Yoyo Mo Slow Chinese

马上就到国庆节了

mǎ shàng jiù dào Guóqìng Jié le

National Day is coming soon

今年的国庆节放假八天

jīn nián de Guóqìng Jié fàng jià bā tiān

This year's National Day holiday lasts for eight days

其中有一天是中秋节

qí zhōng yǒu yī tiān shì Zhōngqiū Jié

One of the days is the Mid-Autumn Festival

我们几个好友家庭很早就计划了要一起玩

wǒ men jǐ gè hǎo yǒu jiā tíng hěn zǎo jiù jì huà le yào yì qǐ wán

Several of our close friends' families planned to hang out together a long time ago

一共四个家庭

yī gòng sì gè jiā tíng

There are four families in total

16个大人，7个小孩

shí liù gè dà rén，qī gè xiǎo hái

16 adults and 7 children

经过投票，我们决定了去市郊的一个景区度假

jīng guò tóu piào，wǒ men jué dìng le qù shì jiāo de yī gè jǐng qū dù jià

After voting, we decided to go on vacation to a scenic spot in the suburbs

这个地方是一个著名的景点

zhè ge dì fang shì yī gè zhù míng de jǐng diǎn

This place is a famous scenic spot

叫做“都江堰”

jiào zuò “Dōu jiāng yàn”

It's called "Dujiangyan"

也许有的听众有所了解

yě xǔ yǒu de tīng zhòng yǒu suǒ liǎo jiě

Maybe some listeners know about it

这是在两千多年前

zhè shì zài liǎng qiān duō nián qián

It was built more than 2,000 years ago

一个叫李冰的人主持修建的水利工程

yī gè jiào Lǐ Bīng de rén zhǔ chí xiū jiàn de shuǐ lì gōng chéng

It is a water conservancy project presided over by a man named Li Bing

他巧妙地利用地形水文

tā qiǎo miào de lì yòng dì xíng shuǐ wén

He skillfully used the terrain and hydrology

实现了防洪、灌溉、水运等功能

shí xiàn le fáng hóng、guàn gài、shuǐ yùn děng gōng néng

To realize functions such as flood control, irrigation and water transportation

是世界上现存最古老且仍在使用的水利工程之一

shì shì jiè shàng xiàn cún zuì gǔ lǎo qiě réng zài shǐ yòng de shuǐ lì gōng chéng zhī yī

It is one of the oldest existing water conservancy projects in the world that is still in use

都江堰旁边挨着一座山，叫青城山

Dōu jiāng yàn páng biān āi zhe yī zuò shān，jiào Qīngchéng Shān

Next to Dujiangyan is a mountain called Qingcheng Mountain

也是著名景点

yě shì zhù míng jǐng diǎn

It is also a famous scenic spot

我们就在这个地方度假

wǒ men jiù zài zhè ge dì fang dù jià

We will spend our vacation here

我们预订了酒店房间

wǒ men yù dìng le jiǔ diàn fáng jiān

We have booked hotel rooms

每个房间都带院子、带私汤

měi gè fáng jiān dōu dài yuàn zi、dài sī tāng

Each room has a yard and a private hot spring

私汤就是在房间里私有的温泉小池子

sī tāng jiù shì zài fáng jiān lǐ sī yǒu de wēn quán xiǎo chí zi

A private hot spring refers to a small private hot spring pool in the room

相对来说要卫生一些

xiāng duì lái shuō yào wèi shēng yī xiē

It is relatively more hygienic

这些事情都是我来做的

zhè xiē shì qing dōu shì wǒ lái zuò de

I did all these things

因为我执行力太强了

yīn wèi wǒ zhí xíng lì tài qiáng le

Because my executive ability is very strong

他们都慢悠悠地，没人去弄

tā men dōu màn yōu yōu de，méi rén qù nòng

They were all slow, and no one would do it

只有我做了

zhǐ yǒu wǒ zuò le

Only I did it

到时候入住酒店我会录音

dào shí hou rù zhù jiǔ diàn wǒ huì lù yīn

I will record when checking into the hotel

再来和大家分享如何办理酒店入住

zài lái hé dà jiā fēn xiǎng rú hé bàn lǐ jiǔ diàn rù zhù

Then I will share with you how to check into a hotel

这次我们不想很累

zhè cì wǒ men bù xiǎng hěn lèi

We don't want to be too tired this time

就想在酒店里歇着

jiù xiǎng zài jiǔ diàn lǐ xiē zhe

We just want to rest in the hotel

这个酒店很大，酒店里面就是一个很大的园林

zhè ge jiǔ diàn hěn dà，jiǔ diàn lǐ miàn jiù shì yī gè hěn dà de yuán lín

This hotel is very big, and there is a large garden inside

每天在自然环境中散步就很舒服了

měi tiān zài zì rán huán jìng zhōng sàn bù jiù hěn shū fu le

It's very comfortable to walk in the natural environment every day

当然，我们都带着孩子

dāng rán，wǒ men dōu dài zhe hái zi

Of course, we all bring our children

免不了要陪着孩子玩

miǎn bù liǎo yào péi zhe hái zi wán

We inevitably have to play with the children

反正有了孩子之后再也没有以前的惬意度假了

fǎn zhèng yǒu le hái zi zhī hòu zài yě méi yǒu yǐ qián de qiè yì dù jià le

Anyway, after having children, we could no longer have the comfortable vacations we used to have

今天我们聊聊做饭

Jīntiān wǒmen liáoliáo zuòfàn

Today, let's talk about cooking.

很多人都会说，

Hěnduō rén dōu huì shuō,

Many people will say,

中国人花在做饭上的时间太多了

Zhōngguórén huā zài zuòfàn shàng de shíjiān tài duō le

Chinese people spend too much time on cooking.

我知道很多国家的人对吃饭不讲究

Wǒ zhīdào hěnduō guójiā de rén duì chīfàn bù jiǎngjiu

I know people in many countries don't pay much attention to meals.

能吃饱，能摄入各种营养，就可以了

Néng chībǎo, néng shèrù gè zhǒng yíngyǎng, jiù kěyǐ le

As long as they can fill their stomachs and get various nutrients,that's enough.

可是中国人会把食材做成各种美食

Kěshì Zhōngguórén huì bǎ shícái zuòchéng gè zhǒng měishí

But Chinese people turn ingredients into all kinds of delicious food.

而且每个地区的人都有自己的特色美食

Érqiě měi gè dìqū de rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de tèsè měishí

Moreover, people in each region have their own characte’ristic cuisines.

种类异常丰富

Zhǒnglèi yìcháng fēngfù

The variety is extremely abundant.

很多人也很喜欢在社交媒体上分享自己的做菜教程

Hěnduō rén yě hěn xǐhuān zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng fēnxiǎng zìjǐ de zuòcài jiàochéng

Many people also like to share their cooking tutorials on social media.

以前是图文，现在是视频

Yǐqián shì túwén, xiànzài shì shìpín

It used to be pictures and text, but now it's videos.

内容非常丰富，有拍不完的菜品

Nèiróng fēicháng fēngfù, yǒu pāi bù wán de càipǐn

The content is very rich, with endless dishes to film.

新冠疫情的那段时间

Xīnguān yìqíng de nà duàn shíjiān

During the COVID-19 pandemic,

大家有更多的时间待在家里

Dàjiā yǒu gèng duō de shíjiān dài zài jiālǐ

people had more time to stay at home.

就在网上学习各种教程

Jiù zài wǎngshàng xuéxí gè zhǒng jiàochéng

They learned various tutorials online,

然后自己在家里做美食

Ránhòu zìjǐ zài jiālǐ zuò měishí

and then cook delicious food by themselves at home.

哦，对了

Ó, duì le

Oh, right.

虽然我们今天讲的是做饭，但其实是做菜

Suīrán wǒmen jīntiān jiǎng de shì zuòfàn, dàn qíshí shì zuòcài

Although we're talking about "making rice" today, we actually mean cooking meals.

我们通常说“做饭”，是指做一顿饭

Wǒmen tōngcháng shuō "zuòfàn", shì zhǐ zuò yī dùn fàn

We usually use "zuòfàn" to mean preparing a whole meal,

包括了所有要吃的食物

Bāokuò le suǒyǒu yào chī de shíwù

which includes all the food to be eaten.

而“做菜”，是指除了米饭等主食以外的菜

Ér "zuòcài", shì zhǐ chú le mǐfàn děng zhǔshí yǐwài de cài

While "zuòcài" refers to dishes other than staple food like rice.

我小时候没怎么做过饭

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou méi zěnme zuòguò fàn

I didn't cook much when I was a kid.

长大了有了自己的家庭，就需要天天做饭了

Zhǎng dà le yǒu le zìjǐ de jiātíng, jiù xūyào tiāntiān zuòfàn le

When I grew up and had my own family, I needed to cook every day.

我的邻居，她很懒，不做饭

Wǒ de línjū, tā hěn lǎn, bù zuòfàn

My neighbor is very lazy and doesn't cook.

一家三口每天在外面吃

Yī jiā sān kǒu měitiān zài wàimiàn chī

Her family of three eats out every day,

或者点外卖吃

Huòzhě diǎn wàimài chī

or orders takeout.

我觉得她很不负责任

Wǒ juédé tā hěn bù fùzérèn

I think she's very irresponsible.

因为外面餐厅用的食材、调料、油等等都不太好

Yīnwèi wàimiàn cāntīng yòng de shícái、tiáoliào、yóu děngděng dōu bù tài hǎo

Because the ingredients, seasonings, oil, etc., used in restaurants outside are not very good.

也都不会洗的很干净

Yě dōu bù huì xǐ de hěn gānjìng

They are not washed very clean either.

也会放一些添加剂

Yě huì fàng yīxiē tiānjiājì

They also add some food additives.

哎，但是这是人家自己的事情了

Āi, dànshì zhè shì rénjia zìjǐ de shìqing le

Ah, but this is their own business after all.

有一段时间

Yǒu yī duàn shíjiān

For a period of time,

我做了一顿饭给他们送过去

Wǒ zuò le yī dùn fàn gěi tāmen sòng guòqù

I cooked a meal and sent it to them,

之后她做一顿饭给我送过来

Zhīhòu tā zuò le yī dùn fàn gěi wǒ sòng guòlái

and later she cooked a meal and sent it to me.

这样我们各自都可以少做一顿饭

Zhèyàng wǒmen gèzì dōu kěyǐ shǎo zuò yī dùn fàn

This way, each of us could cook one less meal.

是很美好的邻里关系

Shì hěn měihǎo de línlǐ guānxi

It was a very nice neighborly relationship.

可是这也只是很短暂的一段时光

Kěshì zhè yě zhǐ shì hěn duǎnzàn de yī duàn shíguāng

But this was only a very short period of time.

网上有很多博主很喜欢做美食

Wǎngshàng yǒu hěnduō bózhǔ hěn xǐhuān zuò měishí

There are many bloggers online who like to cook delicious food.

今天是我们中国文学专栏的第一期

Jīn tiān shì wǒ men Zhōng guó wén xué zhuān lán de dì yī qī

Today is the first episode of our Chinese Literature column

我想了一下

Wǒ xiǎng le yī xià

I've thought about it

这第一本书应该是哪本呢

Zhè dì yī běn shū yīng gāi shì nǎ běn ne

Which book should be the first one?

2024年中国3A游戏“黑神话悟空”很火

2024 nián Zhōng guó 3A yóu xì "Hēi Shén Huà Wù Kōng" hěn huǒ

In 2024, the Chinese 3A game "Black Myth: Wukong" is very popular

那我们从《西游记》讲起吗

Nà wǒ men cóng 《Xī Yóu Jì》jiǎng qǐ ma

Shall we start with "Journey to the West"?

2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主是中国的莫言

2012 nián Nuò bèi ěr Wén xué Jiǎng dé zhǔ shì Zhōng guó de Mò Yán

The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner is China's Mo Yan

那我们从他的书讲起吗

Nà wǒ men cóng tā de shū jiǎng qǐ ma

Shall we start with his books?

2015年雨果奖最佳长篇小说奖颁给了一位中国科幻作家

2015 nián Yǔ guǒ Jiǎng zuì jiā cháng piān xiǎo shuō Jiǎng bān gěi le yī wèi Zhōng guó kē huàn zuò jiā

The 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel was awarded to a Chinese science fiction writer

很多名人都推荐这本书

Hěn duō míng rén dōu tuī jiàn zhè běn shū

Many celebrities have recommended this book

那我们就从这本《三体》开始吧

Nà wǒ men jiù cóng zhè běn 《Sān Tǐ》kāi shǐ ba

Then let's start with this book, "The Three-Body Problem"

《三体》的作者是刘慈欣

《Sān Tǐ》de zuò zhě shì Liú Cí Xīn

The author of "The Three-Body Problem" is Liu Cixin

1963年出生于北京

1963 nián chū shēng yú Běi jīng

Born in Beijing in 1963

曾在某个电厂当计算机工程师

Céng zài mǒu gè diàn chǎng dāng jì suàn jī gōng chéng shī

Once worked as a computer engineer at a power plant

《三体》是一部科幻小说

《Sān Tǐ》shì yī bù kē huàn xiǎo shuō

"The Three-Body Problem" is a science fiction novel

分为三部

Fēn wèi sān bù

It is divided into three parts

天文学家叶文洁联系上了4光年外的 “三体文明”

Tiān wén xué jiā Yè Wén Jié lián xì shàng le 4 guāng nián wài de "Sān Tǐ Wén míng"

Astronomer Ye Wenjie made contact with the "Trisolaran Civilization"  4 light-years away

三体星球的环境极其恶劣

Sān Tǐ xīng qiú de huán jìng jí qí è liè

The environment of the Trisolaran planet is extremely harsh

文明多次毁灭又重生

Wén míng duō cì huǐ miè yòu chóng shēng

The civilization has been destroyed and reborn many times

当他们发现了地球的宜居环境后

Dāng tā men fā xiàn le dì qiú de yí jū huán jìng hòu

After they discovered the habitable environment of Earth

他们决定入侵地球

Tā men jué dìng rù qīn dì qiú

They decided to invade Earth

展开了地球与外星文明的命运博弈

Zhǎn kāi le dì qiú yǔ wài xīng wén míng de mìng yùn bó yì

Thus began a fateful game between Earth and the alien civilization

故事中有宏大的宇宙想象

Gù shì zhōng yǒu hóng dà de yǔ zhòu xiǎng xiàng

The story contains grand cosmic  imaginations

也藏着对人性和文明的思考

Yě cáng zhe duì rén xìng hé wén míng de sī kǎo

It also hides reflections on human nature and civilization

《三体》里有一个著名的 “黑暗森林法则”

《Sān Tǐ》lǐ yǒu yī gè zhù míng de "Hēi àn Sēn Lín Fǎ Zé"

There is a famous "Dark Forest Law" in "The Three-Body Problem"

宇宙如同一片黑暗的森林

Yǔ zhòu rú tóng yī piàn hēi àn de sēn lín

The universe is like a dark forest

每个文明都是带枪的猎人

Měi gè wén míng dōu shì dài qiāng de liè rén

Every civilization is a hunter with a gun

小心翼翼隐藏自己的踪迹

Xiǎo xīn yì yì yǐn cáng zì jǐ de zōng jì

Carefully hiding its own traces

一旦某个文明暴露了自己的坐标

Yī dàn mǒu gè wén míng bào lù le zì jǐ de zuò biāo

Once a civilization exposes its coordinates

其他文明就会将其消灭

Qí tā wén míng jiù huì jiāng qí xiāo miè

Other civilizations will eliminate it

我们来读一读书里的文字

Wǒ men lái dú yī dú shū lǐ de wén zì

Let's read some lines from the book

你的无畏来源于无知

Nǐ de wú wèi lái yuán yú wú zhī

Your fearlessness stems from ignorance

我们都是阴沟里的虫子，但总还是得有人仰望星空 。

Wǒ men dōu shì yīn gōu lǐ de chóng zi ，dàn zǒng hái shì děi yǒu rén yǎng wàng xīng kōng 。

We are all worms in the gutter, but someone has to look up at the stars.

我爱你，与你有何相干？毁灭你，又与你有何相干 ？

Wǒ ài nǐ ，yǔ nǐ yǒu hé xiāng gān ？Huǐ miè nǐ ，yòu yǔ nǐ yǒu hé xiāng gān ？

I love you, what does that have to do with you? Destroying you, what does that have to do with you?

最近有一个名人

Zuì jìn yǒu yī gè míng rén

Recently, there was a celebrity

一个公众人物

Yī gè gōng zhòng rén wù

A public figure

在他的直播间吐槽了某个知名餐厅品牌

Zài tā de zhí bō jiān tǔ cáo le mǒu gè zhī míng cān tīng pǐn pái

He ranted about a well-known restaurant brand in his live stream

说它价格很高但却提供的是预制菜

Shuō tā jià gé hěn gāo dàn què tí gōng de shì yù zhì cài

Saying that its prices are very high but it serves pre-made dishes

这成了一个网络热点话题

Zhè chéng le yī gè wǎng luò rè diǎn huà tí

This became a hot topic on the internet

这个餐厅品牌拥有非常多的连锁店

Zhè ge cān tīng pǐn pái yōng yǒu fēi cháng duō de lián suǒ diàn

This restaurant brand has a large number of chain stores

以西北菜为特色

Yǐ Xīběi cài wèi tè sè

It features Northwestern Chinese cuisine

它的价格真的偏高

Tā de jià gé zhēn de piān gāo

Its prices are really on the high side

但有孩子的家庭也愿意为高品质付出溢价

Dàn yǒu hái zi de jiā tíng yě yuàn yì wèi gāo pǐn zhì fù chū yì jià

But families with children are willing to pay a premium for high quality

但这次却爆出它们用的是预制菜

Dàn zhè cì què bào chū tā men yòng de shì yù zhì cài

But this time it was exposed that they use pre-made dishes

什么是预制菜

Shén me shì yù zhì cài

What are pre-made dishes?

就是提前做好了，冷冻起来

Jiù shì tí qián zuò hǎo le ，lěng dòng qǐ lái

They are dishes made in advance and frozen

或者添加防腐剂，密封起来

Huò zhě tiān jiā fáng fǔ jì ，mì fēng qǐ lái

Or preserved with preservatives and sealed

顾客点了这道菜

Gù kè diǎn le zhè dào cài

When a customer orders the dish

就把它拿出来加热

Jiù bǎ tā ná chū lái jiā rè

They just take it out and reheat it

可以说现在大多数的餐厅都是用的预制菜

Kě yǐ shuō xiàn zài dà duō shù de cān tīng dōu shì yòng de yù zhì cài

It can be said that most restaurants now use pre-made dishes

但大多是低价

Dàn dà duō shì dī jià

But most of them are low-priced

且坦诚告知顾客是预制菜

Qiě tǎn chéng gào zhī gù kè shì yù zhì cài

And honestly inform customers that they are pre-made

这个餐厅品牌的老板马上出来辩解

Zhè ge cān tīng pǐn pái de lǎo bǎn mǎ shàng chū lái biàn jiě

The boss of this restaurant brand immediately came out to defend himself

这个事情如此有热度

Zhè ge shì qíng rú cǐ yǒu rè dù

This event became so popular

也是因为这位老板的回应让网友们很反感

Yě shì yīn wèi zhè wèi lǎo bǎn de huí yìng ràng wǎng yǒu men hěn fǎn gǎn

Also because the boss's response annoyed netizens a lot

他一副高高在上，要教育消费者的姿态

Tā yī fù gāo gāo zài shàng ，yào jiào yù xiāo fèi zhě de zī tài

He had an arrogant attitude, as if he was going to educate consumers

说是这位名人故意的

Shuō shì zhè wèi míng rén gù yì de

He said the celebrity did it on purpose

说顾客难伺候

Shuō gù kè nán cì hou

And that customers are hard to please

这样就让网友们很愤怒

Zhè yàng jiù ràng wǎng yǒu men hěn fèn nù

This made netizens very angry

有很多博主也持续地讨论这个话题

Yǒu hěn duō bó zhǔ yě chí xù dì tǎo lùn zhè ge huà tí

Many bloggers also continued to discuss this topic

我在这个餐厅里还有充值呢

Wǒ zài zhè ge cān tīng lǐ hái yǒu chōng zhí ne

I still have stored value in this restaurant

我想着抽个空去把充值都用了吧

Wǒ xiǎng zhe chōu gè kōng qù bǎ chōng zhí dōu yòng le ba

I'm thinking of finding time to use up all the stored value

一方面它的品质并不好

Yī fāng miàn tā de pǐn zhì bìng bù hǎo

On one hand, its quality is not good

另一方面也怕它倒闭了

Lìng yī fāng miàn yě pà tā dǎo bì le

On the other hand, I'm also afraid it will go out of business

哈哈，其实它是个非常大的品牌

Hā hā ，qí shí tā shì gè fēi cháng dà de pǐn pái

Haha, actually, it's a very big brand

一时半会儿不会倒闭的

Yī shí bàn huì er bù huì dǎo bì de

It won't go out of business anytime soon

我们今天的主题叫危机公关

Wǒ men jīn tiān de zhǔ tí jiào wēi jī gōng guān

Our topic today is crisis public relations

这样严重影响企业经营的突发事件

Zhè yàng yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng qǐ yè jīng yíng de tū fā shì jiàn

Such sudden incidents that seriously affect business operations

就是一场危机公关了

Jiù shì yī chǎng wēi jī gōng guān le

Are a case of crisis public relations

一般大公司都会有公关部门

Yī bān dà gōng sī dōu huì yǒu gōng guān bù mén

Generally, large companies have a public relations department

对于危机情况也有预案

Duì yú wēi jī qíng kuàng yě yǒu yù àn

And they also have contingency plans for crisis situations

你知道短剧吗

Nǐ zhī dào duǎn jù ma

Do you know about short dramas?

就是在短视频盛行的现在

Jiù shì zài duǎn shì pín shèng xíng de xiàn zài

That is, in the current era where short videos are prevalent

出现的一种电视剧

Chū xiàn de yī zhǒng diàn shì jù

A type of TV drama that has emerged

它的特点是一集非常短

Tā de tè diǎn shì yī jí fēi cháng duǎn

Its characte’ristic is that each episode is very short

可能只有几分钟

Kě néng zhǐ yǒu jǐ fēn zhōng

It may be only a few minutes long

而且剧情很狗血

Ér qiě jù qíng hěn gǒu xiě

And the plot is very melodramatic  (or "cheesy")

它们抓住人性的缺点

Tā men zhuā zhù rén xìng de quē diǎn

They seize on the flaws of human nature

来吸引观众的眼球

Lái xī yǐn guān zhòng de yǎn qiú

To catch the audience's attention

比如，穿越到古代做一个富豪

Bǐ rú, chuān yuè dào gǔ dài zuò yī gè fù háo

For example, traveling back to ancient times to become a wealthy person

这种模式最早在中国出现

Zhè zhǒng mó shì zuì zǎo zài zhōng guó chū xiàn

This model first appeared in China

现在中国人把这一套复制到了其它国家

Xiàn zài zhōng guó rén bǎ zhè yī tào fù zhì dào le qí tā guó jiā

Nowadays, Chinese people have copied this model to other countries

我听说美国的短剧也很火

Wǒ tīng shuō měi guó de duǎn jù yě hěn huǒ

I heard that short dramas are also very popular in the United States

像什么总统爱上清洁工什么的

Xiàng shén me zǒng tǒng ài shàng qīng jié gōng shén me de

Like plots such as "the president falls in love with a cleaner"

对于我们有学识有文化的人来说

Duì yú wǒ men yǒu xué shí yǒu wén huà de rén lái shuō

For people like us who are educated and cultured

这个现象真的有些恶心

Zhè ge xiàn xiàng zhēn de yǒu xiē ě xīn

This phenomenon  is really somewhat disgusting

但是这是否就是一种劣币驱逐良币呢

Dàn shì zhè shì fǒu jiù shì yī zhǒng liè bì qū zhú liáng bì ne

But is this a case of "bad money driving out good money"?

你是否看过一本书叫《娱乐至死》

Nǐ shì fǒu kàn guò yī běn shū jiào 《Yú Lè Zhì Sǐ》

Have you read a book called "Amusing Ourselves to Death"?

作者担心电视会让人堕落

Zuò zhě dān xīn diàn shì huì ràng rén duò luò

The author was worried that television would make people degenerate  

如果作者看到现在的互联网的情况

Rú guǒ zuò zhě kàn dào xiàn zài de hù lián wǎng de qíng kuàng

If the author saw the current state of the Internet

不知道作何感想

Bù zhī dào zuò hé gǎn xiǎng

I wonder what thoughts he would have

有些人说

Yǒu xiē rén shuō

Some people say

现在的移动互联网和短视频，还有AI

Xiàn zài de yí dòng hù lián wǎng hé duǎn shì pín, hái yǒu AI

Today's mobile Internet, short videos, and AI

让人更加的两极分化

Ràng rén gèng jiā de liǎng jí fēn huà

Are making people more polarized

很多的人迷失在及时享乐中

Hěn duō de rén mí shī zài jí shí xiǎng lè zhōng

Many people are lost in instant gratification

少数人积极进取，提高自己的认知

Shǎo shù rén jī jí jìn qǔ, tí gāo zì jǐ de rèn zhī

A small number of people are proactive and strive to improve their cognitive abilities

你喜欢看短剧吗？

Nǐ xǐ huān kàn duǎn jù ma?

Do you like watching short dramas?

你是否每天被大量的碎片信息所淹没呢

Nǐ shì fǒu měi tiān bèi dà liàng de suì piàn xìn xī suǒ yān mò ne

Are you overwhelmed by a large amount of fragmented information every day?

你每天刷多长时间的短视频呢

Nǐ měi tiān shuā duō cháng shí jiān de duǎn shì pín ne

How much time do you spend scrolling through short videos every day?

今天我们来聊聊中国的电子支付

Jīntiān wǒmen lái liáoliáo Zhōngguó de diànzǐ zhīfù

Today, let's talk about electronic payment in China.

之前的节目我们讲过

Zhīqián de jiémù wǒmen jiǎng guò

As we mentioned in previous episodes,

中国的电子支付已经非常普遍

Zhōngguó de diànzǐ zhīfù yǐjīng fēicháng pǔbiàn

electronic payment in China has become very widespread.

普遍到什么程度呢

Pǔbiàn dào shénme chéngdù ne

How widespread is it exactly?

连路边摆摊卖菜的老人都用二维码收款

Lián lùbiān bǎitān mài cài de lǎorén dōu yòng èrwéimǎ shōukuǎn

Even elderly people who set up street stalls to sell vegetables use QR codes to receive payments.

绝大多数在中国的人，身上没有现金

Juédàduōshù zài Zhōngguó de rén, shēnshang méiyǒu xiànjīn

The vast majority of people in China don't carry cash with them.

所有的商业都可以用二维码支付

Suǒyǒu de shāngyè dōu kěyǐ yòng èrwéimǎ zhīfù

All commercial transactions can be completed via QR code payment.

大部分的餐厅都可以扫二维码点餐

Dàbùfèn de cāntīng dōu kěyǐ sǎo èrwéimǎ diǎncān

Most restaurants allow customers to scan QR codes to order food.

个人与个人之间的资金往来

Gèrén yǔ gèrén zhījiān de zījīn wǎnglái

Fund transfers between individuals

也是用手机支付

Yě shì yòng shǒujī zhīfù

are also done through mobile payment.

小孩子没有自己的手机

Xiǎoháizi méiyǒu zìjǐ de shǒujī

Children don't have their own mobile phones,

但是通常会有一种设备叫做电话手表

Dànshì tōngcháng huì yǒu yī zhǒng shèbèi jiàozuò diànhuà shǒubiǎo

but they usually have a device called a "phone watch".

和iwatch这一类的智能手表类似

Hé iwatch zhè yī lèi de zhìnéng shǒubiǎo lèisì

It's similar to smartwatches like the Apple Watch,

但是功能很少

Dànshì gōngnéng hěn shǎo

but with far fewer functions.

也可以扫码支付

Yě kěyǐ sǎomǎ zhīfù

It can also be used to scan codes for payment.

下到小学生

Xià dào xiǎoxuéshēng

From primary school students,

上到七八十岁的老人

Shàng dào qī bā shí suì de lǎorén

to elderly people in their 70s and 80s,

都用电子支付

Dōu yòng diànzǐ zhīfù

everyone uses electronic payment,

也就是手机支付

Yě jiù shì shǒujī zhīfù

which is essentially mobile payment.

这样的情况真的太便利了

Zhèyàng de qíngkuàng zhēn de tài biànlì le

This situation is really extremely convenient.

电子支付的发展也才几年的时间

Diànzǐ zhīfù de fāzhǎn yě cái jǐ nián de shíjiān

The development of electronic payment has only taken a few years.

也许是由于中国人口太多

Yěxǔ shì yóuyú Zhōngguó rénkǒu tài duō

Maybe it's because China has a huge population,

加上商家用力推广的结果吧

Jiāshàng shāngjiā yònglì tuīguǎng de jiéguǒ ba

coupled with the strong promotion efforts by merchants.

中文里的12个月的名字非常简单  

Zhōngwén lǐ de shí'èr gè yuè de míngzi fēicháng jiǎndān  

The names of the 12 months in Chinese are very simple  

一月，二月，三月  

Yī yuè, èr yuè, sān yuè  

January, February, March  

一直到十二月  

Yìzhí dào shí'èr yuè  

all the way to December  

以前我的一个英国朋友却说  

Yǐqián wǒ de yīgè Yīngguó péngyǒu què shuō  

Once, a British friend of mine said, however  

虽然简单，但是每次都要去数  

Suīrán jiǎndān, dànshì měi cì dōu yào qù shǔ  

Although they are simple, you have to count them every time  

她的话让我看到了不同语言的思维差异  

Tā de huà ràng wǒ kàndào le bùtóng yǔyán de sīwéi chāyì  

Her words made me see the differences in thinking between different languages  

我觉得英语的月份更难  

Wǒ juédé Yīngyǔ de yuèfèn gèng nán  

I think English months are more difficult  

因为每个月都有不同的名字  

Yīnwèi měi gè yuè dōu yǒu bùtóng de míngzi  

Because each month has a different name  

而且似乎毫无关联  

Érqiě sìhū háo wú guānlián  

and they seem to have no connection at all  

英语国家的人觉得中文的月份更难  

Yīngyǔ guójiā de rén juédé Zhōngwén de yuèfèn gèng nán  

People from English-speaking countries find Chinese months more difficult  

因为要去数现在是第几个月  

Yīnwèi yào qù shǔ xiànzài shì dì jǐ gè yuè  

Because they have to count which month it is now  

同样的，中文里一周的名字也很简单  

Tóngyàng de, Zhōngwén lǐ yī zhōu de míngzi yě fēicháng jiǎndān  

Similarly, the names of the days of the week in Chinese are also very simple  

周一，周二，一直到周日  

Zhōu yī, Zhōu èr, yìzhí dào Zhōu rì  

Monday, Tuesday, all the way to Sunday  

周日之所以不叫周七  

Zhōu rì zhī suǒyǐ bù jiào Zhōu qī  

The reason Sunday is not called "Week Seven"  

是因为它是礼拜日  

Shì yīnwèi tā shì Lǐbài Rì  

is because it is the day for worship)  

我们也把周一至周六叫做礼拜一至礼拜六  

Wǒmen yě bǎ Zhōu yī zhì Zhōu liù jiàozuò Lǐbài Yī zhì Lǐbài Liù  

We also call Monday to Saturday 礼拜一 to 礼拜六  

这样的说法多用于口语中  

Zhèyàng de shuōfǎ duō yòng yú kǒuyǔ zhōng  

This way of speaking is mostly used in spoken language  

还可以说星期一，星期二，直到星期日  

Hái kěyǐ shuō Xīngqī Yī, Xīngqī Èr, zhídào Xīngqī Rì  

We can also say "Monday" (Xīngqī Yī), "Tuesday" (Xīngqī Èr), all the way to "Sunday" (Xīngqī Rì)  

这个疑惑同样也存在于以中文为母语的小朋友身上  

Zhège yíhuò tóngyàng yě cúnzài yú yǐ Zhōngwén wèi mǔyǔ de xiǎopéngyǒu shēnshàng  

This confusion also exists among children who speak Chinese as their mother tongue  

像我的孩子，她们会有些疑惑  

Xiàng wǒ de háizi, tāmen huì yǒuxiē yíhuò  

For example, my children have some doubts about this  

我也不是很好解释其中原因  

Wǒ yě bù shì hěn hǎo jiěshì qízhōng yuányīn  

I also find it hard to explain the reason behind it  

因为她们还不懂礼拜的意思  

Yīnwèi tāmen hái bù dǒng lǐbài de yìsi  

Because they don't yet understand the meaning of "worship"  

所以我和她们以前一直说周七或星期七  

Suǒyǐ wǒ hé tāmen yǐqián yìzhí shuō Zhōu qī huò Xīngqī Qī  

So in the past, I always said 周七or 星期七 with them  

我的理念是  

Wǒ de lǐniàn shì  

My philosophy is  

孩子开心轻松  

Háizi kāixīn qīngsōng  

as long as the children are happy and relaxed  

不要在乎那些条条框框  

Bùyào zàihū nàxiē tiáotiáokuàngkuàng  

don't worry about those rigid rules  

我们再来看四个季节  

Wǒmen zài lái kàn sì gè jìjié  

Let's take a look at the four seasons  

春天，夏天，秋天，冬天  

Chūntiān, xiàtiān, qiūtiān, dōngtiān  

spring, summer, autumn, winter  

更为书面化的说法是  

Gèng wéi shūmiàn huà de shuōfǎ shì  

A more formal written expression is  

春季，夏季，秋季，冬季  

Chūnjì, xiàjì, qiūjì, dōngjì  

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter  

比如，夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会  

Bǐrú, Xiàjì Àoyùnhuì hé Dōngjì Àoyùnhuì  

For example, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics  

学生的春季学期和秋季学期  

Xuéshēng de Chūnjì Xuéqī hé Qiūjì Xuéqī  

students' spring semester and autumn semester  

还有一种说法是春日，夏日，秋日，冬日  

Hái yǒu yī zhǒng shuōfǎ shì chūnrì, xiàrì, qiūrì, dōngrì  

There is another way to say it: "spring day" (chūnrì), "summer day" (xiàrì), "autumn day" (qiūrì), "winter day" (dōngrì)  

这种说法就比较诗意  

Zhè zhǒng shuōfǎ jiù bǐjiào shīyì  

This expression is more poetic

比如，春日郊游，春天里的郊游  

Bǐrú, chūnrì jiāoyóu, chūntiān lǐ de jiāoyóu  

For example, "spring outing" – an outing in spring  

今天的内容源自一封听友的来信  

Jīntiān de nèiróng yuán zì yī fēng tīngyǒu de lái xìn  

Today's content comes from an email from a listener  

这位听友给我发邮件  

Zhè wèi tīngyǒu gěi wǒ fā yóujiàn  

This listener sent me an email  

写到了他对这个播客节目的建议  

Xiě dào le tā duì zhège bōkè jiémù de jiànyì  

In it, he wrote down his suggestions for this podcast  

他希望讲一些中国文学的内容  

Tā xīwàng jiǎng yīxiē zhōngguó wénxué de nèiróng  

He hopes to have some content about Chinese literature  

可以是古典名著，或现代小说  

Kěyǐ shì gǔdiǎn míngzhù, huò xiàndài xiǎoshuō  

It can be classic masterpieces or modern novels  

非常感谢你的建议  

Fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de jiànyì  

Thank you very much for your suggestion  

那么我将在节目中开启一个中国文学的专栏  

Nàme wǒ jiāng zài jiémù zhōng kāiqǐ yīgè zhōngguó wénxué de zhuānlán  

So I will launch a column on Chinese literature in the program  

介绍中国的名著  

Jièshào zhōngguó de míngzhù  

Introducing Chinese classic works  

它们讲了什么  

Tāmen jiǎng le shénme  

What they are about  

它们的创作背景  

Tāmen de chuàngzuò bèijǐng  

Their creative backgrounds  

它们的作者  

Tāmen de zuòzhě  

Their authors  

以及书中的原文文字  

Yǐjí shū zhōng de yuánwén wénzì  

As well as the original text in the books  

通过书中原文，  

Tōngguò shū zhōng yuánwén,  

Through the original text in the books,  

大家可以更多地感受中文的书面语  

Dàjiā kěyǐ gèng duō de gǎnshòu zhōngwén de shūmiànyǔ  

You can feel Chinese written language more deeply  

但就是会比口语难一些  

Dàn jiùshì huì bǐ kǒuyǔ nán yīxiē  

But it will be a bit more difficult than spoken language  

希望大家能喜欢  

Xīwàng dàjiā néng xǐhuān  

I hope you will like it

上次我们聊了秋天和中秋节

Shàngcì wǒmen liáole qiūtiān hé Zhōngqiū Jié

Last time we talked about autumn and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

今天我们就来聊聊月饼

Jīntiān wǒmen jiù lái liáoliao yuèbǐng

Today we are going to talk about mooncakes.

月饼是中秋节期间吃的食物

Yuèbǐng shì Zhōngqiū Jié qījiān chī de shíwù

Mooncakes are food eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

但是现在人们大都不喜欢吃月饼了

Dànshì xiànzài rénmen dàdōu bù xǐhuān chī yuèbǐng le

But now most people don't like eating mooncakes anymore.

也许是因为好吃的东西太多了

Yěxǔ shì yīnwèi hǎochī de dōngxi tài duō le

Maybe it's because there are too many delicious things (to choose from).

而且月饼太甜，不太健康

Érqiě yuèbǐng tài tián, bù tài jiànkāng

Moreover, mooncakes are too sweet and not very healthy.

小时候，我的姑姑，也就是我爸爸的姐姐

Xiǎoshíhou, wǒ de gūgu, yějiù shì wǒ bàba de jiějie

When I was a child, my aunt, who is my father's elder sister,

在糖果厂工作

Zài tángguǒ chǎng gōngzuò

worked in a candy factory.

所以那时候我和堂姐一起吃了很多的月饼

Suǒyǐ nà shíhou wǒ hé tángjiě yīqǐ chī le hěnduō de yuèbǐng

So at that time, my cousin (my father's sister's daughter) and I ate a lot of mooncakes together.

我们常常只吃月饼外面的面皮

Wǒmen chángcháng zhǐ chī yuèbǐng wàimiàn de miànpí

We often only ate the outer crust of the mooncakes,

留下里面的馅儿不吃

Liúxià lǐmiàn de xiànr bù chī

and left the filling inside uneaten.

现在我年龄大了

Xiànzài wǒ niánlíng dà le

Now that I'm getting older,

更是不喜欢吃里面的馅儿

Gèng shì bù xǐhuān chī lǐmiàn de xiànr

I like the filling even less,

因为太甜了

Yīnwèi tài tián le

because it's too sweet.

最经典的月饼就是莲蓉蛋黄月饼

Zuì jīngdiǎn de yuèbǐng jiù shì liánróng dànhuáng yuèbǐng

The most classic mooncake is the lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk mooncake.

现在的商家做了非常多的乱七八糟的馅儿

Xiànzài de shāngjiā zuò le fēicháng duō de luànqībāzāo de xiànr

Nowadays, merchants make a lot of messy and random fillings.

好吃的很少

Hǎochī de hěn shǎo

Very few of them are delicious.

中国传统节日美食还有端午节的粽子

Zhōngguó chuántǒng jiérì měishí hái yǒu Duānwǔ Jié de zòngzi

Another traditional Chinese festival food is zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival.

也是被做成奇奇怪怪的口味了

Yě shì bèi zuòchéng qíqíguàiguài de kǒuwèi le

They have also been made into weird and strange flavors.

它们主要的功能是送礼

Tāmen zhǔyào de gōngnéng shì sònglǐ

Their main function is to be given as gifts.

这就要说到月饼的重要属性了

Zhè jiù yào shuōdào yuèbǐng de zhòngyào shǔxìng le

This brings us to an important attribute of mooncakes,

那就是礼品

Nà jiù shì lǐpǐn

which is being a gift item.

月饼礼盒

Yuèbǐng lǐhé

Mooncake gift boxes—

商家们把月饼礼盒做得非常精美

Shāngjiāmen bǎ yuèbǐng lǐhé zuò de fēicháng jīngměi

merchants make these gift boxes very exquisite,

就是为了在中秋节前大家送礼

Jiù shì wèile zài Zhōngqiū Jié qián dàjiā sònglǐ

just so that people can give them as gifts before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

一盒月饼里面最贵的部分就是盒子了

Yī hé yuèbǐng lǐmiàn zuì guì de bùfen jiù shì hézi le

The most expensive part of a box of mooncakes is the box itself.

通常是商务上的礼尚往来

Tōngcháng shì shāngwù shàng de lǐshàngwǎnglái

It usually serves as a token for reciprocity courtesy for business

一盒月饼你送给我，我送给他

Yī hé yuèbǐng nǐ sòng gěi wǒ, wǒ sòng gěi tā

You give me a box of mooncakes, I give it to someone else,

谁都不想吃

Shéi dōu bù xiǎng chī

and no one actually wants to eat them.

有时候我们家中秋节前

Yǒushíhou wǒmen jiā Zhōngqiū Jié qián

Sometimes before the Mid-Autumn Festival,

会收到好多盒包装精美的月饼礼盒

Huì shōudào hǎoduō hé bāozhuāng jīngměi de yuèbǐng lǐhé

our family receives many beautifully packaged mooncake gift boxes.

最后实在是送不出去了

Zuìhòu shízài shì sòng bù chūqù le

In the end, when we really can't give them away anymore,

就只能自己吃了

Jiù zhǐ néng zìjǐ chī le

we have to eat them ourselves.

吃到恶心

Chī dào ěxīn

Until we feel sick of eating them.

在几十年前，物资匮乏的年代

Zài jǐ shí nián qián, wùzī kuìfá de niándài

Decades ago, in the era of material scarcity,

一年能吃一次月饼，应该是很期待的事情

Yī nián néng chī yī cì yuèbǐng, yīnggāi shì hěn qīdài de shìqing

being able to eat mooncakes once a year was something to look forward to.

而现在，好吃的零食太多了

Ér xiànzài, hǎochī de língshí tài duō le

But now, there are too many delicious snacks,

9月，已经进入了秋天

Jiǔ Yuè, yǐjīng jìnrù le qiūtiān

September has arrived, and autumn is already here.

气温降到了30度以下

Qìwēn jiàng dào le sānshí dù yǐxià

The temperature has dropped below 30 degrees Celsius.

天气非常舒适

Tiānqì fēicháng shūshì

The weather is very comfortable.

中文里常说“秋高气爽”

Zhōngwén lǐ cháng shuō "qiū gāo qì shuǎng"

In Chinese, people often say  (the sky is high and the air is cool).

形容秋天天空高远、空气清新凉爽

Xíngróng qiūtiān tiānkōng gāoyuǎn, kōngqì qīngxīn liángshuǎng

It describes autumn as having a high sky, fresh and cool air.

一叶知秋

Yī yè zhī qiū

(A single fallen leaf indicates the arrival of autumn).

意思是从一片树叶的凋落，就可以知道秋天来了

Yìsi shì cóng yī piàn shùyè de diāoluò, jiù kěyǐ zhīdào qiūtiān lái le

It means that one can tell autumn has come from the falling of a single leaf.

春华秋实

Chūn huá qiū shí

 (Flowers bloom in spring and fruits ripen in autumn).

指的是春天开花，秋天结果

Zhǐ de shì chūntiān kāihuā, qiūtiān jiéguǒ

It refers to the phenomenon that flowers bloom in spring and fruits ripen in autumn.

平分秋色

Píng fēn qiū sè

(Divide the autumn scenery equally).

比喻双方各占一半，不分高低，实力相当。

Bǐyù shuāngfāng gè zhàn yībàn, bù fēn gāodī, shílì xiāngdāng.

It is a metaphor meaning both sides are evenly matched, with no distinction between high and low, and equal strength.

秋风扫落叶

Qiū fēng sǎo luò yè

 (The autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves).

秋天的大风把落叶一下扫光。

Qiūtiān de dàfēng bǎ luòyè yīxià sǎoguāng.

The strong autumn wind sweeps away all the fallen leaves at once.

一场秋雨一场寒

Yī chǎng qiū yǔ yī chǎng hán

(Each autumn rain brings a chill).

每下一场秋雨，气温就会下降一些；

Měi xià yī chǎng qiū yǔ, qìwēn jiù huì xiàjiàng yīxiē;

Every time an autumn rain falls, the temperature drops a little;

我所在的城市成都

Wǒ suǒzài de chéngshì Chéngdū

The city where I live is Chengdu.

夏天挺热，冬天阴冷，秋天就很舒服

Xiàtiān tǐng rè, dōngtiān yīnlěng, qiūtiān jiù hěn shūfu

It's quite hot in summer, cold and damp in winter, but very comfortable in autumn.

在中国有个奇特的现象

Zài Zhōngguó yǒu gè qítè de xiànxiàng

There is a strange phenomenon in China:

北方的冬天气温很低，但室内有暖气很暖和

Běifāng de dōngtiān qìwēn hěn dī, dàn shìnèi yǒu nuǎnqì hěn nuǎnhuo

In northern China, the temperature is very low in winter, but the rooms have heating, making them very warm;

而南方的冬天气温最多低到0度左右

Ér nánfāng de dōngtiān qìwēn zuìduō dī dào líng dù zuǒyòu

while in southern China, the winter temperature drops to at most around 0 degrees Celsius,

但没有暖气，所以在室内也穿厚外套

Dàn méiyǒu nuǎnqì, suǒyǐ zài shìnèi yě chuān hòu wàitào

but there is no heating, so people still wear thick coats indoors.

但现在很多室内都用了空调或地暖

Dàn xiànzài hěnduō shìnèi dōu yòng le kōngtiáo huò dìnuan

However, now many indoor spaces use air conditioners or underfloor heating.

我们说回秋天

Wǒmen shuō huí qiūtiān

Let's get back to autumn.

秋天也是非常适合野餐的季节

Qiūtiān yě shì fēicháng shìhé yěcān de jìjié

Autumn is also a season very suitable for picnics.

我正等着约上几个好友家庭又来一场野餐呢

Wǒ zhèng děngzhe yuē shàng jǐ gè hǎoyǒu jiātíng yòu lái yī chǎng yěcān ne

I'm waiting to invite several good friends' families for another picnic.

可是他们好像不是很积极

Kěshì tāmen hǎoxiàng bù shì hěn jījí

But they don't seem very enthusiastic about it.

所以通常是我们自己一家人去附近的公园野餐

Suǒyǐ tōngcháng shì wǒmen zìjǐ yī jiārén qù fùjìn de gōngyuán yěcān

So usually, just my own family goes to the nearby park for a picnic.

到了国庆节，我们的朋友之一从外地回来

Dào le Guóqìng Jié, wǒmen de péngyǒu zhī yī cóng wàidì huílái

When National Day comes, one of our friends will come back from another city,

我们才会相聚一起来一个大型野餐

Wǒmen cái huì xiāngjù yīqǐ lái yīgè dàxíng yěcān

and then we will get together for a big picnic.

对的，我们的国庆节是在秋天

Duì de, wǒmen de Guóqìng Jié shì zài qiūtiān

Yes, our National Day is in autumn.

秋天还有中秋节

Qiūtiān hái yǒu Zhōngqiū Jié

Mid-Autumn Festival also falls in autumn.

中秋节是月圆的时候

Zhōngqiū Jié shì yuè yuán de shíhou

The Mid-Autumn Festival is when the moon is full.

通常这时候要吃月饼、家人团聚

Tōngcháng zhè shíhou yào chī yuèbǐng, jiārén tuánjù

Usually, people eat mooncakes and have family reunions at this time.

秋天的食物还有柿子、石榴、螃蟹等等