Wèi shén me/yào/jiàn/kōng jiān zhàn/ne?

Why build a space station?

Yīn wèi/zài/kōng jiān zhàn/lǐ/kě yǐ/gèng hǎo de/jìn xíng/tiān wén guān cè/, hái néng/wán chéng/hěn duō/dì qiú/shang/zuò bù liǎo de/shí yàn!

Because astronomical observations can be better carried out in the space station, and many experiments that cannot be done on Earth can be completed there!

Nà/wǒ men/yīng gāi/jiā qiáng/guó jì hé zuò/, ràng/gèng duō/kē xué jiā/ yǒu/jī hui/zài/tài kōng/lǐ/zuò/shí yàn/, bǎ/kōng jiān zhàn/de/zuò yòng/fā huī dào/zuì dà!

Then we should strengthen international cooperation to give more scientists the opportunity to do experiments in space and maximize the role of the space station!

Shì de/, suǒ yǐ/Zhōngguó de/kōng jiān zhàn/shì/xiàng/shì jiè/kāi fàng de/, yīn wèi /wǒ men/xiāng xìn/wài tài kōng/shì/shǔ yú/quán rén lèi/gòng tóng de/cái fù.

Yes, so China's space station is open to the world because we believe that outer space belongs to the common wealth of all mankind.

Nǐ/ hái hǎo/ me？ Zěn me/ yǎn jing/ hóng hóng/ de. Shì kū le me?

你还好么？怎么眼睛红红的？是哭了么？

Are you OK? Why are your eyes red? Were you crying?

Wǒ méi shì, jiù shì/ gāng gāng / kàn le/ yī bù/ jiǎng/ fù zǐ qíng/de diàn yǐng, shēn shòu gǎn dòng.

我没事，就是刚刚看了一部讲父子情的电影，深受感动。

I'm fine. I just watched a movie about the relationship between father and son, and I was deeply moved.

Zhè me/ shuō qǐ lái, wǒ/ jué de/ zì jǐ/ chéng nián/ zhī hòu/ hé/ bà ba/ de/ jiāo liú/ dí què/ yuè lái yuè/ shǎo le.

这么说起来，我觉得自己成年之后和爸爸的交流的确越来越少了。

Speaking of which, I think ever since I grew up, the communication with my dad is less and less frequent.

Nǐ shuō de duì, wǒ men/ yīng gāi/ duō/ hé/ fù mǔ/ jiāo liú, wǒ/ xiàn zài/ jiù qù/ gěi/ wǒ bà/ dǎ diàn huà.

你说得对，我们应该多和父母交流，我现在就去给我爸打电话。

You're right. We should communicate more with our parents. I'm going to call my dad right now.

Qīngmíng, Duānwǔ, Chóngyang… Tā men/ shì/ shén me?

清明、端午、重阳……它们是什么？

Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival. What are they exactly?

Zhè xiē/ dōu shì/ Zhōngguó/ de/ chuán tǒng/ jié rì. Tā men/ shì/ zhōng huá mín zú/ yōu jiǔ/ lì shǐ/ wén huà/ de/ zhòng yào/ zǔ chéng bù fen. Tā men/ de/ yóu lái/ qìng zhù/ fāng shì/, jié rì/ měi shí/ dōu/ hěn/ yǒu qù.

这些都是中国的传统节日。它们是中华民族悠久历史文化的重要组成部分。它们的由来、庆祝方式、节日美食都很有趣。

These are all traditional Chinese festivals. They compose an important part of China's history and culture. Their origins, celebration activities, and holiday delicacies are all very interesting.

Tīng qǐ lái/ fēi cháng /fù zá.

听起来非常复杂。

It sounds very complicated.

Yě bù huì, nǐ/ yào/ xué xí/ hàn yǔ, yǔ yán/ bèi hòu/ de/ wén huà/ yě/ hěn/ zhòng yào.

也不会，你要学习汉语，语言背后的文化也很重要。

Not really, if you want to learn Chinese, the culture behind the language is also very important.

Nǐ/ yǒu méi yǒu/ kàn dào/ nà tiáo /xīn wén? Shuō/ yì qíng/ guò hòu, yīn wèi/ rén lèi/ huó dòng /jiǎn shǎo, zì rán /huán jìng / dōu/ biàn hǎo le.

你有没有看到那条新闻？说疫情过后，因为人类活动减少，自然环境都变好了。

Did you read that news? It is said that after the pandemic, due to the reduction in human activities, the natural environment has changed for the better.

Kàn dào le. Xǔ duō/ dì fang/ shuǐ qīng le, tiān lán le, xiǎo dòng wù men/ dōu/ zǒu shàng/ dà jiē xiǎo xiàng/ le.

看到了。许多地方水清了，天蓝了，小动物们都走上大街小巷了。

Saw it. In many places, the water is clear, the sky is blue, and the animals have appeared on the streets.

Zhè yě/ cè miàn/ zhèng shí, rén lèi /huó dòng/ dí què /yǐng xiǎng le /dà zì rán.

这也侧面证实，人类活动的确影响了大自然。

This also confirms that human activities do affect nature.

Wǒ men/ zhēn de /yīng gāi/ rèn shi dào/ wèn tí/ de/ yán zhòng xìng, gòng tóng/ bǎo hù/ shēng tài huán jìng.

我们真的应该认识到问题的严重性，共同保护生态环境。

We should really realize the seriousness of the problem and work together to protect the ecological environment.

Nǐ/ bié/ chōu yān /le, bù jiàn kāng.

你别抽烟了，不健康。

Stop smoking, it's not healthy.

Wǒ/ zhè gè/ shì/ diàn zǐ yān ， méi shì de ， wǒ /zhèng zài/ yòng tā/ jiè yān.

我这个是电子烟，没事的，我正在用它戒烟。

Mine is a vaper. It's okay. I'm using it to quit smoking.

Shì jiè/ wèi shēng /zǔ zhī/ yán jiū/ biǎo míng, diàn zǐ yān/ wēi hài/ gōng gòng/ jiàn kāng, gèng /méi yǒu/ jiè yān /de/ gōng xiào, nǐ/ hái shì/ shì shì/ wǒ zhè gè/ jiè yān tiē/ ba.

世界卫生组织研究表明，电子烟危害公共健康，更没有戒烟的功效，你还是试试我这个戒烟贴吧。

Research from the World Health Organization shows that vaping is harmful to public health and has no effect on quitting smoking. You'd better try my nicotine patches.

zì rán jiè/ de/ shēng wù/ zhēn shì/ qiān chā wàn bié 、 duō zhǒng duō yàng.

自然界的生物真是千差万别、多种多样。

The creatures in nature are really very different and varied.

shēng wù/ duō yàng xìng/ duì yú/ shēng tài huán jìng/ wěn dìng / hěn/ zhòng yào.

生物多样性对于生态环境稳定很重要。

Biodiversity is very important for the stability of ecological environment.

rén lèi /shè huì/yě shì/yī yàng, yī gè/ gōng sī /xū yào/ yǒu/ bù tóng/ tè cháng/ de /rén/ chéng dān/ bù tóng de /gōng zuò, cái néng /zhèng cháng/ yùn xíng .

人类社会也是一样，一个公司需要有不同特长的人承担不同的工作，才能正常运行。

It is the same for human society. A company needs people with different strengths to undertake different jobs in order to operate normally.

Shuō de duì, ér qiě/ dà jiā/ hù xiāng/ xué xí/ yě néng/ qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn, gòng tóng jìn bù.

说得对，而且大家互相学习也能取长补短、共同进步。

That's right, and we can learn from each other and make progress together.

wǒ /xiǎng /qù/ shàng hǎi /lǚ yóu ， jì huà /zuò/ gāo tiě ， dàn shì /wǒ /bù zhī dào/ zěn me/ mǎi piào 。

我想去上海旅游，计划坐高铁，但是我不知道怎么买票。

I want to travel to Shanghai and I plan to take the high-speed train, but I don't know how to buy a ticket.

hěn/ jiǎn dān/ a ， zài /12306/ tiān jiā /cháng yòng rén/ xìn xī ， àn /hù zhào /xìn xī /tián xiě /quán míng 。 tián xiě /wán bì /hòu ， ná zhe /hù zhào /qù /gāo tiě zhàn / rén gōng/ shòu piào chù /yàn zhèng ， yàn zhèng/ chéng gōng /jiù/ kě yǐ /xiàn shàng /mǎi piào /le 。

很简单啊，在12306添加常用人信息，按护照信息填写全名。填写完毕后，拿着护照去高铁站人工售票处验证，验证成功就可以线上买票了。

It's very simple. Add the common user information in 12306 and fill in the full name following your passport. After filling in the information, take the passport to the ticket office of the high-speed railway station to verify. When the verification is done, you’ll be able to buy tickets online.

nǐ /mǎi dōng xi /huì /kàn /pái zi /me ？

你买东西会看牌子么？

Do you consider the brand when you buy things?

huì ， suī rán /shuō /“ zhǐ mǎi duì de / bù mǎi guì de ”， dàn/ wǒ /hái shì /duì /dà/ pǐn pái /gèng /fàng xīn.

会，虽然说“只买对的不买贵的”，但我还是对大品牌更放心。

Yes, although it is said that "Only buy the right ones, not the expensive ones.", I still feel more at ease with big brands.

dí què /rú cǐ ， nà /nǐ /liǎo jiě /zhōng guó /pǐn pái /me ？

的确如此，那你了解中国品牌么？

That's true. Do you know anything about Chinese brands?

yǐ qián /wǒ /duì /zhōng guó /zhì zào /de /yìn xiàng /zhǔ yào/ shì /pián yi/ shí huì ， bù guò /xiàn zài/ wǒ /jué de/ zhōng guó/ de /gāo duān/ pǐn pái/ yuè lái yuè/ duō le .

以前我对中国制造的印象主要是便宜实惠，不过现在我觉得中国的高端品牌越来越多了。

In the past, my impression of made in China was mainly that they were cheap and affordable, but now I think there are more and more high-end brands in China.

chèn/ xiàn zài /yǒu /shí jiān ， zán men/ yī qǐ /bǎ /bàn gōng shì /dǎ sǎo/ yī xià /ba ！

趁现在有时间，咱们一起把办公室打扫一下吧！

Let's clean the office together while we have time.

wǒ hǎo lèi ， bù xiǎng dòng ， xià cì /zài shuō /ba 。

我好累，不想动，下次再说吧。

I'm too tired to move. Let's do it next time.

zuò le/ yī zhěng tiān ， duō /bù/ jiàn kāng 。 zài shuō /gāng /guò wán /wǔ yī láo dòng jié ， yào /duō /láo dòng ！

坐了一整天，多不健康。再说刚过完五一劳动节，要多劳动！

You’ve been sitting there all day, it’s not healthy. Besides, we’ve just celebrated the International Labour Day, we should do more labor worker.

wǒ /shì /nǎo lì/ láo dòng zhě ！ yě/ hěn/ guāng róng 。

我是脑力劳动者！也很光荣。

I'm a brain worker! I’m honorable too.

zhè běn/ shū /tài /hǎo kàn/ le ， wǒ /bì xū /tuī jiàn/ gěi/ nǐ.

这本书太好看了，我必须推荐给你。

This book is so great that I must recommend it to you.

hǎo a ， zhè běn shū /shì /jiǎng shén me /de ？

好啊，这本书是讲什么的？

OK, what's it about?

shì/ yī bù /xiǎo shuō ， wén bǐ yōu měi 、 qíng jié /diē dàng qǐ fú ， jié jú /qíng lǐ zhī zhōng/ yì liào zhī wài ！

是一部小说，文笔优美、情节跌宕起伏，结局情理之中意料之外！

It is a novel. It’s beautifully written. Its plot has a lot of ups and downs. And the ending is reasonable yet unexpected!

zhè me /gāo /de /píng jià ！ wǒ /xiàn zài /jiù qù /kàn.

这么高的评价！我现在就去看。

What a great review! I’ll check it out now.