พอดคาสท์ Chinese Language ชั้นนำ (2024)

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Happy Holidays from Qing Dao 1:32

2d ago1:32

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Wishing all of you a safe and Happy Holidays! Vicky is in China for the holidays and sharing with us some videos of her adventures in Qing Dao. We're taking this time to regroup and plan future episodes, but will be back again soon. Until then please enjoy our short videos. We'll see you again in the new year! The transcript for this video is below…

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Minisode: Expressing Disbelief (Intermediate) 5:42

15d ago5:42

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A：你昨天为什么没来上课？ Nǐ zuótiān wèishéme méi lái shàngkè? Why didn’t you come to class yesterday? B：我感冒了。。头很疼。 Wǒ gǎnmàole.. Tóu hěn téng. I caught a cold..my head hurts A：那你怎么不告诉老师呢？ Nà nǐ zěnme bù gàosù lǎoshī ne? Why didn’t you tell the teacher? B：我怕老师会说我不认真。 Wǒ pà lǎoshī huì shuō wǒ bù rènzhēn. I was afraid the teacher would say I’m slacking off. A：如果…

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Minisode: 说话不经过大脑 (Intermediate) 5:19

22d ago5:19

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If like so many of us, you happen to have a bad case of "foot in the mouth" disease, then this short episode is for you :) Enjoy! A：今天的面试怎么样？(Jīntiān de miànshì zěnme yàng? How did the interview go today? B：哎。。别提了。。我总是说话不经大脑。有不小心把面试官给得罪了。估计没希望了。。 (Āi.. Biétíle.. Wǒ zǒng shì shuōhuà bù jīng dànǎo. Yǒu bù xiǎoxīn bǎ miànshì guān gěi dé zuìle. Gūjì …

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Listening/Speech Training: Election & Gratitude 12:30

29d ago12:30

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A: 你看了昨天的竞选辩论吗？这次美国的选举是特朗普对·哈里斯。你打算选哪个？ (Nǐ kànle zuótiān de jìngxuǎn biànlùn ma? Zhè cì měiguó de xuǎnjǔ shì tè lǎng pǔ duì·hālǐ sī. Nǐ dǎsuàn xuǎn nǎge?) Did you watch yesterday's debate? This US election is going to be Trump vs. Harris. Which one are you going to vote for? B: 是啊，真有意思。你觉得谁更有可能赢？(Shì a, zhēn yǒuyìsi. Nǐ juédé shéi gèng yǒu kěnéng …

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Gratitude (Upper Intermediate) 34:20

1M ago34:20

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1. 情感 – emotion, feeling 2. 珍惜 – to treasure, value, or cherish 3. 给予 – to give, render, offer 4. 度过难关- to get through difficult times 5. 关爱 – love and care 6. 感激 – to feel grateful, be thankful, feel endebted 7. 增进 – to enhance 8. 人际关系 – interpersonal relationships 9. 心灵 – heart, soul, spirit 10. 充实 – fulfilling, rich, substantial 11. 时常 – often, …

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Minisode: Lemons into Lemonade (Intermediate) 8:20

1M ago8:20

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变坏为力：A: 你听说过他们的新项目吗？ B:听说了，一开始好像遇到了很多问题。 A: 对，但他们最后想办法变害为利，把困难变成了发展的机会。Yes, but they eventually figured out a way to make those issues work in their favor. B: 真了不起！这就是面对挑战时应有的态度。 That's amazing! That's the attitude we should all have when faced with challenges. 化危机为机遇： A：今天怎么样啊？ How are you today? B：别提了。刚刚失业，性情不好。 Don't ask..I just lost my job. I'm…

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Listening/Speech Training: Something Lost & The Haunted Elevator 16:30

2M ago16:30

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有个人在公司接到一个电话，对方只说了一句话:你家里丢东西了。(yǒu gèrén zài gōngsī jiē dào yīgè diànhuà, duìfāng zhǐ shuōle yījù huà: Nǐ jiālǐ diū dōngxīle.) A man received a call at work, the personon the other end saying only one thing:“Something at your home is missing”. 这个人回家以后翻箱倒柜，找了半天，身份证、银行卡、手机、钱包……什么都没少。(Zhège rén huí jiā yǐhòu fānxiāngdǎoguì, zhǎole bàntiān,shēnfèn zhèn…

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Election! (Intermediate) 25:47

2M ago25:47

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竞选辩论– political debate 选举– election 支持者– supporter or supporters 政策– policy, or policies 吸引– to attract, draw, fascinate 当选– to be elected 选民– Voter, or voters 摇摆州– Swing States 积极– positive (in this context) can also mean“proactive” A:你看了昨天的竞选辩论吗？这次美国的选举是特朗普对·哈里斯。你打算选哪个？ (Nǐ kànle zuótiān de jìngxuǎn biànlùn ma? Zhè cì měiguó de …

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Ghost Story: The Haunted Elevator (Intermediate) 37:31

2M ago37:31

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某人(mǒu rén) - Someone, a certain person 宿舍(sù shè) - Dormitory 按(àn) - To press (a button) 电梯(diàn tī) - Elevator 幸运地(xìng yùn de) - Fortunately, luckily 一下子(yī xià zi) - All of a sudden, immediately 空无一人(kōng wú yī rén) - Completely empty, not a single person 马上(mǎ shàng) - Immediately, right away 升(shēng) - To ascend, to rise 突然(tū rán)…

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Minisode: To Trip Someone Up/Get In The Way (Intermediate) 8:59

2M ago8:59

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绊住脚： 1. To Trip Someone 2. To Get In The Way, Hold Someone Back 第一个对话： A:你怎么了，看起来很慌张？(Nǐ zěnme le, kàn qǐlái hěn huāngzhāng?) What's wrong? You look so flustered. B:我刚才在街上走，突然有根绳子绊住脚了！(Wǒgāngcái zài jiē shàng zǒu, túrán yǒu gēn shéngzi bàn zhùjiǎole!) I was just walking down the street and tripped on a rope!) A: 哎呀，真危险！(Āiyā, zhēn wéixiǎn!) Oh, tha…

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🎃Ghost Story: Something Lost...(Elementary) 32:57

3M ago32:57

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丢东西– Something Lost... Vocabulary: 1. 对方– The other party, or person 2.翻箱倒柜– to rummage through boxes and cupboards, 3.怀疑– to doubt, to suspect, 4. 恶作剧-a prank, practical joke, mischief, 5.阴森森– spooky, gruesome, ghastly, gloomy Story: 有个人在公司接到一个电话，对方只说了一句话:你家里丢东西了. (Yǒugèrén zài gōngsī jiē dào yīgè diànhuà, duìfāng zhǐshuōle yījù huà: Nǐ jiā…

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Short Film: Something Lost 0:56

3M ago0:56

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This is a preview of our latest podcast episode, Something Lost, which will be available October 13th at 7:00pm. To hear a full explanation behind of the vocabulary and Chinese grammar points, stay tuned...

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Minisode: 伸手不见五指。。。 6:04

3M ago6:04

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Has it ever been so dark you couldn't see anything at all, not even your own hand in front of your face? In Chinese there's a very similar expression. In the spirit of Halloween, let's get a bit dark for this minisode, and upgrade our Chinese from 太暗了 to 暗得伸手不见五指吧！伸手不见五指（Shēnshǒu bùjiàn wǔzhǐ） Can't see your hand in front of your face Vicky's Tra…

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Listening/Speech Training: The Benefits of Coffee & Green Tea 14:59

3M ago14:59

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The Benefits of Drinking Coffee 大部分人喝咖啡是为了让自己保持精力旺盛。但其实，有些人喝咖啡是为了健身能有更好的效果。不少健身的人每天会喝多杯咖啡。这是因为咖啡因可以提高人体无氧运动的能力，可以让身体更快速进入运动状态。这种改变对普通人而言可能作用不大，但对于健身狂热者而言，喝咖啡可以让他们的健身效率大大提高。不过，除了健身的人，医生不建议普通人为了其他的目的尝试一天内喝多杯咖啡。人体消耗咖啡因的速度有限。普通人喝一杯咖啡摄入的咖啡因大概率到第二天早上还没有被消耗掉。 Dà bùfèn rén hēkāfēi shì wèile ràng zìjǐ bǎochí jīnglì wàngshèng. Dàn qíshí, yǒuxiē rén hē kāfē…

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The Health Benefits of Green Tea (Pre Intermediate) 36:45

3M ago36:45

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The Benefits of Green Tea Vocabulary: 1. 好处（Benefit) 2. 有益（To Be Good For) 3. 抗氧化物(antioxidants) 4. 预防（Prevent) 5. 老化（aging) 6. 加速（speed up) 7. 新陈代谢(metabolism) 8. 心脏(the heart) 9.降低(to Lower) 10. 胆固醇(Cholesterol) Dialogue: A: 你知道喝绿茶有好处吗？(Nǐ zhīdào hē lǜchá yǒu hǎochù ma?) A:Do you know that drinking green tea has some (health) benefits? B: 当然知道！绿茶…

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Minisode: Fancy 高大上 (Pre Intermediate) 5:57

4M ago5:57

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Vicky: 你听说那个新开的餐厅了吗？Lindi: 听说了，怎么了？Vicky: 听说那家餐厅的装修很高大上！Lindi: 真的吗？高大上是什么意思？Vicky: 就是很豪华、很有档次的意思。Lindi: 哦，明白了。那我一定要去看看！Vicky: 对啊，别忘了提前预订哦！ 1. 这家酒店很高大上。我们可以去试一下。(This restaurant is pretty fancy. We can go try it sometime.) 2. 听说他刚买了一辆很高大上的车。我们去看看。(I heard he just bought a fancy new car. Let’s go check it out.)3. 这个运动员的学历也很高大上. (This athlete also has…

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Coffee's Surprising Benefit (Upper Intermediate) 34:19

4M ago34:19

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As a coffee lover and very part-time fitness enthusiast, I found this article on working out and caffeine consumption to be particularly interesting. 希望你们喜欢！Thanks to Maayot.com for providing the article for today's episode :)https://www.maayot.com/For one-to-one and group lessons in Chinese, go to: https://apextutoring.org/1. 旺盛 – Vigorous, Exuber…

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Listening/Speech Training: The Joy Of Learning & If There's Anything I Can Do (Elementary) 12:34

4M ago12:34

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1. The Joy of Learning: 学习的乐趣学习是一件很有趣的事。很多人一提到用心学习，就觉得这是没有可能的，因为他们认为学习是一件不是很有趣的事情。其实当你找到你喜欢的学科之后，你就会开始认为学习是有趣的了。在学习上，遇到简单的问题会觉得是一种复习，遇到困难的问题时，会觉得是一种挑战。Xuéxí shì yī jiàn hěn yǒuqù de shì. Hěnduō rén yī tí dào yòngxīn xuéxí, jiù juédé zhè shì méiyǒu kěnéng de, yīnwèi tāmen rènwéi xuéxí shì yī jiàn bùshì hěn yǒuqù de shìqíng. Qíshí dāng nǐ zhǎodào nǐ …

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If There's Anything I Can Do (Elementary) 34:34

4M ago34:34

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This week we discuss offering to help out. I liked this dialogue from Maayot.com because of the useful phrase at the end which is a great one to know in any language: "If there's anything I can do, please let me know". Join us as we discuss this and other useful Chinese words and expressions.Vicky and I also have a website! For one-on-one Chinese l…

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Minisode: I Wonder... (Elementary) 7:18

4M ago7:18

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我很好奇他怎么没来。。I wonder why he didn’t come..好奇 - Curious奇怪，他怎么没来？。。Strange, why didn’t he come? 我很好奇答案是什么。。I wonder what the answer is..我很好奇发生了什么。。。I wonder what happened我好奇你用中文怎么说？.. I wonder how you say that in Chinese.我还以为是谁带来这些饼干，原来是你啊！ I was wondering who brought those cookies, so it was you!我以为今天要下雨，原来是一个大晴天。 I thought it was going to rain today,…

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The Joy Of Learning (Elementary) 29:08

5M ago29:08

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Join us this week for a beginner Chinese lesson about The Joy of Learning, something as language learners, I believe we can all relate to.Thanks again to Maayot for being our sponsor for this episode as well as providing the article for today's lesson. For daily, bite-sized stories sent to your inbox, follow the link right here: www.maayot.comVocab…

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Minisode: Punching In (Pre-Intermediate) 9:33

5M ago9:33

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Lindi: 听说你刚刚去了华盛顿。玩儿得怎么样？（Tīng shuō nǐ gānggāng qùle HuáShèngDùn. Wán er dé zěnme yàng?）I heard you just went to Washington D.C. How was your trip? Vicky: 啊，是的，是的，我们这个周末去了一趟华盛顿。。很不错。以前去华盛顿都是去白宫这些旅游景点打卡，可是这一次我们去的是一些居民区，感觉特别不一样啊。（A, shì de, shì de, wǒmen zhège zhōumò qùle yī tàng huáshèngdùn.. Hěn bùcuò. Yǐqián qù huáshèngdùn dōu shì qù báigōng zhèxi…

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Listening/Speech Training: Fitness Newbie & Dieting Misconceptions (Upper Intermediate) 16:23

5M ago16:23

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Fitness Newbie1. 女性：锻炼。。。锻炼腿部。。。。腹部。。。腿部和腹部。。。。锻炼腿部和腹部。。。。。主要。。主要是锻炼腿部和腹部。。。。。小白。。。健身小白。。。。但我是健身小白。。。。。主要是锻炼腿部和腹部，但我是健身小白。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。男性：你想锻炼哪个部位？。。。。。。。。。。女性：主要是锻炼腿部和腹部，但我是健身小白。2. 男性：我们这里。。。有很多。。。有很多器械。。。。我们这里有很多器械。。。。。可以。。。可以帮你。。。。。达到目标。。。可以帮你达到目标。。。。。。我们这里有很多器械可以帮你达到目标。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。女性：你可以给我一些具体建议吗？。。。。。。。。。。。男性：当然！我们这里有很多器械可以帮你达到目标…

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Dieting Misconceptions (Upper Intermediate) 37:04

5M ago37:04

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Weight Loss Misconceptions, and Unhelpful HabitsThanks to Maayot for sponsoring today's episode! Please visit Maayot.com to improve Chinese reading comprehension and more.Website: https://www.maayot.com减肥 – to lose weight误区 – a misconception, a persistent mistaken idea饮食 – food and drink, diet – as in what one normally eats情绪 – morale, feeling, moo…

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So Cliche (Intermediate) 6:34

6M ago6:34

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Lindi: 诶？听说昨天我们这儿有一个名人演讲。你去听了吗？(Éi? Tīng shuō zuótiān wǒmen zhè'er yǒu yīgè míngrén yǎnjiǎng. Nǐ qù tīngle ma?)Hey I heard a well-known speaker came here to give a speech yesterday. Did you go?Vicky: 哎。。。我去了。别提了。你什么也没错过。都是一些陈词滥调。没什么意思. (Āi... Wǒ qùle. Biétíle. Nǐ shénme yě méi cuòguò. Dōu shì yīxiē chéncílàndiào. Méishénme yìsi.)Ah...I went. Don't…

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Fitness Newbie (Intermediate) 40:51

6M ago40:51

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Are you into fitness, or do you aspire to do it more often and fall short? Either way, you're not alone. Join us as we talk about exercise basics, being a novice, and more.A big thank you to today's sponsor, Maayot.com. I often use Maayot as a way of staying up to date on current stories in China, while getting in some daily Mandarin practice. Plea…

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Listening/Speech Training: Setting Up A Smart Phone & Cell Phone Savvy (Intermediate) 14:07

6M ago14:07

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Setting Up A Smart Phone:老奶奶: 我刚买了一部新手机，但有一些功能不太懂。你能帮我设置一下吗？(Wǒ gāng mǎile yī bù xīn shǒujī, dàn, yǒu yīxiē gōngnéng bù tài dǒng. Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shèzhì yīxià ma)小洋: 当然可以！你先开机，然后选择语言和地区，接下来选择手动设置。下一步，加入你的Wi-Fi。之后，你就可以根据它的提示一步一步进行操作。比如说，设置面部识别、密码解锁等等，最后选择想下载的App。这样就设置完了。(Dāngrán kěyǐ! Nǐ xiān kāijī, ránhòu xuǎnzé yǔyán hé dìqū, jiē xiàlái xuǎnzé shǒ…

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Cell Phone Savvy (Intermediate) 31:29

6M ago31:29

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In this episode, Vicky and I talk more about cell phone technology and Apps. We narrow in on vocabulary about Notification Settings, silencing or turning them off, and Smart Voice Assistants in China (like Xiao Du). A special thanks to Maayot.com for sponsoring today's episode. I use Maayot to improve my Mandarin skills, and have previously created…

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Minisode: That's Catchy (Intermediate) 6:23

7M ago6:23

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Dialogue:Vicky: 我最近听了一首特别让我上头的歌。叫 My Stupid Heart. 那个小孩特别可爱。不知道你有没有听这首歌？(Wǒ zuìjìn tīngle yī shǒu tèbié ràng wǒ shàngtóu de gē. Jiào “My Stupid Heart” Nàgè xiǎohái tèbié kě'ài. Bù zhīdào nǐ yǒu méiyǒu tīng zhè shǒu gē)I recently heard a song that’s super catchy. It's called “My Stupid Heart” That kid is so cute. I don’t know if you've heard this so…

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Setting Up Your Smart Phone (Intermediate) 39:53

7M ago39:53

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We're learning some cell phone related words today! I was realizing recently that I still struggle to say commonly used words like, "swipe left/swipe right" or "I have you on speaker", etc, and yet with our smart phones literally being next to us everywhere we go, I thought it was time to dig into some related expressions. Come join me as I learn a…

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Minisode: Straw That Broke The Camel's Back (Intermediate) 6:20

7M ago6:20

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The Straw The Broke the Camel's Back: 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草Dialogue:Vicky: 你知道吗？迈克马上要辞职了。( Nǐ zhīdào ma? Màikè'ěr mǎshàng yào cízhíle. )Hey did you know that Mike's about to quit?Lindi: 我没听说呀，到底是怎么回事啊？我知道他不太喜欢他的工作，因为公司离他住的地方太远，而且他也常常抱怨说工作时间太长了。(Wǒ méi tīng shuō ya, dàodǐ shì zěnme huí shì a? Wǒ zhīdào tā bù tài xǐhuān tā de gōngzuò, yīnwèi gōngsī lí tā zhù d…

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Listening/Speech Training: Wrong Number & Who R U Kidding? (Intermediate) 16:07

7M ago16:07

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Wrong Number Speech Training: 1. 男性：我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。预约。。前两天。。。前两天预约。。。。在周二早上。。。。去检查。。去检查的小李。。。。。在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。。我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。。。。。。女性：你好！哪位？。。。。。。。。。。男性：我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。2. 女性：因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点,您看可以嗎？。。协调。。想协调一下。。。。下午三点。。。。把时间定到下午三点。。。。。。想协调一下，把时间订到下午三点。。。。。。。因为工作原因。。。。。。因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点。。。。。。…

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Who Are You Kidding?! (Elementary) 35:11

7M ago35:11

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Is today's protagonist Xiao Yang, a bit accident prone? Or did he get into a fight? In today's beginner level episode, we learn to ask certain questions such as "What happened (to your face)"? "What's the matter"? and responses that down-play it, like "Nothing" or "Nothing much". Today's key sentence structure is "Can you really (do this)..by (doin…

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Special Episode: "Telecommunications Scam" 电信诈骗 (Advanced) 18:37

8M ago18:37

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A former friend of the show, Kapa Zhao is back for a special episode about nearly being scammed. This one will be a great test for your listening comprehension, as we mostly speak Chinese throughout (stopping in just a few places for translation)โดย Lindi P and Vicky Z

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Wrong Number (Intermediate) 44:19

8M ago44:19

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Vocabulary:调整(Tiáozhěng) – to adjust协调 (xiétiáo)– to coordinate (Taiwan style) 查看 (chákàn) – to examine, look over素质 (sùzhì)– person of good character, a person who has inner quality, integrity土生土长(tǔshēngtǔzhǎng) – born and raised输入(shūrù) – to input误打误撞(wù dǎ wù zhuàng) – accidentally, unintentionally冒失(màoshī) (– (in this context) careless, but …

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Minisode: Spam Call (Intermediate) 5:15

8M ago5:15

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Lindi: 哎呀！ Vicky！昨天给你打了好几个电话。你怎么没接啊？Vicky：啊？哪个电话呀？我不知道是你打给我的。你什么时候打的？Lindi：昨天晚上我的手机没电了，所以用了我老公的电话给你打了几次。Vicky：哦！那是你的电话呀！我看到一个陌生的号码。然后我以为是骚扰电话，所我就没有接。Lindi：这样子的！Vicky：是的。是的, 那我下一次把他的电话号码也存到我的手机里。Lindi：好的！别忘了。Vicky：好的，好的！一定！Lindi: Āiyā! Vicky! Zuótiān gěi nǐ dǎle hǎojǐ gè diànhuà. Nǐ zěnme méi jiē a? Vicky: A? Nǎge diànhuà ya? Wǒ bù zhīdào shì nǐ…

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Listening/Speech Training:Job Hunting & Getting Hired (Pre-Intermediate) 11:34

8M ago11:34

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Job Hunting Speech Training:1. 简历。。。改。。改简历。。。在改简历。。。。我现在。。。我现在在改简历。。。。。还没有。。。还没有。我现在在改简历。。。。。。。。。。女性：你开始找工作了吗？。。。。。。。。。男性：还没有。我现在在改简历。2. 女性：实习。。经历。。实习经历。。。。相关。。相关的实习经历。。。。。一些相关的实习经历。。。。。。多写。。多写一些。。。。多写一些相关的实习经历。。。。。。。。。你可以多写一些相关的实习经历。。。。。。。。。。。。。。男的：我想找研究员助理的工作。。。。。。。。。。。。女性：那你可以多写一些相关的实习经历3. 男性：去年一年。。。。我没找到。。。。我始终没找到。。。。。研究。。做研究。。。相关的实习。。。做研究相关的实习…

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Getting Hired (Pre-Intermediate) 27:20

9M ago27:20

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Getting Hired: 受聘 (Shòupìn)Today we talk about what to say when you've gotten the job. Join us as we discuss the differences between different types of skills and how to use "录用” as opposed to another very similar word, ”雇佣“。 And you definitely don't want to miss hearing about Vicky's unforgettable interview experience...Contact us: chineseconvoclu…

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Minisode: Resume Padding (Pre-Intermediate) 5:19

9M ago5:19

5:19

A: 我听说你的朋友在找工作。他的简历准备好了没有？(Wǒ tīng shuō nǐ de péngyǒu zài zhǎo gōngzuò. Tā de jiǎnlì zhǔnbèi hǎole méiyǒu?) I heard your friend is looking for a job. Has he finished his resume?B：哎呀。。别提了。我看了他的简历。。写得马马虎虎。所以我们觉得他应该包装一下他的简历。( Āiyā.. Biétíle. Wǒ kànle tā de jiǎnlì.. Xiě dé mǎmǎhǔhǔ. Suǒyǐ wǒmen juédé tā yīnggāi bāozhuāng yīxià tā de jiǎnlì.)Ugh..don'…

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Job Hunting (Intermediate) 34:38

9M ago34:38

34:38

In this lesson, Vicky and I discuss job hunting, in particular, updating a resume to reflect relevant work experience and internships. Join us as we talk about internships, resume writing (including the practice of "padding" one's resume) and work experience. Thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for providing the text for today's episode. Improve…

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Listening/Speech Training:Jazz & Music Genres (Upper Intermediate) 20:39

9M ago20:39

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Today we have the dialogues and speech training parts from our previous 2 episodes: And All That Jazz & Music To Suit Your Mood. If you would like to hear the grammar and vocabulary explanations, please refer back to those episodes. If you're tuning in simply to listen to the dialogue and practice pronunciation, you're in the right place!And All Th…

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Music Genres (Upper Intermediate) 55:46

10M ago55:46

55:46

In this episode, Vicky and I discuss more types of music, and what fits whenever we are in certain moods. We will be joined once again by jazz pianist and composer Sean Higgins at the end of this episode for another of his original songs and a quiz. If you're curious, please listen on... And to hear more music by Sean, please check out the links be…

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Minisode: Play It By Ear 11:30

10M ago11:30

11:30

In today's minisode, we meet with a doctoral student of civil engineering at UNCC to discuss 2 new expressions about making plans: 边走边看 and 见机行事。。。Useful words and phrases discussed in this episode:土木 (Tǔmù)- Building, construction土木工程(tǔmù gōngchéng) - Civil Engineering大兴土木(dàxīngtǔmù) - （idiom）to be busy putting up buildings, to carry out large s…

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And All That Jazz (Upper Intermediate) 55:35

10M ago55:35

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Jazz musician and composer Sean Higgins joins us today in a special episode about music. Listen in as we discuss Jazz and other popular music forms, in both China and beyond...(Sean Higgins Trio can be found through the following links:)https://music.apple.com/us/album/shanghai-decade/1330221513https://open.spotify.com/album/7KUSrVWMDDPfy9T5LRsTHQh…

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Listening/Speech Training: Love Brain & Total Doormat 18:56

10M ago18:56

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For the Chinese Script, PinYin, and English translations of these 2 episodes, please go to the original podcast. Here below, are the Speech Training Exercises: Love Brain:1. 男性：网络热词。。。恋爱脑。。。网络热词“恋爱脑”。。。。描述的。。。描述的是人。。。。一旦谈恋爱。。。。。描述的是人一旦谈恋爱。。。。。。。。失去。。就失去了。。。正常思维。。。。就失去了正常思维。。。。。。。。现象。。。就失去了正常思维的现象。。。。。。。。。网络热词“恋爱脑”描述的是人一旦谈恋爱。。。。。。。。。网络热词“恋爱脑”描述的是人…

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True Story: The Total Doormat (Intermediate) 38:56

11M ago38:56

38:56

The story for our podcast today is one that we found online. It shares what can happen when the one you love, doesn't exactly love you back...Vocabulary: 1.某省 – Some province somewhere2. 路费 – travel expenses3. 嫌弃 – To dislike, to look down upon, to have a distaste for someone or something4. 专科 – Technical Institute, Trade School, Junior College5. 配…

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Minisode: 🐲The Dragon Sign Strengths/Shortcomings 6:46

11M ago6:46

6:46

Happy Year of the Dragon! Vicky and I discuss the personality characteristics of those born under the dragon sign. Some useful words/phrases for today's minisode:本命年（běnmìngnián）- Basically, "Your Year" or "One's Own Year". If you were born in the year of the dragon, then you get to say the following: "今年是我的本命年" （Jīnnián shì wǒ de běnmìngnián）"Thi…

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Love Brain (Upper Intermediate) 43:53

11M ago43:53

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We're back for another season of the Convo Club! To kick things off, since we are so close to Valentine's Day, we thought we'd start with something "love" related. Hope you enjoy it and learn some useful Chinese phrases.A big thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for today's text. Go to https://www.maayot.com/ for systematic Chinese lessons aimed …

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Minisode: 打死我也不。。。 6:23

12M ago6:23

6:23

"Even if you paid me a million dollars, I still wouldn't..." is one way to translate 打死我也不.. (Dǎ sǐ wǒ yě bù..). Literally, "Beat me to death, I still wouldn't..." I was really tempted to say "I wouldn't be caught dead" is the closest translation, but as you will see in our discussion, there is a sight difference. Join us to learn a fun dramatic re…

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Minisode: Take Your Time 慢慢来 4:58

12M ago4:58

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Minisode: Take Your Time 慢慢来 by Lindi P and Vicky Zโดย Lindi P and Vicky Z

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