40 Beijing snacks 北京小吃

Hi everyone, it’s great to have you all hear for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese. 很高兴在成长汉语中看到大家.

今天我们的三位朋友在干什么? 是不是要去什么地方玩儿了? I’m not exactly sure what Mike, 小明 and 兰兰 are up to, but my guess is they are off somewhere having a wonderful time doing something. So, let’s checking with them, and see what’s going on.

39 Nan Luo Gu Xiang street 南锣鼓巷

大家好, thanks for joining us today on Growing up with Chinese 欢迎大家收看今天的成长汉语.

We’ve got some fun stuff to talk about today thanks to Mike and 兰兰’s little excursion*1 to 南锣鼓巷. Now like I said last time, it’s not a very big or long street. But there sure is plenty to see, do and buy. So, let’s join up with Mike and 兰兰 right now and take in the sights*2 through their eyes first.

*1:excursion 小旅行

*2:take in the sights 観光を楽しむ

38 Planned outings 约会

大家好, 欢迎收看成长汉语. Hi there everyone, welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese.

Our show is designed to help all of you learn some basic Chinese, through the adventures of 小明, a local 北京 high school student, and Mike, an exchange student who is living with 小明. And apart from language study our aim is also to introduce to you various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life.

Now with that being said*1, what’s on the list for today? 小明 seems to be busy with something somewhere so that leaves Mike and 兰兰 alone to make plans. What are they doing? Let’s take a look and find out.

*1:that being said それはそれとして

37 Complaints 抱怨

Greetings everyone, welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese. 欢迎大家收看今天的成长汉语. We’ve got a fun line up for today’s show; we’re going to go over some of the ways one complains in Chinese.

That’s right. While complaining all the time isn’t something to be encouraged, it can’t hurt to know how you might go about expressing displeasure or dissatisfaction in Chinese. You never know when you might need those tools.

So, who do we have complaining today? You are guessing correctly if you’re thinking it’s 小明. He is quite opinionated*1 isn’t he. Well, let’s check in with him and see just what has him complaining today.

*1:opinionated 意固地な

36 Compliments 赞美

兰兰のダンスが圧巻です。

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Hello everybody, 欢迎大家收看今天的成长汉语. It’s great to be here with all of you for another episode of Growing up with Chinese.

上次我跟大家说了可以去听一听中国的音乐. Did any of you manage to find some good Chinese music to listen to? Well don’t worry if you didn’t. Because today, 兰兰 is going to give us an impromptu*1 performance. Indeed, our topic is still music although our focus would be on the ways you can praise someone in Chinese. 不错吧, 那咱们就开始吧. Let’s first check in with our fabulous trio, and see just what’s going on.

*1:impromptu 即興の

35 Sending emails 发电子邮件

大家好, hi everyone it’s great to see you all here for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese. 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语.

Now before we get into today’s content, I just want to thank all of you who have left us messages on our website’s comment page. It’s very useful for us to know what you all think of this show. And how we might be able to improve. So thank you everybody.

To just think that even fifteen years ago, cyber communication didn’t exist. It kind of blows your mind*1, no? It’s rare to run into people these days who don’t know how to navigate the internet and send emails and the like*2 but they do still exist and actually today’s dialogue is proof of that. 小明’s dad is having some computer issues but thankfully, 小明 is there to give him a helping hand. Let’s take a look at the dialogue and find out just exactly what’s going on.

*1:blow one’s mind ひどく驚かせる

*2:and the like などなど

34 Listening to music 听音乐

色々と謎の残る回でした。

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Good buddy, 大家好, 欢迎收看成长汉语. Welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese.

Now did the last show’s computer vocabulary settle into a more permanent spot in your heads? Technical vocabulary can be a bit tough to tackle just because it isn’t necessarily something you use everyday. However computers and the internet are certainly a big part of many people’s daily routines. So I’m glad we got a chance to cover some of the basics in Chinese.

Now today’s topic is a bit more light-hearted; we will be talking about music. But before we go any further, let’s check in with our fabulous trio and see just exactly what it is they’re up to.

33 Playing computer games 玩电子游戏

Hi everyone, thanks for joining us for another episode of Growing up with Chinese. 欢迎大家收看今天的成长汉语.

The aim of our show is to help all of you learn some basic Chinese, through the adventures of 小明, a local 北京 high school student, and Mike, an exchange student who is living with 小明. And apart from language study, Our goal is also to introduce to you all various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life.

So, 今天我们要学什么? What are we going to learn today? Last time we covered hobbies and learned a lot of about American football. Today our fabulous trio is up to something slightly different but equally fun. They are playing video games. 他们在打游戏. 游戏很多. There are lots of games. 他们呢? 在打哪一种? What kind of game are they playing? Well, let’s check in with them, and find out.

32 Interests 爱好

你们好吗? Hi everyone, 欢迎收看成长汉语. Welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese.

昨天晚上你们睡得好吗? Did you all get a good night’s sleep yesterday? Mike和小明睡得特别好. 小明还做了橄榄球的梦呢. Indeed I have it on good authority*1 that 小明 dreamed about football again. And it’s just as well, because today Mike is giving 小明 his first football lesson. So let’s check in with them, and see how their lesson’s going.

*1:on good authority 確かな筋から

完遂！

本日、episode 100の清書まで終わりました。いや〜長かった。ちょうど去年のGW前くらいから始めたのでまる1年かかりました。

あとはここに粛々とアップロードしてゆきます。

31 Learning to play American football 学打橄榄球

你们好, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Hi there everyone, thanks for joining us for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese.

Now how is your studying going? You know, studying anything is a lot of hard work and you’re all doing a great job so keep up the good work.

Now last time we covered Dragon Boat Festival thanks to Mike going over to 兰兰’s house to borrow a book. And now Mike and 小明 are just about ready to call it a day*1. But they haven’t fallen asleep yet. 小明 is desperate to get Mike to teach him something, and what is that thing? Let’s check in with them and find out.

*1:call it a day 終わりにする

30 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

你们好吗? Hi everyone, thanks for joining us for another episode of Growing up with Chinese 成长汉语.

There is a holiday atmosphere in the studio today. But not because it’s an actual holiday today while we are filming, but rather it’s a holiday in our story line with Mike, 小明 and 兰兰. So yes, they made it home without mishap*1 from their day spent at 后海. And I assume 兰兰 wasn’t too late for her 钢琴课 piano lesson. So what holiday are they celebrating today? Well, let’s take a look at today’s dialogue and find out.

*1:mishap 不運

29 Eating fast food 吃快餐

Hi everyone, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Thanks for joining us today for another episode of Growing up with Chinese.

Our show aims to help all of you learn some basic Chinese, through the adventures of 小明, a local 北京 high school student, and Mike, an exchange student who is living with 小明. And apart from language study, we also aim to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life. So you have a context for what’s you’re learning.

Now today we’re going to be wrapping up our sequence on 后海. Mike, 兰兰 and 小明 have to be getting pretty tired by now. Now what is the final part of their 后海 trip have in store for them? Well, let’s check in with them, and find out.