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lì li: sì diăn bàn le, dào yùn dòng chăng qù duàn liàn ba.
丽丽： 四点半了，到运动场去锻炼吧。
Lili: It is half past four. Let's go to do some exercises in the playground.
mài kè: hăo de. dă qiú hái shì păo bù?
麦克： 好的。打球还是跑步？
Mike: All right. Play ball or go running?
lì li: tī zú qiú ba.
丽丽： 踢足球吧。
Lili: Let's play football.
mài kè: hái shì qù liū bīng ba.
麦克： 还是去溜冰吧。
Mike: Let's go skating.
lì li: yĕ hăo. nĭ kàn, dào chù dōu yŏu rén zài duàn liàn.
丽丽： 也好。你看，到处都有人在锻炼。
Lili: All right. Look, there are people doing exercises everywhere.
mài kè: nà liăng wèi tóng xué de yŭ máo qiú dă de zhēn hăo.
麦克： 那两位同学的羽毛球打得真好。
Mike: Those two classmates are playing badminton very well.
lì li: nà biān zhèng zài jìn xíng pái qiú bĭ sài, zhè biān zài jìn xíng wăng qiú bĭ sài.
丽丽： 那边正在进行排球比赛，这边在进行网球比赛。
Lili: A volleyball match is going on there, and a tennis match is going on here.
mài kè: zhè biān hái yŏu lán qiú bĭ sài, bĭ fēn shì shí bā bĭ èr shí.
麦克： 这边还有篮球比赛，比分是18比20。
Mike: A basketball is match is going on here, and the score is 18:20.
lì li: wŏ men guò qù kàn kàn hăo ma?
丽丽： 我们过去看看好吗？
Lili: Let's go and have a look.
mài kè: hăo ba.
麦克： 好吧。
Mike: Okay.
丽丽： 四点半了，到运动场去锻炼吧。
Lili: It is half past four. Let's go to do some exercises in the playground.
mài kè: hăo de. dă qiú hái shì păo bù?
麦克： 好的。打球还是跑步？
Mike: All right. Play ball or go running?
lì li: tī zú qiú ba.
丽丽： 踢足球吧。
Lili: Let's play football.
mài kè: hái shì qù liū bīng ba.
麦克： 还是去溜冰吧。
Mike: Let's go skating.
lì li: yĕ hăo. nĭ kàn, dào chù dōu yŏu rén zài duàn liàn.
丽丽： 也好。你看，到处都有人在锻炼。
Lili: All right. Look, there are people doing exercises everywhere.
mài kè: nà liăng wèi tóng xué de yŭ máo qiú dă de zhēn hăo.
麦克： 那两位同学的羽毛球打得真好。
Mike: Those two classmates are playing badminton very well.
lì li: nà biān zhèng zài jìn xíng pái qiú bĭ sài, zhè biān zài jìn xíng wăng qiú bĭ sài.
丽丽： 那边正在进行排球比赛，这边在进行网球比赛。
Lili: A volleyball match is going on there, and a tennis match is going on here.
mài kè: zhè biān hái yŏu lán qiú bĭ sài, bĭ fēn shì shí bā bĭ èr shí.
麦克： 这边还有篮球比赛，比分是18比20。
Mike: A basketball is match is going on here, and the score is 18:20.
lì li: wŏ men guò qù kàn kàn hăo ma?
丽丽： 我们过去看看好吗？
Lili: Let's go and have a look.
mài kè: hăo ba.
麦克： 好吧。
Mike: Okay.
Background
In recent years, some new sports, such as rock climbing, horse racing, bungee jumping, bowling, skateboard, woman's boxing, and golf are becoming popular among Chinese people, especially young urban people. There are also many roller-skating rinks in Beijing. A lot of people also play table tennis and tennis.
New Words
tĭ yù 体育: sport
huó dòng 活动: activity
yùn dòng chăng 运动场: playground
duàn liàn 锻炼: to do exercises
dă qiú 打球: to play ball
păo bù 跑步: to run; running
liū bīng 溜冰: skating
dào chù 到处: everywhere
tóng xué 同学: classmate
yŭ máo qiú 羽毛球: badminton
pái qiú 排球: volleyball
wăng qiú 网球: tennis
lán qiú 篮球: basketbal
jìn xíng 进行: to be in progress
bĭ sài 比赛: match
bĭ fēn 比分: score
