Learning Chinese Through Stories

Nursery Rhyme- Little Dragonfly- Novice Mid Welcome to our new Patrons ! Beibei , Efstathios, Tori, Etienne, Kent and Ryan !   Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Become our patrons and check out the full episode, transcript, and vocabulary for this story. Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!  

Long time ago, a scholar by the name of Dongguo was stopped by an injured wolf, which begged him to save its life from pursuing hunters. However...     Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Become our patrons and check out the full episode, transcript, and vocabulary for this story. Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

A special episode for  Chinese New Year!  You will definitely hear this song when walking on the street during the Chinese New Year. Thanks to our 169 Patrons, we are making this episode free to everyone. We wish everyone to have a peaceful and prosperous year! 戚建波 曲                                    车行  词 找点空闲 找点时间 领着孩子 常回家看看 带上笑容  带上祝愿 陪同爱人  常回家看看 妈妈准备了一些唠叨 爸爸张罗了一桌好饭 生活的烦恼跟妈妈说说 工作的事情向爸爸谈谈 常回家看看 回家看看 哪怕帮妈妈刷刷筷子洗洗碗 老人不图儿女为家做多大贡献呀 一辈子不容易就图个团团圆圆 常回家看看 回家看看 哪怕给爸爸捶捶后背揉揉肩 老人不图儿女为家做多大贡献呀 一辈子总操心只奔个平平安安   We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! !   Join our adventure party and help us reach our goal of 200 Patrons  Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!  

Classic fairy tale-Little Bunny, retold by us for Novice and above learners. Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Become our patrons and check out the full episode, transcript, and vocabulary for this story. Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!  

One of the most well-known Chinese Nursery Rhyme- Find a friend. It's never too late to make a new friend or reconnect with an old friend. Happy New Year! 找朋友 作词：林绿 作曲：林绿 找呀找呀zhǎo yā zhǎo yā 找朋友zhǎo péngyou  找到一个好朋友 zhǎodào yīge hǎopéngyou 敬个礼 jìng ge lǐ 握握手wòwo shǒu 你是我的好朋友nǐ shì Wǒ de hǎopéngyou 再见zàijiàn   找呀找呀zhǎo yā zhǎo yā 找朋友zhǎo péngyou  找到一个好朋友 zhǎodào yīge hǎopéngyou 敬个礼 jìng ge lǐ 握握手wòwo shǒu 你是我的好朋友nǐ shì Wǒ de hǎopéngyou 再见zàijiàn     We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Becoming our patrons and check out the full episode, transcript, and vocabulary for this story. Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

Explanation of 2.2.31A《给母亲洗手的年轻人》 We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Become our patrons and check out vocabulary and transcript! hhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/32368610 For anyone that is interested in Wild Ginseng(野山参), please check out this website from one of our listeners.    Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

在这一期节目里，我们聊了聊我们自己圣诞节的经历。 希望大家喜欢！ In this episode, we chatted about our experience with Christmas growing up in China.  We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Becoming our patrons and check out the full episode, transcript, and vocabulary for this story. Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!    

A young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. 一名成绩优秀的年轻人去申请一个大公司的经理职位。他通过了第一轮的面试，董事长做最后的面试，做最后的决定。 Yī míng chéngjì yōuxiù de niánqīng rén qù shēnqǐng yī ge dàgōngsī de jīnglǐ zhíwèi . Tā tōngguò le dì yī lún de miànshì , dǒngshìzhǎng zuò zuìhòu de miànshì , zuò zuìhòu de juédìng .   董事长从这个年轻人的简历上发现，他成绩一贯优秀，从中学到研究生从来没有间断过。董事长问：“你在学校里拿到了奖学金吗？”年轻人回答：“没有。” Dǒngshìzhǎng cóng zhège niánqīng rén de jiǎnlìshàng fāxiàn , tā chéngjì yīguàn yōuxiù , cóngzhōng xuédào yánjiūshēng cónglái méiyǒu jiānduànguò . Dǒngshìzhǎng wèn : " nǐ zài xuéxiào lǐ ...... 这位年轻人后来果真工作努力，深得职工拥护，员工也都努力工作，整个公司业绩大幅成长。 Zhè wèi niánqīng rén hòulái guǒzhēn gōngzuò nǔlì , shēndé zhígōng yōnghù , yuángōng yě dōu nǔlì gōngzuò , zhěnggè gōngsī yèji dàfú chéngzhǎng . ——选自 http://www.luke54.org/view/25/2049.html   We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts f

Explanation of 2.3.16A《做饭点外卖—哪个更划算》 We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Become our patrons and check out vocabulary and transcript ! hhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/32142887 For anyone that is interested in Wild Ginseng(野山参), please check out this website from one of our listeners.    Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

Cook at home or Order delivery ? Which one do you choose ? 在一二线城市工作的人，大多习惯了在饭点时打开订餐APP叫个外卖，知道哪家店的外卖便当特别好吃，哪家店送餐速度特别快，若是想吃清淡的点哪家，想吃重口味的叫哪家……不管你是在办公室里加班到深夜，还是回家饥肠辘辘嗷嗷待哺，只要掏出手机，等待几十分钟，就能吃到热腾腾的饭菜。 Zài yī èrxiàn chéngshì gōngzuò de rén , dàduō xíguàn le zài fàn diǎn shí dǎkāi dìngcān APP jiào ge wàimài , zhīdào nǎ jiā diàn de wàimài biàndàng tèbié hǎochī , nǎ jiā diàn sòng cān sùdù tèbié kuài , ruòshì xiǎng chī qīngdàn de diǎn nǎ jiā , xiǎng chī zhòng kǒuwèi de jiào nǎ jiā ……bùguǎn nǐ shì zài bàngōngshì lǐ jiābān dào shēnyè , hái shì huíjiā jī cháng lù lù áoáodàibǔ, zhǐyào tāochūshǒujī , děngdài jǐshí fēnzhōng , jiù néng chī dào rè téngténg de fàncài . 外卖已经成为快节奏生活中必不可少的一部分。 Wàimài yǐjīng chéngwéi kuài jiézòu shēnghuó Zhōng bìbùkěshǎo de yībùfèn . 做饭是一件看起来很不“划算”的事。 Zuòfàn shì yī jiàn kàn qǐlái hěn bù " huásuàn " de shì . 当一个人决定做饭，需要花上一个小时买菜，两个小时洗菜炒菜，但是吃完这一顿饭只要10分钟，另外还需要花上半个小时整理厨房。而这三个半小时的时间，其实可以用来多睡点懒觉，或者多看两三集电视剧。 Dāng yī ge rén juédìng zuòfàn , xūyào huāshàngyī ge xiǎoshí mǎi cài , liǎng ge xiǎoshí xǐ cài chǎocài

After dropping their daughter at her boarding school after 16 years... What are on the parents' mind ?   Check out our most recent podcast, which is based on the first episode of the TV show 《少年派》.The dialogue is from  8:04-8:40 in the first episode. 女儿：嘿嘿嘿 nü'er ： hēi hēi hēi 爸爸：慢点，别那么毛毛糙糙的。 bà bà ： màn diǎn ， bié nà me máo máo cāo cāo de 。 保安：送君千里终有一别啊。家长们都回吧啊，回吧 bǎo ān ： sòng jūn qiān lǐ zhōng yǒu yī bié ā 。 jiā zhǎng mén dou huí bā ā ， huí bā     妈妈：16年第一次有一种抓不住孩子的感觉。 mā mā ： 16 nián dì yī cì yǒu yī zhǒng zhuā bù zhù háizi de gǎn jué 。   爸爸：学校是你选的，班是你挑的。我看这学校不错，连这保安说话都文邹邹的。 bà bà ： xué xiào shì nǐ xuǎn de ， bān shì nǐ tiāo de 。 wǒ kàn zhè xué xiào bù cuò ， lián zhè bǎo ān shuō huà dou wén zōu zōu de 。   妈妈：我担心她睡觉不老实，她在家睡的是大床。 mā mā ： wǒ dān xīn tā shuì jiào bù lǎoshi， tā zài jiā shuì de shì dà chuáng 。   爸爸：没问题，架子床没多高，摔下来也摔不坏。 bà bà ： méi wèn tí ， jià zi chuáng méi duō gāo ， shuāi xià lái yě shuāi bù huài 。   妈妈：谁说的？最近刚有的新闻：有一个女孩儿从宿舍的床上摔下来摔瘫了。 mā mā ： shuí shuō de ？ zuì jìn gāng yǒu de xīn wén ： yǒu yī gè

The other day, I read the poem'My Father's Back' by Edward Hirsch. It reminded me of

爱的代价The cost of love- one of the top songs written and sung by Jonathan Lee李宗胜. Been hailed as the “million-dollar” producer, and deemed as the Godfather of Mandopop music, Joanthan lee wrote and produced many classic hits popular until today.   We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help create more authentic Chinese learning podcasts for more people around the world? Become our patrons https://www.patreon.com/join/learningchinesethroughstories?   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!  

The original story of how Mulan disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father from being drafted to the army, from which Disney produced the movie Mulan.   We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help bring more authentic Chinese learning podcasts to more people around the world? Become our patrons https://www.patreon.com/join/learningchinesethroughstories?   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!! For anyone that is interested in Wild Ginseng(野山参), please check out this website from one of our listeners.   

 The original story of how Mulan disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father from being drafted to the army, from which Disney produced the movie Mulan.   We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help bring more authentic Chinese learning podcasts to more people around the world? Become our patrons https://www.patreon.com/join/learningchinesethroughstories?   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!  

在这期节目里，我们聊到了80年代最经典的一首歌—《外面的世界》。他也是歌手兼创作人的齐秦最为流行的一首代表作。 Today we are bringing a special episode just for our patrons- “Outside World”    a classic from singer & songwriter Chyi Chin 齐秦. We chatted about the history behind the song, its yearning and deep poignancy.     We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help bring more authentic Chinese learning podcasts to more people around the world? Become our patrons https://www.patreon.com/join/learningchinesethroughstories?   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!   For anyone that is interested in Wild Ginseng(野山参), check out this website from one of our listeners.

With more than 25 million records sold as of 2003, Jacky Cheung is regarded as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" and has been deemed the "God of Songs" of Hong Kong. 她来听我的演唱会 词:梁文福 曲:黄明洲 她来听我的演唱会 在十七岁的初恋第一次约会 男孩为了她彻夜排队 半年的积蓄买了门票一对 我唱得她心醉    我唱得她心碎 三年的感情一封信就要收回 她记得月台汽笛声声在催 播我的歌陪着人们流泪 嘿 陪人们流泪   她来听我的演唱会 在二十五岁恋爱是风光明媚 男朋友背着她送人玫瑰 她不听电话夜夜听歌不睡 我唱得她心醉 我唱得她心碎 成年人分手后都像无所谓 和朋友一起买醉卡拉ok 唱我的歌 陪着画面流泪 嘿陪着流眼泪   我唱得她心醉 我唱得她心碎 在三十三岁真爱那么珍贵 年轻的女孩求她让一让位 让男人决定跟谁远走高飞 嘿谁在远走高飞 我唱得她心醉我唱得她心碎 她努力不让自己看来很累 岁月在听我们唱无怨无悔 在掌声里唱到自己流泪 嘿唱到自己流泪 她来听我的演唱会 在四十岁后听歌的女人很美 小孩在问她为什么流泪 身边的男人早已渐渐入睡 她静静听着我们的演唱会   Photos by Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay We couldn’t do it without the help of all our wonderful Patrons, so our thanks to every last one of you! ! Want to join our adventuring party and help bring more authentic Chinese learning podcasts to more people around the world? Become our patrons https://www.patreon.com/join/learningchinesethroughstories?   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the pod

Are you gonna buy iPhone 11 ? #新iPhone于9月13日开始接受预订#外媒援引自一位苹果供应商人士的消息显示，苹果新款iPhone 11系列产品将于9月13日星期五开始接受预订，并在一周后的9月20日陆陆续续开始向预定客户发货。那么，你会买今年的新iPhone么？    我觉得不好看，不买，其实是太穷了，买不起 —盐橙味奶盖  这就是大家期待已久的iPhone 11，大家觉得如何？感觉肾保住了！ —盐城米老板  这个摄像头的设计真的不好看耶，像极了浴霸，设计者是不是在洗澡的时候出现的灵感啊 ​ —Emily笑容    用个耐用的苹果手机四五年不好吗，我的6s到现在依然坚挺,喷什么喷，这性价比算得来吧？您要是一年换一部安卓机当我没说。 —WLnix 我嫌它丑它嫌我穷 —远清今天也很困 当初苹果6出来也被说丑，包括我，还不是大把人卖肾各种法子买，其实手机就跟人一样，中看的不中用，中用的不中看，好用才是最实在，果粉五年，再换手机还是苹果。真心觉得便宜的东西除了买的时候开心，其他时候都不开心，贵的东西一定有它的道理 —不乖不萌丿  iphonex刚出来的时候我说它有一点点丑 但还好 这个新iphone是真的丑的惨绝人寰  我的6s p还可以再战几年 —甜不想吃  我的小6，要加油哇

"I am just a little bird"–one of Zhaochuan's biggest hit from 1990, yet one of the all-time top songs.  我是一只小小鸟 wǒ shì yī zhī xiǎo xiǎo niǎo  词：李宗盛 cí ： lǐ zōng shèng  曲：李宗盛 qū ： lǐ zōng shèng  演唱：赵传 yǎn chàng ： zhào chuán  有时候我觉得自己yǒu shí hòu wǒ jué dé zì jǐ  像一只小小鸟xiàng yī zhī xiǎo xiǎo niǎo  想要飞 xiǎng yào fēi  却怎么样也飞不高què zěn me yàng yě fēi bù gāo  也许有一天我栖上了枝头yě xǔ yǒu yī tiān wǒ qī shàng le zhī tóu  却成为猎人的目标què chéng wéi liè rén de mù biāo  我飞上了青天才发现自己wǒ fēi shàng le qīng tiān cái fā xiàn zì jǐ  从此无依无靠cóng cǐ wú yī wú kào  每次到了夜深人静的时候měi cì dào le yè shēn rén jìng de shí hòu  我总是睡不着wǒ zǒng shì shuì bù zhe 我怀疑是不是只有wǒ huái yí shì bù shì zhī yǒu  我的明天没有变得更好wǒ de míng tiān méi yǒu biàn dé gēng hǎo  未来会怎样wèi lái huì zěn yàng  究竟有谁会知道jiū jìng yǒu shuí huì zhī dào  幸福是否只是一种传说xìng fú shì fǒu zhī shì yī zhǒng chuán shuō  我永远都找不到wǒ yǒng yuǎn dou zhǎo bù dào  我是一只小小小小鸟 wǒ shì yī zhī xiǎo xiǎo xiǎo xiǎo niǎo  想要飞呀飞xiǎng yào fēi yā fēi  却飞也飞不高què fēi yě fēi bù gāo  我寻寻觅觅寻寻觅觅wǒ xún xún mì mì xún xún mì mì  一个温暖的怀抱yī gè

"There is, of course, a now accepted view in the West that deprivation and childhood neglect can increase the likelihood of anti-social and criminal behaviour later in life.  But what strikes me when talking to the children we meet in Sichuan and Guizhou is not anger or resentment." __John Sudworth    词汇 繁体 拼音 词性 HSK等级 英文 1 代价 代價 dài jià noun 六级 price; cost 2 消耗 消耗 xiāo hào verb 六级 to consume 3 水泥 水泥 shuǐ ní noun 六级 cement 4 总和 總和 zǒng hé noun 六级 sum 5 伴随 伴隨 bàn suí verb 六级 to accompany 6 创作 創作 chuàng zuò verb 六级 to create 7 拽 拽 zhuài verb 六级 to pull 8 统计 統計 tǒng jì noun/verb 六级 statistics, count 9 操作 操作 cāo zuò verb 六级 to operate 10 机械 機械 jī xiè noun 六级 machinery 11 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng verb 六级 to prop up; to support 12 探讨 探討 tàn tǎo verb 六级 to investigate; to probe 13 并非 並非 bìng fēi adv 六级