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年轻人与老石匠

nián qīng rén yǔ lǎo shí jiàng

A Young Man and an Old Mason

很久很久以前，有一个贫穷的年轻人。

hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐ qián , yǒu yí gè pín qióng de nián qīng rén .

Once upon a time, there was a poor young man.

他对自己的生活非常不满，

tā duì zì jǐ de shēng huó fēi cháng bù mǎn ,

He was very dissatisfied with his life.

每天都坐在那里发牢骚：

měi tiān dū zuò zài nà li fā láo sāo :

Every day, he sat there and complained,

“要是有一大笔钱，

" yào shì yǒu yī dà bǐ qián ,

“If I had a lot of money,

我肯定想要什么就买什么。”

wǒ kěn dìng xiǎng yào shén me jiù mǎi shén me . "

I would buy whatever I want.”

吃好吃的，穿好衣服，住好房子……

chī hǎo chī de , chuān hǎo yī fú , zhù hǎo fáng zi

Nice food, beautiful clothes, big houses and …

他想要很多很多的东西。

tā xiǎng yào hěn duō hěn duō dedōng xī .

He wanted so many things.

一天，年轻人像往常一样 坐在家门前。

yì tiān , nián qīng rén xiàng wǎng cháng yí yàng zuò zài jiā mén qián .

One day, as usual, the young man sat in front of his little house.

他抱怨道, “要是有一大笔钱，

tā bào yuàn dào, " yào shì yǒu yī dà bǐ qián ,

He complained, “If I had a lot of money,

我就能活得更自在。”

wǒ jiù néng huó dé gèng zì zài . "

I would have a better life.”

一位老石匠从旁边走过，

yī wèi lǎo shí jiàng cóng páng biān zǒu guò ,

An old mason passed by

听到了这句话。

tīng dào le zhè jù huà .

and heard those words.

他停下来看向那个年轻人。

tā tíng xià lái kàn xiàng nà gè nián qīng rén .

He stopped and looked at the young man.

老石匠说道，“为什么这么说呢？”

lǎo shí jiàng shuō dào , " wèi shén me zhè me shuō ne ? "

The old mason said, “Why do you say that?”

“你已经很富有了！”

" nǐ yǐ jīng hěn fù yǒu le ! "

“You are well off!”

年轻人问, “此话怎讲？”

nián qīng rén wèn, "cǐ huà zěn jiǎng ?"

The young man asked, “How?”

老石匠提议，“我们来做笔交易吧。”

lǎo shí jiàng tí yì , " wǒ men lái zuò bǐ jiāo yì ba . "

The mason suggested, “Let’s make a deal."

“你愿意用你的眼睛换一大笔钱吗？”

" nǐ yuàn yì yòng nǐ de yǎn jīng huàn yī dà bǐ qián ma ? "

“Would you like to exchange your eyes for a lot of money?”

年轻人回答，“不行，我不换！”

nián qīng rén huí dá , " bù xíng , wǒ bù huàn ! "

The young man answered, “No, I wouldn’t!”

接着，老石匠又出了一个主意。

jiē zhe , lǎo shí jiàng yòu chū le yí gè zhǔ yì .

Then, the old mason had another idea.

“或者，把你强壮的双腿给我吧！

" huò zhě , bǎ nǐ qiáng zhuàng de shuāng tuǐ gěi wǒ ba !

“Or, give me your strong legs.

我可以给你许多黄金。”

wǒ kě yǐ gěi nǐ xǔ duō huáng jīn . "

I’ll give you lots of gold.”

年轻人再次不假思索地回答, “不行！”

nián qīng rén zài cì bù jiǎ sī suǒ dì huí dá, " bù xíng ! "

Without thinking, the young man answered, “No way!”

老石匠笑了笑。“现在知道了吧，你十分富有。”

lǎo shí jiàng xiào le xiào . " xiàn zài zhī dào le ba , nǐ shí fēn fù yǒu . "

The old mason smiled. “Now you see, you are very well off!”

说完，他便蹒跚着离开了。

shuō wán , tā biàn pán shān zhe lí kāi le .

After saying that, he hobbled away.

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退休后的生活

Life After Retirement

1.

This is a story about Mr.King.

2.

金先生今年七十岁了。

Mr.King was seventy years old.

3.

他已经退休了。

He was retired.

4.

他的妻子也在三年前过世了。

His wife passed away three years ago.

5.

所以金先生每天都非常想念他的妻子。

He missed her very much everyday.

8.

金先生是一个对新鲜的事物非常感兴趣的人。

Mr.King was curious about new and interesting things.

9.

在他刚退休那会儿, 他环游世界去体验不同国家的风土人情。

At the beginning of his retirement, he spent time traveling around the world to experience different countries' customs and practices.

10.

可是每当他回到家以后, 看着空荡荡的房间, 他总是感觉 他的生活好像有了一个很大的空洞, 需要快点被填满。

But whenever he returned home from his travles, he was looking at a bare room and found that there was a big hole in his life that needed to be filled.

11.

于是呢, 他开始尝试着学习一些新的事物。比方说, 学习做饭, 养花, 打高尔夫球, 学打德州扑克, 还有来italki上了焱曦的汉语课。

So he began to try to learn some new things. For example, he learned to cook, grew flowers, played golf, learned to play Texas Hold’em poker, and also came to italki to take Yancy's Chinese class.

12.

可是他感觉这样还是不够。

However, he felt that this was not enough.

13.

他想必须得走出家门, 找个地方待着, 去哪儿都行，总之得让自己忙起来。

He thought he must get out of the house and go somewhere, anywhere to keep himself busy.

14.

于是，他又开始继续寻找人生的激情。

So he started to search for his passion for life again.

每天早上七点十五分 他都会去一家星巴克，风雨无阻。

He went to a Starbucks by seven fifteen every morning，come rain or shine.

15.

到了那儿以后, 先点一杯咖啡, 然后坐在那里，听一听那些年轻人聊他们工作上的事情。他也解释不清为什么。只是这样能够让他感觉 有一种参与感。就好像又回到了过去他 工作的时候的那种感觉。

After getting to the Starbucks, he would order a cup of coffee, then sit there and listen to the young people talk about their jobs, he could not explain it, but it made him feel part of something. It was as if he had returned to his old life at work.

16.

但是, 他还是觉得生活很无聊。

However, he still felt his life was boring.

17.

偶尔, 他也会去公园里 跟其他人打太极。

Occasionally, he would go to the park to do Tai Chi with other people.

18.

最近呢他还去看了他的儿子和孙子。但是他认为 不能太过于依赖自己的家人。所以他想要快点 找到他的生活的目标。

Recently he had also visited his son and grandson. He believed that he should not rely so much on them. He wanted to find out his purpose in life as soon as possible.

19.

有一天, 他去超市买东西。刚一出超市的时候, 他瞥见一则招聘广告。

One day he went shopping at the supermarket. As he was leaving,

he caught a glimpse of a job advertisement.

20.

那是一家在网上卖服装的公司, 他们正在招聘老年实习生。

It was an online company selling clothes, and they were looking for senior interns.

21.

要求年龄在65岁以上, 有组织能力, 还要对电子商务很感兴趣。还要有撸起袖子 扎实肯干的工作态度。

The Ad said that applicants must be over 65 years of age, have organizational skills, have a genuine interest in e-commerce, and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude.

22.

金先生一看, 这不就是为我量身定制的嘛。他觉得自己非常适合这份工作。

After reading this, he believed it was tailor-made for him. He thought this job was very suitable for him.

23.

但是申请这份工作, 他必须得做一个求职视频，因为这家公司认为 求职信已经落伍了。

To apply for the job, he had to submit a cover-letter video, because this company thought that hand-written cover letters were old-fashioned.

24.

不过这也难不倒金先生。因为他是那种一学就会的人。

This was not difficult for Ben, because he was a fast learner.

25.

他决定,“我一定要拿到这份工作!”

He decided, "I must get this job!"

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How to respond to other people mocking you without being rude?

1.

有一个非常有名的男明星，

There was a very famous actor.

有一次他去参加一个颁奖礼。

Once he went to an award ceremony.

就是那种像奥斯卡, 那种电影颁奖礼。

It's like the Oscars, which is a film award ceremony.

2.

在他上台颁奖的时候，

When he presented awards on stage,

因为他那天晚上穿的这个礼服有点那种睡衣风格的,

The dinner suit he worn on that evening was a kind of pyjamas' style.

所以有一位女主持人就调侃他说，“

so a hostess tried to make fun of him and said, "

你今天晚上是穿睡衣来的吧。

It seems like you are wearing a pair of pajamas tonight.

你看我已经五年没有来这个颁奖礼了，

You see, I haven't been to this award ceremony for five years,

所以今天晚上我特意穿得非常的隆重。

so I'm particularly dressed very ceremoniously tonight.

而且你看台下所有的男明星啊、女明星啊,

Look at all the actors and actresses off stage,

他们也都是穿得非常的隆重。

they are all dressed very ceremoniously."

3.

然后这个男明星就回答，“

The actor replied, "

对，对，他们都是客人嘛。

Yes, yes, because they are all guests.

客人到别人家里去。

When guests go to other people's homes,

当然要穿得隆重一点。

of course, they should dress more ceremoniously.

你看你已经五年没有来这个颁奖礼了，

You know you haven't come here for five years,

而我呢, 这五年来一直都在这上面。

and I've been at this award ceremony for the past five years.

所以我已经把这里变得像家一样。

I've made this place like home.

回到家里穿什么？

What do you wear when you are back home?

当然是要穿得舒服一点。对不对？”

You will definitely wear something more comfortable, Right?"

然后这个女主持人说,“

Then the hostess said“

对, 对, 怎么舒服怎么穿。”

Yes, you can wear whatever makes you feel comfortable. "

4.

然后，在场的所有嘉宾都为这个男明星鼓掌。

Then, all the guests present at this award ceremony applauded him.

好啦, 这就是今天的故事。

Alright, that's all for today's story.

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There might be some new development and new things.

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一. 换工作

huàn gōng zuò

Change jobs

我换了份新工作。

I got a new job.

我换工作了。

I changed my job.

我现在在一家新公司工作。

I'm with a new company.

我辞职了。

I quit my job.

我把老板炒了。

I fired my boss.

老板把我炒了。

My boss fired me.

我决定自己创业。

I decided to start my own business.

我决定自己做老板。

I decided to be my own boss.

我想休息一下。然后想一想自己到底想干嘛。

I just wanted to take a break and thought about what I wanted to do.

二. 换房子

huàn fáng zi

Get a new apartment / house

我换新房子了。

I got a new apartment / house. (of you are buying)

If you are renting a new house, we would say

我新租了一个房子。

I got a new apartment / house. (of you are renting)

我现在搬到了一个新地方。

I moved to a new place(of a city; a country etc.).

三. 换车

huàn chē

Change cars

我换车了。

I changed my car.

我以旧换新换了辆新车。

I traded in my car.

旧换新换

trade in old carsfor new ones

我买了辆新车。

I got a new car.

我买了一辆新的电动车。

I got a new electric car.

四. 换学校、换专业

huàn xué xiào , huàn zhuān yè

Change schools and majors

我换学校了。

I changed schools.

我换专业了。

I switched my major.

你在大学的时候有没有经历过换专业呢?

Have you ever changed your major in college?

五. 换伴侣

huàn bàn lǚ

Have a new partner

我换男朋友了。

I got a new boyfriend.

我换女朋友了。

I got a new girlfriend.

我交了一个新对象。

I‘m seeing someone new.

对象: BF or GF

我交了一个新对象。

我交了一个新男朋友。

我交了一个新女朋友。

I‘m seeing someone new.

我们不在一起了。

We're no longer together.

我们决定先分开一段时间。

We decided to take some time off.

六. 生活变化

shēng huó biàn huà

Changes in life

我的生活发生了一些变化。

There have been some changes in my life.

我的工作发生了一些变化。

There have been some changes in my work.

我决定做出些改变。

I decided to make some changes.

我决定做出些颠覆性的改变.

wǒ jué dìng zuò chū xiē diān fù xìng de gǎi biàn.

I decided to shake things up.

我决定尝试些新东西。

I decided to try somethinig new.

你的生活都有哪些改变呢?

Have there been any changes in your life so far?

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Try to use today's new words and phrases to share your changes of your life with us, we do want to hear from you!

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我很无聊

I am Bored

1.

我叫小天。

我是外星人(alien)。

我家住在一个叫YMC 的星球(planet)。

我从星期一到星期五都很忙。

2.

星期一我去地球(Earth)上学。 

星期二我在家做作业。 

我最喜欢学汉语，

不喜欢学数学(Maths)。

3.

周三我去学习唱歌和跳舞。 

我不开心的时候，最喜欢唱歌(singing)和跳舞(dancing)了。

你呢，你不开心的时候喜欢做什么？

4.

星期四我去妈妈的书店帮忙。

 我妈妈开了一家书店(book store)。

星期四是妈妈最忙(busy)的日子。

5.

星期五我去爸爸的咖啡店帮忙。 

我爸爸开了一家咖啡店(café)。

那里卖咖啡，还有好吃的蛋糕(cakes)。

我最喜欢吃爸爸做的蛋糕了。

6.

从星期一到星期五，

我每天都过得很开心。

可是到了周末，

我就没有什么事情可做。

所以我感觉很无聊。

7.

有一天，我问我的好朋友们:“

你们周末都做什么？”  

我的好朋友小西说，“我星期六去游泳

(swimming)。星期天在家画画(drawing)。"

我的另一个好朋友小东说，“我经常打乒乓球(play table tennis)和羽毛球(play badminton)。" 

8.

他们也想知道我周末干什么。 

于是，他们问我，“你周末都做什么呢？” 

我告诉他们:“我没什么事儿可做。我感觉非常地无聊。” 

9.

他们听了以后, 都想要帮助我。 

他们说，“你需要(need)找点儿事情做。” 

我说，“可是, 我能干什么呢？”

10.

小西说:“你可以去游泳或者画画”。 

我说:”我不会游泳。”

小东说:“你可以打乒乓球或者打羽毛球”。 

我说，“我不喜打球。

11.

其实, 我试着(try to)做过很多事情。 

但是我都不喜欢。

 一直到最后，大家都没有一个好主意(good idea)。

放学后，我就回家了。

12.

就这样，又一个星期过去了。 

我还是感觉很无聊。

 小东和小西又有了一个好主意。 

小西说，“你可以收集(collect)一些东西”。 

13.

小东说，“对，我同意(I agree)。你可以收集一些足球卡片(football cards)”。

其他一些小朋友也跟着一起出主意(give ideas)。

有的人说，“你可以收集书。” 

还有的人说,“你可以集邮(collect stamps)。” 

甚至还有人说,“你可以收集可爱的玩具(cute toys)。”

14.

 但是我不喜欢那些东西。 

突然(suddenly)，我有了一个好主意。

我对大家说:“我想到了一个好主意！ 不过(but), 我要下周再告诉你们。先保密(keep it secret first)。” 

15.

这个周末, 爸爸带着我和妈妈去看我的爷爷和奶奶。

在路上, 我对爸爸妈妈说,

我可不可以收集一些太空垃圾(space trash),

 这样太空就会变得干净了。”

爸爸妈妈说;“ 可以啊, 你现在就去做吧。”

16.

我收集了很多垃圾, 还给它们拍了一张照片(take a photo)。

星期一, 我把照片拿给我的朋友们看。 

他们都说，“干得好!(good job)“

"你这个主意真棒(briliant)！”

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New video on our YouTube! Do you want to practise your Chinese listening? All words selected are based on the NEW HSK1 3.0.

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Good morning from China!😊 New Chinese Podcast on our YouTube! 

And remember to turn on the CC to check English and PinYin.😉 Here's the link👇👇👇 

https://youtu.be/JW-wjc-1EwM

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😉Do you have any questions about Chinese? We can help!

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🐯Do you want to Practise your spoken Chinese with Yancy, please go visit her teacher's page on italki : https://teach.italki.com/teacher/4935122

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