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今天我们就来一句句拆解这首意义非凡的歌，

jīn tiān | wǒ men | jiù | lái | yī jù | jù | chāi jiě | zhè | shǒu | yì yì | fēi fán | de | gē

Today we are going to break down this extraordinary song line by line,

《亲爱的你呀》。

《qīn ài | de | nǐ | ya》

Dear You.

亲爱的你呀

qīn ài | de | nǐ | ya

Dear you,

我们好久没见

wǒ men | hǎo | jiǔ | méi | jiàn

we haven’t seen each other for so long.

有没有长大一点

yǒu | méi | yǒu | zhǎng | dà | yī | diǎn

Have you grown a little bit?

破旧的以前

pò jiù | de | yǐ qián

The shabby old days,

走不出的渔湾

zǒu | bù | chū | de | yú | wān

the fishing bay we couldn’t escape from,

停在荒草漫天

tíng | zài | huāng cǎo | màn tiān

lingering in the sky full of weeds.

那时家里面

nà | shí | jiā | lǐ miàn

Back then, at home,

妈妈总在掩面

mā ma | zǒng | zài | yǎn | miàn

mom always covered her face.

窗外酒气弥漫

chuāng | wài | jiǔ | qì | mí | màn

The smell of alcohol filled the air outside the window.

你想你打算

nǐ | xiǎng | nǐ | dǎ suan

You thought, you planned,

忘掉满身斑斓

wàng | diào | mǎn | shēn | bān lán

to forget the emotional scars that cover you,

长出翅膀飞远

zhǎng | chū | chì bǎng | fēi | yuǎn

to grow wings and fly far away.

孤单绕着思念 流淌着的不安

gū dān | rào | zhe | sī niàn | liú tǎng | zhe | de | bù | ān

Loneliness lingers around longing, and unease flows within.

每一步每一晚 踩住了 梦魇

měi | yī | bù | měi | yī | wǎn | cǎi | zhù | le | mèng yǎn

Every step, every night, stepping on nightmares.

你会翻过山 看到万丈晴天

nǐ | huì | fān | guò | shān | kàn | dào | wàn | zhàng | qíng tiān

You will climb over the mountain and see the boundless clear sky.

飞鸟正越过海面

fēi niǎo | zhèng | yuè | guò | hǎi | miàn

Birds are flying over the sea.

你会迎着风 放着胆唱着歌

nǐ | huì | yíng | zhe | fēng | fàng | zhe | dǎn | chàng | zhe | gē

You will face the wind, bravely singing songs.

把风景都看遍

bǎ | fēng | jǐng | dōu | kàn | biàn

and see all the scenery.

这首歌值得我非常认真地来介绍它，

zhè | shǒu | gē | zhí | dé | wǒ | fēi | cháng | rèn | zhēn | de | lái | jiè | shào | tā

This song deserves me to introduce it seriously，

值得我做两期节目。

zhí | dé | wǒ | zuò | liǎng | qī | jié | mù

And it deserves me to make two episodes about it.

这个演员叫任素汐，

zhè | ge | yǎn | yuán | jiào | rén | sù | xī

This actress is called Ren Suxi.

网友们戏称，她是被演戏耽误了的歌手，

wǎng | yǒu | men | xī | chēng | tā | shì | bèi | yǎn | xì | dān | wù | le | de | gē | shǒu

Netizens jokingly call her a singer who was delayed by acting.

她创作了很多广为传唱的电影主题曲，

tā | chuàng | zuò | le | hěn | duō | guǎng | wéi | chuán | chàng | de | diàn | yǐng | zhǔ | tí | qǔ

She has created many widely sung movie theme songs.

很多都是她自己作词作曲并演唱。

hěn | duō | dōu | shì | tā | zì | jǐ | zuò | cí | zuò | qǔ | bìng | yǎn | chàng

Many of them are written, composed and sung by herself.

我时常会在陪孩子睡觉前，

wǒ | shí | cháng | huì | zài | péi | hái | zi | shuì | jiào | qián

I often, before accompanying the children to sleep,

关灯后，给孩子们听点好歌。

guān | dēng | hòu | gěi | hái | zi | men | tīng | diǎn | hǎo | gē

after turning off the lights, play some good songs for the kids.

当我给他们听这首歌的时候，

dāng | wǒ | gěi | tā | men | tīng | zhè | shǒu | gē | de | shí | hou

When I played this song for them,

我们觉得旋律很好听，

wǒ | men | jué | de | xuán | lǜ | hěn | hǎo | tīng

we thought the melody was very pleasant.

但是当我给他们逐句讲歌词意思的时候，

dàn | shì | dāng | wǒ | gěi | tā | men | zhú | jù | jiǎng | gē | cí | yì | si | de | shí | hou

But when I explained the meaning of the lyrics to them sentence by sentence,

我才发现，这不是一首普通的歌。

wǒ | cái | fā | xiàn | zhè | bù | shì | yī | shǒu | pǔ | tōng | de | gē

I realized that this is not an ordinary song.

2025年有一部任素汐演的电影上映，

èr | líng | èr | wǔ | nián | yǒu | yī | bù | rén | sù | xī | yǎn | de | diàn | yǐng | shàng | yìng

In 2025, a movie starring Ren Suxi was released.

主题是关于犯罪少年，

zhǔ | tí | shì | guān | yú | fàn | zuì | shào | nián

Its theme is about juvenile delinquents.

这些犯罪少年通常都有一个糟糕的原生家庭，

zhè | xiē | fàn | zuì | shào | nián | tōng | cháng | dōu | yǒu | yī | gè | zāo | gāo | de | yuán | shēng | jiā | tíng

These juvenile delinquents usually have a terrible original family.

他们的童年非常不幸。

tā | men | de | tóng | nián | fēi | cháng | bù | xìng

Their childhoods were very unfortunate.

这个演员就写了这首歌的歌词，

zhè | ge | yǎn | yuán | jiù | xiě | le | zhè | shǒu | gē | de | gē | cí

This actress wrote the lyrics of this song.

是长大后的自己对小时候的自己说的话，

shì | zhǎng | dà | hòu | de | zì | jǐ | duì | xiǎo | shí | hou | de | zì | jǐ | shuō | de | huà

It is what the grown-up self says to the childhood self.

描绘了一个充满创伤的童年，

miáo | huì | le | yī | gè | chōng | mǎn | chuāng | shāng | de | tóng | nián

It depicts a childhood full of trauma.

并鼓励小时候的自己勇敢向前。

bìng | gǔ | lì | xiǎo | shí | hou | de | zì | jǐ | yǒng | gǎn | xiàng | qián

And encourages the childhood self to move forward bravely.

我们听了很多很多遍，

wǒ | men | tīng | le | hěn | duō | hěn | duō | biàn

We listened to it many, many times.

总是有一种优美又忧伤的感觉。

zǒng | shì | yǒu | yī | zhǒng | yōu | měi | yòu | yōu | shāng | de | gǎn | jué

There is always a feeling of beauty mixed with sadness.

我觉得这是一首非常有意义的歌，

wǒ | jué | de | zhè | shì | yī | shǒu | fēi | cháng | yǒu | yì | yì | de | gē

I think this is a very meaningful song.

不是你情我爱，

bù | shì | nǐ | qíng | wǒ | ài

It is not about romantic love.

不是无病呻吟，

bù | shì | wú | bìng | shēn | yín

Nor is it unfounded sentimentality.

我们也非常感谢有这样的创作者，

wǒ | men | yě | fēi | cháng | gǎn | xiè | yǒu | zhè | yàng | de | chuàng | zuò | zhě

We are also very grateful for such creators.

用卓越的作品来反映社会现实。

yòng | zhuó | yuè | de | zuò | pǐn | lái | fǎn | yìng | shè | huì | xiàn | shí

Who reflect social reality with outstanding works.

那么我们先听一段吧，

nà | me | wǒ | men | xiān | tīng | yī | duàn | ba

So let's listen to a part of it first.

下一期，我们再来一句句拆解。

xià | yī | qī | wǒ | men | zài | lái | yī | jù | jù | chāi | jiě

Next episode, we will break it down sentence by sentence.

12月4日，法国总统马克龙来到了成都，

shí èr | yuè | dì | sì | rì | fǎ guó | zǒng tǒng | mǎ kè lóng | lái | dào | le | chéng dū

On December 4th, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Chengdu.

身在成都的我们，也是突然听说他来成都了。

shēn | zài | chéng dū | de | wǒ men | yě | shì | tū rán | tīng shuō | tā | lái | chéng dū | le

We who live in Chengdu only heard the news of his visit suddenly.

他们一行人去了都江堰，

tā men | yī xíng | rén | qù | le | dū jiāng yàn

He and his team went to Dujiangyan,

也就是我们节目里介绍过的都江堰，

yě | jiù | shì | wǒ men | jié mù | lǐ | jiè shào | guò | de | dū jiāng yàn

the same Dujiangyan we talked about in our program,

我们国庆节去度假的地方。

wǒ men | guó qìng jié | qù | dù jià | de | dì fāng

the place where we spent our National Day holiday.

他还去了四川大学做演讲，

tā | hái | qù | le | sì chuān | dà xué | zuò | yǎn jiǎng

He also went to Sichuan University to give a speech,

去了四川省体育馆看望法国乒乓球队，

qù | le | sì chuān | shěng | tǐ yù | guǎn | kàn wàng | fǎ guó | pīng pāng | qiú | duì

and visited the French table tennis team at the Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium.

他的夫人去了大熊猫基地。

tā | de | fū rén | qù | le | dà | xióng māo | jī | dì

His wife went to the Giant Panda Base.

有一段趣闻是，

yǒu | yī | duàn | qù | wén | shì

There was an interesting anecdote:

他在四川大学里走着走着突然跑起来了，

tā | zài | sì chuān | dà xué | lǐ | zǒu | zhe | zǒu | zhe | tū rán | pǎo | qǐ | lái | le

while walking on the Sichuan University campus, he suddenly started running,

然后随行的人全都跑起来了，

rán | hòu | suí | xíng | de | rén | quán | dōu | pǎo | qǐ | lái | le

and then all the people accompanying him started running too.

身边的安保人员肯定都吓了一跳。

shēn | biān | de | ān | bǎo | rén | yuán | kěn | dìng | dōu | xià | le | yī | tiào

The security personnel around him must got a scare.

根据他晨跑的锦城湖公园，

gēn | jù | tā | chén | pǎo | de | jǐn | chéng | hú | gōng | yuán

Judging from Jincheng Lake Park where he went for a morning run,

可以判断他住的酒店离我们家很近，

kě | yǐ | pàn | duàn | tā | zhù | de | jiǔ | diàn | lí | wǒ men | jiā | hěn | jìn

we can tell that the hotel he stayed at is very close to our home,

只有几公里，

zhǐ | yǒu | jǐ | gōng | lǐ

only a few kilometers away.

公园的风景非常漂亮。

gōng | yuán | de | fēng | jǐng | fēi | cháng | piào | liang

The scenery of the park is very beautiful.

成都的市民非常热情地和他打招呼，

chéng | dū | de | shì | mín | fēi | cháng | rè | qíng | de | hé | tā | dǎ | zhāo | hu

The citizens of Chengdu greeted him very warmly,

和他握手，

hé | tā | wò | shǒu

And shook hands with him.

社交媒体上说，他获得了满满的情绪价值。

shè | jiāo | méi | tǐ | shàng | shuō | tā | huò | dé | le | mǎn | mǎn | de | qíng | xù | jià | zhí

On social media, it was said that he gained a lot of emotional value.

其实在我看来呢，

qí | shí | zài | wǒ | kàn | lái | ne

Actually, in my opinion,

大家只是喜欢凑热闹，

dà | jiā | zhǐ | shì | xǐ | huān | còu | rè | nao

everyone just likes to join in the fun.

看到一个外国名人，

kàn | dào | yī | gè | wài | guó | míng | rén

When they see a foreign celebrity,

都去看看热闹，去握握手，

dōu | qù | kàn | kàn | rè | nao | qù | wò | wò | shǒu

they all go to watch the excitement and shake hands,

也许连他是谁都不知道。

yě | xǔ | lián | tā | shì | shuí | dōu | bù | zhī | dào

maybe not even knowing who he is.

2018年，马克龙到了北京和西安，

èr | líng | yī | bā | nián | mǎ | kè | lóng | dào | le | běi | jīng | hé | xī | ān

2019年，到了北京和上海，

èr | líng | yī | jiǔ | nián | dào | le | běi | jīng | hé | shàng | hǎi

2023年，到了北京和广州，

èr | líng | èr | sān | nián | dào | le | běi | jīng | hé | guǎng | zhōu

2025年，到的是北京和成都。

èr | líng | èr | wǔ | nián | dào | de | shì | běi | jīng | hé | chéng | dū

所以如果你要到中国旅游，

suǒ | yǐ | rú | guǒ | nǐ | yào | dào | zhōng | guó | lǚ | yóu

可以参考他选择的这些城市。

kě | yǐ | cān | kǎo | tā | xuǎn | zé | de | zhè | xiē | chéng | shì

中国太大了，我去过的城市也不多，

zhōng | guó | tài | dà | le | wǒ | qù | guò | de | chéng | shì | yě | bù | duō

南北差异非常大，

nán | běi | chā | yì | fēi | cháng | dà

不同的省差异非常大，

bù | tóng | de | shěng | chā | yì | fēi | cháng | dà

很多方言也听不懂，

hěn | duō | fāng | yán | yě | tīng | bù | dǒng

同一个省里面的不同城市也各不相同。

tóng | yī | gè | shěng | lǐ | miàn | de | bù | tóng | de | chéng | shì | yě | gè | bù | xiāng | tóng

房产中介就是连接买房人和卖房人的职业，

fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | jiù | shì | lián jiē | mǎi fáng rén | hé | mài fáng rén | de | zhí yè

A real estate agent is a profession that connects homebuyers and home sellers,

也是连接房东和租客的职业。

yě | shì | lián jiē | fáng dōng | hé | zū kè | de | zhí yè

and also connects landlords and tenants.

在哪里可以找到房产中介呢？

zài | nǎ lǐ | kě yǐ | zhǎo dào | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | ne

Where can you find a real estate agent?

和大多数商业一样，

hé | dà duō shù | shāng yè | yī yàng

Like most businesses,

房产中介也可以在线下实体店和线上找到。

fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | yě | kě yǐ | xiàn xià | shí tǐ | diàn | hé | xiàn shàng | zhǎo dào

real estate agents can be found both in offline physical stores and online.

几乎在每一个小区外面，

jī hū | zài | měi | yī | gè | xiǎo qū | wài miàn

Almost outside every residential complex,

都有房产中介的店，

dōu | yǒu | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | de | diàn

there are real estate agency stores.

你走进去，

nǐ | zǒu | jìn qù

You walk in,

他们就会热情帮助你，

tā men | jiù | huì | rè qíng | bāng zhù | nǐ

and they will enthusiastically assist you—

帮你买房子，

bāng | nǐ | mǎi | fáng zi

help you buy a house,

帮你卖房子，

bāng | nǐ | mài | fáng zi

help you sell a house,

帮你租房子，

bāng | nǐ | zū | fáng zi

help you rent a house,

帮你出租房子。

bāng | nǐ | chū zū | fáng zi

or help you rent out a house.

现在也有很多从房产中介公司出来单干的人，

xiàn zài | yě | yǒu | hěn | duō | cóng | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | gōng sī | chū lái | dān gàn | de | rén

Now there are also many people who left real estate agencies to work independently,

在社交平台上推销自己，

zài | shè jiāo | píng tái | shàng | tuī xiāo | zì jǐ

promoting themselves on social platforms—

比如发视频介绍某个在售的房子，

bǐ rú | fā | shì pín | jiè shào | mǒu | gè | zài | shòu | de | fáng zi

for example, posting videos to introduce a house for sale,

或者开直播解答网友的问题。

huò zhě | kāi | zhí bō | jiě dá | wǎng yǒu | de | wèn tí

or hosting live streams to answer netizens’ questions.

房产中介是个比较辛苦的工作，

fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | shì | gè | bǐ jiào | xīn kǔ | de | gōng zuò

Being a real estate agent is a quite demanding job.

每天带客户看房子都要走好多路，

měi tiān | dài | kè hù | kàn | fáng zi | dōu | yào | zǒu | hǎo | duō | lù

Every day, you have to walk a lot while showing houses to clients,

要面对形形色色的客户，

yào | miàn duì | xíng xíng sè sè | de | kè hù

deal with all kinds of clients,

成交了，还要带着客户去办理所有的手续。

chéng jiāo | le | hái | yào | dài zhe | kè hù | qù | bàn lǐ | suǒ yǒu | de | shǒu xù

and after a deal is closed, you have to help clients go through all the procedures.

前些年房地产繁荣，

qián | xiē | nián | fáng dì chǎn | fán róng

In the past few years when the real estate market was booming,

房产中介赚了很多钱，

fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | zhuàn | le | hěn | duō | qián

real estate agents made a lot of money.

这些年房价持续下跌，

zhè | xiē | nián | fáng jià | chí xù | xià diē

In recent years, housing prices have been continuously falling,

房产中介的生意就不那么好做了。

fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | de | shēng yì | jiù | bù | nà | me | hǎo | zuò | le

so the real estate agent business has become less profitable.

房产中介抽取的佣金大概是，

fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | chōu qǔ | de | yòng jīn | dà gài | shì

The commission rate charged by real estate agency is roughly—

买家卖家各给10%，

mǎi jiā | mài jiā | gè | gěi | 10%

10% each from the buyer and the seller.

具体比例我忘记了。

jù tǐ | bǐ lì | wǒ | wàng jì | le

I’ve forgotten the exact percentage.

现在很多小区物业也推出了自己的中介服务，

xiàn zài | hěn | duō | xiǎo qū | wù yè | yě | tuī chū | le | zì jǐ | de | zhōng jiè | fú wù

Now many residential property management companies have also launched their own agency services,

在小区门口立着广告牌，

zài | xiǎo qū | mén kǒu | lì zhe | guǎng gào | pái

putting up billboards at the gates,

以很低的佣金吸引客户。

yǐ | hěn | dī | de | yòng jīn | xī yǐn | kè hù

to attract clients with low commission rates.

但目前中国市场占有率最大的房产中介公司，

dàn | mù qián | zhōng guó | shì chǎng | zhàn yǒu | lǜ | zuì | dà | de | fáng chǎn | zhōng jiè | gōng sī

But currently, the real estate agency with the largest market share in China

仍然是链家，

réng rán | shì | liàn jiā

is still Lianjia,

到处都能看到他们的绿色门店。

dào chù | dōu | néng | kàn | dào | tā men | de | lǜ sè | mén diàn

我住的城市成都，

wǒ | zhù | de | chéng shì | chéng dū

Chengdu, the city where I live,

是一个阴天比较多的城市，

shì | yī gè | yīn tiān | bǐ jiào | duō | de | chéng shì

is a city with quite a lot of cloudy days,

一年有两百多天都是阴天。

yī nián | yǒu | liǎng bǎi | duō | tiān | dōu | shì | yīn tiān

with more than 200 cloudy days a year.

在冬天，只要一出太阳，

zài | dōng tiān | zhǐ yào | yī | chū | tài yáng

In winter, as soon as the sun comes out,

人们都要出去晒太阳，

rén men | dōu | yào | chū qù | shài | tài yáng

people all go out to sunbathe,

在公园、草坪、商业街，

zài | gōng yuán | cǎo píng | shāng yè | jiē

in parks, on lawns, and at commercial streets,

大家都来享受难得的阳光。

dà jiā | dōu | lái | xiǎng shòu | nán dé | de | yáng guāng

everyone comes to enjoy the rare sunshine.

上周日就是一个晴天，

shàng | zhōu rì | jiù | shì | yī gè | qíng tiān

It was a sunny day last Sunday ,

我们去到一个人工湖公园，

wǒ men | qù | dào | yī gè | rén gōng | hú | gōng yuán

we went to a park with a man-made lake,

草坪上有好多好多人，

cǎo píng | shàng | yǒu | hǎo duō | hǎo duō | rén

and there were so many people on the lawn.

大家带着各自的野餐装备，

dà jiā | dài zhe | gè zì | de | yě cān | zhuāng bèi

Everyone brought their own picnic gear,

大人小孩一起沐浴在阳光里，

dà rén | xiǎo hái | yī qǐ | mù yù | zài | yáng guāng | lǐ

adults and children alike basked in the sunshine,

还有一些小狗。

hái | yǒu | yī xiē | xiǎo gǒu

along with some puppies.

有些人在沿湖骑车，

yǒu | xiē | rén | zài | yán | hú | qí | chē

Some people were cycling along the lake,

有些人在躺着晒太阳，

yǒu | xiē | rén | zài | tǎng zhe | shài | tài yáng

some were lying down sunbathing,

有些人在一起打牌，

yǒu | xiē | rén | zài | yī qǐ | dǎ | pái

some were playing cards together,

有些人在玩遥控飞机，

yǒu | xiē | rén | zài | wán | yáo kòng | fēi jī

some were playing with remote-controlled airplanes,

有些人在谈恋爱……

yǒu | xiē | rén | zài | tán | liàn ài

and some were in love...

这样的画面太美好了，

zhè | yàng | de | huà miàn | tài | měi hǎo | le

This scene was so beautiful,

没有工作，没有焦虑，

méi yǒu | gōng zuò | méi yǒu | jiāo lǜ

no work, no anxiety,

没有不喜欢的人际关系，

méi yǒu | bù | xǐ huān | de | rén jì | guān xì

no unpleasant interpersonal relationships,

只有家人朋友、风景和阳光。

zhǐ | yǒu | jiā rén | péng you | fēng jǐng | hé | yáng guāng

only family, friends, scenery, and sunshine.

太阳照在身上暖暖的，

tài yáng | zhào | zài | shēn shàng | nuǎn nuǎn | de

The sun shines warmly on our bodies,

但是一没有了太阳，马上就感到很冷。

dàn shì | yī | méi yǒu | le | tài yáng | mǎ shàng | jiù | gǎn dào | hěn | lěng

but as soon as the sun disappears, you feel cold right away.

最近这里的气温是十几度，

zuì jìn | zhè lǐ | de | qì wēn | shì | shí jǐ | dù

Recently, the temperature here has been around ten degrees Celsius,

到了一月就下降到几度了吧，

dào | le | yī yuè | jiù | xià jiàng | dào | jǐ | dù | le | ba

and it will probably drop to a few degrees in January.

今年好像算是一个暖冬。

jīn nián | hǎo xiàng | suàn | shì | yī gè | nuǎn | dōng

This year seems to be a mild winter.

下一期是我们的会员内容：“不好意思”。

Xià qī jié mù shì wǒ men de huì yuán nèi róng ： Bù hǎo yì si 。

Next episode is our member-only content: “不好意思”.

今天咱们“一个词”专栏要讲的词是“单位”。

jīn tiān | zán men | “yī gè cí” | zhuān lán | yào | jiǎng | de | cí | shì | “dān wèi”

Today, the word we’re covering in our "One Word" column is "dān wèi" (unit/organization).

“单位”这个词大概有三个意思，

“dān wèi” | zhè ge | cí | dà gài | yǒu | sān gè | yì si

The word "dān wèi" has about three meanings:

第一，表示工作机构，

dì yī | biǎo shì | gōng zuò | jī gòu

1. Referring to a work organization,

在口语中直接指代 “上班的地方”，

zài | kǒu yǔ | zhōng | zhí jiē | zhǐ dài | “shàng bān | de | dì fang”

and in spoken language, it directly means "the place where one works"—

而且通常是国家机构。

ér qiě | tōng cháng | shì | guó jiā | jī gòu

usually a state-owned or public institution.

我们来看一些例句：

wǒ men | lái | kàn | yī xiē | lì jù

Let’s look at some examples:

我家离单位不远。

wǒ jiā | lí | dān wèi | bù yuǎn

My home is not far from my workplace.

他在科研单位工作。

tā | zài | kē yán | dān wèi | gōng zuò

He works in a scientific research institution.

你们单位有多少年假？

nǐ men | dān wèi | yǒu | duō shao | nián jià

How many days of annual leave does your organization offer?

我今天要去单位处理一些紧急工作。

wǒ | jīn tiān | yào | qù | dān wèi | chǔ lǐ | yī xiē | jǐn jí | gōng zuò

I need to go to the office today to handle some urgent work.

他从原单位辞职后，创业开了一家小店。

tā | cóng | yuán | dān wèi | cí zhí | hòu | chuàng yè | kāi | le | yī jiā | xiǎo diàn

After resigning from his previous employer, he started his own business and opened a small shop.

如果是私人企业呢，一般说“公司”，

rú guǒ | shì | sī rén | qǐ yè | ne | yī bān | shuō | “gōng sī”

For private enterprises, we usually say "gōng sī" (company):

比如：我们公司新换了办公地址。

bǐ rú | wǒ men | gōng sī | xīn | huàn | le | bàn gōng | dì zhǐ

For example: Our company just moved to a new office address.

第二，表示计量标准，

dì èr | biǎo shì | jì liàng | biāo zhǔn

2. Referring to a unit of measurement:

比如：长度单位，时间单位。

bǐ rú | cháng dù | dān wèi | shí jiān | dān wèi

For example: unit of length, unit of time.

这个零件的计量单位是毫米。

zhè ge | líng jiàn | de | jì liàng | dān wèi | shì | háo mǐ

The unit of measurement for this part is millimeters.

温度的单位有摄氏度和华氏度两种。

wēn dù | de | dān wèi | yǒu | shè shì dù | hé | huá shì dù | liǎng zhǒng

There are two units of temperature: Celsius and Fahrenheit.

米、千克、秒都是国际标准单位。

mǐ | qiān kè | miǎo | dōu shì | guó jì | biāo zhǔn | dān wèi

Meters, kilograms, and seconds are all international standard units.

电压的基本单位是伏特，电流的单位是安培。

diàn yā | de | jī běn | dān wèi | shì | fú tè | diàn liú | de | dān wèi | shì | ān péi

The basic unit of voltage is the volt, and the unit of electric current is the ampere.

第三，表示组成部分。

dì sān | biǎo shì | zǔ chéng | bù fèn

3. Referring to a component part:

家庭是社会的最小单位。

jiā tíng | shì | shè huì | de | zuì xiǎo | dān wèi

The family is the smallest unit of society.

细胞是构成生物体的基本单位。

xì bāo | shì | gòu chéng | shēng wù tǐ | de | jī běn | dān wèi

The cell is the basic unit of living organisms.

这个机器由上百个独立的单位组成。

zhè ge | jī qì | yóu | shàng bǎi | gè | dú lì | de | dān wèi | zǔ chéng

This machine is composed of hundreds of independent units.

像素是数字图像的基本组成单位。

xiàng sù | shì | shù zì | tú xiàng | de | jī běn | zǔ chéng | dān wèi

The pixel is the basic component unit of digital images.

好了，这就是“单位”的三个用法，

hǎo le | zhè | jiù shì | “dān wèi” | de | sān gè | yòng fǎ

Okay, these are the three usages of "dān wèi".

如果你有什么问题，欢迎给我发邮件哦。

rú guǒ | nǐ | yǒu | shén me | wèn tí | huān yíng | gěi | wǒ | fā | yóu jiàn | ó

If you have any questions, feel free to send me emails!

在我成长的城市，

zài | wǒ | chéng zhǎng | de | chéng shì

In the city where I grew up,

在我10岁生日那天，

zài | wǒ | shí suì | shēng rì | nà tiān

on my 10th birthday,

麦当劳在那里的第一家店开业，

mài dāng láo | zài | nà lǐ | de | dì yī jiā | diàn | kāi yè

the first McDonald’s restaurant there opened—

所以我对麦当劳有一点点情结。

suǒ yǐ | wǒ | duì | mài dāng láo | yǒu | yī diǎn diǎn | qíng jié

so I have a little sentimental attachment to McDonald’s.

那天我爸爸在电台为我点了一个祝福，

nà tiān | wǒ | bà bà | zài | diàn tái | wèi | wǒ | diǎn | le | yī gè | zhù fú

On that day, my dad requested a birthday greeting for me on the radio,

我们一家守在收音机前，

wǒ men | yī jiā | shǒu zài | shōu yīn jī | qián

and our whole family waited in front of the radio

等着听到我们的点播，

děng zhe | tīng dào | wǒ men | de | diǎn bō

to hear our request.

主持人说，祝这个小朋友十岁生日快乐！

zhǔ chí rén | shuō | zhù | zhè ge | xiǎo péng yǒu | shí suì | shēng rì | kuài lè

The host said: "Happy 10th birthday to this kid !"

这个小朋友现在已经是两个小朋友的妈妈了。

zhè ge | xiǎo péng yǒu | xiàn zài | yǐ jīng | shì | liǎng gè | xiǎo péng yǒu | de | mā ma | le

That kid is now the mother of two kids.

然后我们一起去餐厅吃饭，

rán hòu | wǒ men | yī qǐ | qù | cān tīng | chī fàn

Then we went to a restaurant for dinner together,

然后又去新开业的麦当劳，

rán hòu | yòu | qù | xīn | kāi yè | de | mài dāng láo

and afterward, we went to the newly opened McDonald’s.

当时我们买了什么，我已经忘记了，

dāng shí | wǒ men | mǎi le | shén me | wǒ | yǐ jīng | wàng jì | le

I’ve forgotten what we bought back then,

但那是一个有仪式感的生日。

dàn | nà | shì | yī gè | yǒu | yí shì gǎn | de | shēng rì

but it was a birthday full of ritual sense.

那时候麦当劳的价格还比较高，

nà shí hou | mài dāng láo | de | jià gé | hái | bǐ jiào | gāo

At that time, McDonald’s prices were still relatively high,

现在早已是平价餐厅了。

xiàn zài | zǎo yǐ | shì | píng jià | cān tīng | le

but now it’s long been an affordable restaurant.

大学的时候，

dà xué | de | shí hou

When I was at university,

我很喜欢买麦当劳的儿童套餐，

wǒ | hěn | xǐ huān | mǎi | mài dāng láo | de | ér tóng | tào cān

I loved buying McDonald’s Happy Meals,

你应该能猜到为什么，

nǐ | yīng gāi | néng | cāi dào | wèi shén me

and you can probably guess why—

因为会送玩具，

yīn wèi | huì | sòng | wán jù

because they come with toys.

算是一种收集的乐趣吧。

suàn shì | yī zhǒng | shōu jí | de | lè qù | ba

It’s a kind of collecting pleasure.

现在，在中国大陆，

xiàn zài | zài | zhōng guó | dà lù

Now, in mainland China,

已经有大约7300家麦当劳餐厅，

yǐ jīng | yǒu | dà yuē | 7300 | jiā | mài dāng láo | cān tīng

there are about 7,300 McDonald’s restaurants,

在我生活的成都有157家，

zài | wǒ | shēng huó | de | chéng dū | yǒu | 157 | jiā

157 of them in Chengdu where I live,

在我的家乡有63家。

zài | wǒ | de | jiā xiāng | yǒu | 63 | jiā

and 63 in my hometown.

那个市中心的第一家店是否还在呢？

nà ge | shì zhōng xīn | de | dì yī jiā | diàn | shì fǒu | hái zài | ne

Is that first restaurant in the city center still there?

那个10岁的小女孩是否还在呢？

nà ge | shí suì | de | xiǎo nǚ hái | shì fǒu | hái zài | ne

And is that 10-year-old little girl still there?

我将在spotify开启付费节目，

wǒ | jiāng | zài | Spotify | kāi qǐ | fù fèi | jié mù

I will launch paid episodes on Spotify,

也会继续为大家做免费节目，

yě | huì | jì xù | wèi | dà jiā | zuò | miǎn fèi | jié mù

and will continue to produce free episodes for you,

并保留所有以前的免费节目。

bìng | bǎo liú | suǒ yǒu | yǐ qián | de | miǎn fèi | jié mù

and keep all previous free episodes available.

听众们可以在spotify按月订阅，

tīng zhòng men | kě yǐ | zài | Spotify | àn | yuè | dìng yuè

Listeners can subscribe monthly on Spotify

来收听这些节目，

lái | shōu tīng | zhè xiē | jié mù

to listen to these paid episodes,

一个月是几美元。

yī | gè | yuè | shì | jǐ | měi yuán

which costs a few US dollars per month.

我也是第一次弄这些东西，

wǒ | yě shì | dì yī cì | nòng | zhè xiē | dōng xī

This is my first time doing something like this,

有很多不熟悉的地方，

yǒu | hěn duō | bù | shú xī | de | dì fāng

so there are many things I’m not familiar with—

还请大家谅解。

hái | qǐng | dà jiā | liàng jiě

I hope you can understand.

我的计划是，

wǒ | de | jì huà | shì

My plan is

每周两期付费节目。

měi zhōu | liǎng | qī | fù fèi | jié mù

to release two paid episodes per week.

如果您有什么建议，

rú guǒ | nín | yǒu | shén me | jiàn yì

If you have any suggestions,

欢迎给我发邮件哦。

huān yíng | gěi | wǒ | fā | yóu jiàn | ó

feel free to send me emails!

[email protected]

今天送给大家一句话：

jīn tiān | sòng gěi | dà jiā | yī jù | huà

Today I want to share a sentence with you:

热爱可抵岁月漫长。

rè ài | kě | dǐ | suì yuè | màn cháng

Passion can withstand the long passage of time.

我做这个播客累不累呢？

wǒ | zuò | zhè ge | bō kè | lèi | bù | lèi | ne

Am I tired of making this podcast?

累，

lèi

Yes,

但是我乐在其中，

dàn shì | wǒ | lè | zài | qí zhōng

but I take great pleasure in it,

我喜欢这事。

wǒ | xǐ huān | zhè | shì

I love doing this.

从初中刚开始学英语，

cóng | chū zhōng | gāng | kāi shǐ | xué | yīng yǔ

Ever since I first started learning English in junior high school,

我就展现出了语言的天赋，

wǒ | jiù | zhǎn xiàn | chū | le | yǔ yán | de | tiān fù

I have shown a talent for languages.

英语成绩总是很好，

yīng yǔ | chéng jì | zǒng shì | hěn | hǎo

My English grades have always been excellent,

而且我不会去死记单词，

ér qiě | wǒ | bù | huì | qù | sǐ jì | dān cí

and I never memorize words by rote,

也基本不学语法。

yě | jī běn | bù | xué | yǔ fǎ

nor do I basically study grammar.

化学老师问我：

huà xué | lǎo shī | wèn | wǒ

My chemistry teacher asked me:

化学这么简单，为什么你成绩不行呢？

huà xué | zhè me | jiǎn dān | wèi shén me | nǐ | chéng jì | bù | xíng | ne

Chemistry is so simple, why are your grades not good?

那你英语成绩为什么好呢？

nà | nǐ | yīng yǔ | chéng jì | wèi shén me | hǎo | ne

Then why are your English grades so good?

我说：天赋。

wǒ | shuō | tiān fù

I said: Talent.

差点把老师气晕。

chà diǎn | bǎ | lǎo shī | qì | yūn

I almost made the teacher faint from anger.

我大学本想学法语专业，

wǒ | dà xué | běn | xiǎng | xué | fǎ yǔ | zhuān yè

I originally wanted to major in French at university,

但由于一些阴差阳错的原因吧，

dàn | yóu yú | yī xiē | yīn chā yáng cuò | de | yuán yīn | ba

but due to some unexpected twists of fate,

或者说是命运吧，

huò zhě | shuō | shì | mìng yùn | ba

or perhaps it was destiny,

最终学了工科，

zuì zhōng | xué | le | gōng kē

I ended up majoring in engineering,

完全是自己不擅长、不喜欢的东西。

wán quán | shì | zì jǐ | bù | shàn cháng | bù | xǐ huān | de | dōng xī

something I was completely not good at and not interested in.

所以我上课的时候不知道在学什么，

suǒ yǐ | wǒ | shàng kè | de | shí hou | bù | zhī dào | zài | xué | shén me

So when I was in class, I didn’t know what I was learning,

考试的时候不知道在考什么，

kǎo shì | de | shí hou | bù | zhī dào | zài | kǎo | shén me

when I took exams, I didn’t know what was being tested,

考完了不知道学过什么。

kǎo | wán | le | bù | zhī dào | xué | guò | shén me

and after exams, I didn’t know what I had studied.

说回来，

shuō | huí lái

Getting back to the topic,

我热爱的是语言、艺术、阅读等等，

wǒ | rè ài | de | shì | yǔ yán | yì shù | yuè dú | děng děng

what I love are languages, art, reading, and so on.

做这些事情的时候我不需要“坚持”，

zuò | zhè xiē | shì qíng | de | shí hou | wǒ | bù | xū yào | “jiān chí”

When I do these things, I don’t need to "persist"—

我沉浸其中。

wǒ | chén jìn | qí zhōng

I am fully immersed in them.

我有时说：好累呀，我看书休息一下。

wǒ | yǒu shí | shuō | hǎo | lèi | ya | wǒ | kàn | shū | xiū xi | yī xià

Sometimes I say: I’m so tired, I need to read a book to rest.

别人都无法理解。

bié rén | dōu | wú | fǎ | lǐ jiě

Others can not understand this.

我喜欢看书，就像有些人喜欢钓鱼，

wǒ | xǐ huān | kàn | shū | jiù | xiàng | yǒu xiē | rén | xǐ huān | diào yú

I love reading, just like some people love fishing,

有些人喜欢打游戏。

yǒu xiē | rén | xǐ huān | dǎ | yóu xì

and some people love playing games.

当我们做自己热爱的事情时，

dāng | wǒ men | zuò | zì jǐ | rè ài | de | shì qíng | shí

When we do what we love,

我们感到非常快乐，忘记了时间。

wǒ men | gǎn dào | fēi cháng | kuài lè | wàng jì | le | shí jiān

we feel extremely happy and lose track of time.

同样是那个工科专业，

tóng yàng | shì | nà | ge | gōng kē | zhuān yè

That same engineering major,

我老公很喜欢，

wǒ | lǎo gōng | hěn | xǐ huān

my husband likes it.

所以他做着自己热爱的工作，

suǒ yǐ | tā | zuò | zhe | zì jǐ | rè ài | de | gōng zuò

So he is doing a job he loves,

我觉得他很幸运。

wǒ | jué de | tā | hěn | xìng yùn

and I think he is very lucky.

你热爱什么呢？

nǐ | rè ài | shén me | ne

What do you love?

你会把爱好作为事业吗？

nǐ | huì | bǎ | ài hào | zuò wéi | shì yè | ma

Would you turn your hobby into a career?

你的身高是多少呢？

nǐ | de | shēn gāo | shì | duō shao | ne

What's your height?

我身高164，

wǒ | shēn gāo | yāo liù sì

My height is 164,

意思是，164厘米。

yì si | shì | yāo liù sì | lí mǐ

which means 164 centimeters.

我老公身高174，

wǒ | lǎo gōng | shēn gāo | yāo qī sì

My husband's height is 174 centimeters.

这个身高在他们北方算中下等，

zhè ge | shēn gāo | zài | tā men | běi fāng | suàn | zhōng xià děng

This height is considered below average in northern China,

在南方算中等。

zài | nán fāng | suàn | zhōng děng

and average in southern China.

我初中的时候，

wǒ | chū zhōng | de | shí hou

When I was in junior high school,

班里有好几个男生身高超过了一米八，

bān lǐ | yǒu | hǎo jǐ gè | nán shēng | shēn gāo | chāo guò | le | yī mǐ bā

several boys in my class were over 1.8 meters tall,

所以校篮球队里面，

suǒ yǐ | xiào lán qiú duì | lǐ miàn

So among the school basketball team,

我们班的男生最多。

wǒ men | bān | de | nán shēng | zuì duō

the number of boys from our class is the largest.

但是也有很多很矮的男生，

dàn shì | yě | yǒu | hěn duō | hěn ǎi | de | nán shēng

But there were also many short boys.

有些矮个子男生到了高中，

yǒu xiē | ǎi gè zi | nán shēng | dào le | gāo zhōng

Some short boys suddenly grew

突然就长到了一米八以上。

tū rán | jiù | zhǎng dào | le | yī mǐ bā | yǐ shàng

to over 1.8 meters in high school.

我在12岁就达到了162左右，

wǒ | zài | shí èr suì | jiù | dá dào | le | yāo liù èr | zuǒ yòu

I reached around 162 centimeters when I was 12,

之后就基本没长过了，

zhī hòu | jiù | jī běn | méi | zhǎng guo | le

and basically stopped growing after that.

生完孩子后居然好像长高了一点。

shēng wán | hái zi | hòu | jū rán | hǎo xiàng | zhǎng gāo | le | yī diǎn

Surprisingly, I seem to have grown a little after having kids.

我高中时的同桌，一个女生，

wǒ | gāo zhōng | shí | de | tóng zhuō | yī gè | nǚ shēng

My deskmate in high school, a girl,

和我一样高，

hé | wǒ | yī yàng | gāo

was the same height as me.

她说她初中的时候才147。

tā | shuō | tā | chū zhōng | de | shí hou | cái | yāo sì qī

She said she was only 147 centimeters in junior high.

所以每个人的生长节奏是不一样的。

suǒ yǐ | měi gè rén | de | shēng zhǎng | jié zòu | shì | bù yī yàng | de

So everyone's growth rhythm is different.

我朋友的小孩，是个男孩，

wǒ | péng you | de | xiǎo hái | shì | gè | nán hái

My friend's child, a boy,

比较矮，

bǐ jiào | ǎi

is relatively short.

我朋友和他老婆个子都不高，

wǒ | péng you | hé | tā | lǎo pó | gè zi | dōu | bù gāo

Both my friend and his wife are not tall,

所以他比较担心，

suǒ yǐ | tā | bǐ jiào | dān xīn

so he's quite worried

让孩子去上篮球课。

ràng | hái zi | qù | shàng | lán qiú kè

and signed the child up for basketball classes.

男生长得高是非常有优势的，

nán shēng | zhǎng de | gāo | shì | fēi cháng | yǒu | yōu shì | de

Being tall is a great advantage for boys.

有一个形容优质男性的词，

yǒu | yī gè | xíng róng | yōu zhì | nán xìng | de | cí

There's a word to describe high-quality men,

叫做“高富帅”，

jiào zuò | “gāo fù shuài”

called "gāo fù shuài" (tall, rich, and handsome).

也就是又高，又富，又帅。

yě jiù shì | yòu | gāo | yòu | fù | yòu | shuài

It means being tall, wealthy, and handsome.

现实中能找到“高富帅”是很难的，

xiàn shí | zhōng | néng | zhǎo dào | “gāo fù shuài” | shì | hěn nán | de

It's very difficult to find such a man in reality.

它的反义词叫做“矮矬穷”。

tā | de | fǎn yì cí | jiào zuò | “ǎi cuó qióng”

Its antonym is short, ugly, and poor.