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大家好，我是潘妮，欢迎来到古典智慧拾贝。在这里，我主要与大家分享中国古代的思想家的智慧。

今天这句话来自老子的《清静经》，是老子道家的智慧。

上士不争，下士好争。意思是有上等智慧的人，是没有争夺的心的，只有最下等最没有智慧的人，才一天到晚与人争夺。

我第一次看到这句话的时候，非常震撼。因为我们现代人，大部分都已经习惯了在各种场合与人争一个高低。不管是争夺有限的物质，还是在意见和他人不一样的时候争强好胜，都是古代圣贤最不会做的事情。老子不愧是圣人，只有不与人争，才能保持清静的心，保持一种自在和自由。这其实是传统中国文化的核心部分。

对此，你是怎么想的呢？谢谢你的收听，我们下次见。

Hello everyone, my name is Penny, welcome to this channel. In this channel, I will share with you wisdoms of Chinese thinkers and philosophers from the past.

Today's phrase comes from Lao Tzu, from the wisdom of Taoism. 

The highly respected men don’t argue and contest, the lowly respected men like to argue and contest. It means that people with superior wisdom do not compete or fight, and only least intelligent people compete with others all the time.

The first time I saw this sentence, it was a shock. Because most of us modern people have been used to competing with people on various occasions. Whether it is competing for limited material resources, or competing to win when opinions differ, these are the last things that ancient sages do. Only by not fighting with others can we maintain a quiet mind and keep our hearts truly free and at ease. This is actually a core part of traditional Chinese wisdom.

What do you think about this? Thanks for your listening and see you next time.

Wisdom From the Past 古典智慧拾贝

古典智慧拾贝 - 上士不争

3 minutes listening practice 3分钟听力练习

CHAO's HSK Listening Capsule（Intermediate）|A Daily Dose to Sharpen Your Ears|CHAO的HSK听力胶囊（中级）

CHAO‘s HSK Listening Capsule（Intermediate） HSK3-2 在饭馆吃午饭 Eating lunch at the restaurant

*Mesmerizing! Fascinating! *
*불가살이 바로 당신 옆에 있을 수도? *
*One of the best new TV shows of 2022*
What if you were destined to have an immortal life? 
Would you be excited? or feel sick?
Here is the man who has been 600 years old!!
600 years!!
I’m not sure what he feels like, but I’m sure he is not happy. Why? 
You can figure out the reason only if you watched this TV series!
Most tumultuous and fresh try ever in TV series!
This is the brand-new fantasy drama in Korea! 
Fasten your seat belts and brace yourself for another time travel! 😍


그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

15. Bulgasal: immortal souls (불가살: 죽지 못하는 자들)

Practice four of the seven A sounds in British English: /æ/, /ɑː/, /eɪ/, and /eə/. This episode guides you through clear examples, repetition drills, mixed practice, and tongue twister challenges to help you master pronunciation and reinforce mouth, tongue, and jaw movements for natural, accurate British English.
Transcript: 
/æ/ — cat, man, hat, bat, black, bad, map, bag, hand, tap  (Round) 
/ɑː/ — car, father, park, start, heart, arm, far, calm, dark, hard
/eɪ/ — name, rain, day, play, cake, make, same, take, face, lake
/eə/ — care, fair, hair, share, chair, pair, dare, wear, air, stare 
 cat — car — name — care
 man — father — rain — fair
 bag — park — day — hair
 hand — arm — make — share
 tap — heart — cake — pair
 “A black cat ran past a bad bag of maps.”
 “The car park at the far dark arm of the farm.”
 “May’s cake made the same day as Jane’s play.”
 “Careful Claire shared her chair with a fair pair of bears.”


British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 2 -  A Sound Practice 

小樽市/おたるし
小樽運河/おたるうんが
天狗山ロープウェイ/てんぐやまろーぷうぇい
・先週、小樽に行ってきました！
・札幌市のとなりにある町
・観光地として有名
・外国の人もたくさんいました！
・残念ながら雨
・海鮮丼食べた
・魚がとってもおいしい
・小樽運河に行った
・とてもきれい
・バスで天狗山
・ちょうど次の日から、ロープウェイが休み
・点検、大丈夫かどうか検査
・4月15日〜11月5日まで
・ロープウェイのりたい人は、確認してから
・夜景がとってもきれい
・かわいいお店もたくさんある

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#179〉　となりの小樽市（おたるし）

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