第一章：短暂的画家生涯
Chapter 1: A Brief Career as a Painter

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《小王子》（little Prince）by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Do vs Make — What’s the Difference?

“Do your homework” or “make your homework”?
“Make a mistake” or “do a mistake”?

If you’ve ever been confused about when to use do and when to use make, this 3-minute episode will clear things up.

We break down the key difference, explain common collocations, and give you simple tips to remember what’s correct.
👉 Useful for daily conversation, work, and study
👉 Real-life examples
👉 Quick quiz at the end to test your memory

Listen now and stop second-guessing your English!

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Do vs. Make — What's the Difference?

        李白(701- 762), 是中国唐朝时期著名的诗人，他小时候对学习很不感兴趣，经常跑到外边玩儿。一天，李白在河边发现一位老婆婆竟然在磨一根铁棒子。李白觉得很好奇，就走过去问老婆婆在干什么，原来老婆婆的孙女要学绣花，她要给孙女做一根绣花针。
        李白听完以后，像大部分孩子一样哈哈大笑，因为他认为把铁棒子磨成绣花针太浪费时间了，等老婆婆磨好了，她孙女可能也变成老婆婆了。可是，老婆婆自信地告诉他：“只要功夫深，铁杆磨成针。”
        听完老婆婆的回答，李白突然明白了一个道理：无论做什么事情，只要坚持就可能成功。从此，李白就开始努力学习、积累知识，最终成为一名伟大的诗人。

        看完这个谚语故事，你知道努力和坚持对成功有多么重要了吧？

功夫 [gōng fu] workmanship; skill
铁杵磨成针[tiě chǔ mó chénɡ zhēn]
an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle — perseverance will prevail
老婆婆[lǎo po pó] granny(used by children in addressing an old woman)
绣花[xiù huā]embroider; do embroidery


Li Bai (701- 762) was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. When he was young, Li Bai was not interested in learning at all, and he often went out playing. One day, Li Bai saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle by the river. He felt so curious that he went over and asked the old woman what she was doing . It turned out that she was making a needle for her granddaughter to learn embroidery. 
Having heard this, Li Bai laughed as most kids would do, because he thought it was a waste of time to grind an iron pestle into a needle and that by the day the needle was made, her granddaughter would have turned into an old woman herself. However, the old woman told him with confidence: "As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle." 
Suddenly Li Bai realized that perseverance would help one succeed in everything. From then on, Li Bai began to study hard and accumulate knowledge. He finally became a great poet! 
After reading this story, you must have learned how important hard work and perseverance are to success.

HSK6 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

04. 中国谚语--只要功夫深, 铁杵磨成针 Chinese proverb - As Long as You Work Hard Enough, an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle 

老 师：你今年几岁了？
松籽儿：我今年八岁了。
老 师：那你家里有弟弟妹妹吗？
松籽儿：我没有弟弟，但是我有一个妹妹。
老 师：噢，你有一个妹妹，那你妹妹今年多大呀？
松籽儿：她今年一岁七个月。
老 师：哦，她现在一岁七个月。那你叫松籽儿，你妹妹叫什么呢？
松籽儿：她叫松果。
老 师：那你还有哥哥姐姐吗？
松籽儿：我没有哥哥，但我有一个姐姐。
老 师：那你姐姐叫……
松籽儿：松豆。
老 师：啊哈，真好玩儿，你们三个的名字起得可真有意思。
松籽儿：老师，那你有哥哥姐姐吗？
老 师：哎呀，很遗憾啊。我没有哥哥姐姐，我还没有弟弟妹妹，我们家就我一个。所以
我觉得挺孤单的。你们有兄弟姐妹的孩子，在家就可以一起玩儿了。放假的时候，
你们家肯定很热闹吧。
松籽儿：对。而且呢，欢迎你到我们家来玩儿。
老 师：好啊，我一定去。谢谢你哦。

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In this video, you will learn the vocab and grammar of booking and checking in a hotel, some travel related words. I REMADE THIS STORY FROM THE PREVIOUS VIDEO, I hope i improved the sound and video quality to help you learn better and easier. Hope you enjoy the story and listen to it in a relaxing way. You can listen several times or repeat or come back to study the same story after a few days later.
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