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阿拉斯加

Ā lā sī jiā · a la si jia

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  1. Alaska, US state
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Chasing the aurora

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)阿拉斯加(ālāsījiā)看(kàn)极光(jíguāng)。

    Liangliang, I want to go to Alaska to see the aurora.

  2. Liangliang

    阿拉斯加(ālāsījiā)？那里(nàli)很(hěn)冷(lěng)吧(ba)？

    Alaska? It is very cold there, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，冬天(dōngtiān)零下(língxià)三十(sānshí)度(dù)。

    Yes, in winter it is thirty below zero.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)那么(nàme)厚(hòu)的(de)衣服(yīfu)吗(ma)？

    Do you have clothes that thick?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)夏天(xiàtiān)去(qù)阿拉斯加(ālāsījiā)。

    No, so I want to go to Alaska in summer.

  6. Liangliang

    夏天(xiàtiān)太(tài)亮(liàng)，看不见(kànbujiàn)极光(jíguāng)！

    Summer is too bright. You cannot see the aurora!

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2 examples
01

阿(Ā)拉(lā)斯(sī)加(jiā)是(shì)美(měi)国(guó)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)州(zhōu)。

Alaska is a U.S. state.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sKy_ · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

斑(Bān)尾(wěi)塍(chéng)鹬(yù)从(cóng)阿(Ā)拉(lā)斯(sī)加(jiā)迁(qiān)徙(xǐ)至(zhì)纽(Niǔ)西(xī)兰(lán)。

The bar-tailed godwit migrates from Alaska to New Zealand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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