Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises The kind host refilling your tea for the twenty-fourth time is indeed generous, but for those of us with TB (tiny bladder), we just might need to learn to tell them when to quit. Listen to this podcast, and learn to graciously decline anot

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises 小贴士：在学习本课之前你最好准备一瓶白酒和一瓶黄酒。因为这既可以让你品尝到美酒的味道，又能让你轻松轻松地学习这两种酒的差别。 准备好了吗？好的话，就快快开始这次的喝酒+学习之旅吧。

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Screeching scooter brakes, cacophonous construction and prolonged iPod use to block it all out is a China dweller’s recipe for auditory undoing. Before you end up bidding an early retreat to the world of grandpa hearing aids, listen (whil

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Learning a language also involves learning the art of conversation. Weather talk makes great small talk. Not like the boring 'it's hot', 'it's cold' bellyaching. We're talking wowing them with 'cold fronts' and 'scattered showers.' So l

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Quite possibly the most useful phrase around, 'forget it' has been well-used by many a sulky teenager, dejected lover, pms-ing girlfriend and/or frustrated communicator. Listen in to this podcast, and learn how to get the most out of this

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Previously on Jizhou series... missing persons, freaked out girlfriend and weird townspeople. This week on Jizhou... missing persons, freaked out girlfriend, weird townspeople... AND special bonus, learn how to spaz out in Mandarin. Liste

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises You know the old adage: if they don't find you handsome, they better find you brainy. It's revenge of the nerds in this episode of Diaries of our Lives. We hear from Wang Wei as he breaks out into Mr. Popularity with exam time looming.

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises A room full of beautiful, brainy bloggers. It was only a matter of time. Romance hits the runways in this edition of our beauty pageant serial. Is it true love? You be the judge. Listen to this podcast as little miss blogger meets big

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Of course, being a single man-about-town in a city chock-full of laowai-hungry gals this phrase will not come in handy at all. But, on the off-chance you find yourself being pursued, listen to this podcast and learn the language of getting

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Headin' down to the library... ready to while away the hours reading month-old issues of the New York Times. Not so fast. The clerk at the gate gives you the hand. This ain't the library you're used to. We're talking bureaucracy. Liste

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises 你是否为怎样才能快速地输入汉字而感到烦恼呢？你想找到一种最适合你的中文输入法吗？那就赶紧来学习这节关于输入法的课吧。也许学完之后，用中文在中文播客上留言就会马上成为你的一个习惯哦。

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises In China, potential injuries are lurking around every corner. Prepare yourself... when your foot is stomped on for the twenty-fourth time in one bus commute, you will be crying out for a tensor bandage with the best of them. Not to mentio

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises It seems your Chinese book left out the the units on '886' and 'PMP.' That text message you just received mentioned something about vomiting congee. Is '520' an area code or the lucky number for this week's lottery? You need the hip kids

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises 当你学了一段时间的汉语之后，是不是特想去读几首唐诗，背诵几首唐诗，甚至自己写几首诗呢？别急，你的愿望马上就能实现。在这一课中，我们将欣赏到一首出自大诗人李白之手的诗——《送孟浩然之广陵》。 来源链接：《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》诗词解读

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Now, due to being asked so many personal questions by nosy neighbors, we know you all were waiting for the lesson on 'none of your business.' However, in addition to gossip, doing business in China is another great topic of conversation.

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises The romance seems to be escalating. Things are getting juicy. They've gone from studying to eating to... utterly scandalous... watching movies together. Where will our two lovers go from here... listen to this podcast and read along with

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises If you find yourself perplexed, fear not that your Chinese comprehension is going down. Rather, this series is just messing with your mind. In this mysterious episode, enter a freaky little child... listen to the podcast and try and figur

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Someone's fallen and they can't get up. You want to help, but likely due to the stress of the whole ordeal, you've forgotten every Chinese word you know. By this time you are wishing for a Life Alert alarm with a direct line to ChinesePod

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises 澳门、澳门。澳门给你最深的印象是什么？是遍地的赌场？是超豪华的酒店？还是令人垂涎的美食？无论你想感受其中的哪一种，都可以去澳门亲自见识见识。不过当你踏进赌场的时候，千万别忘了摸摸自己的口袋。因为出来时你可能会变成一名百万富翁，也有可能变成一个一无所有的穷光蛋。所以你得有心理准备才行！

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises With Halloween making its marketing inroads to modern China, the ghosts are sure to follow. Turn out the lights, shine a flashlight on your face and get spooky, with some ghost stories in Mandarin. Listen to this podcast and learn some shi

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Anyone who has passed a damp Shanghai winter in an unheated apartment would agree with the title of this lesson. But fear of cold takes on many faces in traditional Chinese thinking. Listen to this podcast, as a grandma warns of the dark

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Clowns freak people out. They have weird hair, and what's with the big shoes? 10 million crying children can't be wrong. Who came up with clowns, anyway? And who came up with a Chinese lesson on clowns? Some sicko, likely... but the ne

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises The true computer geeks amongst us will come bounding out of the woodwork for this Mandarin lesson, gleefully igniting flurries of discussion over bits, megs, CPU, RAM, GB, XYZ in Chinese... (post-traumatic flashbacks to many a lunch hour c

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises While Linus is keeping his Great Pumpkin vigil in the pumpkin patch, his counterparts in China are doing their own chowing down on the culinary delights that pumpkin season brings. Listen in to this podcast, and learn in Mandarin what the

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises 看过《三国演义》的读者肯定对刘备、张飞、关羽这三人桃园结义的故事印象深刻。这三人有着完全不一样的性格，可他们为什么会结拜为“不求同年同月同日生，但求同年同月同日死”的兄弟呢？或许你能从漫画版的《三国演义》中体会到不一样的精彩。 文件下载 | 来源链接：

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises New York City? What the heck does learning Chinese have to do with New York City? Don't be naive. In the gritty underworld of the fake Prada black market, you're going to need to hone your Mandarin skills to survive. Listen to this podc

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises 世界上参与人数最多，影响力最大的体育盛会是什么？相信大家都会异口同声地说：“奥运会”。可是另一个名叫“特殊奥运会”的体育比赛可能大家就陌生得多了。它到底有哪些特殊的地方呢？让我们一起去2007年上海特殊奥运会看个究竟吧。

Today we revisit the intrigue of the Chinese beauty pageant world... Do we detect a whiff of corruption, bribery, and scandal brewing? Of course! What would a ChinesePod lesson be without all of these? Join us in this podcast, as we foll Dialogue: 不公平，那个研究生长得这么一般，居然进了第二轮。 是呀。她身材那么差。怎么和你比？ 就是呀。评委都是瞎子！ 我觉得她肯定是和评委或者赞助商有关系。 对啊。我怎么没想到呢？怪不得评委总是色眯眯地看着她，给她那么高的分。 我还以为她很单纯呢。真看不出她是这种人。 就是，真恶心。哎，她过来了。 你们好。我叫刘佳。 进了下一轮比赛，很高兴吧。 是啊，我完全没想到自己能进。 我们也没想到，你和评委的关系那么好，下次帮我们也说说好话吧！ 什么？我不认识评委。 哦。没关系。赞助商也可以。 对不起，我不明白你们在说什么。我先走了。 啊呀，这么急干吗？我还想问问你，评委喜欢什么样的女孩子呢！ For a full translation, plus grammar explanation and learning tools, visit ChinesePod.com.

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises Ah, the home front. Any self-respecting Mandarin learner has their work cut out for them in deciphering the who's who of a Chinese family. And don't think the one-child policy makes things any easier. So, line 'em up, and get them all st

空闲的时候你会怎样打发时间呢？你会选择玩游戏吗？你最喜欢玩什么游戏？在这一课中，你将了解到现在在网上最流行的几款游戏。而你也可以加入我们的行列，与我们一同分享你最喜欢的一款游戏。 Dialogue: 我真是服了我奶奶了。都是八十多岁的老太太了，还天天坐在电脑前玩连连看，简直快变成网瘾老太了。 那有什么稀罕的。喜欢玩连连看的人多着呢。游戏规则不复杂，一学就会。但是又很考验人的反应能力，有一定的挑战性。 我怎么不觉得这有什么挑战性。什么连连看，祖玛，通水管，一点技术含量也没有。只要你有耐心，有时间，就能闯关成功。这多没意思。 不会啊。你可以选级别的。初级的当然简单，连幼儿园小朋友都会玩。但是高级的就不一定了，有时候绞尽脑汁都闯不过去。 哎，你注意到没有，喜欢这些休闲游戏的一般都是小孩儿和老人。 那也不一定，我觉得什么年龄层次的都喜欢。我妈妈现在也迷上了！以前我玩游戏，她老说我不上进，不思进取。可现在轮到我教育她了。不过你别说，这些游戏虽然简单，但是挺能带给人成就感的。比如连连看，你要在一大堆图像里迅速找到对应的，而且还要想怎么连接，这还是有一定难度的。所以连上那一刻的感觉简直像找到宝一样。 不用说你肯定也是个游戏迷，知道得这么清楚。不过我觉得开发这些游戏的人实在是太聪明了，对玩家的心理把握得很准。玩游戏的时候，还有背景音乐。特别当两个图案对上的时候，图案本身会爆炸，还伴有爆炸的声音，那种强烈的视觉和听觉效果真的会带给玩家一种快感，让他们感觉前方的障碍正逐步被消除，瞬间增强了他们的自信心和动力。怪不得连我奶奶都用“爽”字来形容那种心情。 你奶奶还真是时尚，一点都不落伍啊。 她的生活比我们还滋润呢。不过话说回来，年纪大一点的人为了打发时间玩我能理解。可是好多年轻人为了打游戏而荒废大好青春，这我就搞不懂了。要玩也该玩那些有点难度的竞技游戏嘛。成天对着电脑和自己较真儿有什么意思？ 休闲游戏也可以啊。你别打单机，打联机不就行了。比如QQ游戏，大家都是在网上拼杀。你还可以打打牌，像斗地主之类的就在网上很流行，喜欢下棋、打麻将的也可以在网上跟别人过招。反正选择多着呢！ 啊，是吗？ 对啊，而且这些游戏会有积分。这也是吸引大家玩下去的一大原因。如果刚开始觉得实力不够，可以先下载单机版本练习，然后再到网上荷枪实弹。我身边的好多人都是这样的。现在他们都是游戏中的牛人了。哎，你是不是火星人啊，怎么连这个都不知道？ 我对休闲游戏的认识都是从我奶奶那儿来的。她每天自娱自乐，我还以为这些游戏都是这样的呢。 你亏大了，白白错过了这么精彩的游戏世界。我告诉你，现在最热门的休闲游戏就是性感泳装照片找茬儿。全是美女！ 听你一说，还真有点心动啊。 For a full translation, plus grammar explanation and learning tools, visit ChinesePod.com.