How to study 1. Listen once without reading. 2. Listen again with the transcript. 3. Repeat the sentences aloud. Transcript 大家早上好。 Dàjiā zǎoshang hǎo. Good morning, everyone. 这个周末，我们在鲁昂。 Zhège zhōumò, wǒmen zài Lǔ’áng. We’re in Rouen this weekend. 我们来看我老公的爸爸妈妈。 Wǒmen lái kàn wǒ lǎogōng de bàba māma. We came to visit my husband’s parents. 鲁昂在法国的西北部。 Lǔ’áng zài Fǎguó de xīběibù. Rouen is in northwestern France. 我们住在法国北部，靠近比利时。 Wǒmen zhù zài Fǎguó běibù, kàojìn Bǐlìshí. We live in northern France, near Belgium. 我公公婆婆的家离我们家有点儿远。 Wǒ gōnggong pópo de jiā lí wǒmen jiā yǒudiǎnr yuǎn. My in-laws live a little far from us. 开车要两个半小时左右。 Kāichē yào liǎng ge bàn xiǎoshí zuǒyòu. It takes about two and a half hours by car. 我很喜欢来这里过周末。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan lái zhèlǐ guò zhōumò. I really like spending weekends here. 第一个原因是，我们可以一起吃饭。 Dì yí ge yuányīn shì, wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ chīfàn. The first reason is that we can eat together. 有时候我做中国菜，有时候我婆婆做法国菜。 Yǒushíhou wǒ zuò Zhōngguó cài, yǒushíhou wǒ pópo zuò Fǎguó cài. Sometimes I cook Chinese food, and sometimes my mother-in-law cooks French food. 我公公和我老公负责收拾桌子。 Wǒ gōnggong hé wǒ lǎogōng fùzé shōushi zhuōzi. My father-in-law and my husband are in charge of clearing the table. 第二个原因是，我可以撸猫。 Dì èr ge yuányīn shì, wǒ kěyǐ lū māo. The second reason is that I get to pet the cats. 他们家有很多猫。 Tāmen jiā yǒu hěn duō māo. They have a lot of cats. 他们一家人都很爱猫。 Tāmen yì jiārén dōu hěn ài māo. Everyone in their family loves cats. 第三个原因是，我可以练习我的法语。 Dì sān ge yuányīn shì, wǒ kěyǐ liànxí wǒ de Fǎyǔ. The third reason is that I can practice my French. 我公公婆婆的英语不太好，所以我们只能用法语聊天。 Wǒ gōnggong pópo de Yīngyǔ bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ wǒmen zhǐ néng yòng Fǎyǔ liáotiān. My in-laws don’t speak much English, so we can only chat in French. 我们一般星期五晚上出发。 Wǒmen yìbān Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshang chūfā. We usually leave on Friday evening. Complete scripts and video versions: find “Daily Chinese With Yuli” on YouTube.