Learning Chinese Through Stories

Vocabulary list and transcript for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/37223377 Welcome to our new patrons: Jake, Lucas, Mark, Andrew, Adder, Anthouny Grande, Haroksfan, Florent, Emma, 桃子， Kim Anh, Calvin Kung, and Sorin We couldn’t do it without the help of you!! Thank you!!   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!!

数鸭子 词：王嘉祯  曲：胡小环 门前大桥下 游过一群鸭 快来快来数一数 二四六七八 嘎嘎嘎嘎 真呀真多呀 数不清到底多少鸭 数不清到底多少鸭 赶鸭老爷爷 胡子白花花 唱呀唱着家乡戏 还会说笑话 小孩，小孩 快快上学校 别考个鸭蛋抱回家 别考个鸭蛋抱回家   We couldn’t do it without the help of you. 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!!

A classic by Xudishan, who was best known for his novels that focus on the people of the southern provinces of China and Southeast Asia. Transcript for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/36558028 Welcome to our new patrons：Jerome Wei, Matheus Do Nascimento, Steven Regidor-Yanez, David Code Howard, Deborah Leonard Kosits, Chhuong Kimhuong, Riynn, Mario Tokarz,  Charles Mabbett, Anastasia Kamoilik, Tom Malone, Rick Yuan, Angela Lo,Joan Judge, 윤상 오, Joan Judge, Joon S Jeon, Christopher Lee  We couldn’t do it without the help of you.   Please introduce yourself @https://www.patreon.com/posts/33867685   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!!

Vocabulary list for this episode can be found @https://www.patreon.com/posts/36261519. Please stay tuned for the transcript ! Welcome to our new patrons：Christopher Lee, Yurika, Shirley Yu, Jesus Serrano Vilanova, Meghan Hussey, Chia-Yi, Nathan Holdstein, Davide Larghi, Laetitia Traore ! We couldn’t do it without the help of you. Please introduce yourself @https://www.patreon.com/posts/33867685   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!!

A college student tells of life under lockdown in Wuhan Transcript for this episode can be found @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/35563672 Welcome to our new patrons：Giovanna, 信秀渡边，Shelli Trung, Youssef Shaalan，Tina Lenz, Wesley Zhu, Eva Zimmermann Please introduce yourself @https://www.patreon.com/posts/33867685   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 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!!