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<v Speaker 1>In this episode, will follow May's cheerful journey from voting

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<v Speaker 1>booths to festival foods, uncovering that the path to Jowsey

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<v Speaker 1>is filled with laughter, friendship, and a dash of impulsive adventures.

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<v Speaker 4>Made zinpientupiks Tatinshu Hopeyo Junsi yomen fautz tayluspauja la junsu

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<v Speaker 4>san Yo don't see Handa yen Handur Sanghanguaje twenty in

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<v Speaker 4>the jung Shi taiti in fum kyo ya may Humu

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<v Speaker 4>se Jo sidad Jaman fadidias Dan Taiji Kanda Jian Topayo,

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<v Speaker 4>the Boji Kaman lud Jianger then Shiga jianjer Kandam schu

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<v Speaker 4>Jiangwa Ishizo Shantien Si Niaha Singhwa Yoshima Kliban Nindama Vatin

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<v Speaker 4>sho jili Omien Fadija may man sin ti dad the

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<v Speaker 4>sho enwewa Iya Nai Sindyashi jelishi Topya, dumsing women maio

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<v Speaker 4>yas Buga. Where may you team intied hodo in ki

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<v Speaker 4>Kangka may i kaishibuy and san sin tatis su saiding

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<v Speaker 4>leaves schu darting Hashito suhan buton the jianger made tatoshiva

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<v Speaker 4>Ugue maitu and Ishida Taijinga wu Huela jim Dan Taijuan

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<v Speaker 4>Bili Kayshi Tatin daygishan yin buru la Tanza woman the

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<v Speaker 4>timing dear hoodun Ba Sheleen tayohad Yao tim Eiti tanzya

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<v Speaker 4>mayzo chu Tokyo junsin gyen kandar wa mean yo ighity

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<v Speaker 4>y Ho. Dog German said, I should say chi ji

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<v Speaker 4>jiaot then waiting so on you cry, may the do

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<v Speaker 4>the gogu dya tabohaw is the sailor yeah igalit hokiled

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<v Speaker 4>upon your tenda maizo DaShan Jaoho quite like mah Womeo

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<v Speaker 4>Jiaotzer may jar Rula tamen chi jamee wade the jaotzer

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<v Speaker 4>Ulien Khitiayi day sa so ya i kashi shigar wu

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<v Speaker 4>Hue Danta faisie Yoshi shuting Bisan sand gung Yochi dingle

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<v Speaker 4>Dentia may mean by tayo doo Jui sis buzanda matung

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<v Speaker 4>dong tatuguamen made easily may jun Yu chang Dara taka

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<v Speaker 4>wand the jiaot.

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<v Speaker 1>Huqua. Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts

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<v Speaker 1>you may have missed.

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<v Speaker 4>May jingpien tu bi kai sin tatin shu Toyo junsi

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<v Speaker 4>yo mien fe de Jo.

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<v Speaker 1>May was especially happy today because she heard there were

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<v Speaker 1>free jousy at the voting center.

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<v Speaker 4>Taylu sa paoja Laeda Topo jun su sananju yen zing

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<v Speaker 4>do qua guang La.

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<v Speaker 1>She jogged all the way there, envisioning the steaming dumplings,

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<v Speaker 1>her eyes practically sparkling.

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<v Speaker 4>Topa jun sie Honda Jehundo.

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<v Speaker 1>The voting center was large and crowded.

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<v Speaker 4>San janguaj tuntien jung shi tai ti yingfun pio ya.

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<v Speaker 1>Spring decorations hung on the walls, and colorful flags fluttered

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<v Speaker 1>in the wind. May huangu si ju s da de

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<v Speaker 1>jaum mien Fei. May looked around eagerly searching for the

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<v Speaker 1>free jousy.

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<v Speaker 4>Danta chi khanda hope ya j manlu the genjiu.

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<v Speaker 1>But all she could see were signs directing people to

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<v Speaker 1>vote and busy volunteers.

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<v Speaker 4>Lien Shiji yen Jiu can da Masu Giano yeshitzo Hantien s.

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<v Speaker 1>Leanne. A volunteer noticed me looking around and approached her.

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<v Speaker 1>Nieha sin makreem. Hello, is there anything I can help

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<v Speaker 1>you with? She asked.

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<v Speaker 4>Wull hin shu jiliu mien fe mai man sincida de shour.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard there are free jousy here, May said expectantly.

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<v Speaker 4>Lin Wee wai yah nay sindh jilli shi hope yo

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<v Speaker 4>Junsi woman Meo Da.

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<v Speaker 1>Smiled slightly and explained patiently, this is the voting center.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't have jiaouzi bugur.

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<v Speaker 4>Why mio ti min tie de hu donnhi you can cut.

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<v Speaker 1>However, there is a ching Ming festival event outside that

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<v Speaker 1>you might want to check out.

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<v Speaker 4>Maye kaishu buya sensu.

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<v Speaker 1>At first, they didn't want to believe it.

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<v Speaker 4>Tatsi Shu said, dat in li su Chu da hing

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<v Speaker 4>hashiitu Suu and putun de chien Ju.

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<v Speaker 1>She continued asking around in the hall, trying to inquire

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<v Speaker 1>with different volunteers me Tado shuah Gui. Each time she

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<v Speaker 1>left disappointed.

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<v Speaker 4>Matuhi Da tajin do Huela.

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<v Speaker 1>May suddenly realized she had truly misunderstood the situation.

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<v Speaker 4>Jim Danta Jumbili Kaishi tatin da yshen ye buru las

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<v Speaker 4>hansa woman the tinging ti ho Donba.

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<v Speaker 1>Just as she was about to leave, she heard a voice,

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<v Speaker 1>why not join our ching ming festival event.

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<v Speaker 4>Chilian tayoha the yao ti me ti Tanzya.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Leanne who kindly invited me to join.

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<v Speaker 4>Maiso truth hop yo junsiu gen kandal what mean ye

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<v Speaker 4>yehu do?

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<v Speaker 1>May stepped out of the voting center and sure enough

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<v Speaker 1>saw a festival event outside.

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<v Speaker 4>Jim and said, shusha chiao the lay ting song Qua.

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<v Speaker 1>People were enjoying jiaozi under big trees, and the atmosphere

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<v Speaker 1>was relaxed and joyful.

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<v Speaker 4>May the doguya tau hays de Shela.

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<v Speaker 1>May's stomach growled and she smiled sheepishly.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yugalyete hopo da ponyo canda maiso la DaShan jaohu

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<v Speaker 4>kila May will miu Tiaotze.

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<v Speaker 1>Lean a friend who had come to vote, saw me

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<v Speaker 1>approaching and called out loudly, come over here, May we

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<v Speaker 1>have jousi.

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<v Speaker 4>May jau la tama chi jamee we.

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<v Speaker 1>Yi dasa, May join them eating delicious jousy and laughing

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<v Speaker 1>with Leen and Jiene.

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<v Speaker 4>Sye kashi shigah dan tafai sie yoshi shi timbis.

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<v Speaker 1>Although it started as a misunderstanding, she found that sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>things turned out more fun than expected.

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<v Speaker 4>Jingo jintie may mean by tayo do jui si ty

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<v Speaker 4>buzen machundo.

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<v Speaker 1>After today, may learn the importance of paying attention to

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<v Speaker 1>details and not being so impulsive.

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<v Speaker 4>Ze chung gu mi me de zili may juku yeah

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<v Speaker 4>yesh u quite the shuqua.

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<v Speaker 1>On such a sunny spring day, May finally enjoyed the

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<v Speaker 1>jowsy she craved and had a delightful time.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 2>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Mandarin Chinese, then

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<v Speaker 2>in English.

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<v Speaker 4>pH be it, pooh be it, poh be it especially mean,

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<v Speaker 4>fada mean, fey, the mean, fada free, sell, pal, sell pal,

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<v Speaker 4>sell pal, jogged, sansan ja san san je, sansan je,

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<v Speaker 4>envisioning Jian tang da Chiu, tang tang da, Chiu tang

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<v Speaker 4>tang da, steaming, Jianhandua janhandur jenhanda, crowded Juan ship, Juan ship,

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<v Speaker 4>jung ship, decorations, pio yah piere yah ya ya fluttered

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<v Speaker 4>je jeejee directing chi yan jiu che yen Jeu chi

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<v Speaker 4>yan Jeu. Volunteers Shushantien su Sooshantien su Sooshantien Su approached.

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<v Speaker 4>Manzin Sibaida, man Sin Sibaida, Manzin Sibaida expectantly way way

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<v Speaker 4>out way way is sea way way.

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<v Speaker 1>Is sou smiled slightly. Zah ship yeah ship sea ship.

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<v Speaker 4>Explained nic sinda nice, Sinda nice, Sinda.

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<v Speaker 1>Patiently Why mean why yeah? Why mere outside see sEH

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<v Speaker 1>sEH festival. Shoe are okay? Shoe are okay? Shoe are okuy? Disappointed?

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<v Speaker 3>Ye?

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<v Speaker 4>Should that? Ye? Should that? Ye?

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<v Speaker 1>Should that realized? Ooh what ooh what ooh what misunderstood yo?

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<v Speaker 1>How that yo? How that yo? How that kindly King

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<v Speaker 1>so King so king so relaxed cou guta cuckoo yeah

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<v Speaker 1>google yea growled boo, how ye see that boo? How

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<v Speaker 1>ye sud boo, how ye see that sheepishly that shill,

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<v Speaker 1>that shill, that shill loudly, May way that may way,

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<v Speaker 1>the may way the delicious So yeah say yeah, so yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Although chug don chug do chug don impulsive Nian menh

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<v Speaker 1>nim menh nian men Sonny you cut, you cut, you

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<v Speaker 1>cut delightful.

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