Intermediate - Celebration Plans and New Years Resolutions (C0074)

A:

e sh` xia` ge xngqs`, er

wo rengr

meiy
ou jue
Xnniany`
an
`
d`ng zenme guo.
New Years Eve is next Thursday and I still havent decided how to spend it.

B:

de xnniany`
e sh` zenme guo` de?
Na` n quni
` an
What did you do last New Years Eve?

A:

a le y ge sh` zhongx

Wo he wo de nup
u engyou
canji
n de
duo,
` le zhengge

b`ngqie tiao
juhu`
` . Women he le hen
ao
de shwanshang de wu.
Women dugu
` o` le y ge meih
`

ou qian

guang.
Dansh`
na` ye feichang
anggu`
, wo meiy
` lai
yc` le. Jnnian
wo xiang

zai
zuo` yxie b`utong
de.
I went to a downtown party with my girlfriend. We had a
lot to drink and danced all night. We had a great time. But
it was very expensive. I cant afford to do that again. This
year I want to do something different.

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B:

` n de gongy
` yc` juhu`

W`eishenme
n b`u zai
u` l jub
an
` ne?
` n de gongy
` xnnian
juhu`
hesh`
de. N

Zai
u` jub
an
` hen
ou de pengyou

dugu
ao
de
key yaoqng n suoy
lai
` o` meih

shguang.
Why dont you have a party in your apartment? Your
apartment is perfect for a New Years party. You could
invite all your friends and have a great time.

A:

zhuyi.
u` de. Na` quju

Hao
u eng Wo hu` kaol
e yu wo de nup
yuanw`
` ang sh` shenme?

n de xnnian
you. Hei,
Thats a great idea. Ill think about it. It depends on my
girlfriend. Hey, what are your New Years resolutions?

B:

yuanw`
` ang? o, sh`de. Wo yjng jued`
ng zhao`
Xnnian
z`j de jiank
` ang.
an
` jiey
` an yj canji

a tyu`
gu hao
Wo dasu
`
ei le. Suoy
wo jiang
de sh` y`ao jianf

yund
Wo zhen
` ong.
` you gulu` de duanli
` an
` j`hua.
`
zh`d`ng ytao

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New Years resolutions? Oh, yeah. Ive decided to take

better care of my health. Im going to give up smoking and
join a gym. I really need to lose weight, so Im planning
to work out regularly. How about you?

A:

gaox`
mash
ang
`
u` le. Jnnian

ng jnnian
Wo hen
y`ao jiesh
aishu

jiann
de y nian,
wo yzh zai
` hen

an
du`wol
o sh` hen
` Shhua` shuo wo kaol
u` mngnian

duo de yal` xia` gongzu

o.
` ge gongzu
` Wo xuy`
`

huan
o.
duo de f`angsong
yj
ao geng

` wo de shenghu

xiangsh
ou
o.
Im glad that this year will soon be over. This year has
been very difficult for me. Ive been under a lot of pressure at work. To be honest, Im considering changing my
job next year. I need to relax more and enjoy my life.

Key Vocabulary

e
xnniany`

New Year

rengr
an

still

ng
jued`

to decide

sh` zhongx
n

city center

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juhu`
`

party

ao

meih

happy

shguang

time

anggu`

expensive

`
jub
an

to conduct

gongy
u`

apartment

yaoqng

to invite

dugu
` o`

to pass

u`
kaol

to consider

quju
e

to be up to

zhuyi

idea

` ang
yuanw`

wish

` ang

jiank

health

an
`
dasu

to plan

` an
jiey

to quit smoking

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yj

as well as

tyu`

sports

Supplementary Vocabulary

luy
u ou

travel

` nfangyou
tanq

visit relatives and friends

`
xuyu
an

make a vow (to a god)

yasu`qian

New Year money gift to children

`
ao
f`ang bianp

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