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  • Understanding Gen X, Gen Y and the Millennials in China

    Here's a list of words used in today's show:

    1. 70后 70 Hòu: people born in the 70's
    2. 80后 80 Hòu: people born in the 80's
    3. 90后 90 Hòu: people born in the 90's
    4. 文革 Wéngé: The Cultural Revolution
    5. 喊口号 Hǎn kǒuhào: shout slogans
    6. 信仰 Xìnyǎng: faith, belief
    7. 改革开放 Gǎigé kāifàng: Reform and Opening Up
    8. 粮票 Liáng piào: food tickets
    9. 铁饭碗 Tiě fànwǎn: iron bowl
    10. 珍惜 Zhēnxī: cherish
    11. 选择 Xuǎnzé: choice
    12. 工作狂 Gōngzuò kuáng: workaholic
    13. 加班 Jiābān: work overtime
    14. 上班 Shàngbān: work
    15. 存款 Cúnkuǎn: savings
    16. 负债 Fùzhài: debt
    17. 零花钱 Línghuā qián: pocket money
      18. 50 min
    18. Chinese Internet Slangs and Their Social Impact

      Here's a list of words mentioned in the show:

      1. 土豪 (Tǔháo): Beverley Hillbilly 
      2. 吊丝 (Diào sī): average joe, loser
      3. 女神 (Nǚshén): goddess, a female sex symbol or a woman one admires
      4. 男神 (Nánshén): a male sex symbol or a man one admires
      5. 高大上 (Gāodàshàng): high class, extravagant 
      6. 雾霾 (Wùmái): smog, pollution
      7. 成语 (Chéngyǔ): fixed says
      8. 人艰不拆 (Rénjiānbùchāi) 
      9. 不明觉厉 (Bùmíngjuélì)
      10. 第一夫人 (Dìyī fūrén): first lady
      11. 彭丽媛 (Péng lìyuàn) 
      12. 老子明天不上班  (Lǎozi míngtiān bùshàngbān): I'm not going to work tomorrow
        13. 40 min
      14. The End of the One Child Policy

        Here is a list of Chinese words mentioned in the show:

        1. 计划生育(Jìhuà shēngyù): one child policy
        2. 独生子女 (Dúshēngzǐnǚ): only child
        3. 单独二胎 (Dāndúèrtāi): a new policy that allows couples to have a second child if one of them is an only child.
        4. 户口本 (Hùkǒuběn): household registration booklet
        5. 独生子女证 (Dúshēngzǐnǚzhèng): certificate of only child
        6. 准生证 (Zhǔnshēngzhèng): child birth permit
        7. 失联航班 (Shīlián hángbān): missing flight
        8. 马航 (Mǎháng): Malaysian Airlines
        9. 韩剧 (Hánjù): Korean TV drama
        10. 来自星星的你 (Láizì xīngxīng de nǐ): My Love from Star (name of a Korean TV show)
        11. 炸鸡啤酒 (Zhá jī píjiǔ): fried chicken and beer
          12. 0 min
        15. KTV Time - Fairy Tale
          • 忘了有多久--(I’ve forgotten how long it’s been) 
          • 再没听到你--(Since I've heard your voice) 
          • 对我说你最爱的故事--(Telling me your favorite story) 
          • 我想了很久--(I’ve been thinking about it for a while) 
          • 我开始慌了--(I started to get scared) 
          • 是不是我又做错了什么--(Did I do something wrong again?) 
          • 你哭着对我说--(You were crying when you said to me) 
          • 童话里都是骗人的--(All those things in fairy tales aren’t true) 
          • 我不可能是你的王子--(I can never be your prince) 
          • 也许你不会懂--(Perhaps you don’t understand) 
          • 从你说爱我以后--(Ever since you said you loved me) 
          • 我的天空星星都亮了--(The stars in my sky all shined brightly) 
          • 我愿变成童话里--(I wanted it to become a fairy tale) 
          • 你爱的那个天使--(To become the angel that you loved) 
          • 张开双手变成翅膀守护你--(Spreading my arms wide, becoming wings to protect you) 
          • 你要相信--(You need to believe) 
          • 相信我们会像童话故事里--(Believe that we are like those people in a fairy tale) 
          • 幸福和快乐是结局--(Where everything ends in happiness and joy) 
          • 一起写我们的结局--(We’ll write our ending together)
            • 12 min

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