Cir – Lesson 484
| Mài kè: |
Hú tòng shì shén me yì si? |
| 麦克： |
胡同是什么意思？ |
| Mike: |
What does the word “hutong” mean? |
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| Lì li: |
Hú tòng zuì chū de yì si shì rén men jù jí hé jū zhù de dì fang. |
| 丽丽： |
胡同最初的意思是人们聚集和居住的地方。 |
| Lili: |
The original meaning of hutong was a place where people live and gather together. |
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| Mài kè: |
Yě jiù shì jū mín qū, duì ma? |
| 麦克： |
也就是居民区，对吗？ |
| Mike: |
Like a residential area, right? |
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| Lì li: |
Shì de.Hú tòng lìng wài yí gè yì si shì jiē qū zhī jiān de guò dào. |
| 丽丽： |
是的。胡同另外一个意思是街区之间的过道。 |
| Lili: |
Yes. It also refers to the passageways between living
(Source: china.org.cn) quarters. |
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| Mài kè: |
Tīng shuō běi jīng de hú tòng duō de bú jì qí shù. |
| 麦克： |
听说北京的胡同多得不计其数。 |
| Mike: |
I was told that Beijing has countless hutongs. |
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| Lì li: |
Duì. Běi jīng xiàn cún de hú tòng dà duò jiàn yú míng qīng liăng dài. |
| 丽丽： |
对。北京现存的胡同大多建于明清两代。 |
| Lili: |
Yes. Most of the hutongs in Beijing today were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. |
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| Mài kè: |
Rén men dōu shuō běi jīng de hú tòng gè shì gè yàng, sì tōng bā dá. |
| 麦克： |
人们都说北京的胡同各式各样，四通八达。 |
| Mike: |
People say that Beijing’s hutongs come in all shapes and sizes, and they spread out in many directions. |
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| Lì li: |
Méi cuò. Lái běi jīing de yóu kè xĭ huān chéng zuò sān lún chē zài hòu hăi yóu hú tòng. |
| 丽丽： |
没错。来北京的游客喜欢乘坐三轮车在后海游览胡同。 |
| Lili: |
That’s right. And the tourists like to tour the hutongs in Houhai in bicycle rickshaws. |
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| Mài kè: |
Yóu kè men hái kě yĭ cān guān běi jīng de sì hé yuàn. |
| 麦克： |
游客们还可以参观北京的四合院。 |
| Mike: |
Tourists can also visit the courtyard houses. |
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| Lì li: |
Hòu hai yě shì běi jīng chuán tŏng xiăo chī huì cuì de dì fang. |
| 丽丽： |
后海也是北京传统小吃荟萃的地方。 |
| Lili: |
Houhai is where you can find a wide selection of traditional Beijing delicacies.
(Source: china.org.cn) |
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