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2.2.2AB《拔苗助长》 Feb 26, 2020

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An ancient Chinese farmer was so eager to grow the rice plant that he decided to pull up the seedlings.

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2.2.33B《东郭先生和狼》 Feb 19, 2020

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1.2.27AB《小蜻蜓》 Feb 11, 2020

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Nursery Rhyme- Little Dragonfly- Novice Mid

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2.2.33A《东郭先生和狼》 Feb 03, 2020

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Long time ago, a scholar by the name of Dongguo was stopped by an injured wolf, which begged him to save its life from pursuing hunters. However...

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2.2.32AB《常回家看看》 Jan 22, 2020

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A special episode for Chinese New Year! You will definitely hear this song when walking on the street during the Chinese New Year. Thanks to our 169 Patrons, we are making this episode free to everyone. We wish everyone to have a peaceful and prosperous year!

戚建波曲

车行词

找点空闲找点时间

领着孩子常回家看看

带上笑容带上祝愿

陪同爱人常回家看看

妈妈准备了一些唠叨

爸爸张罗了一桌好饭

生活的烦恼跟妈妈说说

工作的事情向爸爸谈谈

常回家看看回家看看

哪怕帮妈妈刷刷筷子洗洗碗

老人不图儿女为家做多大贡献呀

一辈子不容易就图个团团圆圆

常回家看看回家看看

哪怕给爸爸捶捶后背揉揉肩

老人不图儿女为家做多大贡献呀

一辈子总操心只奔个平平安安

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1.2.28 《小兔子乖乖》 Jan 14, 2020

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Classic fairy tale-Little Bunny, retold by us for Novice and above learners.

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1.2.26AB 《找朋友》 Jan 05, 2020

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One of the most well-known Chinese Nursery Rhyme- Find a friend. It's never too late to make a new friend or reconnect with an old friend.

Happy New Year!

找朋友

作词：林绿

作曲：林绿

找呀找呀zhǎo yā zhǎo yā

找朋友zhǎo péngyou

找到一个好朋友 zhǎodào yīge hǎopéngyou

敬个礼 jìng ge lǐ

握握手wòwo shǒu

你是我的好朋友nǐ shì Wǒ de hǎopéngyou

再见zàijiàn

找呀找呀zhǎo yā zhǎo yā

找朋友zhǎo péngyou

找到一个好朋友 zhǎodào yīge hǎopéngyou

敬个礼 jìng ge lǐ

握握手wòwo shǒu

你是我的好朋友nǐ shì Wǒ de hǎopéngyou

再见zàijiàn

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2.2.31B《给母亲洗手的年轻人》 Dec 28, 2019

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Explanation of 2.2.31A《给母亲洗手的年轻人》

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3.1.7《我们过过的圣诞节》 Dec 21, 2019

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在这一期节目里，我们聊了聊我们自己圣诞节的经历。

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In this episode, we chatted about our experience with Christmas growing up in China.

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2.2.31A《给母亲洗手的年轻人》 Dec 15, 2019

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A young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

一名成绩优秀的年轻人去申请一个大公司的经理职位。他通过了第一轮的面试，董事长做最后的面试，做最后的决定。

Yī míng chéngjì yōuxiù de niánqīng rén qù shēnqǐng yī ge dàgōngsī de jīnglǐ zhíwèi . Tā tōngguò le dì yī lún de miànshì , dǒngshìzhǎng zuò zuìhòu de miànshì , zuò zuìhòu de juédìng .

董事长从这个年轻人的简历上发现，他成绩一贯优秀，从中学到研究生从来没有间断过。董事长问："你在学校里拿到了奖学金吗？"年轻人回答："没有。"

Dǒngshìzhǎng cóng zhège niánqīng rén de jiǎnlìshàng fāxiàn , tā chéngjì yīguàn yōuxiù , cóngzhōng xuédào yánjiūshēng cónglái méiyǒu jiānduànguò . Dǒngshìzhǎng wèn : " nǐ zài xuéxiào lǐ

......

这位年轻人后来果真工作努力，深得职工拥护，员工也都努力工作，整个公司业绩大幅成长。

Zhè wèi niánqīng rén hòulái guǒzhēn gōngzuò nǔlì , shēndé zhígōng yōnghù , yuángōng yě dōu nǔlì gōngzuò , zhěnggè gōngsī yèji dàfú chéngzhǎng .

——选自 http://www.luke54.org/view/25/2049.html

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