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This is a vert famous story in Chinese history. It's a story about a calligrapher who visited his friend in a snowy night.

Story Chinese

visit a friend in a snowy night

端午节 duān wǔ jié：Duan Wu Festival
重要的 zhòng yào de：important
传统 chuán tǒng：traditional
最初 zuì chū：initial;first;original
古代 gǔ dài：ancient
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng：civilian;common people
祛病防疫 qū bìng fáng yì：curing diseases；epidemic prevention
传说 chuán shuō：legend
战国时期 zhàn guó shí qī：The Warring States Period of early Chinese history
屈原 qū yuán：Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets.
汨罗江 mì luó jiāng：the name of a river in the northern part of Hunan Province, southern China
纪念 jì niàn：mark;in honour of;in commemoration of
习俗 xí sú：custom
赛龙舟 sài lóng zhōu：Loong Boat Racing
粽子 zòng zi：Dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
雄黄酒 xióng huáng jiǔ：realgar wine
艾叶 ài yè：A fragrant plant（Artemisia argyi）
香囊 xiāng náng：sachet; Bags containing various spices.
五彩线 wǔ cǎi xiàn：Multicolored thread
祈福消灾qí fú xiāo zāi：praying good fortune and ending disaster

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

端午节[duān wǔ jié]~Duan Wu Festival

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In this episode we will learn a Chinese song <如愿>, hope you enjoy it.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想介绍给大家的歌是王菲的《如愿》。这首歌是电影《我和我的父辈》的主题曲。作曲者说这是献给父母一辈的歌，致敬他们，正是他们一辈辈的奋斗与奉献，给大家创造了现在更好的环境和生活，也希望听歌的听众们能获取更多感动和力量，去传承，去奋斗。
《如愿》
你是遥遥的路
山野大雾里的灯
我是孩童啊走在你的眼眸
你是明月清风
我是你照拂的梦
见与不见都一生与你相拥
而我将爱你所爱的人间
愿你所愿的笑颜
你的手我蹒跚在牵
请带我去明天
如果说你曾苦过我的甜
我愿活成你的愿
愿不枉啊愿勇往啊
这盛世每一天
你是岁月长河
星火燃起的天空
我是仰望者就把你唱成歌
你是我之所来
也是我心之所归
世间所有路都将与你相逢
而我将爱你所爱的人间
愿你所愿的笑颜
你的手我蹒跚在牵
请带我去明天
如果说你曾苦过我的甜
我愿活成你的愿
愿不枉啊愿勇往啊
这盛世每一天
山河无恙烟火寻常
可是你如愿的眺望
孩子们啊安睡梦乡
像你深爱的那样
而我将梦你所梦的团圆
愿你所愿的永远
走你所走的长路
这样的爱你啊
我也将见你未见的世界
写你未写的诗篇
天边的月心中的念
你永在我身边
与你相约一生清澈
如你年轻的脸
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父辈/fù bèi/our parents' generation
主题曲/zhǔ tí qǔ/theme Song
作曲家/zuò qǔ jiā/composer
致敬/zhì jìng/pay one's respects to
传承/chuán chéng/inherit （the spirit）
遥遥的/yáo yáo de/distant，long （way）
眼眸/yǎn móu/eyes
照拂/zhào fú	/look after, care for
蹒跚/pán shān/stumbling
你曾苦过我的甜/nǐ céng kǔ guò wǒ de tián/You have suffered my sweet(Because of the suffering that you got through, now I can have a sweet life )
我愿活成你的愿/wǒ yuàn huó chéng nǐ de yuàn/I would like to live as you wish
不枉/bù wǎng/not in vain
盛世/shèng shì/flourishing age
山河无恙	/shān hé wú yàng/The mountains and rivers are unharmed (Describes a stable society)
烟火寻常	/yān huǒ xún cháng/people are having normal and safe life
眺望/tiào wàng/look into the distance,prospection
未写的诗篇/wèi xiě de shī piān	/The unwritten poem（What the last generation left undone）
一生清澈	/yī shēng qīng chè/a limpid life(A peaceful and quiet life, stay above the fray)

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中文歌《如愿》 Chinese song <Having your wishes fulfilled> （Advanced level）

「どうも腹が空いた。さっきから横っ腹が痛くてたまらないんだ。」
「ぼくもそうだ。もうあんまりあるきたくないな。」
「あるきたくないよ。ああ困ったなあ、何かたべたいなあ。」
「喰たべたいもんだなあ」
　二人の紳士は、ざわざわ鳴るすすきの中で、こんなことを云(い)ました。
　その時ふとうしろを見ますと、立派な一軒いっけんの西洋造りの家がありました。
　そして玄関(げんかん)には
西洋料理店
山猫軒
という札がでていました。
「君、ちょうどいい。ここはこれでなかなか開けてるんだ。入ろうじゃないか」
「おや、こんなとこにおかしいね。しかしとにかく何か食事ができるんだろう」
「もちろんできるさ。看板にそう書いてあるじゃないか」
「はいろうじゃないか。ぼくはもう何か喰べたくて倒れそうなんだ。」
　二人は玄関に立ちました。玄関は白い瀬戸(せと)の煉瓦(れんが)で組んで、実に立派なもんです。
　そして硝子(がらす)の開き戸がたって、そこに金文字でこう書いてありました。
「どなたもどうかお入りください。決してご遠慮(えんりょ)はありません」
　二人はそこで、ひどくよろこんで言(い)ました。
「こいつはどうだ、やっぱり世の中はうまくできてるねえ、きょう一日なんぎしたけれど、こんどはこんないいこともある。このうちは料理店だけれどもただでご馳走(ちそう)するんだぜ。」
「どうもそうらしい。決してご遠慮はありませんというのはその意味だ。」
　二人は戸を押おして、なかへ入りました。そこはすぐ廊下(ろうか)になっていました。その硝子戸の裏側には、金文字でこうなっていました。
「ことに肥(ふと)ったお方や若いお方は、大歓迎(だいかんげい)いたします」
　二人は大歓迎というので、もう大よろこびです。
「君、ぼくらは大歓迎にあたっているのだ。」
「ぼくらは両方兼ねてるから」

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Kenji Miyazawa :THE RESTAURANT OF MANY ORDERS #2

Aviator Races to Photograph the World's Glaciers
Garrett Fisher is traveling the world in his little blue-white "Super Cub" airplane, as he tries to document every remaining glacier on Earth.

The 41-year-old Fisher does it for a simple reason: "Because I love them."

However, he does it for another purpose too — the climate is changing, and the planet's glaciers are melting. Fisher believes documenting, archiving, and remembering these changes is important.

According to Fisher, the melting glaciers are the first indication that we're losing something because of climate change. "In 100 or 200 years, most of them will be gone," he says.

That's why Fisher is building an archive of his glacier photos. He believes any record he makes before the glaciers melt could be very valuable to future generations.

In 2021, Fisher started the Global Glacier Initiative, an organization to support and show his work, and he plans to open his archive to the public for research.

Many glaciers are hard to get to or photograph — so Fisher has to make some dangerous journeys. Why does he do it?

He's looking for the perfect picture; one so beautiful it can make people and policymakers act. And if one image isn't enough, then maybe a whole archive will make people come and look, get close and pay attention.

"We can live without [glaciers]. We will live without them," Fisher says. "However, it hurts us to lose them."

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Aviator Races to Photograph the World's Glaciers

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