又到钱塘江观潮时 Qiantang tidal bore reaches peak

People watch one-line tidal(潮水) bore of the Qiantang River(钱塘江) in Yanguan Township(盐官) of Haining City(海宁) of Zhejiang Province on Saturday. The tidal bore of the Qiantang River stages highest waves(波浪) on the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, which falls on Oct. 7 this year.

“八月十八潮,壮观天下无”,2017年10月7日,农历八月十八,是这一年当中钱塘江涌潮最大的时候。

词汇 Words:

[cháo shuǐ] 潮水 tide
[bō làng] 波浪 wave
[dǐng fēng] 顶峰 peak
[dào dá] 到达 reach

重点词汇 Key word:

潮

• <名词 n.> tide
  E.g. Shì shì rú cháo zhǎng cháo luò。
  世事如潮涨潮落。
  There is a tide in the affairs of men.

• <名词 n.> social upsurge; current; wave
  E.g. Gē shēng rú cháo。
  歌声如潮。
  The sound of singing is rising and falling like a wave.

• <形容词 adj.> moist; damp; wet
  E.g. Zhè wū zi yòu lěng yòu cháo。
  这屋子又冷又潮。
  The house is cold and damp.