X: Did you have enough to eat?

Ni3 chi bao3 le ma?

R: Yes. I'm stuffed. That was delicious. What should we do now?

Chi bao3. Hen3 hao3 chi. Xian4 zai4 ni3 yao4 zuo4 shen3 ma?

X: There's a beautiful park nearby. How about if we take a walk?

Fu4 jin4 you3 yi5 ge5 hen3 piao4 liang4 gong yuan2. Wo3 men zai4 yi qi3 qu4 san4 bu4 hao3 bu4 hao3?

R: Sounds good. After all that food I could use a walk.後

Hao3 le. Chi na4 ma duo yi3 hou4 ying gai san4 bu4.

(IN THE PARK)

(ZAI4 GONG YUAN2)

R: So, Xiao Qi, what do plan on doing when you graduate?

Xiao3 Qi2, ni3 bi4 ye4 yi3 hou4 xiang3 zuo4 shen3 ma?

X: I'd like to travel.

Wo3 xiang3 lu3 xing2.

R: Really? Where do you want to go? I bet you want to go to France, or Germany, or maybe California or New York, right?

Zhen de? Ni3 xiang3 chu4 na3 li3? Wo3 cai ni3 yao4 chu4 fa4 guo2, huo4 zhe2 de2 guo2, huo4 zhe2 jia zhou, huo4 zhe2 niu3 yue dui4 bu4 dui4?

X: Most people from Taiwan want to go to those places. But where I'd really like to go is Ohio.

Da4 bu4 fen4 cong2 tai2 wan lai2 de ren2 dou xi3 huan qu4 na4 li3. Ke3 shi4 wo3 bi3 jiao4 xi3 huan qu4 e2 hai4 e2 zhou.

R: Ohio?

E2 hai4 e2 zhou?

X: Yes. Columbus, the capital of Ohio.

Dui2. Ke3 luen2 po shi4, e2 hai4 e2 de shou3 du.

R: Oh, that's unusual. Why?

Man2 you3 yi4 si4. Wei4 shen3 ma?

X: My best friend is there studying and she sent me lots of pictures. It looks like a very beautiful place and she really likes it. Have you ever been there?

Wo3 zui4 hao3 de peng2 you2 zai4 na4 li3 nian4 shu. Ta ji4 hen3 duo zhao4 pian4 gei3 wo3. Na4 li2 kan4 qi2 lai2 hen3 piao4 liang4 er2 qie2 ta ye hen3 xi3 huan na4 li3. Ni3 you3 mei2 you3 qu4 guo4?

R: Are you kidding? I was born there.

Dang ran2 le. Wo3 zai4 na4 li3 chu sheng.

X: Really? I thought you were from California.

Zhen da ma? Wo3 yi3 wei2 ni3 shi4 zai4 jia zhou chu sheng de.

R: I just lived there for a while. Ohio is my real home.

Wo3 zhi3 zhu4 guo4 yi zhen4 zi. Ke3 shi4 e4 hai4 e4 shi4 wo3 zhen de jia.

X: Wow! Great! Have you ever been to Ohio State University?

Hao3 bang4! Ni3 you3 mei2 you3 qu4 guo4 zhou li4 da4 xue2?

R: Of course. It's very famous. Tell you what, why don't we go to Ohio together when you graduate?

Dang4 ran2. na4 ge xue2 xiao4 hen3 you3 ming2. Zhe4 yang4 hao3 le. Ni3 bi4 ye4 yi3 hou4 wo3 men2 yi qi3 qu4 e2 hai4 he2 zhou.

X: That sounds great!

Hao3 bang4!