Trip to Wuzhen Part 1/2 (Expert Level) (Pinyin and English in description field)

In this video you go with 小红 to the beautiful town of Wuzhen 乌镇.

The full script with Pinyin and English 📝


今天我们将开车去乌镇。
Jīn tiān wǒ men jiāng kāi chē qù wū zhèn.
Today we are driving to Wuzhen.

乌镇，位于浙江省，地理位置非常好，
Wū zhèn, wèi yú zhè jiāng shěng,dì lǐ wèi zhì fēi cháng hǎo,
Wuzhen, is located in Zhejiang Province. The location is very good,

距苏州六十公里，距上海一百零六公里。
jù sū zhōu liù shí gōng lǐ, jù shàng hǎi yī bǎi líng liù gōng lǐ.
it is 60 km away from Suzhou, 106km away from Shanghai.

从苏州出发，往南边走，
Cóng sū zhōu chū fā, wǎng nán biān zǒu,
We start from Suzhou and go south,

经过四十分钟的车程，我们终于到达乌镇附近。
jīng guò sì shí fēn zhōng de chē chéng,
wǒ men zhōng yú dào dá wū zhèn fù jìn.
after 40min drive, we finally arrive at the area around Wuzhen.

到达小镇入口需要乘船过河。
Dào dá xiǎo zhèn rù kǒu xū yào chéng chuán guò hé.
You have to get to the entrance of the town by boat.

船只也是小镇上最普遍的交通工具。
Chuán zhī yě shì xiǎo zhèn shàng zuì pǔ biàn de jiāo tōng gōng jù.
Boat is also the most common transportation in this town.

乌镇拥有七千多年文明史和一千三百年建镇史。
Wū zhèn yōng yǒu qī qiān duō nián wén míng shǐ hé yī qiān sān bǎi nián jiàn zhèn shǐ.
Wuzhen has more than 7000 years history of civilization and 1300 years of foundation.

很多传统仍然保留到现在。
Hěn duō chuán tǒng réng rán bǎo liú dào xiàn zài.
Many traditions have been kept to nowadays.

乌镇是典型的江南古镇，
Wū zhèn shì diǎn xíng de jiāng nán gǔ zhèn,
Wuzhen is a typical old town in Jiangnan.

古老的房子依靠着河流。
gǔ lǎo de fáng zi yī kào zhe hé liú.
the old houses are all next to the river.

这里也有很多卖小吃的小店:
zhè lǐ yě yǒu hěn duō mài xiǎo chī de xiǎo diàn:
There are many little stores selling snacks:

水果，冰淇淋，火腿，萝卜丝饼，馄饨，都非常美味。
shuǐ guǒ, bīng qí lín, huǒ tuǐ, luó bo sī bǐng, hún tun, dōu fēi cháng měi wèi.
fruits, ice cream, ham, daiko pancakes, wonton, all of which are very deli-cious.

坐在亭子里听听河水的声音,
Zuò zài tíng zi lǐ tīng ting hé shuǐ de shēng yīn,
Sitting in the pavilion and listening to the sound of the river,

你会感到放松而且快乐。
nǐ huì gǎn dào fàng sōng ér qiě kuài lè.
you will feel relaxed and happy.

当然，有时间一定要亲自坐船体验一下古老而且传统的生活方式。
Dāng rán, yǒu shí jiān yī dìng yào qīn zì zuò chuán tǐ yàn yī xià gǔ lǎo ér qiě chuán tǒng de shēng huó fāng shì.
Of course, if you have time, you should definitely take a boat and try to ex-perience the old and traditional life style.

因为小镇的历史和文化，来这里的游客很多，
Yīn wéi xiǎo zhèn de lì shǐ hé wén huà, lái zhè lǐ de yóu kè hěn duō,
Because of the history and culture of the town, many people come to visit,

也让小镇变得热闹起来。
yě ràng xiǎo zhèn biàn de rè nào qǐ lái.
making the town bustling.

游客都忍不住拿起照相机，要把这样的美景记录下来。
Yóu kè dōu rěn bù zhù ná qǐ zhào xiàng jī, yào bǎ zhè yàng de měi jǐng jì lù xià lái.
Tourists can’t help taking the camera to record the beautiful views.

猜猜这些是什么?
Cāi cāi zhè shí shén me?
Take a guess what this is?

这里面装着黄豆，用来做成豆瓣酱。
Zhè lǐ miàn zhuāng zhe huáng dòu, yòng lái zuò chéng dòu bàn jiàng.
There’re soy beans inside for making soy bean paste.

这也是乌镇的传统工艺之一。
Zhè yě shì wū zhèn de chuán tǒng gōng yì zhī yī.
This is also one of the traditional technologies in Wuzhen.

白莲塔是乌镇的标志。
Bái lián tǎ shì wū zhèn de biāo zhì.
BaiLian Tower is a symbol of Wuzhen.

现在的塔高51.75米，是乌镇最高建筑。
Xiàn zài de tǎ gāo wǔ shí yī diǎn qī wǔ mǐ,shì wū zhèn zuì gāo jiàn zhù.
Bailian Tower is currently 51.75m and is the highest building in Wuzhen.

如果从运河坐船来乌镇，远远的望见白莲塔，
Rú guǒ cóng yùn hé zuò chuán lái wū zhèn, yuǎn yuǎn de wàng jiàn bái lián tǎ,
If you take the boat in canal to Wuzhen, as soon as you see the BaiLian Tower from far distance,

就知道乌镇到了。
jiù zhī dào wū zhèn dào le.
you know you are arriving in Wuzhen.



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