One day, I had a very dramatic evening. The drama was about the weather. So I wrote a short passage to tell you what happened. And here comes a listening practice for you, my dear Chinese learners. Let's see how much you can understand. ;-P
The following video will show you the Chinese caption. It will help you check your listening practice.
Hope you've done a great job! :)
Now I put all the text and explanation of the text here:
精彩的傍晚
A Splendid Evening
1:下午我在回家的路上,偶然注意到天空的云朵如同正在长高的城堡,非常壮观。
This afternoon, on my way home, I noticed that the clouds looked like castles growing higher and higher in the sky. They were so gorgeous.
After supper, very quickly, it became darker and darker outside. The thunders could be heard rolling and rumbling above. I looked out of the window. Pushed by the wind, the rain were running in every direction.
3: 西北面的天如同古典的油画,黑压压的乌云几乎覆盖了整个天空,西沉的阳光及时地为它们镶上了金边。
The sky in the northwest looked like a classic oil painting. Dark clouds almost covered the entire sky. Right in time, the setting sun decorated the clouds with inlaid golden edges.
4: 再向东边的天空望去,快看!一道彩虹正在向我问好。哦,多么精彩的一个傍晚!
Look! Look at the eastern sky! A rainbow was greeting me. Oh! What a splendid evening!
Vocabulary:
精彩的 jīngcǎi de : splendid
傍晚 bàngwǎn : evening, dusk
下午 xiàwǔ : afternoon
回家 huíjiā : back home
路上lùshang : on the road
偶然 ǒurán : by chance , randomly, occasionally
注意 zhùyì : notice
天空tiānkōng : sky
云朵yúnduǒ : cloud
如同 rútóng : just like, the same as
正在 zhèngzài: just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)
长高 zhǎnggāo : grow taller
城堡 chéngbǎo : castle
非常 fēicháng : very much
壮观 zhuàngguān : gorgeous, terrific
晚饭后wǎnfàn hòu : after supper
窗外chuāng wài : outside the window
天色 tiānsè : lit. the color of the sky; time of day,
迅速 xùnsù : fast, quick
转暗zhuǎn àn : turn dark
耳边 ěr biān : lit. beside one's ear; here it indicates some sound pass through the ear
传来 chuán lái : pass over
隆隆 lóng long : imitation of the sound of thunder
雷声 léi shēng : sound of thunder
透过窗玻璃 tòu guò chuāng bō li :through the window
可以 kě yǐ : may, can
看到 kàn dao : see
雨水yǔshuǐ: rain
狂风kuángfēng: gale , squall
引导 yǐndǎo: guide, guidance
着了魔zháo le mó: be possessed; be entranced; be bewitched
一般yì bān :same as, just like
四处 sìchù :everywhere, all directions
奔跑 bēn pǎo :run
西北 xī běi : northwest
如同 rú tóng :just like
古典的 gǔ diǎn de :classic
油画 yǒu huà :oil painting
黑压压hēi yā ya: dark, black
乌云wū yún :dark clouds
几乎 jī hū : almost
覆盖 fù gài : cover
整个 zhěng gè : whole, entire
天空 tiān kōng : sky
西xī: west
沉chén: sink, set down
阳光 yáng guāng : sun shine, ray
及时 jí shí : in time
为wèi: for
它们tāmen : they , them
镶上 xiāngshàng : to inlay, to embed
金jīn: gold
边biān : edge, border
再 zài : further more;
向 xiàng :towards
东边dōng bian: in the east
望 wàng :to gaze (into the distance)
快看 kuài kàn : look, watch
一道彩虹 yídào cǎi hóng : a rainbow
正在向我问好 zhèng zài xiàng wǒ wèn hǎo : is greeting me