Yoyo Mo Slow Chinese

炸鸡太好吃了，

zhá jī | tài | hǎo chī | le

Fried chicken is so delicious,

尤其是香辣味的炸鸡。

yóu qí | shì | xiāng là | wèi | de | zhá jī

especially spicy-flavored fried chicken.

我时不时就会点外卖，

wǒ | shí bù shí | jiù | huì | diǎn | wài mài

I order takeout from time to time,

点炸鸡来吃，

diǎn | zhá jī | lái | chī

ordering fried chicken to eat,

吃完又觉得“罪恶”，

chī wán | yòu | jué de | “zuì è”

but after eating, I feel "guilty"—

自己又长胖一点。

zì jǐ | yòu | zhǎng pàng | yī diǎn

I’ve gained a little more weight.

多年前，有一部很火的韩国电视剧，

duō nián qián | yǒu | yī bù | hěn | huǒ | de | hán guó | diàn shì jù

Many years ago, there was a very popular South Korean TV drama,

叫《来自星星的你》，

jiào | 《lái zì | xīng xīng | de | nǐ》

called "My Love from the Star".

里面的经典台词就是：

lǐ miàn | de | jīng diǎn | tái cí | jiù shì

One of its classic lines is:

“下雪了，怎么能没有炸鸡和啤酒。”

“xià xuě | le | zěn me | néng | méi yǒu | zhá jī | hé | pí jiǔ”

"When it snows, how can there be no fried chicken and beer?"

听起来就很美味。

tīng qǐ lái | jiù | hěn | měi wèi

It sounds so delicious.

这个电视剧热播后，

zhè ge | diàn shì jù | rè bō | hòu

After this drama became a hit,

炸鸡配啤酒就快速风靡亚洲，

zhá jī | pèi | pí jiǔ | jiù | kuài sù | fēng mǐ | yà zhōu

fried chicken with beer quickly became popular across Asia.

大家都纷纷效仿，

dà jiā | dōu | fēn fēn | xiào fǎng

Everyone followed suit one after another,

很多餐厅也推出了炸鸡啤酒套餐。

hěn duō | cān tīng | yě | tuī chū | le | zhá jī | pí jiǔ | tào cān

and many restaurants also launched fried chicken and beer sets.

炸鸡的热量确实很高，

zhá jī | de | rè liàng | dí què | hěn | gāo

Fried chicken is indeed very high in calories,

而且商家用的油也不健康。

ér qiě | shāng jiā | yòng | de | yóu | yě | bù | jiàn kāng

and the oil used by businesses is also unhealthy.

怎么办？

zěn me | bàn

What should I do?

我还一直苦于怎么瘦下来呢，

wǒ | hái | yī zhí | kǔ yú | zěn me | shòu xià lái | ne

I’ve been struggling with how to lose weight.

我年轻时候一直是九十几斤，

wǒ | nián qīng | shí hou | yī zhí | shì | jiǔ shí jǐ | jīn

When I was young, I always weighed around 45-50 kilograms

可是生了孩子后，

kě shì | shēng le | hái zi | hòu

But after having children,

一直保持在120多斤，

yī zhí | bǎo chí | zài | yī bǎi èr shí jǐ | jīn

I’ve stayed around 60-65 kilograms,

我怎么样才能不馋这些高热量的食物呢？

wǒ | zěn me yàng | cái néng | bù | chán | zhè xiē | gāo rè liàng | de | shí wù | ne

How can I stop craving these high-calorie foods?

请等待我瘦到100斤的消息。

qǐng | děng dài | wǒ | shòu dào | yī bǎi | jīn | de | xiāo xī

Please wait for the news that I’ve lost weight to 50 kilograms

语言难学，

yǔ yán | nán | xué

Language is hard to learn,

更难学的是语言背后的文化。

gèng | nán | xué | de | shì | yǔ yán | bèi hòu | de | wén huà

and the culture behind the language is even harder.

我们可以和外国人简单聊天，

wǒ men | kě yǐ | hé | wài guó rén | jiǎn dān | liáo tiān

We can have simple conversations with foreigners,

但谈话稍稍深入，

dàn | tán huà | shāo shāo | shēn rù

but once the conversation goes a little deeper,

就发现插不进话了。

jiù | fā xiàn | chā | bù jìn | huà | le

we find ourselves unable to join in.

比如他们从小就看的影视剧，

bǐ rú | tā men | cóng xiǎo | jiù | kàn | de | yǐng shì jù

For example, the film and TV shows they watched since childhood,

比如他们都知道的各种明星，

bǐ rú | tā men | dōu | zhī dào | de | gè zhǒng | míng xīng

the various celebrities they all know,

比如他们特有的习俗。

bǐ rú | tā men | tè yǒu | de | xí sú

and their unique customs.

中国说唱歌曲《八方来财》，

zhōng guó | shuō chàng | gē qǔ | 《bā fāng | lái cái》

The Chinese rap song "Eight Directions Bring Wealth",

好像在很多国家都比较流行，

hǎo xiàng | zài | hěn duō | guó jiā | dōu | bǐ jiào | liú xíng

seems to be quite popular in many countries,

这个歌手的热度甚至超过了很多顶级歌星。

zhè ge | gē shǒu | de | rè dù | shèn zhì | chāo guò | le | hěn duō | dǐng jí | gē xīng

and the singer's popularity has even surpassed many top singers.

我们也是通过短视频，才了解他的歌。

wǒ men | yě shì | tōng guò | duǎn shì pín cái | liǎo jiě | tā | de | gē

We also learned about his songs through short videos.

我本想把它作为歌曲专栏的一期节目，

wǒ | běn xiǎng | bǎ | tā | zuò wéi | gē qǔ | zhuān lán | de | yī qī | jié mù

I originally wanted to feature it as an episode in the song column,

来解析一下这首歌的歌词，

lái | jiě xī | yī xià | zhè shǒu | gē | de | gē cí

to analyze the lyrics of this song,

但发现它的歌词相对难一些，

dàn | fā xiàn | tā | de | gē cí | xiāng duì | nán | yī xiē

but found that the lyrics are relatively difficult—

难的就是其中的文化。

nán | de | jiù shì | qí zhōng | de | wén huà

the difficulty lies in the cultural references.

比如“一阴一阳之谓道”、“紫气东来”这些，

bǐ rú | “yī yīn | yī yáng | zhī wèi dào” | “zǐ qì | dōng lái” | zhè xiē

For example, phrases like "One yin and one yang constitute the Dao" and "Purple qi comes from the east"

很难解释，

hěn | nán | jiě shì

are hard to explain.

“阴阳”的概念需要读过《道德经》才能了解。

“yīn yáng” | de | gài niàn | xū yào | dú guò | 《dào dé jīng》 | cái néng | liǎo jiě

The concept of "yin and yang" can only be understood by reading the book 《道德经》.

再比如，“你不出手 说聊斋”，

zài | bǐ rú | “nǐ | bù | chū shǒu | shuō | liáo zhāi”

Another example: "You don't act, just talk about '聊斋'",

《聊斋》是古代一本写鬼故事的书。

《liáo zhāi》 | shì | gǔ dài | yī běn | xiě | guǐ gù shì | de | shū

"Liaozhai" is an ancient book about ghost stories.

还有就是它的歌词省略了很多文字，

hái yǒu | jiù shì | tā | de | gē cí | shěng lüè | le | hěn duō | wén zì

Additionally, the lyrics omit a lot of words,

用了很多成语，

yòng le | hěn duō | chéng yǔ

use many idioms,

逻辑也很跳跃，

luó jí | yě | hěn | tiào yuè

and the logic is quite fragmented,

更是难以理解。

gèng shì | nán yǐ | lǐ jiě

making it even harder to understand.

它不像普通的歌曲，

tā | bù xiàng | pǔ tōng | de | gē qǔ

Unlike ordinary songs,

唱着“我爱你，你伤害了我”，

chàng zhe | “wǒ | ài | nǐ | nǐ | shāng hài | le | wǒ”

which sing straightforward lines like "I love you, you hurt me",

这样的大白话。

zhè yàng | de | dà bái huà

such plain and simple words.

现在我们出门只需要带一个手机，

xiàn zài | wǒ men | chū mén | zhǐ | xū yào | dài | yī gè | shǒu jī

Now we only need to take a mobile phone when going out.

所有的支付都用手机，

suǒ yǒu | de | zhī fù | dōu | yòng | shǒu jī

All payments are made with the mobile phone,

比如买东西、坐地铁、坐公交、打车、

bǐ rú | mǎi dōng xī | zuò | dì tiě | zuò | gōng jiāo | dǎ chē

such as shopping, taking the subway, taking the bus, hailing a taxi,

骑共享单车、理发、交停车费、吃饭。

qí | gòng xiǎng dān chē | lǐ fà | jiāo | tíng chē fèi | chī fàn

riding a shared bike, getting a haircut, paying for parking, and eating.

房子的门锁多数都是指纹锁，

fáng zi | de | mén suǒ | duō shù | dōu shì | zhǐ wén suǒ

Most door locks of houses are fingerprint locks,

或密码锁，

huò | mì mǎ suǒ

or combination locks,

所以也不用带钥匙。

suǒ yǐ | yě | bù yòng | dài | yào shi

so there’s no need to take keys either.

如果要方便擦鼻涕、擦嘴，

rú guǒ | yào | fāng biàn | cā | bí tì | cā | zuǐ

If you need to conveniently wipe your nose or mouth,

就带上纸，也就是我们上期说的小包纸。

jiù | dài shàng | zhǐ | yě jiù shì | wǒ men | shàng qī | shuō | de | xiǎo bāo zhǐ

just take some tissue—namely the small packs of tissue we talked about in the last episode.

如果要遮雨或遮太阳，

rú guǒ | yào | zhē yǔ | huò | zhē | tài yáng

If you need to shield yourself from rain or the sun,

就带上雨伞或阳伞。

jiù | dài shàng | yǔ sǎn | huò | yáng sǎn

take an umbrella or a sun umbrella.

带上身份证也是可以的，

dài shàng | shēn fèn zhèng | yě shì | kě yǐ | de

It’s also okay to take your ID card,

遇到特殊情况可能需要。

yù dào | tè shū | qíng kuàng | kě néng | xū yào

as you might need it in special situations.

真的不需要带什么东西了，

zhēn de | bù xū yào | dài | shén me | dōng xī | le

You really don’t need to take much else,

所以这是一个很便利的时代，

suǒ yǐ | zhè | shì | yī gè | hěn | biàn lì | de | shí dài

so this is a very convenient era.

很少有人带钱包了，

hěn shǎo | yǒu | rén | dài | qián bāo | le

Few people carry wallets anymore,

带现金的人更是非常少。

dài | xiàn jīn | de | rén | gèng shì | fēi cháng | shǎo

and even fewer carry cash.

但是如果有小宝宝的家庭，

dàn shì | rú guǒ | yǒu | xiǎo bǎo bǎo | de | jiā tíng

However, for families with young babies,

就要带非常多的东西了，

jiù | yào | dài | fēi cháng duō | de | dōng xī | le

you need to take a lot of things,

比如尿不湿、抽纸、湿巾、消毒湿巾、

bǐ rú | niào bù shī | chōu zhǐ | shī jīn | xiāo dú | shī jīn

such as diapers, tissues, wet wipes, disinfectant wipes,

水杯、宝宝餐具、围兜、玩具等等等等。

shuǐ bēi | bǎo bǎo | cān jù | wéi dōu | wán jù | děng děng děng děng

water bottles, baby tableware, bibs, toys, and so on.

还好我的孩子已经长大一些了，

hái hǎo | wǒ | de | hái zi | yǐ jīng | zhǎng dà | yī xiē | le

Fortunately, my children have grown a bit older now,

回想起来真是太累了。

huí xiǎng | qǐ lái | zhēn shì | tài | lèi | le

and looking back, it was really tiring.

今天是我们歌曲专栏的第4期，

jīn tiān | shì | wǒ men | gē qǔ | zhuān lán | de | dì | 4 | qī

Today is the 4th episode of our songs column.

今天的歌叫《隐形的翅膀》，

jīn tiān | de | gē | jiào | 《yǐn xíng | de | chì bǎng》

Today’s song is called "Invisible Wings".

这首歌在中国也是非常有名的，

zhè | shǒu | gē | zài | zhōng guó | yě shì | fēi cháng | yǒu míng | de

This song is also very famous in China.

它鼓励了无数的在人生低谷的人们，

tā | gǔ lì | le | wú shù | de | zài | rén shēng | dī gǔ | de | rén men

It has encouraged countless people who are at the low point of their lives,

包括我自己，

bāo kuò | wǒ | zì jǐ

including myself.

希望也能鼓励到你。

xī wàng | yě | néng | gǔ lì | dào | nǐ

I hope it can encourage you too.

我们还是先来听一遍，

wǒ men | hái shì | xiān | lái | tīng | yī biàn

Let’s first listen to it once,

第二遍再一句句拆解。

dì | èr | biàn | zài | yī jù | jù | chāi jiě

and then break it down sentence by sentence the second time.

每一次 都在徘徊孤单中坚强

měi | yī cì | dōu | zài | pái huái | gū dān | zhōng | jiān qiáng

Every time, I find strength in wandering and loneliness.

每一次 就算很受伤 也不闪泪光

měi | yī cì | jiù suàn | hěn | shòu shāng | yě | bù | shǎn | lèi guāng

Every time, even if deeply hurt, I don’t let tears shine.

我知道 我一直有双隐形的翅膀

wǒ | zhī dào | wǒ | yī zhí | yǒu | shuāng | yǐn xíng | de | chì bǎng

I know I’ve always had a pair of invisible wings.

带我飞 飞过绝望

dài | wǒ | fēi | fēi guò | jué wàng

They carry me, flying over despair.

不去想 他们拥有美丽的太阳

bù | qù | xiǎng | tā men | yōng yǒu | měi lì | de | tài yáng

I don’t think about the beautiful sun they possess.

我看见 每天的夕阳 也会有变化

wǒ | kàn jiàn | měi tiān | de | xī yáng | yě | huì | yǒu | biàn huà

I see that every day’s sunset also brings changes.

我知道 我一直有双隐形的翅膀

wǒ | zhī dào | wǒ | yī zhí | yǒu | shuāng | yǐn xíng | de | chì bǎng

I know I’ve always had a pair of invisible wings.

带我飞 给我希望

dài | wǒ | fēi | gěi | wǒ | xī wàng

They carry me, giving me hope.

我终于看到 所有梦想都开花

wǒ | zhōng yú | kàn dào | suǒ yǒu | mèng xiǎng | dōu | kāi huā

I finally see all dreams bloom into flowers.

追逐的年轻 歌声多嘹亮

zhuī zhú | de | nián qīng | gē shēng | duō | liáo liàng

The chasing youth, how resounding the singing is.

我终于翱翔 用心凝望不害怕

wǒ | zhōng yú | áo xiáng | yòng xīn | níng wàng | bù | hài pà

I finally soar, staring intently with my heart, no longer afraid.

哪里会有风 就飞多远吧

nǎ lǐ | huì | yǒu | fēng | jiù | fēi | duō yuǎn | ba

Wherever there’s wind, fly as far as you can.

我们的节目也可以讨论这样哲学的主题。

wǒ men | de | jié mù | yě | kě yǐ | tǎo lùn | zhè yàng | zhé xué | de | zhǔ tí

Our program can also discuss such philosophical topics.

我喜欢做这个播客节目的原因之一，

wǒ | xǐ huān | zuò | zhè ge | bō kè | jié mù | de | yuán yīn | zhī yī

One of the reasons I love making this podcast

是我可以畅所欲言，

shì | wǒ | kě yǐ | chàng suǒ yù yán

is that I can speak freely—

没有人限制我应该讲什么话题，

méi yǒu | rén | xiàn zhì | wǒ | yīng gāi | jiǎng | shén me | huà tí

no one restricts what topics I should talk about.

我可以讲任何我看的书，

wǒ | kě yǐ | jiǎng | rèn hé | wǒ | kàn | de | shū

I can talk about any books I’ve read,

我的哲学思考。

wǒ | de | zhé xué | sī kǎo

and my philosophical thoughts.

那么今天，我们就来聊聊人生的意义。

nà me | jīn tiān | wǒ men | jiù | lái | liáo liáo | rén shēng | de | yì yì

So today, let’s talk about the meaning of life.

人生没有意义，

rén shēng | méi yǒu | yì yì

Life has no inherent meaning—

意义也许是自己赋予的，

yì yì | yě xǔ | shì | zì jǐ | fù yǔ | de

the meaning is perhaps bestowed by oneself.

你人生的意义是改变世界，

nǐ | rén shēng | de | yì yì | shì | gǎi biàn | shì jiè

For you, the meaning of life may be changing the world;

他人生的意义是享受生活，

tā | rén shēng | de | yì yì | shì | xiǎng shòu | shēng huó

for him, it may be enjoying life;

我人生的意义是探索真理。

wǒ | rén shēng | de | yì yì | shì | tàn suǒ | zhēn lǐ

for me, it may be exploring the truth.

人们说，人生如戏，

rén men | shuō | rén shēng | rú | xì

People say life is like a play,

人生就像一场电影，

rén shēng | jiù xiàng | yī chǎng | diàn yǐng

and life is like a movie.

你既不是编剧，

nǐ | jì | bù shì | biān jù

You are neither the screenwriter,

也不是导演，

yě | bù shì | dǎo yǎn

nor the director—

只是一个按照剧本演的角色。

zhǐ shì | yī gè | àn zhào | jù běn | yǎn | de | jué sè

you are just an actor following the script.

在我上大学的时候，

zài | wǒ | shàng | dà xué | de | shí hou

When I was at university,

有一次一个名人来学校演讲，

yǒu | yī cì | yī gè | míng rén | lái | xué xiào | yǎn jiǎng

a celebrity came to give a lecture at the school.

他认为人生的意义就是体验。

tā | rèn wéi | rén shēng | de | yì yì | jiù shì | tǐ yàn

He believed that the meaning of life is experience.

这么多年过去，

zhè me | duō nián | guò qù | le

After all these years,

我觉得他说得对，

wǒ | jué de | tā | shuō de | duì

I think he was right.

我们来体验各种情感，

wǒ men | lái | tǐ yàn | gè zhǒng | qíng gǎn

We come to experience all kinds of emotions,

体验各种人际关系，

tǐ yàn | gè zhǒng | rén jì | guān xì

all kinds of interpersonal relationships,

体验各种美食、美景，

tǐ yàn | gè zhǒng | měi shí | měi jǐng

all kinds of delicious food and beautiful scenery,

体验情侣二人世界，

tǐ yàn | qíng lǚ | èr rén | shì jiè

the world of being a couple,

体验生养孩子，

tǐ yàn | shēng yǎng | hái zi

having and raising children,

体验面对离别和死亡。

tǐ yàn | miàn duì | lí bié | hé | sǐ wáng

and facing separation and death.

在经济繁荣的时候，

zài | jīng jì | fán róng | de | shí hou

During periods of economic prosperity,

大多数人努力赚钱，

dà duō shù | rén | nǔ lì | zhuàn qián

most people work hard to make money,

疯狂消费，

fēng kuáng | xiāo fèi

spend wildly,

觉得自己很厉害。

jué de | zì jǐ | hěn | lì hài

and feel very accomplished.

而在像如今这样经济萧条的时候，

ér | zài | xiàng | rú jīn | zhè yàng | jīng jì | xiāo tiáo | de | shí hou

But in times of economic recession like now,

很多的行业都赚不到钱了，

hěn duō | de | háng yè | dōu | zhuàn bù dào | qián | le

many industries can no longer make money,

就有越来越多的人意识到，

jiù | yǒu | yuè lái yuè duō | de | rén | yì shí | dào

and more and more people realize that

要快乐地生活，

yào | kuài lè | de | shēng huó

They should live happily,

也不必要去在乎别人的评价。

yě | bù bì yào | qù | zài hu | bié rén | de | píng jià

there’s no need to care about others’ evaluations.

有个视频博主讲的话被广泛认可，

yǒu | gè | shì pín | bó zhǔ | jiǎng | de | huà | bèi | guǎng fàn | rèn kě

A video blogger’s words have been widely recognized.

她说：

tā | shuō

She said:

“你这辈子无论怎么过、怎么活，

“nǐ | zhè bèi zi | wú lùn | zěn me | guò | zěn me | huó

‘No matter how you live your life,

都不重要。

你一生只有三万天，

放在历史的长河中，

你连沙子都不是，

你爸爸的爸爸的爸爸是谁，

你知道吗？

就跟没来过这个世上一样的。

再过一百年，你也是这个样子。

我们不要把生活想得那么沉重，

人来到世上这趟就是来玩的，

玩累了，然后就回去躺着了。

你会死，你身边的人都会死，

你在意的那些事情终有一天都会消失的。”

今天又开启一个新的专栏啦，

jīn tiān | yòu | kāi qǐ | yī gè | xīn | zhuān lán | la

Today we’re launching another new column—

就是这么任性呀。

jiù shì | zhè me | rèn xìng | ya

I'm just that willful.

从这个专栏的名字你就能看出了，

cóng | zhè ge | zhuān lán | de | míng zi | nǐ | jiù | néng | kàn chū | le

As you can tell from the column’s name,

每期节目都只讲一个词，

měi qī | jié mù | dōu | zhǐ | jiǎng | yī gè | cí

each episode focuses on just one word—

把一个词好好地讲一讲，

bǎ | yī gè | cí | hǎo hǎo | de | jiǎng yī jiǎng

we’ll explore it thoroughly,

再由这个词扩展出相关的内容。

zài | yóu | zhè ge | cí | kuò zhǎn | chū | xiāng guān | de | nèi róng

and expand on related content from this word.

希望你能喜欢，

xī wàng | nǐ | néng | xǐ huān

Hope you’ll like it!

那么我们第一个词就是：“幸福”。

nà me | wǒ men | dì yī gè | cí | jiù shì | ：“xìng fú”

So our first word is: "xìng fú" (happiness).

“幸”指的是幸运，

“xìng” | zhǐ de shì | xìng yùn

"Xìng" means lucky,

“福”指的是一种美好。

“fú” | zhǐ de shì | yī zhǒng | měi hǎo

and "fú" refers to something like a wonderful life.

英文里好像没有准确对应的单词，

yīng wén | lǐ | hǎo xiàng | méi yǒu | zhǔn què | duì yìng | de | dān cí

There doesn’t seem to be an exact equivalent word in English—

happy只是快乐，

happy | zhǐ shì | kuài lè

"Happy" only means happy, joyful,

但幸福不只是快乐。

dàn | xìng fú | bù zhǐ shì | kuài lè

but 幸福 is more than just joy.

我试着用一些词来组成“幸福”，

wǒ | shì zhe | yòng | yī xiē | cí | lái | zǔ chéng | “xìng fú”

I’ll try to define "幸福" with some words:

平静，被爱，快乐，满足。

píng jìng | bèi ài | kuài lè | mǎn zú

calmness, being loved, joy, and contentment.

当我们得到一个想要的东西，

dāng | wǒ men | dé dào | yī gè | xiǎng yào | de | dōng xī

When we get something we want,

我们觉得很幸福。

wǒ men | jué de | hěn | xìng fú

we feel 幸福.

当我老公回家吃到热热的晚饭，

dāng | wǒ | lǎo gōng | huí jiā | chī dào | rè rè | de | wǎn fàn

When my husband comes home and eats a warm dinner,

他觉得很幸福。

tā | jué de | hěn | xìng fú

he feels 幸福.

孩子生活在一个美好的家庭，

hái zi | shēng huó | zài | yī gè | měi hǎo | de | jiā tíng

When a child grows up in a loving family,

孩子觉得很幸福。

hái zi | jué de | hěn | xìng fú

the child feels 幸福.

能做自己喜欢的工作，

néng | zuò | zì jǐ | xǐ huān | de | gōng zuò

Being able to do work you love—

是不是一件幸福的事呢？

shì bù shì | yī jiàn | xìng fú | de | shì | ne

isn’t that a 幸福的 thing?

下雨天在家里喝茶看书，

xià yǔ tiān | zài | jiā lǐ | hē chá | kàn shū

Drinking tea and reading books at home on a rainy day—

是不是一种幸福呢？

shì bù shì | yī zhǒng | xìng fú | ne

isn’t that a form of 幸福?

有一些人放弃了大城市的忙碌工作，

yǒu | yī xiē | rén | fàng qì | le | dà chéng shì | de | máng lù | gōng zuò

Some people give up their busy jobs in big cities

回到农村过平静而幸福的生活。

huí dào | nóng cūn | guò | píng jìng | ér | xìng fú | de | shēng huó

and return to the countryside to live a peaceful and happy life.

最后，我们来看几个难一点的句子。

zuì hòu | wǒ men | lái | kàn | jǐ gè | nán | yī diǎn | de | jù zi

Finally, let’s look at a few more complex sentences.

幸福不是喧嚣尘世的浮光掠影，

xìng fú | bù shì | xuān xiāo | chén shì | de | fú guāng lüè yǐng

幸福 is not the fleeting glow of the noisy mortal world,

而是内心深处的岁月静好。

ér shì | nèi xīn | shēn chù | de | suì yuè jìng hǎo

but the quiet peace of years deep in the heart.

真正的幸福，藏在三餐四季里，

zhēn zhèng | de | xìng fú | cáng zài | sān cān sì jì | lǐ

True 幸福 hides in the three meals a day and the four seasons,

藏在彼此懂得的默契中。

cáng zài | bǐ cǐ | dǒng de | mò qì | zhōng

and in the tacit understanding of mutual comprehension.

幸福的本质，

xìng fú | de | běn zhì

The essence of 幸福

是精神的丰盈与灵魂的自在，

shì | jīng shén | de | fēng yíng | yǔ | líng hún | de | zì zài

lies in the richness of the spirit and the freedom of the soul—

无关名利的追逐，

wú guān | míng lì | de | zhuī zhú

unrelated to the pursuit of fame and fortune,

只关乎内心的从容与安宁。

zhǐ | guān hū | nèi xīn | de | cóng róng | yǔ | ān níng

and only related to the calmness and peace of the heart.

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上次我们聊了普通人如何运用AI，

shàng cì | wǒ men | liáo le | pǔ tōng rén | rú hé | yùn yòng | AI

Last time we talked about how ordinary people use AI,

AI的发展太迅速，

AI | de | fā zhǎn | tài | xùn sù

and AI is developing so rapidly.

关于AI的话题聊不完，

guān yú | AI | de | huà tí | liáo bù wán

There are endless topics to talk about regarding AI,

今天我再和大家讲讲，

jīn tiān | wǒ | zài | hé | dà jiā | jiǎng jiang

so today I’ll share with you again

现在热门的AI运用。

xiàn zài | rè mén | de | AI | yùn yòng

some popular AI applications right now.

第一个就是制作视频，

dì yī gè | jiù shì | zhì zuò | shì pín

The first one is video creation.

我们现在能看到非常多的AI视频，

wǒ men | xiàn zài | néng | kàn dào | fēi cháng duō | de | AI | shì pín

We can now see a lot of AI-generated videos,

做得非常逼真，

zuò de | fēi cháng | bī zhēn

which are very realistic.

有的是讲名人故事，

yǒu de | shì | jiǎng | míng rén | gù shì

Some tell celebrity stories,

有的是做儿童动画故事，

yǒu de | shì | zuò | ér tóng | dòng huà | gù shì

some are children’s animated stories,

有的是做科普内容。

yǒu de | shì | zuò | kē pǔ | nèi róng

and some are popular science content.

这些视频似乎是由专业机构批量生产的，

zhè xiē | shì pín | sì hū | shì | yóu | zhuān yè | jī gòu | pī liàng | shēng chǎn | de

These videos seem to be mass-produced by professional institutions,

就像缝纫机普及后的纺织厂，

jiù xiàng | féng rèn jī | pǔ jí | hòu | de | fǎng zhī chǎng

just like textile factories after the popularization of sewing machines—

有非常多这样的“AI工人”，

yǒu | fēi cháng duō | zhè yàng | de | “AI gōng rén”

there are many such "AI workers"

每天生产大量的AI视频，

měi tiān | shēng chǎn | dà liàng | de | AI | shì pín

producing a large number of AI videos every day

在非常多的账号上发布。

zài | fēi cháng duō | de | zhàng hào | shàng | fā bù

and posting them on numerous accounts.

他们就靠视频的观看量获利。

tā men | jiù | kào | shì pín | de | guān kàn liàng | huò lì

They profit from the number of video views.

从某种程度来说，

cóng | mǒu zhǒng | chéng dù | lái shuō

To a certain extent,

形成了大量的数字垃圾。

xíng chéng | le | dà liàng | de | shù zì | lā jī

this has created a lot of digital junk.

第二种最近很火的AI运用，

dì èr zhǒng | zuì jìn | hěn | huǒ | de | AI | yùn yòng

The second popular AI application recently

来自中国的家长。

lái zì | zhōng guó | de | jiā zhǎng

comes from Chinese parents.

他们把手机摄像头对着孩子，

tā men | bǎ | shǒu jī | shè xiàng tóu | duì zhe | hái zi

They point their phone cameras at their children

用AI来辅导孩子写作业。

yòng | AI | lái | fǔ dǎo | hái zi | xiě | zuò yè

and use AI to help their kids with homework.

AI不仅能提醒孩子的坐姿等问题，

AI | bù jǐn | néng | tí xǐng | hái zi | de | zuò zī | děng | wèn tí

AI can not only remind children of issues like their sitting posture,

还能温柔地鼓励孩子，

hái | néng | wēn róu | de | gǔ lì | hái zi

but also gently encourage them,

还能解答书上的题。

hái | néng | jiě dá | shū shàng | de | tí

and solve problems in textbooks.

有一个孩子被爸爸批评了，

yǒu | yī gè | hái zi | bèi | bà bà | pī píng | le

There was a child who was criticized by his dad,

孩子就开始哭。

hái zi | jiù | kāi shǐ | kū

and the child started crying.

然后手机里的AI应用居然开始安慰孩子，

rán hòu | shǒu jī | lǐ | de | AI | yìng yòng | jū rán | kāi shǐ | ān wèi | hái zi

Then the AI app on the phone actually started comforting the child,

说：爸爸也是对你好，

shuō | bà bà | yě shì | duì | nǐ | hǎo

saying: "Dad is also doing this for your own good,

咱们先不哭了，

zán men | xiān | bù kū | le

let’s stop crying first,

你再好好改一下错题。

nǐ | zài | hǎo hǎo | gǎi | yī xià

and you can revise the wrong answers carefully again."

它怎么能识别场景和人际关系，

tā | zěn me | néng | shí bié | chǎng jǐng | hé | rén jì | guān xì

How can it recognize scenes and interpersonal relationships

并且做出反应呢？

bìng qiě | zuò chū | fǎn yìng | ne

and respond accordingly?

是不是有点太厉害了？

shì bù shì | yǒu diǎn | tài | lì hài | le

Isn’t it a bit too powerful?

你吃螃蟹吗？

nǐ | chī | páng xiè | ma

Do you eat crabs?

每到秋天，

měi dào | qiū tiān

Every autumn,

就是吃螃蟹的时节。

jiù shì | chī | páng xiè | de | shí jié

it’s the season for eating crabs.

我们家以前从没吃过螃蟹，

wǒ men | jiā | yǐ qián | cóng méi | chī guo | páng xiè

Our family never ate crabs before—

这也是少有的事情，

zhè | yě shì | shǎo yǒu | de | shì qíng

which is quite rare,

因为很多人都喜欢吃螃蟹。

yīn wèi | hěn duō | rén | dōu | xǐ huān | chī | páng xiè

because many people love eating crabs.

几年前，朋友送给了我们一些螃蟹，

jǐ nián qián | péng you | sòng gěi | le | wǒ men | yī xiē | páng xiè

A few years ago, a friend gave us some crabs,

我们就试着开始吃螃蟹。

wǒ men | jiù | shì zhe | kāi shǐ | chī | páng xiè

so we started trying to eat them.

螃蟹被绳子绑住，

páng xiè | bèi | shéng zi | bǎng zhù

The crabs are tied up with strings,

把它们放进蒸锅里，

bǎ | tā men | fàng jìn | zhēng guō | lǐ

put them into a steamer,

蒸十几分钟就好了。

zhēng | shí jǐ | fēn zhōng | jiù | hǎo | le

and steam them for more than ten minutes—they’re ready.

我觉得好残忍，

wǒ | jué de | hǎo | cán rěn

I think it’s really cruel;

每次我都不敢去弄，

měi cì | wǒ dōu | bù gǎn | qù | nòng

I never dare to handle them myself.

可是他们说，

kě shì | tā men | shuō

But others say,

要吃就不要想这些。

yào | chī | jiù | bù yào | xiǎng | zhè xiē

"If you want to eat them, don’t think about it."

但是我是一个善良的人，

dàn shì | wǒ | shì | yī gè | shàn liáng | de | rén

But I’m a kind person,

或者说是一个软弱的人，

huò zhě | shuō shì | yī gè | ruǎn ruò | de | rén

or perhaps a weak person.

我喜欢吃鱼，

wǒ | xǐ huān | chī | yú

I like eating fish,

但是从来不自己去买鱼，

dàn shì | cóng lái | bù | zì jǐ | qù | mǎi | yú

but I never buy fish myself.

买鱼的时候，你跟老板说“要这一条”，

mǎi yú | de | shí hou | nǐ | gēn | lǎo bǎn | shuō | “yào | zhè | yī tiáo”

When buying fish, you tell the boss "I want this one,"

然后这条鱼就被抓起来、杀掉。

rán hòu | zhè | tiáo | yú | jiù | bèi | zhuā qǐ lái | shā diào

and then this fish is caught and killed.

尽管每天、每分钟，有无数的鱼被杀掉，

jǐn guǎn | měi tiān | měi | fēn zhōng | yǒu | wú shù | de | yú | bèi | shā diào

Even though countless fish are killed every day, every minute,

但这条鱼是因我的指认而死，

dàn | zhè | tiáo | yú | shì | yīn | wǒ | de | zhǐ rèn | ér | sǐ

this particular fish dies because of my choice,

而且我无法去看鱼被杀死的过程。

ér qiě | wǒ | wú fǎ | qù | kàn | yú | bèi | shā sǐ | de | guò chéng

and I can’t bear to watch the process of it being killed.

说回来，

shuō | huí lái

Back to crabs—

螃蟹蒸熟了就变成红色，

páng xiè | zhēng shú | le | jiù | biàn chéng | hóng sè

when they’re steamed, they turn red.

拿出来，剥开吃，

ná chū lái | bō kāi | chī

Take them out, peel them, and eat—

不蘸料就很美味。

bù | zhàn | liào | jiù | hěn | měi wèi

they’re delicious even without dipping sauce.

螃蟹的结构很复杂，

páng xiè | de | jié gòu | hěn | fù zá

Crabs have a very complex structure,

我们会搜一些视频来看怎么“解剖”，

wǒ men | huì | sōu | yī xiē | shì pín | lái | kàn | zěn me | “jiě pōu”

so we search for videos to learn how to "dissect" them.

我老公已经熟练了，

wǒ | lǎo gōng | yǐ jīng | shú liàn | le

My husband is already proficient at it,

我没有学习，所以我只是等着吃。

wǒ | méi yǒu | xué xí | suǒ yǐ | wǒ | zhǐ shì | děng zhe | chī

but I haven’t learned, so I just wait to be served.

螃蟹的肉和蟹黄非常鲜美，

páng xiè | de | ròu | hé | xiè huáng | fēi cháng | xiān měi

The crab meat and roe are extremely fresh and delicious.

这些味觉上的感知，

zhè xiē | wèi jué | shàng | de | gǎn zhī

These taste sensations

只能亲自品尝才能知道，

zhǐ néng | qīn zì | pǐn cháng | cái | néng | zhī dào

can only be known through personal tasting—

靠文字描述是不行的。

kào | wén zì | miáo shù | shì | bù xíng | de

words alone can’t describe them.

卷，是这些年流行的一个词，

juǎn | shì | zhè xiē nián | liú xíng | de | yī gè | cí

"Juan" is a popular word in recent years.

我们常说，“各行各业都很卷”，

wǒ men | cháng shuō | “gè háng gè yè | dōu | hěn | juǎn”

We often say, "All walks of life are very 'juan' (involutionary)."

我用一个简单的比喻，

wǒ | yòng | yī gè | jiǎn dān | de | bǐ yù

I’ll use a simple metaphor

来告诉你，什么是“卷”。

lái | gào su | nǐ | shén me | shì | “juǎn”

to tell you what "juan" means.

当我们坐在电影院里看电影，

dāng | wǒ men | zuò zài | diàn yǐng yuàn | lǐ | kàn diàn yǐng

When we’re sitting in the cinema watching a movie,

第一排的人站起来了，

dì yī pái | de | rén | zhàn qǐ lái | le

the people in the first row stand up,

第二排的人看不见了，也站起来了，

dì èr pái | de | rén | kàn bù jiàn | le | yě | zhàn qǐ lái | le

so the people in the second row can’t see and stand up too,

然后第三排、第四排，

rán hòu | dì sān pái | dì sì pái

and then the third row, the fourth row—

陆续都站起来了。

lù xù | dōu | zhàn qǐ lái | le

one after another, everyone stands up.

最后大家都站起来看电影了，

zuì hòu | dà jiā | dōu | zhàn qǐ lái | kàn diàn yǐng | le

In the end, everyone is standing to watch the movie,

大家看的电影内容还是一样的，

dà jiā | kàn | de | diàn yǐng | nèi róng | hái shì | yī yàng | de

and the movie content everyone watches is still the same,

但是现在都站着了，

dàn shì | xiàn zài | dōu | zhàn zhe | le

but now everyone is standing—

这就是“卷”。

zhè | jiù shì | “juǎn”

this is "juan".

它的意思是，非理性的、无意义的竞争，

tā | de | yì si | shì | fēi lǐ xìng | de | wú yì yì | de | jìng zhēng

It means irrational, meaningless competition.

比如，家长让孩子卷学习。

bǐ rú | jiā zhǎng | ràng | hái zi | juǎn | xué xí

For example, parents make their kids "juan" in studies.

很多小孩小学前就学完了一年级的内容，

hěn duō | xiǎo hái | xiǎo xué | qián | jiù | xué wán | le | dì yī nián jí | de | nèi róng

Many children finish first-grade content before entering primary school,

而那些没提前学的孩子就跟不上进度，

ér | nà xiē | méi | tí qián | xué | de | hái zi | jiù | gēn bù shàng | jìn dù

so the kids who don’t learn in advance can’t keep up,

然后更多的家长也提前学习，

rán hòu | gèng duō | de | jiā zhǎng | yě | tí qián | xué xí

and then more parents have their kids learn in advance too,

最后大家还是在同一水平。

zuì hòu | dà jiā | hái shì | zài | tóng yī | shuǐ píng

and in the end, everyone is still at the same level.

“卷”的完整形式是“内卷”，

“juǎn” | de | wán zhěng | xíng shì | shì | “nèi juǎn”

The full form of "juan" is "nei juan" (involution),

在一个群体内部无意义竞争。

zài | yī gè | qún tǐ | nèi bù | wú yì yì | jìng zhēng

meaning meaningless competition within a group.

比如餐饮行业的内卷，

bǐ rú | cān yǐn | háng yè | de | nèi juǎn

For example, involution in the catering industry:

我出9.9元的豪华套餐，

wǒ | chū | 9.9 yuán | de | háo huá | tào cān

I launch a luxury set meal for 9.9 yuan,

亏钱为了营销，

kuī qián | wèi le | yíng xiāo

losing money for marketing purposes;

你也出8.9元的豪华套餐，

nǐ | yě | chū | 8.9 yuán | de | háo huá | tào cān

you then launch a luxury set meal for 8.9 yuan,

最后，所有餐厅都打价格战，

zuì hòu | suǒ yǒu | cān tīng | dōu | dǎ | jià gé zhàn

and in the end, all restaurants get into a price war.

顾客都吃饱了，

gù kè | dōu | chī bǎo | le

Customers are full,

餐厅都亏损。

cān tīng | dōu | kuī sǔn

but restaurants all suffer losses.

“内卷”有一个反义词叫“躺平”，

“nèi juǎn” | yǒu | yī gè | fǎn yì cí | jiào | “tǎng píng”

"Involution" has an antonym called "tang ping" (lying flat),

就是不参与这些无意义的竞争。

jiù shì | bù | cān yù | zhè xiē | wú yì yì | de | jìng zhēng

which means not participating in these meaningless competitions.

还有一个更极端的反义词叫“摆烂”，

hái yǒu | yī gè | gèng | jí duān | de | fǎn yì cí | jiào | “bǎi làn”

There’s also a more extreme antonym called "bai lan" (letting things rot),

比“躺平”更加消极，

bǐ | “tǎng píng” | gèng jiā | xiāo jí

which is more negative than "lying flat".

如果说“内卷”是孩子努力地参与学习竞争，

rú guǒ | shuō | “nèi juǎn” | shì | hái zi | nǔ lì | de | cān yù | xué xí | jìng zhēng

If "involution" means kids striving to participate in academic competition,

那么“躺平”就是孩子不和别人比，

nà me | “tǎng píng” | jiù shì | hái zi | bù | hé | bié rén | bǐ

then "lying flat" means kids not comparing themselves to others,

英雄联盟2025年度全球总决赛，

yīng xióng lián méng | 2025 nián dù | quán qiú | zǒng jué sài

The 2025 League of Legends World Championship,

11月9日在中国举办，

11 yuè | 9 rì | zài | zhōng guó | jǔ bàn

held in China on November 9th,

而且就在我所在的城市成都，

ér qiě | jiù zài | wǒ | suǒ zài | de | chéng shì | chéng dū

is actually in my city, Chengdu,

而且距离我家就20公里。

ér qiě | jù lí | wǒ jiā | jiù | 20 gōng lǐ

and only 20 kilometers away from my home.

这是一个非常酷的赛事，

zhè | shì | yī gè | fēi cháng | kù | de | sài shì

It’s an extremely cool event,

可惜太火爆了，

kě xī | tài | huǒ bào | le

but unfortunately, it’s so popular

根本买不到票，

gēn běn | mǎi bù dào | piào

that tickets are impossible to get—

据说十几秒就抢光了。

jù shuō | shí jǐ miǎo | jiù | qiǎng guāng | le

they’re said to sell out in just over ten seconds.

我老公想去搞张票，

wǒ | lǎo gōng | xiǎng qù | gǎo | zhāng | piào

My husband tried to get a ticket:

首先，官方渠道是买不到了，

shǒu xiān | guān fāng | qú dào | shì | mǎi bù dào | le

first, there’s no way to buy them through official channels;

其次，想靠朋友拿个工作证进去是不行的，

qí cì | xiǎng | kào | péng you | ná | gè | gōng zuò zhèng | jìn qù | shì | bù xíng | de

second, asking friends for a press pass to get in didn’t work;

最后，只有黄牛了，

zuì hòu | zhǐ yǒu | huáng niú | le

and finally, only scalpers have tickets.

他说一张黄牛票上万元。

tā | shuō | yī zhāng | huáng niú piào | shàng wàn yuán

He said a scalper ticket costs over ten thousand yuan.

所以绝大多数人也只能在家看直播。

suǒ yǐ | jué dà duō shù | rén | yě | zhǐ néng | zài jiā | kàn | zhí bō

So most people can only watch the live broadcast at home.

这次争夺冠军的又是两个韩国队，

zhè cì | zhēng duó | guàn jūn | de | yòu shì | liǎng gè | hán guó duì

Once again, the two teams competing for the championship are both from South Korea,

去年好像是韩国队赢了中国队。

qù nián | hǎo xiàng | shì | hán guó duì | yíng | le | zhōng guó duì

and it seems like the South Korean team beat the Chinese team last year.

我看直播里的采访主持人，

wǒ | kàn | zhí bō | lǐ | de | cǎi fǎng | zhǔ chí rén

Watching the interview hosts in the live broadcast,

又漂亮又能说流利的中文和韩语，

yòu | piào liang | yòu | néng | shuō | liú lì | de | zhōng wén | hé | hán yǔ

they’re not only beautiful but also speak fluent Chinese and Korean—

好厉害，

hǎo | lì hài

so impressive!

完全不需要翻译或同声传译。

wán quán | bù xū yào | fān yì | huò | tóng shēng chuán yì

They don’t need translators or simultaneous interpretation at all.

英雄联盟能在成都举办总决赛，

yīng xióng lián méng | néng | zài | chéng dū | jǔ bàn | zǒng jué sài

The fact that the League of Legends World Championship is held in Chengdu

也说明成都的国际地位有了提升，

yě | shuō míng | chéng dū | de | guó jì | dì wèi | yǒu le | tí shēng

also shows that Chengdu’s international status has improved.

近些年，成都确实在大力发展各种赛事。

jìn xiē nián | chéng dū | què shí | zài | dà lì | fā zhǎn | gè zhǒng | sài shì

In recent years, Chengdu has indeed been vigorously developing various events.

2010年，我们搬到成都的时候，

2010 nián | wǒ men | bān dào | chéng dū | de | shí hou

When we moved to Chengdu in 2010,

看到一个福布斯的，

kàn dào | yī gè | fú bù sī | de

we saw a Forbes list—

全球未来十年发展最快的城市排行榜，

quán qiú | wèi lái | shí nián | fā zhǎn | zuì kuài | de | chéng shì | pái háng bǎng

a ranking of the world’s fastest-growing cities in the next decade—

成都位居榜首。

chéng dū | wèi jū | bǎng shǒu

and Chengdu was at the top.

当时有点难以置信，

dāng shí | yǒu diǎn | nán yǐ zhì xìn

We found it a bit hard to believe at the time:

成都作为中国的一个二线城市，

chéng dū | zuò wéi | zhōng guó | de | yī gè | èr xiàn chéng shì

as a second-tier city in China,

又不是沿海发达城市，

yòu | bù shì | yán hǎi | fā dá | chéng shì

not a developed coastal city,

为什么会成为全球发展最快的第一名？

wèi shén me | huì | chéng wéi | quán qiú | fā zhǎn | zuì kuài | de | dì yī míng

why would it become the world’s fastest-growing city?

十几年过去了，

shí jǐ nián | guò qù | le

More than ten years have passed,

到底结果是不是发展最快的，

whether it actually turned out to be the fastest-growing,

我们不知道。

we don’t know

但是确实发展很迅速，

but it has definitely developed rapidly.

我本想举一些例子，

I originally wanted to give some examples,

后来发现太多了，

but then I realized there are too many.

我太累了，算了吧……

I’m too tired—forget it...