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Chris teaches Jiajia the phrase "No backseat driving!" to use when she's offering him free road advice, we explain what "dongbei" means for our western listeners and we batten down the hatches as we prepare for a windy and rainy day tomorrow.
克里斯教佳佳在给他提供免费的驾驶建议时使用“别在后座指手画脚”这句话，我们向西方听众解释一下“东北”的意思，然后我们做好准备，迎接明天的大风大雨。

It was a day full of adventure. Tommy got to fetch sticks in the river, we played pool and helped out someone while strolling by the lake. It's fun to play superhero once in a while. We talked to Chris' nephew Christopher in Marseilles, and Chris learned a valuable lesson about backcseat driving. 

这是充满冒险的一天。汤米在河里捞树枝，我们在湖边散步时打台球，还帮助了一个人。偶尔扮演一下超级英雄也很有趣。我们和克里斯的侄子克里斯托弗在马赛聊了天，而克里斯则学到了一个关于“后座指挥”的宝贵教训。

We start today's show during lunch at the Happy City Mall and talk about food (of course), foot massages, our favorite restaurant disappearing, Grandma's home cooking and sweet, sweet lilacs. 
我们今天节目的开始是在欢乐城市购物中心的午餐时间，当然了，我们聊了食物，聊了足疗，还聊了我们最爱的餐厅消失不见，奶奶做的家常菜，以及甜美迷人的紫丁香。

Put down the hot peppers. Back away from the hot peppers. Jiajia cooks at home and accidentally tries to set fire to their stomachs. Oh, the price we pay for delicious food. It was still worth it. 

放下那些辣椒。离那些辣椒远点。佳佳在家做饭，不小心辣得自己肚子都快着火了。哦，为了美味的食物，我们付出了代价。但这一切仍是值得的。

We unveil the studio cookie thief, congratulate Walt in being accepted as a PhD student at Oxford with a full scholarship, revisit 99 red roses, talk about cultural differences in relationships and why Chris always wants to go off the beaten path. 

我们揭露了工作室的饼干小偷，祝贺沃尔特被牛津大学以全额奖学金录取为博士研究生，重温了《99朵红玫瑰》，讨论了恋爱关系中的文化差异以及为什么克里斯总是喜欢走不寻常的路。

Jiajia finally gets his yellow bean pillow and tells us if it improved his sleep. Then he waxes poetic about his beloved egg tart and tells us the romantic epic story of two eggs, flour, water and sugar meeting and joyfully celebrating their union. 
佳佳终于拿到了他的黄豆枕头，并且告诉我们它是否改善了他的睡眠。接着，他开始诗意地谈论他心爱的蛋挞，并且给我们讲述了一个关于两个鸡蛋、面粉、水和糖相遇并快乐庆祝它们结合的浪漫史诗故事。

It seems everyone had a date with spring today. The parks were dotted with tents, families were picnicking and taking naps under tall trees. Nature was beckoning and everyone responded!今天似乎每个人都在和春天约会。公园里到处都是帐篷，家庭们在野餐，在高大的树下小憩。大自然在召唤，而每个人都做出了回应！

99 red roses. Life doesn't get any better than that. We talk about the significance of 99 red roses in China, touching short videos, nostalgia, the smell of the original Starbucks coffee and roast duck as a love language. 

99朵红玫瑰。生活再没有比这更美好的了。我们来谈谈99朵红玫瑰在中国的意义，那些令人动容的短视频，怀旧之情，星巴克咖啡的原始香气以及烤鸭作为爱的语言。

This episode starts out being about foot massage, but devolves into a discussion about what to say and what not to say when you have an upset stomach. So, today tummy talk, tomorrow we'll move on to the feet. 

Does everyone seem a tadbit grouchy these days? Welcome to spring, or as we like to call it gunpowder season. Try to stay calm and carry on. Before too long it'll be summer and we can all complain about the heat. If you feel like griping at us, send an email to [email protected]

最近是不是每个人看起来都有点脾气暴躁呢？欢迎来到春天，或者我们更愿意称之为“火药桶”季节。尽量保持冷静，继续生活吧。用不了多久夏天就到了，到时候我们又都可以抱怨天气炎热了。要是你想跟我们发发牢骚，就发邮件到 [email protected] 吧。