I talk about the importance of curiosity as fuel, and then we'll hear the line-by-line translation of the dialogue from Lesson 10.

Lesson Outline:

1. [00:21] Talking about curiosity
2. [04:52] Dialogue (normal speed) 
3. [06:28] Complete translation
4. [12:56] Explanation of the word 乖 (guāi)
5. [14:07] Repeat the dialogue 

Dialogue transcript (Chinese characters only):

• 康太太：這個是我兒子，他去年帶我去日本玩！
• 小李：是哦... 你有幾個孩子？
• 康太太：兩個，一個兒子一個女兒
• 小李：那...這個小朋友是誰呢？
• 康太太：這是我的孫子，他每天都來我這裡吃晚餐，很乖！
• 小李：很乖？
• 康太太：對啊，很乖！他每天吃三碗白飯！啊你結婚了嗎？
• 小李：還沒，我才27歲
• 康太太：27歲差不多了，你趕快去找個女朋友！不然我介紹我女兒給你，她才大你幾歲而已
• 小李：哦，好啊... 
• 阿明：哈囉，我車子停好了，小李在嗎？
• 康太太：我們在這裡
• 阿明：小李，你喝到水了嗎？
• 小李：還沒
• 康太太：啊我都忘了！你要提醒我啦！我們一直在聊天！聊得太開心！哈哈！
• 阿明：沒關係，小李，我們還是去便利商店買吧，比較快
• 康太太：不用啦，便利商店很遠
• 阿明：也還好吧...
• 康太太：你等一下！冰水馬上來！ 
• 阿明：那，好吧... 欸？小李，你在看什麼？
• 小李：哦，沒有，只是，這個是... 康太太的女兒
• 阿明：是喔！很可愛。

Dialogue transcript (w/ pinyin and translation): 

• 康太太：這個是我兒子，他去年帶我去日本玩！
  • Kāng tàitài: Zhège shì wǒ érzi, tā qùnián dài wǒ qù rìběn wán! 
  • Mrs. Kang: This is my son. Last year he took me to Japan (lit. 玩 wán = to play)!
• 小李：是哦... 你有幾個孩子？
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Shì ó... Nǐ yǒu jǐ gè háizi?
  • Xiao-Li: Oh... How many kids do you have? 
• 康太太：兩個，一個兒子一個女兒
  • Kāng tàitài: Liǎng gè, yīgè érzi yīgè nǚ'ér
  • Mrs. Kang: Two, one son and one daughter. 
• 小李：那...這個小朋友是誰呢？
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Nà... Zhège xiǎopéngyǒu shì sheí ne?
  • Xiao-Li: Then... who’s this little kid? 
• 康太太：這是我的孫子，他每天都來我這裡吃晚餐，很乖！
  • Kāng tàitài: Zhè shì wǒ de sūnzi, tā měitiān dōu lái wǒ zhèlǐ chī wǎncān, hěn guāi!
  • Mrs. Kang: This is my grandson, every day he comes to my place for dinner, he’s very 乖! 
• 小李：很乖？
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Hěn guāi?
  • Xiao-Li: Very 乖? 
• 康太太：對啊，很乖！他每天吃三碗白飯！啊你結婚了嗎？
  • Kāng tàitài: Duì a, hěn guāi! Tā měitiān chī sān wǎn báifàn! A nǐ jié hūnle ma?
  • Mrs. Kang: Yeah, very 乖！ Every day he eats three bowls of rice! So are you married? 
• 小李：還沒，我才27歲
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Hái méi, wǒ cái èrshíqī suì
  • Xiao-Li: Not yet, I’m only 27 years old. 
• 康太太：27歲差不多了，你趕快去找個女朋友！不然我介紹我女兒給你，她才大你幾歲而已
  • Kāng tàitài: Èrshíqī suì chā bù duō le, nǐ gǎnkuài qù zhǎo gè nǚ péngyǒu! Bùrán wǒ jièshào wǒ nǚ'ér gěi nǐ, tā cái dà nǐ jǐ suì éryǐ
  • Mrs. Kang: 27 is about right, hurry up and find a girlfriend! Or else I can introduce my daughter to you, she’s only a few years older than you. 
• 小李：哦，好啊...
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Ó, hǎo a... 
  • Xiao-Li: Oh, okay... 
• 阿明：哈囉，我車子停好了，小李在嗎？
  • Ā míng: Hā luō, wǒ chēzi tíng hǎole, xiǎo lǐ zài ma?
  • A-Ming: Hello, my car is parked, is Xiao-Li here? 
• 康太太：我們在這裡
  • Kāng tàitài: Wǒmen zài zhèlǐ
  • Mrs. Kang: We’re over here!
• 阿明：小李，你喝到水了嗎？
  • Ā míng: Xiǎo lǐ, nǐ hē dào shuǐle ma?
  • A-Ming: Xiao-Li, did you drink some water? 
• 小李：還沒
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Hái méi 
  • Xiao-Li: Not yet. 
• 康太太：啊我都忘了！你要提醒我啦！我們一直在聊天！聊得太開心！哈哈！
  • Kāng tàitài: A wǒ dōu wàngle! Nǐ yào tíxǐng wǒ la! Wǒmen yīzhí zài liáotiān! Liáo dé tài kāixīn! Hāhā!
  • Mrs. Kang: Oh I totally forgot! You have to remind me! We were chatting all this time, chatting was too much fun. Haha!
• 阿明：沒關係，小李，我們還是去便利商店買吧，比較快
  • Ā míng: Méiguānxì, xiǎo lǐ, wǒmen háishì qù biànlì shāngdiàn mǎi ba, bǐjiào kuài
  • A-Ming: Never mind, Xiao-Li, let’s go to the convenience store after all, it’s faster. 
• 康太太：不用啦，便利商店很遠
  • Kāng tàitài: Bùyòng la, biànlì shāngdiàn hěn yuǎn
  • Mrs. Kang: Don’t bother! The convenience store is so far away. 
• 阿明：也還好吧...
  • Ā míng: Yě hái hǎo ba...
  • A-Ming: It’s not so bad... 
• 康太太：你等一下！冰水馬上來！
  • Kāng tàitài: Nǐ děng yīxià! Bīng shuǐ mǎshàng lái!
  • Mrs. Kang: You wait a second! The ice water is coming right up. 
• 阿明：那，好吧... 欸？小李，你在看什麼？
  • Ā míng: Nà, hǎo ba... Ēi? Xiǎo lǐ, nǐ zài kàn shénme?
  • A-Ming: Alright then... huh? Xiao-Li, what are you looking at? 
• 小李：哦，沒有，只是，這個是... 康太太的女兒
  • Xiǎo lǐ: Ó, méiyǒu, zhǐshì, zhège shì... Kāng tàitài de nǚ'ér
  • Xiao-Li: Oh, nothing, just... this is... Mrs. Kang’s daughter. 
• 阿明：是喔！很可愛。
  • Ā míng: Shì ō! Hěn kě'ài.
  • A-Ming: Oh! She’s cute!

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