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体育运动

49 [forty-nine]

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49 [Sìshíjiǔ]

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体育运动

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Do you exercise? 你 做 体--- 吗 ？ 你 做 体育运动 吗 ？ 0
nǐ z-- t--- y------ m-? nǐ zuò tǐyù yùndòng ma? 		+
Yes, I need some exercise. 是啊- 我 需- 运- 运- 。 是啊， 我 需要 运动 运动 。 0
Sh- a- w- x---- y------ y------. Shì a, wǒ xūyào yùndòng yùndòng. 		+
I am a member of a sports club. 我 参- 体---- 。 我 参加 体育俱乐部 。 0
Wǒ c----- t--- j-----. Wǒ cānjiā tǐyù jùlèbù. 		+
     
We play football / soccer (am.). 我们 踢 足- 。 我们 踢 足球 。 0
Wǒ--- t- z----. Wǒmen tī zúqiú. 		+
We swim sometimes. 我们 有-- 游- 。 我们 有时候 游泳 。 0
Wǒ--- y-- s----- y------. Wǒmen yǒu shíhòu yóuyǒng. 		+
Or we cycle. 或者 我- 骑--- 。 或者 我们 骑自行车 。 0
Hu---- w---- q- z--------. Huòzhě wǒmen qí zìxíngchē. 		+
     
There is a football / soccer (am.) stadium in our city. 在 我- 这- 城- 里 有 一- 足-- 。 在 我们 这个 城市 里 有 一个 足球场 。 0
Zà- w---- z---- c------- l- y-- y- g- z---------. Zài wǒmen zhège chéngshì li yǒu yī gè zúqiúchǎng. 		+
There is also a swimming pool with a sauna. 也有 带---- 游-- 。 也有 带桑拿浴的 游泳场 。 0
Yě--- d-- s----- y- d- y------ c----. Yěyǒu dài sāngná yù de yóuyǒng chǎng. 		+
And there is a golf course. 还有 高---- 。 还有 高尔夫球场 。 0
Há- y-- g------- q-- c----. Hái yǒu gāo'ěrfū qiú chǎng. 		+
     
What is on TV? 电视- 演 什- ？ 电视上 演 什么 ？ 0
Di----- s------- s-----? Diànshì shàngyǎn shénme? 		+
There is a football / soccer (am.) match on now. 正在 转- 足-- 。 正在 转播 足球赛 。 0
Zh------ z------ z---- s--. Zhèngzài zhuǎnbò zúqiú sài. 		+
The German team is playing against the English one. 德国- 对 英-- 。 德国队 对 英国队 。 0
Dé--- d-- d-- y------ d--. Déguó duì duì yīngguó duì. 		+
     
Who is winning? 谁 会 赢 ？ 谁 会 赢 ？ 0
Sh-- h-- y---? Shuí huì yíng? 		+
I have no idea. 我 不 知- 。 我 不 知道 。 0
Wǒ b- z-----. Wǒ bù zhīdào. 		+
It is currently a tie. 现在 还 没 产- 结- 。 现在 还 没 产生 结果 。 0
Xi----- h-- m-- c-------- j-----. Xiànzài hái méi chǎnshēng jiéguǒ. 		+
     
The referee is from Belgium. 这个 裁- 来- 比-- 。 这个 裁判 来自 比利时 。 0
Zh--- c----- l---- b------. Zhège cáipàn láizì bǐlìshí. 		+
Now there is a penalty. 现在 要 点- 了 。 现在 要 点球 了 。 0
Xi----- y------ q----. Xiànzài yàodiǎn qiúle. 		+
Goal! One – zero! 进球 ！ 1比0 ！ 进球 ！ 1比0 ！ 0
Jì- q--- 1 B- 0! Jìn qiú! 1 Bǐ 0! 		+
     

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