Yoyo Mo Slow Chinese

今天来讲讲一年中的每个月怎么说
Jīn tiān lái jiǎng jiang yī nián zhōng de měi gè yuè zěn me shuō
Today, let's talk about how to say each month of the year.
一月
yī yuè
January
二月
èr yuè
February
三月
sān yuè
March
四月
sì yuè
April
五月
wǔ yuè
May
六月
liù yuè
June
七月
qī yuè
July
八月
bā yuè
August
九月
jiǔ yuè
September
十月
shí yuè
October
十一月
shí yī yuè
November
十二月
shí èr yuè
December
怎么样，很好记吧
zěn me yàng ，hěn hǎo jì ba
How about it? It's easy to remember, right?
可是不同语言习惯形成的思维不一样
kě shì bù tóng yǔ yán xí guàn xíng chéng de sī wéi bù yī yàng
However, the thinking patterns formed by different language habits are different.
我的英国朋友就说不好记
wǒ de yīng guó péng you jiù shuō bù hǎo jì
My British friend said it's not easy to remember.
因为还要去数到底是第几
yīn wèi hái yào qù shǔ dào dǐ shì dì jǐ
Because I still have to count which month it is exactly.
哈哈，这确实跟我们的中文思维习惯不一样
hā hā ，zhè què shí gēn wǒ men de zhōng wén sī wéi xí guàn bù yī yàng
Haha, this is indeed different from our Chinese way of thinking.

今天我们聊聊中国的寒假

Jīn tiān wǒ men liáo liáo Zhōng guó de hán jià

Today, let's talk about the winter vacation in China.

现在我们正处于孩子们的寒假中

Xiàn zài wǒ men zhèng chǔ yú hái zi men de hán jià zhōng

Now we are in the children's winter vacation.

今年的寒假从 1 月 10 日开始，到 2 月底

Jīn nián de hán jià cóng 1 yuè 10 rì kāi shǐ，dào 2 yuè dǐ

This year's winter vacation starts on January 10th and ends at the end of February.

每一年的寒假中间都有春节

Měi yī nián de hán jià zhōng jiān dōu yǒu Chūn jié

The Spring Festival falls in the middle of the winter vacation every year.

春节过完之后，孩子们就要准备开学了

Chūn jié guò wán zhī hòu，hái zi men jiù yào zhǔn bèi kāi xué le

After the Spring Festival, children will start to prepare for the new semester.

其实寒假孩子们在家待着，是让家长们很头疼的事情

Qí shí hán jià hái zi men zài jiā dāi zhe，shì ràng jiā zhǎng men hěn tóu téng de shì qing

In fact, it's a headache for parents that children stay at home during the winter vacation.

尤其是年龄小的孩子，要照顾他们吃饭，穿衣

Yóu qí shì nián líng xiǎo de hái zi，yào zhào gù tā men chī fàn，chuān yī

Especially for young children, parents need to take care of their meals and dressing.

还要时刻注意他们的安全，

Hái yào shí kè zhù yì tā men de ān quán，

Parents also need to pay attention to their safety all the time.

还要考虑在家的教育，

Hái yào kǎo lǜ zài jiā de jiào yù，

Parents also need to consider their education at home.

还要考虑每天要去户外活动

Hái yào kǎo lǜ měi tiān yào qù hù wài huó dòng

Parents also need to consider taking them for outdoor activities every day.

还要考虑假期出去旅游

Hái yào kǎo lǜ jià qī chū qù lǚ yóu

Parents also need to consider traveling during the vacation.

啊，我也好想快点开学！

Ā，wǒ yě hǎo xiǎng kuài diǎn kāi xué！

Ah, I really hope the new semester starts soon!

中文里的 “会”，这个字也是我那个英国朋友困惑的。Zhōng wén lǐ de “huì”，zhè gè zì yě shì wǒ nà gè Yīng guó péng you kùn huò de。The Chinese character “会” ，which is also something that confused my British friend.

我来给大家举几个例子，就能更好地理解它了。Wǒ lái gěi dà jiā jǔ jǐ gè lì zi，jiù néng gèng hǎo de lǐ jiě tā le。Let me give you some examples, so that you can understand it better.

第一，表示有能力。Dì yī，biǎo shì yǒu néng lì。First, it means having the ability.

我会游泳。Wǒ huì yóu yǒng。I can swim./ I know how to swim

你会不会游泳？Nǐ huì bu huì yóu yǒng？Can you swim?/ do you know how to swim

我会做这道题了。Wǒ huì zuò zhè dào tí le。I can solve this problem now.

你会不会做这道题？Nǐ huì bu huì zuò zhè dào tí？Can you solve this problem?

第二，表示将要。Dì èr，biǎo shì jiāng yào。Second, it means will.

明天会下雨。Míng tiān huì xià yǔ。It will rain tomorrow.

明天会不会下雨？Míng tiān huì bu huì xià yǔ？Will it rain tomorrow?

我明天会去参加聚会。Wǒ míng tiān huì qù cān jiā jù huì。I will go to the party tomorrow.

你明天会不会去参加聚会？Nǐ míng tiān huì bu huì qù cān jiā jù huì？Will you go to the party tomorrow?

第三，表示某种活动。Dì sān，biǎo shì mǒu zhǒng huó dòng。Third, it means a certain activity.

今天下午我要开会。Jīn tiān xià wǔ wǒ yào kāi huì。I'm going to have a meeting this afternoon.

明天公司要举办年会。Míng tiān gōng sī yào jǔ bàn nián huì。The company is going to hold its annual party tomorrow.

我最喜欢和朋友们聚会啦。Wǒ zuì xǐ huan hé péng you men jù huì la 。I like to throw parties with my friends the most.

如果你对 “会” 有什么疑问，欢迎给我发邮件。Rú guǒ nǐ duì “huì” yǒu shén me yí wèn，huān yíng gěi wǒ fā yóu jiàn。If you have any questions about the character “会”, you're welcome to email me.

我认为，学习中文和学习任何一门语言一样。Wǒ rèn wéi，xué xí Zhōng wén hé xué xí rèn hé yī mén yǔ yán yī yàng。I think that learning Chinese is the same as learning any other language.

最好的方法，就是像我们学习母语一样。Zuì hǎo de fāng fǎ，jiù shì xiàng wǒ men xué xí mǔ yǔ yī yàng。The best way is to learn it just like how we learned our mother tongue.

反复听，反复模仿。Fǎn fù tīng，fǎn fù mó fǎng。Listen repeatedly,  imitate repeatedly.

重复重复再重复。Chóng fù chóng fù zài chóng fù。Repeat, repeat, and repeat.

以句子为单位去模仿。Yǐ jù zi wèi dān wèi qù mó fǎng。Imitate in sentence units.

而不用单独背字或词。Ér bù yòng dān dú bèi zì huò cí。There is no need to memorize characters or words individually.

也不用去纠结语法。Yě bù yòng qù jiū jié yǔ fǎ。Nor do we need to worry about grammar.

不好意思。Bù hǎo yì si.

Excuse me. / I'm sorry.

这个词是以前我的一个英国朋友感到困惑的。Zhè gè cí shì yǐ qián wǒ de yī gè Yīng guó péng yǒu gǎn dào kùn huò de.

This word used to puzzle one of my British friends before.

“不好意思” 比 “对不起” 的程度要低一些。“Bù hǎo yì si” bǐ “duì bù qǐ” de chéng dù yào dī yī xiē.

The degree of "Excuse me" is a bit lower than that of "I'm sorry".

我举两个例子。Wǒ jǔ liǎng gè lì zi.

I'll give some examples.

当我们不小心碰到了别人，可以说 “不好意思”。Dāng wǒ men bù xiǎo xīn pèng dào le bié rén, kě yǐ shuō “bù hǎo yì si”.

When we accidentally bump into others, we can say "Excuse me".

当我们踩了别人脚，更应该说 “对不起”。Dāng wǒ men cǎi le bié rén jiǎo, gèng yīng gāi shuō “duì bù qǐ”.

When we step on others' foot, we should say "I'm sorry" instead.

当我们想请别人让一下路，可以说 “不好意思，借过一下”。Dāng wǒ men xiǎng qǐng bié rén ràng yī xià, kě yǐ shuō “bù hǎo yì si, jiè guò yī xià”. (

When we want to ask others to make way, we can say "Excuse me".

我回来啦！我又回来啦！

wǒ huí lái la！wǒ yòu huí lái la！

I'm back! I'm back again!

这么多年过去，我的数字资产还在，我的播客还有浏览量。

zhè me duō nián guò qù，wǒ de shù zì zī chǎn hái zài，wǒ de bō kè hái yǒu liú lǎn liàng。

After so many years have passed, my digital assets are still there, and my podcasts still have views.

刚刚来到2025年，我们都要做积极乐观的人哦！

gāng gāng lái dào èr líng èr wǔ nián，wǒ men dōu yào zuò jī jí lè guān de rén o！

Just stepped into the year 2025, we all should be positive and optimistic people!

就我自己来说，我要积极努力搞事业，绝不躺平！

jiù wǒ zì jǐ lái shuō，wǒ yào jī jí nǔ lì gǎo shì yè，jué bù tǎng píng！

As for myself, I will work hard actively to build my career， and will never slack off!

现代社会，互联网的发达，以及疫情的影响，让更多的人能在家工作。

In modern society, with the development of the Internet, and the impact of the epidemic, more people can work from home.

越来越多的人不再需要一个固定的单位去上班，例如去一个公司里上班，去一个部门上班，去一个机构里上班。

More and more people no longer need a fixed unit to go to work, such as to go to work in a company, a department or an organization.

越来越多的人在家里上班，通过互联网来完成自己的工作。或者不通过互联网，但是是为自己工作。

More and more people work from home and complete their work through the Internet. Or not through the Internet, but working for themselves.

这种工作我们可以叫做自由职业。那么，我来举几个例子。

This is what we might call freelancing. So, let me give you some examples.

例如自由摄影师，他通过展现自己的作品，可以招来越来越多的客户，例如他专门拍摄婚纱摄影，或者专门拍旅游照片。

Freelance photographers, for example, can attract more and more clients by presenting their work, such as those who specialize in wedding photography or travel photos.

另一个，是上次说到的蛋糕私房店，这一类呢，比较适合女性。

The other is the cake private shop mentioned last time, which is more suitable for women.

最近几年，还有一些专门写网络小说的人，成为了网络作家，他们通过在网上发布自己的作品，赚到了很高的版权费。

In recent years, some people who specialize in writing online novels have become online writers, who earn high copyright fees by publishing their works online.

还有一类非常普遍的就是设计师，因为设计师只要对着电脑完成自己的工作，然后再通过互联网交付给客户就可以了，那么它有更多的灵活性，所以现在有很多的自由设计师。

Another one that's very common is designers, because designers just have to do their work in front of the computer, and then deliver it to the client over the Internet, so it has more flexibility, so there are a lot of freelance designers now.

还有一类就是现在在中国非常多的一群人，他们做的是自媒体，我个人认为“自媒体”这个说法不太准确，但是我们就暂且这样称呼吧。

There is also a large group of people in China who do "We Media". Personally, I think the term "We Media" is not accurate, but let's call it that for the moment.

有的自媒体是做短视频，有的自媒体是写文章，有的自媒体是发音频。

Some we-media is to make short videos, some we-media is to write articles, and some we-media is to make audio.

今天给大家念一篇文章。

I'll read you an article today.

我的一个朋友，现在在许多人看来事业顺利，生活美满。但大家不知道的是，他刚毕业的时候，曾经经历过一段艰难的日子。

A friend of mine now has a successful career and a happy life in the eyes of many people. But what we don't know is that he went through a hard time when he first graduated.

因为他所学的专业比较冷门，他在求职的时候常常碰壁。很多投出去的简历都石沉大海，经过无数场招聘会，但后面都被委婉地拒绝了。

Because his major was not popular, he was often rejected when applying for a job. Many resumes were sent out with no response, and he went to numerous job fairs but only to be politely rejected.

那段日子，他每天早上都是鼓足了干劲出门，但每天回来都感觉到非常的沮丧。

At that time, he would go out every morning with all the energy he could muster, but every day he would come back feeling very depressed.

为了不让家人担心，他说谎说自己已经在上班了，不再需要家里提供费用。他用上学做兼职攒下来的钱付了房租，还要考虑剩下的钱怎么分摊到每一餐，才不至于挨饿。

In order not to worry his family, he lied and said he was already at work and no longer needed money from his family. He paid his rent with the money he saved from a part-time job at school and had to figure out how to divide the rest of the money into each meal so that he wouldn't starve.

就这样坚持了两个月，他终于被一家小企业录用。

After two months of this, he was hired by a small business finally.

上班时，他永远是部门里最努力的那一个；下班后，学习各种专业书籍，逼迫自己以最快的速度适应新的岗位，最终他通过了试用期，顺利地转正。

At work, he was always the hardest-working guy in his department. After work, he learned various professional books and forced himself to adapt to the new position as quickly as possible. Finally, he passed the probation period and successfully became a regular employee.

工作慢慢步入了正轨，他利用周末和假期参加各种培训。几年后，他跳槽到了一家大公司。

His job slowly fell into place, and he spent weekends and holidays attending various training sessions. After a few years, he jumped to a big company.

他说，这么多年过去了，他时常会想起那一段艰苦的日子。随着阅历的增长，他越来越感谢那段经历，感谢那些艰难磨砺了他的心智，激发了他的潜力。

He said that after so many years, he often thought of that hard time. As he grew older, he became more and more grateful for that experience, for the hardship that sharpened his mind and stimulated his potential.

正是因为吃过苦，他才更明白拼搏的意义，才会一直不断地努力向前。

It is because of suffering, he will understand the meaning of hard work, and will have been constantly trying to move forward.

很多时候，这样的文章会给我们心理安慰，给我们鼓励。但是呢，很多时候人们把这种文章叫做“心灵鸡汤”，它可以安慰你的心灵，但是这个世界是非常复杂的。它可能略过了一批残酷的事实，而只给你讲让你振奋，让你欣慰的事情。

Many times, such articles give us psychological comfort, give us encouragement. But, a lot of times people call this kind of article "chicken soup for the soul", it can comfort your soul, but the world is very complicated. It may skip over a batch of brutal facts and tell you only the things that cheer you up and make you happy.

曾经有一个很有名的综艺节目，他是一个辩论节目，中国的年轻人都非常喜欢看。他有一个题目，就是“我们要不要感谢生活带来的苦难”。

Once there was a very famous variety show, it was a debate show, the young people in China were very fond of watching it. One of its topics was "Should We Be Thankful for the Suffering Life Brings".

其实我更认同一种说法，苦难就是苦难，它不值得我们感谢。每一个人都应该过的很顺利，我们为什么要去经历苦难，我们为什么要感谢苦难。

In fact, I prefer to say that suffering is suffering, it does not deserve our gratitude. Everyone should have a very smooth life, why should we go through the suffering, why should we thank the suffering.

有一个辩手，他说的很好笑，他说“你感谢生活中的苦难，你是有斯德哥尔摩综合征吗？”

One of the debaters, his speech was funny, and he said, "You're thankful for the hardships in your life. Do you have Stockholm syndrome?"

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我有一个朋友，想自己开一个烘焙店。

I have a friend who wants to open her own bakery.

嗯，她的弟弟本身就是开烘焙店的。烘焙店是什么呢？主要就是做一些蛋糕点心。

Well, her brother owns a bakery himself. What is a bakery? It makes cakes and desserts.

据说他们主要利润最大的产品就是生日蛋糕，一个生日蛋糕的成本可能只要二三十元，但是售价一般都是一百多以上。

It is said that their most profitable product is the birthday cake. The cost of a birthday cake may only be 20 to 30 yuan, but the price is usually more than 100 yuan.

这个朋友呢，她不想一开始就开一个实体店。一方面她没有这么多的资金，另一方面她也无法承担实体店所带来的各种事务以及风险。

And this friend, she didn't want to start with a physical store. On the one hand, she doesn't have so much money, and on the other hand, she can't afford all kinds of business and risks brought by a physical store.

所以呢，现在很多的小女孩儿在家里面做一个烘焙私房店，私房店的意思就是在家里面做，有订单的时候就给客户送过去。

So, now a lot of little girls run a bakery in their home, which means they make products at home and deliver them to customers when they have orders.

即便是在家里面做这样一个烘焙店，它所要采购的设备和原材料也要花费几万甚至十几万的费用。

Even if such a bakery is made at home, the equipment and raw materials it needs to purchase will cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of RMB.

我们身边就有一些成功的案例，这些小女孩在家里面做蛋糕做点心，然后通过互联网卖出去。

There’re some successful cases of little girls around us, they make cakes and cookies at home and then selling them over the Internet.

她说有一个朋友就靠做这种烘焙私坊店，一年左右的时间，就买了一个好车。

She said that one of her friends made this kind of bakery, bought a nice car in about one year.

还有一个做蛋糕私房店的，他主要给客户定制生日蛋糕，还与婚庆公司合作，给婚礼现场提供蛋糕点心。

There is also a bakery owner who specializes in custom-made birthday cakes. He also cooperate with wedding celebration companies to provide cakes and snacks for weddings.

这些烘焙店因为节省了房租成本，一般都会采用很好的原材料，不会用劣质的奶油、牛奶等等，所以他们的蛋糕吃起来非常的清爽，而且很健康。

Because these bakeries save the rent cost, they usually use good raw materials instead of inferior cream, milk and so on, so their cakes taste very fresh and are healthy.

这一个做烘焙私房店的人呢，他有单子的时候就做蛋糕，没有单子的时候就去湖边钓鱼，这样的生活是不是很惬意呢。

This guy who runs the bakery, he makes cakes when he has orders, and he goes fishing at the lake when he doesn't have orders. Isn't that a nice life?

其实在当下，年轻人的工作节奏非常快，而且互联网上有各种的案例告诉这些年轻人，有很多的自由职或者创业项目能做着自己喜欢的事情，并且又能赚钱，甚至比打工上班赚的钱还要多。

In fact, nowadays, the work pace of young people is very fast, and there are all kinds of cases on the Internet that tell these young people that there are many free jobs or entrepreneurial projects that can do what they like and make money, even more than being am employee.

所以有越来越多的年轻人放弃固定的工作而选择创业，或者叫作做自由职业。

As a result, more and more young people are abandoning their regular jobs and choosing to start their own business, or do freelance work.

其实这在中国来讲是一个非常好的现象和趋势，这表明工作的多样化以及年轻人的活力。

In fact, this is a very good phenomenon and trend in China, which shows the diversity of jobs and the vitality of young people.

有一个理论说，一个人越炫耀什么，他就越缺什么。

There is a theory that what a man shows off, what he lacks.

你认同这种说法吗？鉴别一个人真正的实力，就要看他在炫耀什么。

Do you agree with that? To judge a man's real strength is to see what he is showing off.

如果他炫耀自己是名校毕业，那么学历就是他的上限，如果他炫耀他有百万的豪车，那么车子就是他的上限。

If he shows off that he graduated from a famous university, then his degree is his upper limit; if he shows off that he has a million luxury cars, then the car is his upper limit.

他为什么要炫耀自己的学历经历？因为那是他最辉煌的经历。

Why does he show off his academic experience? Because it was his greatest experience.

他为什么要炫耀他的车子，因为那是他能买得起最贵的车子。

Why does he show off his car? It's the most expensive car he can afford.

他为什么会炫耀自己的生活方式？因为那是他能理解的最有品味的生活方式。

Why does he show off his lifestyle? Because it was the most tasteful way of life he could understand.

曾经看到一个说法，就是穷人突然变富，就会很喜欢炫耀。但是本身家庭就很富裕或者出身贵族的人，就不会炫耀自己的地位或金钱。

I once saw a saying, the poor suddenly become rich, will like to show off. But people from wealthy or aristocratic families do not show off their status or money.

你认同这样的说法吗？

Do you agree with this statement?

还有一个类似的说法，是越表现自信的人，其实越自卑。

There is a similar saying that the more confident a person is, the lower he or she feels.

从某种意义上说，我很认同这种观点。

In a sense, I agree with this view.

另外呢，我发现身高比较矮的男性，在某种程度上很自卑，而他的自卑所表现出来的就是一种对抗性的自信。

In addition, I have found that shorter men have low self-esteem to some extent, and their inferiority is reflected in a kind of antagonistic confidence.

另外呢，还听到一种说法，就是如何培养自己的自信呢？如何让自己自信起来呢？

In addition, I also heard of a saying that how to develop one's own self-confidence? How to make oneself confident?

有一种说法是不断的成功，反复的成功，你就自信了。

There is a saying that repeated success, repeated success, you will be confident.

比如当我做一件事情，第一次的时候，我很紧张，第二次我就不那么紧张啊，比如演讲，当我演讲了很多次之后，就会变得很自信了。

For example, when I do something, the first time, I am very nervous, the second time I am not so nervous, such as speech, when I have given speech for many times, I will become very confident.

另外还有一种理论说，真正的自信是源于原生家庭充满爱充满温暖的成长环境。

Another theory is that true confidence comes from a loving, warm upbringing in the family of origin.

你认同哪一种观点呢？

Which view do you agree with?