61 Singing 唱歌
なぜかこのepisode 61だけはYouTubeに自動字幕がないので、書き起こし文の細部はもはや自分を信じるのみ、です。
Hi everybody, 大家好, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Thanks for joining us for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now we designed our show 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 to you various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life.
Now 兰兰’s birthday party is drawing to an end*1. However, there is a small performance in store for all of us today, so without further ado, let’s check in with our birthday gang, and see what’s going on.
*1:draw to an end 大詰めを迎える
60 Wishes 谈愿望
大家好, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语节目. Hi there everyone welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now we are still cerebrating 兰兰’s birthday today, and our topic of discussion revolves around wishes. A very nice topic of conversation, if I do say so myself. So let’s check in the gang and see what kind of wishes are being discussed today, shall we?
続きを読む59 Chinese astrology signs 属相
十二支の話は今回で終わりです。日本ではイノシシのところが中国ではブタなのは皆さんご存知と思います。
Hi everybody 大家好, thanks for joining us for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese. 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语.
We’ve got a fun topic to discuss today the Chinese zodiac! Yes, it has worked its way into*1 our dialogue. After all, what better time*2 to talk about zodiac animals than at a birthday party. So, without farther ado, let’s check in with our buddies and see how the Chinese zodiac has managed to work its way into today’s dialogue.
続きを読む58 Birthday celebrations 过生日
大家好, it’s great to see all of you here for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese. 欢迎大家收看今天的成长汉语.
Now the day everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived, it’s 兰兰’s birthday. And we’ve been invited to her party along with Mike, 小明 and their buddies. 小明 has even had his hair done for the big event, so to speak. So without further ado*2*3, let’s put on our party hats, and go join the fun.
続きを読む57 Having a hair cut 剪头发
Hi everybody, 你们好吗? 欢迎大家收看今天的成长汉语. Thanks for joining us for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now we designed our show 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 to you various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life.
So 兰兰’s birthday party is almost upon us. And 小明 in particular seems to be getting pretty excited. He’s got a specific task to accomplish today, so let’s check in with him, and see what he is up to.
続きを読む56 Choosing a gift 选礼物
大家好, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Thanks for joining us for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese. Now I’ve got good news. 我有好消息要告诉大家. 小明的腿终于好了. 小明’s leg is finally better.
And I have to say, he is recovered just in time. And in time for what? Well, let’s just say that he’s got a celebration to go to, and before he does that, something needs to be purchased. Now, I’m being cryptic*1. So let’s check in with 小明 and see what he is up to today.
*1:cryptic もったいぶった
55 Xiao Ming recovering from injury 小明养伤
Hi everyone, thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese. 欢迎大家收看我们今天的成长汉语.
So poor 小明 is stuck at home right now nursing his sprained ankle. I have to say, for someone who is as active as he is, he’s holding out*1 pretty well. Now today he’s fortunate enough to have his parents with him distracting him from his injury. So now let’s check in with the 王 family and see how things are going.
*1:hold out 辛抱する
54 Visiting Xiao Ming 探望小明
自宅で療養中の小明のところにクラスメイトがお見舞いに訪れます。
Hello everyone, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese, thanks for joining us today.
Now last show we learned that 小明 had a badly sprained ankle. And while it wasn’t a fracture like he feared, a sprain is still a nuisance, poor guy. So he is home resting or should be anyway, so let’s check in with him right now and see how his convalescence*1 is going.
*1:convalescence 回復期
53 Medical office 医务室
大家好, 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Hi there everybody, thanks for joining us for today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now we designed our show 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 to you various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life.
So, last show we ended on kind of a nerve-racking*1 note*2. 小明 had just got injured while playing basketball at school, and his friends were about to take him to the clinic. So let’s check in with them and see how he is doing.
続きを読む52 After-school basketball 课后打篮球
急に少年漫画みたいな展開が始まったかと思いきや…よい感じに次回へ引きます。
いっぽうSpotlightでは、今回から数回に亘りChinese zodiac（十二支）の話が続きます。日本人にはちょっと退屈です。
大家好, hi everyone, 欢迎收看我们今天的成长汉语节目. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now last episode we covered some of the basics of basketball lingo in Chinese. 小明 and Mike certainly seemed excited to be playing. They’ve got a friendly rivalry going on with a classmate of theirs 小刚, and today they are all hitting the court again.
So, what does today’s game have in store for them? Well, let’s head over to the basketball court and find out.
続きを読む51 Basketball 篮球
Hello everybody, 大家好, thanks for joining us today on Growing up with Chinese 成长汉语.
Now the past couple of shows we got to know 小明’s uncle 王叔叔 quite well. And today we are going to be getting back to a more normal routine for Mike and 小明, they’re playing basketball. Now, we know from earlier on our series that 小明 is a Kobe fan. And perhaps today he’ll be channeling some of Kobe’s magic. So, let’s check in and find out.
続きを読む50 Ancient Chinese lesson 上古文课
やっとepisode 50、折り返し地点まで来ました。半年で半分、年内に終わるかな？
大家好, 欢迎收看我们今天的成长汉语节目. Hi everybody, thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now I have some news for all of you. Today marks the half way point of our show. Indeed, we are on our fiftieth episode of the series time flies seriously. Do you all feel your Chinese vocabularies and general grasp of the Chinese language growing? You should. And I’m going to say congratulations everyone.
Now, today we’ve got a pretty interesting show lined up. Mike and 小明 are taking us to one of their classes at school. And this one I have to say is pretty special. So, let’s check in with them and see what class they are attending.
続きを読む49 Invitation 邀请
Hi there everybody, 大家好. 欢迎收看今天的成长汉语. Welcome back to another episode of Growing up with Chinese.
Now we designed our show 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 aim to introduce to all of you various aspects of Chinese culture, history and everyday life.
So, what’s on our play for today? Well, 王叔叔 made it back to 上海 safe and sound*1. At least, I assume he did. But just make sure, let’s check in with everyone and find out.
*1:safe and sound 無事に
