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Maybe I ll climb Mount Everest!

M: !

S: Stuart. Lesson 139 today. D ybirshsn k

M: Last lesson we were excited about going traveling. So, Stuart, where do you

want to go? n xing q nr?

S: Let me have a look at the guide book. Rng w knkan

lyu zhnn.

M: Ok.

S: Uh, where shall I go first?

M: How about the Tih LakeTih znmeyng? Its a very famous scenic spot

in China. Or, perhaps the West Lake, xh in Hangzhou City?

S: Aha! Heres the place Id like to visit first Tibet! W yo xin q xzng.Maybe Ill climb Mount Everest! W hi yo dngshang

Zhmlngmfng dng.

M: Thats ambitious!

S: You bet!

M: OK, now the new stuff. At first Stuart had no idea about where to go, so he

said

S: Rng w knkan lyu zhnn. Rng w knkan lyu zhnn.

M: lyu, weve learnt, means to travel. And zhnn, ZHI NAN, third tone second

tone, zhnn, literally means point south. But now it usually means guidance

or instruction.

S: So, lyu zhnn means Tour Guide, or guide book, very useful.

M: Tih Lake, tih, is one of Chinas well-known scenic spots.

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M: I also recommended the West Lake, XI HU, xh. Weve learnt that x

means west. So Im sure you can easily guess what h means. Du le, h, lake,

And xh is a very famous scenic spot in east Chinas city of Hangzhou.

S: But, despite MLs recommendation, I decided to go to Xzng, Tibet, Xzng,

where Mount Everest is.

M: And Stuart says hell climb to the top of it! Hes just boasting, chuni.

S: No, ML, Im serious! W yo dngshang Zhmlngmfng dng.

M: In Chinese, we call Mount Everest , Zhmlngmfng. DENG,

dng1, first tone, means to climb. And DING, third tone, means top. So the

whole sentence is

S: W yo dngshang Zhmlngmfng dng.

Everybody say with ML.

M: W yo dngshang Zhmlngmfng dng. W yo dngshang

Zhmlngmfng dng. Hn ho.

S: Now lets go over the conversation again. And you people at home pleaserepeat with us as loudly as you can. Dont be shy. OK, lets start.

M: Stuart, n xing q nr?

S: Rng w knkan lyu zhnn.

M: Tih znmeyng? ?

S: W yo xin q xzng. W yo xin q xzng. W hi yo dngshang

Zhmlngmfng dng.

M: In that case, good-bye and good luck, Stuart! Cause Im not climbing Mt.

Everest!

S: Ok, itll be my solo climb to the top of Zhmlngmfng dng. Who needs ML!

Guys, bye for now, and dont forget to practice at home!