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| Welcome to Chinese words. My name is Rui. Today we are going to talk about 20 Words You'll Need for the Beach. |
| 1. 岛 (dǎo) “island” |
| 《荒岛余生》电影里汤姆汉克斯扮演了一个在荒岛上流浪多年的人。 |
| (“Huāng dǎo yúshēng” diànyǐng lǐ tāng mǔ hàn kè sī bànyǎnle yīgè zài huāng dǎo shàng liúlàng duōnián de rén.) |
| “Tom Hanks' character in Cast Away is about a guy's doc on a deserted island for years.” |
| 2. 游泳圈 (yóuyǒng quān) “floatee” |
| 如果你不会游泳，你需要用游泳圈。(Rúguǒ nǐ bù huì yóuyǒng, nǐ xūyào yòng yóuyǒng quān.) “If you can't swim, you should use a floatee.” |
| 3. 墨镜 (mòjìng) "sunglasses" |
| 你戴上墨镜简直像个明星。 (Nǐ dài shàng mòjìng jiǎnzhí xiàng ge míngxīng.) "You almost look like a superstar when you put on your sunglasses." |
| 4. 海滩 (hǎitān) "beach" |
| 今天海滩上人不多。 (Jīntiān hǎitān shàng rén bù duō.) "Today there are not many people on the beach." |
| It doesn't happen often in China. |
| 5. 游泳 (yóuyǒng) "swimming" |
| 我喜欢游泳。(Wǒ xǐhuān yóuyǒng.) “I like swimming” |
| 其实我不会游泳。 (Qíshí Wǒ bú huì yóuyǒng.) "Actually I can't swim. " |
| 6. 太阳 (tàiyáng) "sun" |
| 今天太阳好大，不想出门。(Jīntiān tàiyáng hào dà, bùxiǎng chūmén.) “Today is so sunny; I do not wanna go out.” |
| 我们还是等太阳下山了再出门吧。 (Wǒmen hái shì děng tàiyáng xià shān le zài chūmén ba.) "Let's go outside when the sun is down. " |
| 7. 贝壳 (bèiké) "seashell" |
| 我小时候常在沙滩上捡贝壳。 (Wǒ xiǎo shíhou cháng zài shātān shàng jiǎn bèiké.) "When I was little, I used to pick up shells on the beach all the time. " |
| 8. 泳装 (yǒngzhuāng) "swimsuit" |
| 去海边度假一定要带上泳装哦。 (Qù hǎibiān dùjià yídìng yào dàishàng yǒngzhuāng o.) "You should bring your swimsuits when having a vacation on the beach." |
| 9. 救生员 (jiùshēng yuán) "lifeguard" |
| 穿橙色上衣的就是救生员。 (Chuān chénsè shàngyī de jiùshì jiùshēng yuán.) "The ones in orange shirts are lifeguards." |
| Lifeguards in Japan, in America; they wear white and red but in China, they wear orange. |
| 10. 摩托艇 (mótuō tǐng) "jet ski" |
| 我想试试坐摩托艇，你要来吗？ (Wǒ xiǎng shì shì zuò mótuō tǐng, nǐ yào lái ma?) "I'd like to try the jet ski. Do you wanna come?" |
| 11. 帽子 (màozi) "hat" |
| 她的帽子遮住了半张脸。 (Tā de màozi zhē zhùle bàn zhāng liǎn.) "Her hat covered half of her face." |
| In China, usually Chinese girls do not want to get sunburn. In China, usually Chinese girls do not want to get sunburn. Hats, sun glass and the scarf, anything. |
| 12. 沙滩椅 (shātān yǐ) "beach chair" |
| 这些沙滩椅是可以出租的吗？ (Zhèxiē shātān yǐ shì kěyǐ chūzū de ma?) "Are these beach chairs available for rent?" |
| 13. 沙堡 (shā bǎo) "sand castle" |
| 沙滩上有几个小朋友在堆沙堡。 (Shātān shàng yǒu jǐ ge xiǎopéngyou zài duī shā bǎo.) "There are a few kids making sand castles on the beach." |
| 14. 冰饮料 (bīng yǐnliào) "cold drinks" |
| 吹吹海风，再来点冰饮料，是多么惬意啊。 (Chuī chuī hǎifēng, zài lái diǎn bīng yǐnliào, shì duōme qièyì a.) "It's so relaxing to enjoy the ocean breeze and a few cold drinks." |
| 15. 海浪 (hǎilàng) "waves" |
| 我就想坐在海边，看着海浪拍打在沙滩上。 (Wǒ jiù xiǎng zuò zài hǎibiān, kànzhe hǎilàng pāidǎ zài shātān shàng.) "All I wanted is to sit by the ocean and watch the waves hitting the beach." |
| 16. 自拍 (zìpāi) "selfie" |
| 我们来张自拍吧。 (Wǒmen lái zhāng zìpāi ba.) "Let's take a selfie." |
| 17. 人字拖 (rén zì tuō) "flip-flop" |
| 我要去商店买双人字拖。 (Wǒ yào qù shāngdiàn mǎi shuāng rén zì tuō.) "I need to get a pair of flip-flops at the store." |
| 18. 防晒霜 (fángshài shuāng) "sunscreen" |
| 去海边别忘了涂防晒霜哦。(Qù hǎibiān bié wàngle tú fángshài shuāng o.) “Don't forget to put on sunscreen when you go to the beach.” |
| 19. 比基尼 (bǐ jī ní) "bikini" |
| 这件比基尼很适合你。 (Zhè jiàn bǐ jī ní hěn shìhé nǐ.) "This bikini suits you well." |
| So, originally bikinis stands for island. They gave the name to the swimsuit after the island, interesting right? |
| 20. 晒伤 (shài shāng) "sunburnt" |
| 你不涂防晒霜很容易晒伤的。(Nǐ bù tú fángshài shuāng hěn róngyì shài shāng de.) "If you don't use any sunscreen, it's very easy for you to get sunburnt." |
| Thank you so much for watching today's Top Words. Let us know what you like doing on the beach in the comments below. |
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