Introducing a Country

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小林

xiǎoměinéngjièshàodeguójiāma

小美,你能介绍你的国家吗?

Xiao Mei, can you tell me about your country?

小美

xíngdeguójiāshìzhōngguóhěnyuǎnxiǎngma

行。我的国家是中国,很远。你想去吗?

Sure. My country is China; it's very far. Do you want to go?

小林

xiǎngtīngshuōfēipiàotàiguìleduōshǎoqián

想!我听说飞机票太贵了。多少钱?

I do! I hear plane tickets are really expensive. How much?

小美

zhīdaobiéréndōushuōguì

我不知道。别人都说不贵。

I don’t know. Everyone else says it’s not expensive.

小林

òchuānzhōngguófuzhēnhǎokàn

哦,你穿中国衣服真好看!

Oh, you look great in Chinese clothes!

小美

xièxiekànzhèshìdejiārénpéngyou

谢谢!你看,这是我的家人和朋友。

Thanks! Look, these are my family and friends.

小林

menzhèngzàixiàozhēnhǎokàn

她们正在笑,真好看!

They’re laughing — they look great!

小美

shìdepéngyoumendōuhuanqiú

是我和我的朋友。她们都喜欢打球。

That’s me and my friends. They all like playing ball.

小林

zhōngguódeqiúguìmaduōshǎoyuán

中国的球贵吗?多少元?

Are balls expensive in China? How many yuan?

小美

guìshíyuánhuanqiúma

不贵,五十元。你也喜欢打球吗?

Not expensive — fifty yuan. Do you like playing ball too?