Yoyo Mo Slow Chinese

当地时间12月10日凌晨0时，

dāng dì shí jiān | shí èr yuè | dì shí rì | líng chén | líng shí，

At 0:00 a.m. on December 10th, local time.

澳大利亚“社交媒体禁令”正式生效，

ào dà lì yà | shè jiāo méi tǐ jìn lìng | zhèng shì | shēng xiào，

Australia's "social media ban" officially came into effect.

这意味着该国16岁以下的未成年人

zhè | yì wèi zhe | gāi guó | shí liù suì yǐ xià | de | wèi chéng nián rén

This means that minors under the age of 16 in the country

将无法登录和使用任何社交媒体平台，

jiāng | wú fǎ | dēng lù | hé | shǐ yòng | rèn hé | shè jiāo méi tǐ píng tái，

will be unable to log in to and use any social media platforms.

澳大利亚也成为全球首个实施这类禁令的国家。

ào dà lì yà | yě | chéng wéi | quán qiú | shǒu gè | shí shī | zhè lèi | jìn lìng | de | guó jiā。

Australia has also become the first country in the world to implement such a ban.

该禁令要求平台背后的技术公司

gāi jìn lìng | yāo qiú | píng tái | bèi hòu | de | jì shù gōng sī

This ban requires the technology companies behind the platforms

识别并禁用16岁以下澳大利亚用户的账户。

shí bié | bìng | jìn yòng | shí liù suì yǐ xià | ào dà lì yà | yòng hù | de | zhàng hù。

to identify and disable the accounts of Australian users under the age of 16.

如果未能采取法律认为的“合理措施”移除这些用户，

rú guǒ | wèi néng | cǎi qǔ | fǎ lǜ | rèn wéi | de | hé lǐ cuò shī | yí chú | zhè xiē | yòng hù，

If they fail to take the "reasonable measures" recognized by law to remove these users,

平台将面临高达 4950 万澳元（约合2.32亿元人民币）的罚款。

píng tái | jiāng | miàn lín | gāo dá | sì qiān jiǔ bǎi wǔ shí wàn | ào yuán | yuē hé | liǎng diǎn sān èr yì yuán | rén mín bì | de | fá kuǎn。

The platforms will face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (approximately 232 million yuan).

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人们常说，现在学历贬值了，

rén men | cháng shuō | xiàn zài | xué lì | biǎn zhí | le

People often say that academic qualifications have depreciated nowadays,

街上一抓，十个研究生，

jiē shàng | yī zhuā | shí gè | yán jiū shēng

that you can grab ten master's graduates on the street—

这当然是夸张的说法。

zhè | dāng rán | shì | kuā zhāng | de | shuō fǎ

which is of course an exaggerated statement.

高学历已经不意味着好工作和高薪了，

gāo xué lì | yǐ jīng | bù | yì wèi zhe | hǎo gōng zuò | hé | gāo xīn | le

A high academic qualification no longer means a good job and a high salary.

在自媒体的时代，

zài | zì méi tǐ | de | shí dài

In the era of self-media,

反而有非常多的低学历者，

fǎn ér | yǒu | fēi cháng duō | de | dī xué lì zhě

on the contrary, there are many people with low academic qualifications

赚到了高学历者望尘莫及的钱。

zhuàn dào | le | gāo xué lì zhě | wàng chén mò jí | de | qián

who have earned money that high-achievers can't match.

虽然用金钱来衡量学历的投资回报率，

suī rán | yòng | jīn qián | lái | héng liáng | xué lì | de | tóu zī huí bào lǜ

Although to measure the return on investment of academic qualifications with money,

不太明智，

bù tài | míng zhì

is not wise

但金钱的确是衡量标准之一。

dàn | jīn qián | dí què | shì | héng liáng | biāo zhǔn | zhī yī

money is indeed one of the measurement standards.

我也看到了很多的知名大学毕业生和博士，

wǒ | yě | kàn dào | le | hěn duō | de | zhī míng | dà xué | bì yè shēng | hé | bó shì

I have also seen many graduates from prestigious universities and doctors

来做自媒体，靠带货赚钱，

lái | zuò | zì méi tǐ | kào | dài huò | zhuàn qián

who come to do self-media and make money by live streaming product sales,

和低学历者同场竞技。

hé | dī xué lì zhě | tóng chǎng | jìng jì

competing on the same stage with people with low academic qualifications.

我时常感到些许扭曲，

wǒ | shí cháng | gǎn dào | xiē xǔ | niǔ qū

I often feel a little distorted—

到底什么才是对的？

dào dǐ | shén me | cái shì | duì de

what is really right?

或者这世界无所谓对错？

huò zhě | zhè | shì jiè | wú suǒ wèi | duì cuò

Or is there no such thing as right or wrong in this world?

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跨年，就是从12月31日跨到次年的1月1日，

kuà nián | jiù shì | cóng | shí èr yuè | dì sān shí yī rì | kuà dào | cì nián | de | yī yuè | dì yī rì，

New Year's Eve means crossing from December 31st to January 1st of the next year.

全世界都会举办热闹的活动吧。

quán shì jiè | dōu huì | jǔ bàn | rè nao | de | huó dòng ba。

Colorful celebrations will be held all over the world.

在中国，也有很多活动，

zài Zhōngguó | yě yǒu | hěn duō | huó dòng，

There are also plenty of activities in China.

我觉得年轻一代对跨年的感觉不亚于春节，

wǒ jué de | nián qīng yī dài | duì | kuà nián | de | gǎn jué | bù yà yú | chūn jié，

I think the younger generation values New Year's Eve no less than the Spring Festival.

毕竟春节意味着回老家，

bì jìng | chūn jié | yì wèi zhe | huí lǎo jiā，

After all, the Spring Festival means going back to one's hometown.

以及和各种没什么交集的亲戚尬聊，

yǐ jí | hé | gè zhǒng | méi shén me | jiāo jí | de | qīn qi | gà liáo，

and having awkward chats with relatives we barely keep in touch with.

而跨年，可以以自己喜欢的形式来庆祝。

ér | kuà nián | kě yǐ | yǐ | zì jǐ | xǐ huan | de | xíng shì | lái | qìng zhù，

But New Year's Eve can be celebrated in our favorite way.

有好几个电视台都会直播大型跨年演唱会，

yǒu | hǎo jǐ gè | diàn shì tái | dōu huì | zhí bō | dà xíng | kuà nián yǎn chàng huì，

Several TV stations will live broadcast large-scale New Year's Eve concerts.

请来知名的歌手明星，

qǐng lái | zhī míng | de | gē shǒu | míng xīng，

They invite well-known star singers.

搭建精美的舞台，

dā jiàn | jīng měi | de | wǔ tái，

They set up exquisite stages.

做一个群星演唱会，

zuò | yī gè | qún xīng yǎn chàng huì，

and hold star-studded concerts.

但是内容形式非常无聊，

dàn shì | nèi róng | xíng shì | fēi cháng | wú liáo，

But the content and form are very boring.

主持人说的话也是尬聊。

zhǔ chí rén | shuō | de | huà | yě shì | gà liáo，

The words from the hosts are also awkward chats.

近些年，有几个著名的知识博主，

jìn xiē nián | yǒu | jǐ gè | zhù míng | de | zhī shi bó zhǔ，

In recent years, there are several famous knowledge bloggers.

做了大型的跨年演讲，

zuò le | dà xíng | de | kuà nián yǎn jiǎng，

They gave large-scale New Year's Eve speeches.

一个人在台上讲几个小时，

yī gè rén | zài | tái shàng | jiǎng | jǐ gè | xiǎo shí，

Talking alone on stage for hours.

回顾今年，展望明年。

huí gù | jīn nián | zhǎn wàng | míng nián，

Reviewing the past year and looking forward to the new one.

这种跨年晚会的收视率反而更高，

zhè zhǒng | kuà nián wǎn huì | de | shōu shì lǜ | fǎn ér | gèng gāo，

This kind of New Year's Eve gala has higher ratings instead.

因为比唱歌唱歌更有价值。

yīn wèi | bǐ | chàng gē | gèng yǒu | jià zhí，

Because it is more valuable than just singing.

除了电视台的跨年晚会，

chú le | diàn shì tái | de | kuà nián wǎn huì，

Besides the TV stations' New Year's Eve galas,

一些互联网平台也会举办跨年晚会，

yī xiē | hù lián wǎng píng tái | yě huì | jǔ bàn | kuà nián wǎn huì，

some internet platforms also hold New Year's Eve galas.

最有趣的可能是b站的跨年晚会，

zuì yǒu qù | de | kě néng | shì | B zhàn | de | kuà nián wǎn huì，

Perhaps the most interesting one is Bilibili's New Year's Eve gala.

它的用户比较年轻，喜欢二次元，

tā | de | yòng hù | bǐ jiào | nián qīng | xǐ huan | èr cì yuán，

Its users are relatively young and love the two-dimensional culture.

所以晚会内容更加年轻化、多样化。

suǒ yǐ | wǎn huì | nèi róng | gèng jiā | nián qīng huà | duō yàng huà，

So the gala content is more youthful and diversified.

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助眠就是帮助睡眠，

zhù | mián | jiù | shì | bāng | zhù | shuì | mián

Sleep aid means helping with sleep.

其实有非常多的人有睡眠问题，

qí | shí | yǒu | fēi | cháng | duō | de | rén | yǒu | shuì | mián | wèn | tí

In fact, a lot of people have sleep problems.

我就是其中一个，

wǒ | jiù | shì | qí | zhōng | yī | gè

and I am one of them.

我不容易入睡，

wǒ | bù | róng | yì | rù | shuì

I find it hard to fall asleep,

有的时候很困了却睡不着，

yǒu | de | shí | hou | hěn | kùn | le | què | shuì | bù | zháo

sometimes I’m very sleepy but can’t fall asleep,

而且又容易惊醒，

ér | qiě | yòu | róng | yì | jīng | xǐng

and I also wake up easily.

几乎每天做很多梦。

jī | hū | měi | tiān | zuò | hěn | duō | mèng

I have many dreams almost every day.

所以我有时也会搜一些助眠博主，

suǒ | yǐ | wǒ | yǒu | shí | yě | huì | sōu | yī | xiē | zhù | mián | bó | zhǔ

So sometimes I search for sleep aid bloggers,

有的是视频，有的是直播，

yǒu | de | shì | shì | pín | yǒu | de | shì | zhí | bō

some post videos, some do live streams.

它们属于AMSR，

tā | men | shǔ | yú | ASMR

They are part of ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response),

也就是用一些沉浸式的声音，

yě | jiù | shì | yòng | yī | xiē | chén | jìn | shì | de | shēng | yīn

which uses immersive sounds

来帮助你放松。

lái | bāng | zhù | nǐ | fàng | sōng

to help you relax.

有的是自然的声音比如雨声，

yǒu | de | shì | zì | rán | de | shēng | yīn | bǐ | rú | yǔ | shēng

Some are natural sounds like rain,

有的是人为的声音比如摩擦声。

yǒu | de | shì | rén | wéi | de | shēng | yīn | bǐ | rú | mó | cā | shēng

some are man-made sounds like friction noises.

这对我还是有一些帮助的，

zhè | duì | wǒ | hái | shì | yǒu | yī | xiē | bāng | zhù | de

This is somewhat helpful to me.

我常常听着这些声音入睡。

wǒ | cháng | cháng | tīng | zhe | zhè | xiē | shēng | yīn | rù | shuì

I often fall asleep listening to these sounds.

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今天是我们中国文学作品专栏的第二期，

jīn tiān | shì | wǒ men | zhōng guó | wén xué | zuò pǐn | zhuān lán | de | dì | èr | qī

Today is the second episode of our Chinese literary works column.

今天我们要介绍的，

jīn tiān | wǒ men | yào | jiè shào | de

What we are going to introduce today

是中国四大古典名著之一的《西游记》。

shì | zhōng guó | sì | dà | gǔ diǎn | míng zhù | zhī | yī | de | 《xī | yóu | jì》

is *Journey to the West*, one of China's four great classical novels.

西游记可以说是中国人全都熟悉的故事，

xī | yóu | jì | kě | yǐ | shuō | shì | zhōng guó | rén | quán | dōu | shú | xī | de | gù | shì

Journey to the West is a story familiar to all Chinese people.

绝大多数人都看过1986年版的电视剧《西游记》，

jué | dà | duō | shù | rén | dōu | kàn | guò | 1986 | nián | bǎn | de | diàn | shì | jù | 《xī | yóu | jì》

Most people have watched the 1986 TV series adaptation of *Journey to the West*.

那是一部难以超越的经典。

nà | shì | yī | bù | nán | yǐ | chāo | yuè | de | jīng | diǎn

It is an unsurpassable classic.

小朋友们小时候了解的第一部名著，

xiǎo | péng | yǒu | men | xiǎo | shí | hou | liǎo | jiě | de | dì | yī | bù | míng | zhù

The first classic novel that children get to know when they are young

就是《西游记》，

jiù | shì | 《xī | yóu | jì》

is *Journey to the West*.

主要是因为它的故事比较通俗易懂，

zhǔ | yào | shì | yīn | wèi | tā | de | gù | shì | bǐ | jiào | tōng | sú | yì | dǒng

mainly because its stories are relatively easy to understand,

并且好玩，

bìng | qiě | hǎo | wán

and very interesting.

不像《三国演义》《红楼梦》这些名著，

bù | xiàng | 《sān | guó | yǎn | yì》 | 《hóng | lóu | mèng》 | zhè | xiē | míng | zhù

unlike classics such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms and *Dream of the Red Chamber*,

充满了儿童不懂的东西。

chōng | mǎn | le | ér | tóng | bù | dǒng | de | dōng | xi

which are full of content that children cannot understand.

由西游记改编的艺术创作也非常多，

yóu | xī | yóu | jì | gǎi | biān | de | yì | shù | chuàng | zuò | yě | fēi | cháng | duō

There are also many artistic works adapted from *Journey to the West*.

比如大型游戏《黑神话：悟空》，

bǐ | rú | dà | xíng | yóu | xì | 《hēi | shén | huà | ：wù | kōng》

such as the large-scale game *Black Myth: Wukong*,

还有电视剧、电影、动画片等等。

hái | yǒu | diàn | shì | jù | diàn | yǐng | dòng | huà | piàn | děng | děng

as well as TV series, movies, cartoons and so on.

它的原型是唐代的高僧玄奘，

tā | de | yuán | xíng | shì | táng | dài | de | gāo | sēng | xuán | zàng

Its prototype is Xuanzang, a eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty,

去古印度取经的真实故事。

qù | gǔ | yìn | dù | qǔ | jīng | de | zhēn | shí | gù | shì

and his true story of going to ancient India to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

但小说中加入了大量的神话元素，

dàn | xiǎo | shuō | zhōng | jiā | rù | le | dà | liàng | de | shén | huà | yuán | sù

But the novel has added a lot of mythological elements,

增加了四个角色，

zēng | jiā | le | sì | gè | jué | sè

and added four characters,

分别是：孙悟空，猪八戒，沙和尚，白龙马。

fēn | bié | shì | ：sūn | wù | kōng | zhū | bā | jiè | shā | hé | shàng | bái | lóng | mǎ

namely: Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Heshang, and White Dragon Horse.

唐僧善良但固执，

táng | sēng | shàn | liáng | dàn | gù | zhí

Tang Seng is kind but stubborn,

是团队的精神领袖；

shì | tuán | duì | de | jīng | shén | lǐng | xiù

and is the spiritual leader of the team.

猪八戒贪吃、好色、偷懒，

zhū | bā | jiè | tān | chī | hào | sè | tōu | lǎn

Zhu Bajie is gluttonous, lecherous and lazy.

沙和尚沉默寡言，忠厚老实。

shā | hé | shàng | chén | mò | guǎ | yán | zhōng | hòu | lǎo | shí

Sha Heshang is taciturn, honest and trustworthy.

最具有英雄主义色彩的角色，

zuì | jù | yǒu | yīng | xióng | zhǔ | yì | sè | cǎi | de | jué | sè

The most heroic character

就是孙悟空啦，

jiù | shì | sūn | wù | kōng | la

is Sun Wukong.

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圣诞节快乐！

shèng | dàn | jié | kuài | lè

Merry Christmas!

在这个开心的、迎接新年的日子里，

zài | zhè | ge | kāi | xīn | de | yíng | jiē | xīn | nián | de | rì | zi | lǐ

On this happy day of welcoming the new year,

今天我们聊聊圣诞老人呀！

jīn | tiān | wǒ | men | liáo | liáo | shèng | dàn | lǎo | rén | ya

today let’s talk about Santa Claus!

圣诞节一早，我的两个孩子刚起床，

shèng | dàn | jié | yī | zǎo | wǒ | de | liǎng | gè | hái | zi | gāng | qǐ | chuáng

Early on Christmas morning, my two children just got up,

就看见了圣诞老人送来的礼物，

jiù | kàn | jiàn | le | shèng | dàn | lǎo | rén | sòng | lái | de | lǐ | wù

and saw the gifts sent by Santa Claus.

非常开心地来告诉我惊喜，

fēi | cháng | kāi | xīn | de | lái | gào | su | wǒ | jīng | xǐ

They came to tell me the surprise very happily,

她们说，许的愿望实现了，

tā | men | shuō | xǔ | de | yuàn | wàng | shí | xiàn | le

saying that their wishes had come true—

一个是兔子娃娃，一个是冰淇淋玩具车。

yī | gè | shì | tù | zi | wá | wa | yī | gè | shì | bīng | qí | lín | wán | jù | chē

one was a rabbit doll, and the other was an ice cream toy car.

提前好多天，我就告诉她们要向圣诞老人许愿，

tí | qián | hǎo | duō | tiān | wǒ | jiù | gào | su | tā | men | yào | xiàng | shèng | dàn | lǎo | rén | xǔ | yuàn

Many days in advance, I told them to make a wish to Santa Claus,

想要什么礼物，

xiǎng | yào | shén | me | lǐ | wù

telling him what gifts they wanted.

有一个孩子犹豫不决，换了几次想要的玩具，

yǒu | yī | gè | hái | zi | yóu | yù | bù | jué | huàn | le | jǐ | cì | xiǎng | yào | de | wán | jù

One child was hesitant and changed the toy she wanted several times.

我告诉她，要快点决定哦，

wǒ | gào | su | tā | yào | kuài | diǎn | jué | dìng | ó

I told her to make up her mind quickly,

圣诞老人已经在打包礼物了，

shèng | dàn | lǎo | rén | yǐ | jīng | zài | dǎ | bāo | lǐ | wù | le

because Santa was already packing the gifts,

很快就要坐上鹿鹿车出发了。

hěn | kuài | jiù | yào | zuò | shàng | lù | lù | chē | chū | fā | le

and would soon set off on his reindeer cart.

头一天晚上她们也睡得比较早，

tóu | yī | tiān | wǎn | shàng | tā | men | yě | shuì | de | bǐ | jiào | zǎo

They also went to bed quite early the night before,

因为她们说，快点睡觉，

yīn | wèi | tā | men | shuō | kuài | diǎn | shuì | jiào

because they said, “Hurry to sleep,

不然圣诞老人就错过我们家了，

bù | rán | shèng | dàn | lǎo | rén | jiù | cuò | guò | wǒ | men | jiā | le

or Santa will miss our home!”

因为我告诉她们，圣诞老人飞过窗外，

yīn | wèi | wǒ | gào | su | tā | men | shèng | dàn | lǎo | rén | fēi | guò | chuāng | wài

I had told them that Santa flies past the window,

看到这家还开着灯，就飞走了。

kàn | dào | zhè | jiā | hái | kāi | zhe | dēng | jiù | fēi | zǒu | le

and if he sees a house with the lights on, he flies away.

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今天我们的全中文专栏就简单一点，

jīn tiān | wǒ men | de | quán | zhōng | wén | zhuān | lán | jiù | jiǎn | dān | yī | diǎn

Today our all-Chinese column will be simple,

因为我觉得达到中文高级水平的听众占少数，

yīn | wèi | wǒ | jué | de | dá | dào | zhōng | wén | gāo | jí | shuǐ | píng | de | tīng | zhòng | zhàn | shǎo | shù

because I think only a minority of listeners have reached an advanced level of Chinese,

可能多数是初级水平。

kě | néng | duō | shù | shì | chū | jí | shuǐ | píng

and most are probably at an elementary level.

我有的时候想开一个初级中文的专栏，

wǒ | yǒu | de | shí | hou | xiǎng | kāi | yī | gè | chū | jí | zhōng | wén | de | zhuān | lán

Sometimes I want to start a beginner Chinese column,

或者零基础中文的专栏，

huò | zhě | líng | jī | chǔ | zhōng | wén | de | zhuān | lán

or a zero-basis Chinese column,

也就是针对入门的人。

yě | jiù | shì | zhēn | duì | rù | mén | de | rén

that is, for people just starting out.

但是一方面我不知道听众们到底需要不，

dàn | shì | yī | fāng | miàn | wǒ | bù | zhī | dào | tīng | zhòng | men | dào | dǐ | xū | yào | bu

But on the one hand, I don’t know if listeners actually need it,

另一方面我还不知道说些什么，

lìng | yī | fāng | miàn | wǒ | hái | bù | zhī | dào | shuō | xiē | shén | me

and on the other hand, I don’t know what to talk about.

因为我们日常生活中不会只说最简单的话，

yīn | wèi | wǒ | men | rì | cháng | shēng | huó | zhōng | bù | huì | zhǐ | shuō | zuì | jiǎn | dān | de | huà

Because in our daily lives, we don’t only say the simplest sentences,

你遇到的中文环境，也不会只有最简单的话。

nǐ | yù | dào | de | zhōng | wén | huán | jìng | yě | bù | huì | zhǐ | yǒu | zuì | jiǎn | dān | de | huà

and the Chinese environment you encounter won’t only have the simplest words either.

我能想到的就是“你好”“谢谢”“对不起”这些，

wǒ | néng | xiǎng | dào | de | jiù | shì | “nǐ | hǎo” | “xiè | xie” | “duì | bu | qǐ” | zhè | xiē

All I can think of are words like “nǐ hǎo (hello)”, “xiè xie (thank you)”, “duì bu qǐ (sorry)”,

这些你随便模仿一下就行了，

zhè | xiē | nǐ | suí | biàn | mó | fǎng | yī | xià | jiù | xíng | le

and you can just imitate these casually.

再多说一点，那就不是入门级别了，

zài | duō | shuō | yī | diǎn | nà | jiù | bù | shì | rù | mén | jí | bié | le

If you say a bit more, it’s no longer beginner-level,

可能就是初级了。

kě | néng | jiù | shì | chū | jí | le

it’s probably elementary level.

如果要学拼音，那算是入门还是初级呢？

rú | guǒ | yào | xué | pīn | yīn | nà | suàn | shì | rù | mén | hái | shì | chū | jí | ne

If you need to learn Pinyin, is that beginner-level or elementary level?

如果要写中文字，应该至少是初级了吧。

rú | guǒ | yào | xiě | zhōng | wén | zì | yīng | gāi | zhì | shǎo | shì | chū | jí | le | ba

If you need to write Chinese characters, it should be at least elementary level, right?

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今天我突然又刷到了一个节目的视频，

jīn tiān | wǒ | tū rán | yòu | shuā | dào | le | yī | gè | jié mù | de | shì pín

Today I suddenly came across a video clip of a show again,

是我几年前看的综艺节目，

shì | wǒ | jǐ | nián | qián | kàn | de | zōng yì | jié mù

an entertainment show I watched several years ago,

名字叫《非正式会谈》，

míng zi | jiào | 《fēi | zhèng | shì | huì | tán》

called *Informal Talks*.

我推荐给咱们正在学中文的听众们。

wǒ | tuī jiàn | gěi | zán men | zhèng | zài | xué | zhōng wén | de | tīng zhòng men

I recommend it to our listeners who are currently learning Chinese.

这个节目在评分网站上的评分很高，

zhè | ge | jié mù | zài | píng fēn | wǎng zhàn | shàng | de | píng fēn | hěn | gāo

This show has a very high rating on the review website.

有三个中国主持人，

yǒu | sān | gè | zhōng guó | zhǔ chí rén

There are three Chinese hosts,

有十几个外国嘉宾，

yǒu | shí | jǐ | gè | wài guó | jiā bīn

and more than a dozen foreign guests.

除了一个女主持人，

chú | le | yī | gè | nǚ | zhǔ chí rén

Except for one female host,

其他全是男生。

qí | tā | quán | shì | nán | shēng

all the others are male.

这些外国嘉宾都会说中文，

zhè | xiē | wài guó | jiā bīn | dōu | huì | shuō | zhōng wén

All these foreign guests can speak Chinese,

有一些的中文还非常好，

yǒu | yī | xiē | de | zhōng wén | hái | fēi cháng | hǎo

and some of them speak it extremely well.

中国的观众会惊讶于，

zhōng guó | de | guān zhòng | huì | jīng yà | yú

Chinese audiences are amazed that

他们能说那么丰富的中文。

tā | men | néng | shuō | nà | me | fēng fù | de | zhōng wén

they can speak such fluent and expressive Chinese.

中文最好的那几个呢，

zhōng wén | zuì | hǎo | de | nà | jǐ | gè | ne

As for the ones who speak the best Chinese,

主要还是因为小时候在中国生活了很多年。

zhǔ | yào | hái | shì | yīn | wèi | xiǎo | shí | hou | zài | zhōng guó | shēng huó | le | hěn | duō | nián

it’s mainly because they lived in China for many years when they were children.

这个节目很轻松搞笑，

zhè | ge | jié mù | hěn | qīng sōng | gǎo xiào

This show is relaxed and funny,

在大家乱七八糟的中文语调中，

zài | dà | jiā | luàn | qī | bā | zāo | de | zhōng wén | yǔ | diào | zhōng

and through everyone’s quirky Chinese accents,

了解不同国家的文化。

liǎo | jiě | bù | tóng | guó | jiā | de | wén | huà

you can learn about the cultures of different countries.

你可以通过这个节目，

nǐ | kě | yǐ | tōng | guò | zhè | ge | jié mù

You can use this show

看看这些非中文母语者说的中文，

kàn | kan | zhè | xiē | fēi | zhōng wén | mǔ | yǔ | zhě | shuō | de | zhōng wén

to listen to how non-native Chinese speakers use the language,

向他们学习。

xiàng | tā | men | xué | xí

and learn from them.

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你知道红绿灯吧，

nǐ | zhī | dào | hóng | lǜ | dēng | ba

You know traffic lights, don’t you?

在城市的每个路口都有红绿灯，

zài | chéng | shì | de | měi | gè | lù | kǒu | dōu | yǒu | hóng | lǜ | dēng

there is a set of traffic lights at every intersection in the city.

行人看的红绿灯通常是一个小人图形，

xíng | rén | kàn | de | hóng | lǜ | dēng | tōng | cháng | shì | yī | gè | xiǎo | rén | tú | xíng

The traffic lights for pedestrians are usually in the shape of a little figure.

有一些红绿灯在绿灯的时候，

yǒu | yī | xiē | hóng | lǜ | dēng | zài | lǜ | dēng | de | shí | hou

For some of these lights, when it turns green,

小人儿会做走路的动作。

xiǎo | rén | ér | huì | zuò | zǒu | lù | de | dòng | zuò

the little figure will make a walking motion.

车辆看的红绿灯通常就是大圆灯，

chē | liàng | kàn | de | hóng | lǜ | dēng | tōng | cháng | jiù | shì | dà | yuán | dēng

Traffic lights for vehicles are usually large round lights.

有些路口只有一个灯，

yǒu | xiē | lù | kǒu | zhǐ | yǒu | yī | gè | dēng

Some intersections only have one light.

绿灯亮时，车辆可以直行和左转。

lǜ | dēng | liàng | shí | chē | liàng | kě | yǐ | zhí | xíng | hé | zuǒ | zhuǎn

When the green light is on, vehicles can go straight and turn left.

而有些路口还有左转灯，

ér | yǒu | xiē | lù | kǒu | hái | yǒu | zuǒ | zhuǎn | dēng

But some intersections also have a dedicated left-turn light.

直行灯变红后，左转灯才变绿，

zhí | xíng | dēng | biàn | hóng | hòu | zuǒ | zhuǎn | dēng | cái | biàn | lǜ

Only after the straight-ahead light turns red will the left-turn light turn green.

车辆才可以左转。

chē | liàng | cái | kě | yǐ | zuǒ | zhuǎn

Then vehicles are allowed to turn left.

绿灯快结束时，也会有倒计时数字，

lǜ | dēng | kuài | jié | shù | shí | yě | huì | yǒu | dào | jì | shí | shù | zì

When the green light is about to end, there will also be a countdown timer.

提醒人们准备停下来。

tí | xǐng | rén | men | zhǔn | bèi | tíng | xià | lái

It reminds people to get ready to stop.

除此之外呢，还有黄灯，

chú | cǐ | zhī | wài | ne | hái | yǒu | huáng | dēng

Besides these, there is also a yellow light.

绿灯结束了，黄灯开始闪烁，

lǜ | dēng | jié | shù | le | huáng | dēng | kāi | shǐ | shǎn | shuò

When the green light ends, the yellow light starts flashing.

来提示司机马上要红灯了，

lái | tí | shì | sī | jī | mǎ | shàng | yào | hóng | dēng | le

It alerts drivers that the red light is about to turn on.

请准备刹车。

qǐng | zhǔn | bèi | shā | chē

Please prepare to brake.

很多司机会在黄灯的时候赶紧冲过去，

hěn | duō | sī | jī | huì | zài | huáng | dēng | de | shí | hou | gǎn | jǐn | chōng | guò | qù

Many drivers will rush through the intersection when the yellow light is on.

造成了一些交通问题，

zào | chéng | le | yī | xiē | jiāo | tōng | wèn | tí

This causes some traffic problems.

所以几年前出了一个规定，

suǒ | yǐ | jǐ | nián | qián | chū | le | yī | gè | guī | dìng

So a regulation was introduced a few years ago.

黄灯亮了车辆就必须停下，

huáng | dēng | liàng | le | chē | liàng | jiù | bì | xū | tíng | xià

Vehicles must stop as soon as the yellow light comes on.

不能再超过斑马线，

bù | néng | zài | chāo | guò | bān | mǎ | xiàn

They are not allowed to cross the zebra crossing anymore.

违规者就要罚款。

wéi | guī | zhě | jiù | yào | fá | kuǎn

Those who violate the rule will be fined.

可是，事与愿违，

kě | shì | shì | yǔ | yuàn | wéi

However, things did not go as planned.

这个规定导致了，

zhè | ge | guī | dìng | dǎo | zhì | le

This regulation led to a problem.

黄灯一亮，司机们马上刹车，

huáng | dēng | yī | liàng | sī | jī | men | mǎ | shàng | shā | chē

As soon as the yellow light came on, drivers would brake suddenly.

造成很多追尾事故。

zào | chéng | hěn | duō | zhuī | wěi | shì | gù

This caused many rear-end collisions.

所以没过多久，这个规定就取消了，

suǒ | yǐ | méi | guò | duō | jiǔ | zhè | ge | guī | dìng | jiù | qǔ | xiāo | le

So the regulation was cancelled not long after.

这也是个有点搞笑的故事。

zhè | yě | shì | gè | yǒu | diǎn | gǎo | xiào | de | gù | shì

This is quite a funny story.

那天我看了一个视频，

nà | tiān | wǒ | kàn | le | yī | gè | shì | pín

The other day, I watched a video,

是一个美国人拍的第一次到中国旅游的vlog，

shì | yī | gè | měi | guó | rén | pāi | de | dì | yī | cì | dào | zhōng | guó | lǚ | yóu | de | vlog

a vlog shot by an American traveling to China for the first time.

这个人有点可爱，

zhè | ge | rén | yǒu | diǎn | kě | ài

This guy is kind of cute,

他一边感到新鲜，一边有点害怕。

tā | yī | biān | gǎn | dào | xīn | xiān | yī | biān | yǒu | diǎn | hài | pà

feeling both curious and a little scared at the same time.

而且他来的第一个城市就是成都，

ér | qiě | tā | lái | de | dì | yī | gè | chéng | shì | jiù | shì | chéng | dū

And the first city he visited was Chengdu.

成都这些年确实吸引了很多人来旅游。

chéng | dū | zhè | xiē | nián | què | shí | xī | yǐn | le | hěn | duō | rén | lái | lǚ | yóu

Chengdu has really attracted a lot of tourists in recent years.

通过他的视频，

tōng | guò | tā | de | shì | pín

Through his video,

我来讲讲到中国旅游要注意的一些点。

wǒ | lái | jiǎng | jiang | dào | zhōng | guó | lǚ | yóu | yào | zhù | yì | de | yī | xiē | diǎn

I’d like to talk about some tips for traveling to China.

比如他提前准备好了手机支付，

bǐ | rú | tā | tí | qián | zhǔn | bèi | hǎo | le | shǒu | jī | zhī | fù

For example, he prepared mobile payment in advance,

这就非常方便了，

zhè | jiù | fēi | cháng | fāng | biàn | le

which is very convenient.

你可以选择alipay或wechat来支付，

nǐ | kě | yǐ | xuǎn | zé | Alipay | huò | WeChat | lái | zhī | fù

You can choose to pay with Alipay or WeChat,

就完全不需要带现金。

jiù | wán | quán | bù | xū | yào | dài | xiàn | jīn

and you don’t need to carry any cash at all.

比如他用google地图导航，

bǐ | rú | tā | yòng | Google | dì | tú | dǎo | háng

Another example: he used Google Maps for navigation,

实际效果还不如出租车司机的经验，

shí | jì | xiào | guǒ | hái | bù | rú | chū | zū | chē | sī | jī | de | jīng | yàn

but its actual effect was not as good as a taxi driver’s experience.

我们平时用的是苹果地图或高德地图或百度地图。

wǒ | men | píng | shí | yòng | de | shì | Apple | Maps | huò | Gaode | Maps | huò | Baidu | Maps

What we usually use are Apple Maps, Amap or Baidu Maps.

比如他有点紧张，说他不会触碰底线，

bǐ | rú | tā | yǒu | diǎn | jǐn | zhāng | shuō | tā | bù | huì | chù | pèng | dǐ | xiàn

And he was also a bit nervous, saying he wouldn’t cross any lines,

这一点呢，我觉得他多虑了，

zhè | yī | diǎn | ne | wǒ | jué | de | tā | duō | lǜ | le

but I think he was overthinking it.

其实普通人都是正常地生活，

qí | shí | pǔ | tōng | rén | dōu | shì | zhèng | cháng | de | shēng | huó

In fact, ordinary people live normal lives,

没有什么普遍的禁忌，

méi | yǒu | shén | me | pǔ | biàn | de | jìn | jì

with no universal taboos.

大部分人对外国人都很友好。

dà | bù | fen | rén | duì | wài | guó | rén | dōu | hěn | yǒu | hǎo

Most people are very friendly to foreigners.

还有一个就是语言，

hái | yǒu | yī | gè | jiù | shì | yǔ | yán

Another thing is language.

我们的听众肯定会一些中文了，

wǒ | men | de | tīng | zhòng | kěn | dìng | huì | yī | xiē | zhōng | wén | le

Our listeners definitely know some Chinese,

这个博主他完全不会中文，

zhè | ge | bó | zhǔ | tā | wán | quán | bù | huì | zhōng | wén

but this vlogger doesn’t know any Chinese at all.

所以他用了一个手机翻译app，

suǒ | yǐ | tā | yòng | le | yī | gè | shǒu | jī | fān | yì | app

So he used a mobile translation app,

但是它只能翻译成文字，让对方看，

dàn | shì | tā | zhǐ | néng | fān | yì | chéng | wén | zì | ràng | duì | fāng | kàn

but it only translates into text for the other person to read.

我觉得可以用一些语音的翻译app，

wǒ | jué | de | kě | yǐ | yòng | yī | xiē | yǔ | yīn | de | fān | yì | app

I think you can use some voice translation apps instead,

手机直接就可以读出来，

shǒu | jī | zhí | jiē | jiù | kě | yǐ | dú | chū | lái

where the phone can read the translation aloud directly,

会方便很多。

huì | fāng | biàn | hěn | duō

which is much more convenient.

现在还有一些特殊的眼镜或手表，

xiàn | zài | hái | yǒu | yī | xiē | tè | shū | de | yǎn | jìng | huò | shǒu | biǎo

Now there are also some special glasses or watches

可以做实时的语音翻译。

kě | yǐ | zuò | shí | shí | de | yǔ | yīn | fān | yì

that can do real-time voice translation.

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