19-9-25【地道美语117】70华诞国庆壮观大阅兵亮点期待 National Parade

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 dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, are you going to pick out a ----------and watch the parade?

Mark:  I likeparades.  But I'm afraid it will be---------

Jingjing: Yeah, and it might be hard to get in and out of the area.

Mark:  Ohwell.  Last time, there was big --------V-Day anniversary, andI stayed in my room outside the -------------watched it on an iPad.

Jingjing: Aww, man. You ---------------n to see the planes -----------------

Mark:  Right,I was -----of the city.  And the planes were ----------.  What aboutyou?

Jingjing: Well, where I was living, --------, is a little more ------- located thanthat.  I got to see a few jet----------from my window.  Thatwas pretty awesome.

Mark:  Wow. I like seeing----------------------------

Jingjing: You mean the Chengdu J-20 stealth --------?  I readabout that.  Also, the Xi'an H-6K ------make an appearance. People claimed to have seen it in ------------.  But I'm not reallysure.

Mark:  That'dbe quite a site.  I have yet to see a -----------, or even hear one, cometo think of it.  What do you think will be the most --------------

Jingjing:  Iliked seeing the ------------------- in 2015.

Mark:  Ohyeah, they flew over with those ------------  That was pretty impressive.

Jingjing: Also, this year, they're going to -------------, as thenumber-----------  Someone ------------of that from a rehearsal.

Mark:  Man,it really would be better to stand on--------------

Jingjing: Would you really want to -------------for so long?

Mark:  Imight.  But it's also good to --------and eat ----------whenever I wantthem.

Jingjing:  Haha.  Well, wherever you are, I hope you enjoy it!

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, have you heard that this year's parade will be -----------2015V-Day parade?

Mark:  Yes, Iheard it's the--------yet.  It's a great chance to see some --------------------

Jingjing: Right.  We talked last time about -------------, mostly.

Mark:  Andhelicopters.

Jingjing: Helicopters, yes.  Do you know much about --------------?

Mark:  Notnearly as much.  I read about the DF-41, though.  That's pretty ---------

Jingjing:  ------------------. What can it do?

Mark:  Well,it's a ground vehicle, and it can carry ---------missiles, each with a warhead,and each able to be ----------------

Jingjing: Are those ------------missiles, and can the---------- once a missile islaunched?

Mark:  Yes tothe first question.  It's the heaviest ICBM ever -----------. And I'd assume-------- to the second question.  Again, I know lessabout those kinds of things.

Jingjing:  Ofcourse.  Well, it does sound like it's going to be a ----------- Hey, we still haven't talked about ---------------------

Mark:  That'swhat looks best from --------------------------

Jingjing: Exactly.  A bunch of my--------have posted photos and videos ofthose ----------

Mark:  Minetoo.

Jingjing: Well, now the parade is just----------.  So, I hope you'll -----------,or get comfortable -----------------, and  have a good time.

Mark:  Youtoo, Jingjing.  

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

V-Day – Victoryover Japan Day

flyover – when aplane flies over, making a low pass over an area with people watching

fighter – a smallplane that can move quickly and can shoot down other planes (In a dogfight, onefighter tries to shoot down another fighter. More often, fighters are used toshoot down enemy bombers or make precise strikes against ground targets.)

stealth – theability of a plane to avoid radar detection

bomber – a largerplane which carries bombs to drop on ground targets or launches ballisticmissiles from its fuselage)

fly in formation – fly closetogether at the same speed, usually making a shape in the air

from dialogue 2

warhead – anexplosive device attached to the tip of a missle

intercontinentalmissile – a missilethat can reach another continent (the DF-41 missiles, for instance, have arange that includes anywhere in the world)

ICBM –intercontinental ballistic missile