9月，我本来打算了要去法国读研究生。但是，因为各种各样的原因，我最后取消了去法国的行程。今天，我想和大家分享我没去法国的原因，希望你觉得有意思。

In September, I had planned to go to France for my master's degree. However, due to various reasons, I decided to cancel my journey at the last minute. Today, I would like to share with you my reasons for not going to France at this particular moment. Hope you find it interesting.

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两个多星期没有更新播客，真的抱歉。在今天的节目里，想和大家分享最近在我的生活中发生的事情。同时，也想给大家介绍一下中国的工作观。

Sorry for having not updated the podcast for two weeks! In today's episode, I would like to share with you all recent updates in my life. Meanwhile, I would like to talk a little bit about Chinese people's work ethics.

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在中国，我们有一种特别的文化，这就是 ”面子文化“。一个人什么时候 ”有面子“，什么时候 ”没面子“？”面子“ 是怎样支配中国人生活的呢？我们一起看看吧。

In China, we have a peculiar culture, which is the "face culture". When does a person "have face", and when does he "lose face"? How does "face" occupy the life of a Chinese person? Let's find out.

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你来过上海吗？你听说过上海话吗？今天我会给大家简单地介绍一下上海话的历史，然后教大家几句上海话。快来听听吧！

Have you been to Shanghai? Have you heard of Shanghainese? Today, I will briefly introduce the history of Shanghainese, then teach you some phrases. It's gonna be fun!

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你喜欢吃中国菜吗？你吃过什么地方的中国菜？中国很大。在不同的地方，我们有不同风格的食物。今天，我会给大家介绍两个地方的食物。一起吃中国菜吧！

Do you like Chinese food? Which part of China's food have you eaten? China is huge. In different places, there is food of different styles. Today, I will be introducing food from two places in China. Let's have some Chinese food together!

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7月了。夏天马上就要来了。今年夏天，你有什么计划？今天，我想和你分享一下我的夏天计划。你觉得我的夏天计划怎么样？   It's July now. Summer is coming soon. What is your plan for this summer? Today, I would like to share with you my plan for the summer. What do you think of my plan?

 

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“知音” 是什么意思？知音的意思是：一个非常非常好的朋友。今天，我会给大家介绍 “知音” 这个词语的来历。我们要回到2000年前的中国... ... 

What does 知音 mean? 知音 means a super, super good buddy. Today, I will be introducing the etymology of this word, which will bring us back to China 2000 years ago... ...

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中国人喜欢学习语言吗？中国人喜欢学习什么语言？这些是今天我们要回答的问题。

Do Chinese people enjoy learning languages? What languages do we like to learn? These are the questions we are about to answer today.

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在这个星期的播客里，我会和大家分享最近在中国很火热的一条新闻。在云南，一些大象离开了自己的家，开始往北方移动。它们慢慢向城市靠近，引发了大家的关注。

In this week's episode, I will be sharing a recent news that became viral in China. In Yunnan, some elephants left their home and started to migrant towards north. They are approaching cities, and this aroused much attention.

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在这个星期的播客里，我会和大家分享我的童年的故事。我出生在哪里？长大在哪里？也欢迎你和我分享你的童年。

In this week's episode, I will be sharing episodes about my childhood, where I was born, where I grew up etc. You are welcome to share with me your childhood as well.

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