Learning Chinese Through Stories

Story explanation of 3.2.10《除夕夜，我在武汉》 Welcome to our new Patrons: Jonathan Erwin-Frank, Michael Fulton, Stevia Gunawan, Elise Chang, Lisa Bolin, Guy Norman, Daniel Nelle, Ryan Lloyd, Howard Anderson, and Dennis Jiang !! Thank you! Words fall short when we try to express our sincerest gratitude for your support.  Please introduce yourself @https://www.patreon.com/posts/33867685   Check out the vocabulary list and transcript of this episode and many more on Patreon.    Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

A taxi driver tells of life under lockdown on Chinese New Year's Eve.    We are 6 patrons away from our goal of 200 patrons. If you think our podcast is valuable to you and other Chinese learners,  become our patron for as low as $5/month. You will have access to all our podcasts ( including patrons-only episodes), transcripts and vocabulary lists.      Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

Story explanation for 3.1.8 《丑小鸭》 Welcome to our new patrons：Dan Radice, Andrew Huang, Ofer Grossman, Alexander Jeremijenko, Noah Sachs, Magnus Bjerke, Tomer Abraham. Please introduce yourself @https://www.patreon.com/posts/33867685   Support us on Patreon to access the full episode, color-coded transcript with pinyin, and a curated vocabulary list.   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!  

A little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight, he matures into a beautiful swan. We learned this tale when we were in elementary school. And it's still one of our favorites. Lauren, you reminded us that we never finished this episode on 《丑小鸭》. Thank you for your kindness. Stay tuned for the story explanation.  Welcome to our new patrons Amy Moore, Sindy Limin, Romain Butteaud and James Savelli. Supporting us on Patreon to access the full episode, color-coded transcript with pinyin, and curated vocabulary list.   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

An ancient Chinese farmer was so eager to grow the rice plant that he decided to pull up the seedlings.  We need your help! Please consider supporting us on Patreon to access the full episode, transcript, and vocabulary for this story. Welcome to our new patrons: Amy, Mark, Michael, and Anna !!   Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review on iTunes will help more people find the podcast. Thank you!!

Welcome to our new Patrons: Ban, Doug, Erik, Rahul, Sebastian, Yamid, and Richard!  Please introduce yourself on our patron page. https://www.patreon.com/posts/poll-jie-shao-he-33867685 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 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!!    

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.