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Lesson
Dì sì shí èr kè cān guān gù gōng
第四十二课
参 观 故 宫
Lesson Forty-two Visiting the Palace Museum

The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, served as Imperial Palace to generations of Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qin dynasties. It is located in the heart of Beijing. Construction on the palace began in the fourth year of Yongle's Reign in the Ming Dynasty (1406). It is one of the most complete imperial architectures in the world.

Mài kè: Wǒ men shén me shí hou cān guān gù gōng?
麦克: 我们什么时候参观故宫?
Mike: When shall we visit the Palace Museum?
Lì li: Míng tiān shàng wǔ, wǒ men ān pái bàn tiān shí jiān.
丽丽: 明天上午,我们安排半天时间。
Lili: Tomorrow morning. We'll set aside a half day to do that.
Mài kè: Yòng de liǎo zhè me cháng shí jiān ma?
麦克: 用得了这么长时间吗?
Mike: Do we need so much time?
Lì li: Gù gōng hěn dà, bàn tiān shí jiān zhǐ néng zǒu mǎ guān huā de kàn kan.
丽丽: 故宫很大,半天时间只能走马观花地看看。
Lili: The Palace Museum is huge! Half a day is just about enough for only a quick tour.
Mai ke: Gù gōng zài běi jīng de shì zhōng xīn, shì ma?
麦克: 故宫在北京的市中心,是吗?
Mike: It's in the center of Beijing, isn't it?
Li li: Shì de, qù nà lǐ jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn. Wǒ men zuò lǚ xíng chē qù.
丽丽: 是的,去那里交通很方便。我们坐旅行车去。
Lili: Yes. Getting there is easy. We'll take the tourist bus.
Mài kè: Gù gōng nèi cáng yǒu zhōng guó gŭ dài xǔ duō zhēn pǐn hé wén wù ba?
麦克: 故宫内藏有中国古代许多珍品和文物吧?
Mike: Many relics are kept in the palace, aren't they?
Li li: Shì de, míng qīng liăng dài gòng yŏu èr shí si gè huáng dì jū zhù zài nà lǐ.
丽丽: 是的,明、清两代共有二十四个皇帝居住在那里。
Lili: Yes, twenty-four Ming and Qing emperors lived there.
Mài kè: Gù gōng nán miàn shi tiān ān mén chéng lóu ba?
麦克: 故宫南面是天安门城楼吧?
Mike: The Tian'anmen Gate Tower is to the south of the palace?
Lì li: Duì. Tiān ān mén chéng lóu yú yī jiŭ bā bā nián yī yuè yī rì qǐ kāi shǐ duì zhōng wài yóu kè kāi fàng.
丽丽: 对。天安门城楼于一九八八年一月一日起开始对中外游客开放。
Lili: Yes. The Tian'anmen Gate Tower was opened to Chinese and foreign visitors on January 1, 1988.
参观 cān guānto visit 故宫 gù gōngThe Palace Museum, or Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace)
安排 ān pái: to arrange; to make arrangements 朝代 cháo dàidynasty
藏有 cáng yǒucollect; keep 古代 gŭ dàiancient
珍品 zhēn pǐntreasure 文物 wén wùcultural relics
皇帝 huáng dìemperor 居住 jū zhùto live
城楼 chéng lóugate tower 开始 kāi shǐto start
游客 yóu kèvisitor, tourist 开放 kāi fàngto be open to the public
gōng
gōng ( jīn chéng ) shì zhōng guó míng , qīng liăng dài
de huáng gōng . wèi běi jīng shì zhōng xīn , shǐ jiàn
míng cháo yŏng nián ( líng liù nián ) ,
shì dāng jīn shì jiè băo cún zhe de guī zuì , zuì
wán zhěng de wáng gōng diàn jiàn zhù qún zhī .
殿
gōng zhàn shí èr gōng qǐng , yōng yŏu shì diàn
殿
jiŭ qiān duō jiān , jiàn zhù zŏng miàn ji shí wàn duō
píng fāng . gōng hóng qiáng huáng liú dǐng , qīng
bái shí zuò , shì jīn huī huáng de căi huà .
Zhěng jiàn zhù qún àn zhōng zhóu xiàn duì chèn , céng
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fēn míng , zhǔ chū . gōng fēn wài cháo
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和、
băo sān diàn wéi zhōng xīn , wén huá , yīng diàn
殿 殿
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cóng shì zhèng zhì huó dòng de chăng suŏ . Nèi tíng qián qīng
gōng , jiāo tài diàn , kūn níng gōng wéi zhǔ , hái yŏu
殿
yăng xīn diàn , huā yuán dĕng , shì huáng chǔ
殿
cháng zhèng zhù de fang .
Míng , qīng liăng dài xiān hòu yŏu èr shí huáng
zhù zài gōng . gōng nèi cáng yŏu zhōng guó dài zhēn
pĭn gōng tíng wén jiŭ shí duō wàn jiàn . jiŭ èr
nián chéng gōng yuàn . gōng nán miàn de
tiān ān mén chéng lóu shì xīn zhōng guó de xiàng zhēng ,
jiŭ nián yuè , zhèng shì duì zhōng wài
yóu kāi fàng .
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