❓ Cosa mi ha colpito del Giappone? 
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"Mi ha colpito" - It struck me.
"Viaggio di nozze" - Honeymoon.
"Alla grande!" - Great!
"Suonare il clacson" - Honking the horn.
"Gesto dell’inchino" - Bowing gesture.
"All’ennesima potenza" - To the nth degree.
"Persone ligie al lavoro" - Diligent workers.
"Arrecare disturbo agli altri" - Disturbing others.
"Della serie 'non serve chiederlo!'" - It's a case of 'no need to ask!'
"Non voler essere un peso per gli altri" - Not wanting to be a burden to others.
"Condomini" - Apartment buildings.
"Non ci facciamo scrupoli" - We don't hesitate.
"Capo d’abbigliamento" - Clothing item.
"Donne truccate" - Women with makeup.
"Ti senti a disagio" - Do you feel uncomfortable?
"Bidelli" - Janitors / caretakers.


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17. Cosa mi ha colpito del Giappone?

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name, cape, game, lake

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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 明天就放假了，你回老家吗？
míng tiān jiù fàng jià le ， nǐ huí lǎo jiā ma ？
Holiday is starting tomorrow! Are you going back to hometown?
B: 回啊，好不容易有8天的长假。
huí a ， hǎo bù róng yì yǒu bā tiān de cháng jià 。
Yes, we finally got an 8-day holiday.
A: 是啊，今年中秋节和国庆节一起放，好多人准备去旅游。
shì a ， jīn nián zhōng qiū jié hé guó qìng jié yì qǐ fàng ， hǎo duō rén zhǔn bèi qù lǚ yóu 。
Right, this year the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day are together, so many people are going to travel.
B: 你呢？有什么安排？
nǐ ne ？ yǒu shén me ān pái ？
What about you? What are your plans?
A: 我准备去新疆旅游，票和酒店都订好了。
wǒ zhǔn bèi qù xīn jiāng lǚ yóu ， piào hé jiǔ diàn dōu dìng hǎo le 。
I'm going to Xinjiang. I've booked tickets and hotels.
B: 这个季节新疆很漂亮，有的地方已经开始下雪了。
zhè gè jì jié xīn jiāng hěn piào liàng ， yǒu de dì fāng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ xià xuě le 。
Xinjiang is very beautiful this season, and It has begun to snow in some places.
A: 是啊，我很期待去看雪。
shì a ， wǒ hěn qī dài qù kàn xuě 。
Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing the snow.
B: 祝你玩得开心。
zhù nǐ wán de kāi xīn 。
Have a good time.
A: 你也是，回家一路顺风。
nǐ yě shì ， huí jiā yí lù shùn fēng 。
You too, have a safe trip home.
B: 我买不到高铁票，要开车回去。希望不要太堵车。
wǒ mǎi bú dào gāo tiě piào ， yào kāi chē huí qù 。 xī wàng bù yào tài dǔ chē 。
I could't get a high-speed train ticket. I have to drive back. I hope there's not too much traffic.
A: 是啊，堵车太麻烦了。
shì a ， dǔ chē tài má fán le 。
Yeah, traffic jam is too much trouble.