opera
2.脸谱(liǎnpǔ):[n]Peking Opera masks
3.票(piào):[n]ticket
4.卖(mài):[v]to sell
5.光(guāng):[adj]sold out
6.别(bié):[adv]don’t
7.香山(Xiāng Shān):[proper n]the Fragrant Hills
8.远(yuǎn):[adj]far
9.颐和园(Yíhé Yuán):[proper n]the Summer Palace
10.故宫(Gù Gōng):[proper n]the forbidden City
11.更(gèng):[adv]even more
12.快(kuài):[adj]fast
13.决定(juédìng):[v]to decide
Background
Dachuan comes to Wang Jun’s home as a guest. Dachuan is very interested in the Peking Opera masks that addorn Wang Jun’s home. They make an appointment to see Peking Opera together.
Dialogue One
Zhèxiē shì shénme?
这些是什么?
What are these?
Zhèxiē shì jīngjù liǎnpǔ. Nǐ kàn guò jīngjù ma?
这些是京剧脸谱。你看过京剧吗?
These are Peking Opera masks. Have you ever see the Peking Opera?
Méi kàn guò.
没看过。
Not yet.
Míngtiān zánmen qù kàn jīngjù ba!
明天咱们去看京剧吧!
Let’s go and see the Peking Opera tomorrow!
Hǎo a!Jiào lǐ Méi tāmen yìqǐ qù ba!
好啊!叫李梅他们一起去吧!
Ok. Ask Li Mei and them to go with us!
Background
Wang Jun, Dachuan, Hu Man, Li Mei and Sun Dawei go to see Peking Opera but discover that the tickets have been sold out. They discuss wher else they should hang out.
Dialogue Two
Piào mài guāng le.
票卖光了。
The tickets are sold out.
Méiguānxi,wǒmen kěyǐ qù bié de dìfang.
没关系,我们可以去别的地方。
No problem. We can go somewher else.
Zánmen qù Xiāng Shān ba!
咱们去香山吧!
Let’s go to the Fragrant Hills then.
Xiāng Shān tài yuǎn le. Qù Yíhé Yuán zěnmeyàng?
香山太远了。去颐和园怎么样?
They’re too far from here. What about the Summer Palace?
Wǒ juéde qù Gù Gōng gèng yǒu yìsi.
我觉得去故宫更有意思。
I think the Forbidden City is more interesting.
Zhēn máfan,kuài diǎnr juédìng ba!
真麻烦,快点儿决定吧!
Why are you so troublesome! Let’s make a decision as soon as possible.