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ɡǔ shí hòu yǒu ɡè zhù mínɡ de yīn yuè jiā， 
古时候有个著名的音乐家，
mínɡ zì jiào ɡōnɡ mínɡ yí 
名字叫公明仪。
tā tán qín tán de fēi chánɡ chū sè。 
他弹琴弹得非常出色。
yǒu yì nián chūn tiān， 
有一年春天，
tā dài zhe qín dào jiāo wài de tián yě sàn bù， 
他带着琴到郊外的田野散步，
zhǐ jiàn yuǎn shān rú huà，hé liú qīnɡ chè， 
只见远山如画，河流清澈，
yì tóu niú zhènɡ zài hé biān chī cǎo。 
一头牛正在河边吃草。
zhè měi lì de jǐnɡ sè rànɡ tā xīn qínɡ shū chànɡ， 
这美丽的景色让他心情舒畅，
tā tū rán xiǎnɡ dào，yào wéi zhè tóu niú yǎn zòu yì qǔ。 
他突然想到，要为这头牛演奏一曲。
jǐn ɡuǎn qín shēnɡ yuè ěr dònɡ tīnɡ， 
尽管琴声悦耳动听，
kě shì nà tóu niú hǎo xiànɡ méi yǒu tīnɡ jiàn yí yànɡ， 
可是那头牛好像没有听见一样，
rénɡ rán dī zhe tóu jì xù chī cǎo。 
仍然低着头继续吃草。
ɡōnɡ mínɡ yí jiàn zhè měi miào de qín shēnɡ 
公明仪见这美妙的琴声
bìnɡ bù nénɡ dǎ dònɡ zhè tóu niú， 
并不能打动这头牛，
fēi chánɡ wú nài， 
非常无奈，
ɡuò le yí huìr，tā yòu xiǎnɡ chū yí ɡè bàn fǎ。 
过了一会儿，他又想出一个办法。
ɡōnɡ mínɡ yí tán chū yí duàn duàn qí ɡuài zá luàn de shēnɡ yīn， 
公明仪弹出一段段奇怪杂乱的声音，
yǒu de xiànɡ wēnɡ wēnɡ de wén yínɡ shēnɡ， 
有的像嗡嗡的蚊蝇声，
yǒu de xiànɡ mí lù de xiǎo niú dú fā chū de jiào shēnɡ。 
有的像迷路的小牛犊发出的叫声。
zhè shí hòu，zhè tóu niú cái xiànɡ tū rán mínɡ bái le shén me sì de， 
这时候，这头牛才像突然明白了什么似的，
yáo yáo wěi bā，shù qǐ ěr duǒ tīnɡ le qǐ lái。
摇摇尾巴，竖起耳朵听了起来。

CHINESE STORY中文故事

对牛弹琴

В первом выпуске, вы узнаете, что такое сказка, и почему нам так интересно их читать, а ещё познакомитесь с основными типами сказок. Это хороший старт, чтобы начать изучать русскую литературу и культуру. 
Здесь будут трудные слова с переводом: Древнерусский язык = Old Russian; Устная форма = Oral; Добавлять = To add; Cмелый и честный = Courageous and honest; Добро побеждает зло = Good conquers evil; Враг = Enemy; Волшебник, волшебство = Wizard, magic


Russian with a tale

Что такое сказка? 

Hello! I’m Yuli. Long time no see! 😊

This is an Authentic Chinese listening episode at natural native speed.

How to study:
1. Listen once without reading.
2. Listen again with the transcript.
3. Notice natural expressions and sentence patterns.

Transcript:

哈喽，大家好，我是 Yuli。好久不见！
Hālou, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Yuli. Hǎojiǔ bú jiàn!
Hello everyone, I’m Yuli. Long time no see!

距离我上次发布视频，已经过去一年半了。我终于又有时间继续更新了。
Jùlí wǒ shàng cì fābù shìpín, yǐjīng guòqu yì nián bàn le. Wǒ zhōngyú yòu yǒu shíjiān jìxù gēngxīn le.
It has been a year and a half since I last posted a video. I finally have time to keep updating again.

这个视频里，我想重新介绍一下自己，聊聊我的工作和生活。
Zhège shìpín lǐ, wǒ xiǎng chóngxīn jièshào yíxià zìjǐ, liáoliao wǒ de gōngzuò hé shēnghuó.
In this video, I want to reintroduce myself and talk about my work and life.

更重要的是，我的语言学习经历。
Gèng zhòngyào de shì, wǒ de yǔyán xuéxí jīnglì.
More importantly, I want to talk about my language-learning journey.

我从小就很喜欢学英语，英语也是我学得最好的科目之一。
Wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù hěn xǐhuan xué Yīngyǔ, Yīngyǔ yě shì wǒ xué de zuì hǎo de kēmù zhī yī.
I have loved learning English since I was little, and English was also one of my best subjects.

高考结束后，我需要选专业，我毫不犹豫地选择了外语专业。
Gāokǎo jiéshù hòu, wǒ xūyào xuǎn zhuānyè, wǒ háo bù yóuyù de xuǎnzé le wàiyǔ zhuānyè.
After the college entrance exam, I had to choose a major, and I chose a foreign-language major without hesitation.

其实，法语才是我的第一志愿，可惜我的分数不够高，最后我被日语专业录取了。
Qíshí, Fǎyǔ cái shì wǒ de dì yī zhìyuàn, kěxī wǒ de fēnshù bú gòu gāo, zuìhòu wǒ bèi Rìyǔ zhuānyè lùqǔ le.
Actually, French was my first choice, but unfortunately my score was not high enough, so in the end I was admitted to the Japanese major.

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Complete scripts and video versions: find “Daily Chinese With Yuli” on YouTube.

Daily Chinese With Yuli

认识 Yuli：聊聊我的这些年 Meet Yuli: My Journey So Far

What is a Shadow Government? 

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lLKKrDIGS-d2gk97SULr5y_52fsdKQvM2CRAAc_PCMc/edit?usp=drive_link