What will you do during the holiday?

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或许你听过这样一句话: 短暂的休息是为了更好的出发，走更远的路。假期给了我们短暂休息的机会，所以要好好享受假期。

Maybe you have heard this before: A short rest is for a better start, for a longer journey. Holiday gives us the chance for that short break, so we must enjoy and treasure the holiday.

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大家好，欢迎大家来到 Happy School Online 学习汉语。

国庆节假期快到了, 国庆节不仅为我们带来了各种各样喜庆的活动, 也为我们带来了一个令人期待的长假，很多人会为这个长假精心的设定好行程，今日王华和李玉就在讨论他们打算在假期里做什么, 快去看看吧!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Happy School Online for Chinese learning.

The national holiday is approaching, national holiday not only bring different types of celebration events, also give us the long awaited vacation. Many people will plan perfectly for this long holiday, today Wang Hua and Li Yu discuss their plans for the holiday. Let’s have a look!

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National holiday is approaching, Wang Hua and Li Yu are discussing where to go for the holiday.

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李玉，今天几号了？

lǐ yù ，jīn tiān jǐ hào le ？

Li Yu, what’s the date today?

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今天是2019年9月27号。

jīn tiān shì 2019 nián 9 yuè 27 hào 。

Today is September 27, 2019.

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时间过得好快啊，开学都快一个月了。

shí jiān guò de hǎo kuài a ，kāi xué dōu kuài yí gè yuè le 。

Time flies quick, school is only a month away.

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是啊，马上就是国庆假期了，

shì a ，mǎ shàng jiù shì guó qìng jiǎ qī le ，

Yeah, it will be the National Day holiday soon,

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假期你打算做什么？

jiǎ qī nǐ dǎ suàn zuò shén me ？

What’s your plans for the holiday?

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我打算去旅行，你呢？

wǒ dǎ suàn qù lǚ xíng ，nǐ ne ？

I will go travel a bit, you?

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假期旅游的人太多了，

jiǎ qī lǚ yóu de rén tài duō le ，

Too many people during the holiday travels.

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我就想待在家里。

wǒ jiù xiǎng dài zài jiā lǐ 。

I just like to stay home.

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Content

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Vocabulary to know

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年 [ nián ] (n)

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Year

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今年是2020年。

jīn nián shì 2020 nián 。

This is year 2020.

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月 [ yuè ] (n)

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Month

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这个月还剩多少天？

zhè ge yuè hái shèng duō shao tiān ？

How many more days left in this month?

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数学 [ shù xué ] (n)

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Mathematics

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你觉得数学难学吗？

nǐ jué dé shù xué nán xué ma ？

Do you think mathematics is difficult to learn?

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号 [ hào ] (n)

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Date

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今天几号了？

jīn tiān jǐ hào le ？

What's the date today?

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马上 [ mǎ shàng ] (adv)

Immediately / soon

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请你马上来我办公室。

qǐng nǐ mǎ shàng lái wǒ bàn gōng shì 。

Please come to my office immediately.

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开学 [ kāi xué ] (v)

Start (school)

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明天就开学了。

míng tiān jiù kāi xué le 。

The school starts tomorrow.

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国庆 [ guó qìng ]

National Day

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每年的10月1号是中国的国庆节。

měi nián de 10yuè 1hào shì zhōng guó de guó qìng jié 。

Every year on October 1st it is China's National Day.

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假期 [ jià qī ] (n)

Holiday, vacation

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我假期打算去旅游。

wǒ jià qī dǎ suàn qù lǚ yóu 。

I plan to travel for the holiday.

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