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Speaker 3: In this episode, will join Lena as she finds harmony
Speaker 3: in Beijing's Vibrant Lantern Festival, discovering the joy of balancing
Speaker 3: study and life.
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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any part you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Beijing the dung pierre hanlan tin shi seoya and li
Speaker 1: pyoji is Sudni di ti da.
Speaker 3: The winter in Beijing is cold yet fresh, with a
Speaker 3: hint of anticipation for the lantern festival lingering throughout the campus.
Speaker 1: So surely the maid Ritao lu do Gwa sha la
Speaker 1: hun Sudan long fum fuzega su Daidja Zizian dalai de
Speaker 1: jua lu.
Speaker 3: In every corner of the dormitory, red lanterns are hung
Speaker 3: up as if announcing the upcoming joy.
Speaker 1: Lina zuz Shu Jutien Shoju Naji ben Chendien di Nxosai.
Speaker 3: Lina sits at her desk, holding a heavy text book
Speaker 3: in her hands.
Speaker 1: Tadamuguan cher hou san chany Sili sanji zill man de
Speaker 1: dun Sie.
Speaker 3: Her gaze occasionally drifts towards the window as she thinks
Speaker 3: about tonight's festival Nashi.
Speaker 1: Gu chu man siouan hutunji de chun tun tie.
Speaker 3: It is a traditional celebration full of hope and reunion.
Speaker 1: Li nase Sili mon mousie Sanja Siouan da Dunzie should
Speaker 1: have fun soul hu chun si yu u ton siu
Speaker 1: tin ti the hausi Hu.
Speaker 3: Lina silently calculates in her mind that tonight's festival is
Speaker 3: a great opportunity to relax and reintegrate with her classmates.
Speaker 1: Jah nim pienzu shi Joya de kaush Tapi sutu the
Speaker 1: hou chuan Si.
Speaker 3: However, there's an important exam tomorrow and she must score well.
Speaker 1: Tasili hen Shijoji.
Speaker 3: She feels a great deal of internal conflict.
Speaker 1: Tu seigu shi Tata ponyowe hu chen soujin su shu
Speaker 1: yin shaang daiji Singfni sao jou.
Speaker 3: Just then, her friends Way and Chen come into the dormitory,
Speaker 3: their faces lit up with excitement.
Speaker 1: Wai suur Lina jumbha lama wumo chru fa tu dunzi e.
Speaker 3: La, Way says Lina, are you ready? We're heading to
Speaker 3: the festival, Lina Yo yi bu tie Sili su huyo
Speaker 3: ga the lad.
Speaker 1: T yu jat.
Speaker 3: Lina hesitates, feeling a small tug of war inside.
Speaker 1: Ni misienzo bah wize kai hui is shu tada yenzi
Speaker 1: yizo meo li khai kubat You.
Speaker 3: Guys, go ahead, I'll read a bit more, she replies,
Speaker 3: her eyes never leaving the textbook.
Speaker 1: Wi hu chend Schili sa chender Lina sure ni jinjun
Speaker 1: ha la tintia masha tu da Chui sa dun tie
Speaker 1: the tife.
Speaker 3: Wei and Chen exchange a glance, and Chen says to Lina,
Speaker 3: you've already prepared well tonight. You should go and soak
Speaker 3: up the atmosphere of the festival.
Speaker 1: Yis j j shini shia de Lina.
Speaker 3: Maybe it's just the inspiration you need.
Speaker 1: Lina Jita tamashur ded.
Speaker 3: Lina knows they are right.
Speaker 1: Yeshittahu shan shuba zezia lu Tui sueisa haabai chi.
Speaker 3: So she closes the book, a small smile appearing on
Speaker 3: her face. All right, I'll go with you.
Speaker 1: Tadrasi whay ta huponyome zita la hanlan de yees su.
Speaker 3: She grabs her coat and steps into the cold night
Speaker 3: with her friends.
Speaker 1: Dounzie de sien chan ju na feifa za Zahu houd,
Speaker 1: Don long Jian don ye Jao de wuen da yu Chu.
Speaker 3: The festival is bustling with activity, and the lanterns from
Speaker 3: every household light up the winter night like spring.
Speaker 1: Lina sin joun de ya li serge juna de jin
Speaker 1: shinji sa.
Speaker 3: The stress in lena As heart gradually dissipates with the
Speaker 3: lively crowd Don.
Speaker 1: Long Chan de gu jun toua Zian shujipu jan de
Speaker 1: gou s Gian tadeusu ye schipya ya.
Speaker 3: The various patterns on the lanterns tell different stories, letting
Speaker 3: her thoughts wander.
Speaker 1: Tay Yu ponoma fieno hu hu chun Tonda mais sin
Speaker 1: joun yun ti guziuwe de juan Si.
Speaker 3: She shares laughter and traditional foods with her friends, a
Speaker 3: long lost joy welling up inside her.
Speaker 1: Huda sushuh Lina Faisien Sisi the Silu Bien d Yi
Speaker 1: chauan Shinshi.
Speaker 3: Back at the dormitory, Lina finds her mind unusually clear.
Speaker 1: Takan sho da li jun sin s dong li Nashi
Speaker 1: jun la sisilin shin chu the Mansu.
Speaker 3: She feels a fresh motivation, a deep sense of satisfaction
Speaker 3: from within.
Speaker 1: Tat chun sin da taishuba now hi jun hue dan
Speaker 1: j dunji do hu lu bize jishanfe khu do.
Speaker 3: She reopens her textbook, the joy of the festival resonating
Speaker 3: in her mind, her pens swiftly gliding across the paper.
Speaker 1: Taji da sisi ju ning bay la ju ju jukurin
Speaker 1: shu hu jia dl pin hung.
Speaker 3: She knows she has finally understood how to balance responsibility
Speaker 3: and personal life.
Speaker 1: Linai jinsh Hu hush huda w inga ha jin Si.
Speaker 3: Lena softly says to herself, both study and life are important.
Speaker 3: I should cherish them.
Speaker 1: Jigi yeh what lina ushi li shang quaji jin sun dawisya.
Speaker 3: That night, Lena falls asleep with a relaxed smile on
Speaker 3: her face.
Speaker 1: Doun the mong y jozet had the mung jun ja yeah,
Speaker 1: wunda mean la.
Speaker 3: The light from the festival continues to shine in her dreams,
Speaker 3: warm and bright.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Manda in Chinese,
Speaker 2: then in English.
Speaker 3: Tib see that anticipation, su shut so shut so shut, dormitory.
Speaker 1: Gaze, trantu, transu, trantu.
Speaker 3: Reunion siezun siezun, seize, son, calculate, jihu hu ji hue, opportunity,
Speaker 3: jung ju jung ju jung hu, integrate tu tie tute
Speaker 3: tu tie, conflict yo yu budu yo u budu yo
Speaker 3: yu bu tu hesitate, lie to jack, light to jack,
Speaker 3: light to you, jack, tug.
Speaker 1: Of war, chiefan chiefan chiefan atmosphere linka linka linka inspiration
Speaker 1: jun now faithan jun now faith fan John now faith fan,
Speaker 1: bustling Janie Janie Janie, gradually shell sat shell san shell san, dissipate,
Speaker 1: Don't lead, don't lead, don't lead, motivation, Manzou, Manzou, Mansou.
Speaker 3: Satisfaction, Hueyta, hueyta, Hueyta, resonate, Genezi, gene c jene c Cherish.
Speaker 1: Trent Hole, trent Hol, Trent Hole.
Speaker 3: Tradit, tune, tie, ties, Ties, festival, yah yah hoo hoo
Speaker 3: yah yah hoo hoo, yah yah hoo hoo, Household, Toura, Tourin,
Speaker 3: Tourin patterns, ji Na ji Na, Jilena, lively, Huen Loo,
Speaker 3: Huen Loo, huen Loo, Joy.
Speaker 1: Fay Quiet, Fay Quiet, Fay Quiet.
Speaker 3: Swiftly Ping Hun Pin Hung Ping Hung, Balance, Surjen, Suryen, Surjen, Responsibility,
Speaker 3: Chien ce chien sat Chin see clear, Chien syin, chim
Speaker 3: syn chin syin Fresh.
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