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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll delve into Mingu's journey of finding
Speaker 3: solace and strength amidst life's uncertainties, set against the serene
Speaker 3: backdrop of a Shanghai tea house.
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Speaker 1: ya yoiga Winna Tao luga the pang Yo.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Ning y Susai Shaghai sel Chaguan Tao lu choa yin
Speaker 1: hua ru Piao lu Ming.
Speaker 3: You sat in the corner of a small tea house
Speaker 3: in Shanghai, with cherry blossoms fluttering down like rain outside
Speaker 3: the window.
Speaker 1: Chai qua li san faije dan dan n chaisa being
Speaker 1: sing quo shin Ye.
Speaker 3: The tea house was filled with a faint aroma of tea,
Speaker 3: which was refreshing and pleasant.
Speaker 1: Tame tien do lai jiaili san Sho Chai sien j Ninsi.
Speaker 3: He came here every day to enjoy the scent of
Speaker 3: tea and the tranquility.
Speaker 1: Tayu shon Sho panji Beijo uhu de lunzing cha sin
Speaker 1: chung tushi pie mi Ma.
Speaker 3: He held a warm cup of long Jing tea in
Speaker 3: his hands, but his heart was filled with confusion.
Speaker 1: Ning Yi shi Hui chem mod ye shoot.
Speaker 3: Ya Mingyu is a quiet artist.
Speaker 1: Taisi gwanza Jiza chia gua li shin Chao shun hu
Speaker 1: de may Ha.
Speaker 3: He was accustomed to finding the beauty of life in
Speaker 3: this tea house.
Speaker 1: Ja sintia na ta sin sin chen Chu.
Speaker 3: However, to day he felt heavy hearted.
Speaker 1: Zityen tien tazei Yi yen do da li glin jinjing
Speaker 1: de selsi tabe jindun chu Huayu yen chung disipi.
Speaker 3: A few days ago, he received shocking news at the hospital.
Speaker 3: He was diagnosed with a serious illness.
Speaker 1: Je viselsiu to y kweyushi ya da ta chumpugzi La.
Speaker 3: This news was like a massive boulder pressing down on
Speaker 3: him and making it difficult to breathe.
Speaker 1: Xing miing tia kwe da La Chingming.
Speaker 3: Festival was approaching.
Speaker 1: Saerjevitij ye Minsizu Salmu sitois.
Speaker 3: During this holiday, people pay respects to their ancestors and
Speaker 3: express their grief.
Speaker 1: Ning y say susu Jisuzi the Waylai Gandao wuz hun Sasho.
Speaker 3: Mingyu was pondering his future, feeling at a loss.
Speaker 1: Cha Guandola bay li Fu Suhuka Sho da la tatebu ah.
Speaker 3: The tea house owner Lefen seemed to sense his unease.
Speaker 1: Lifen shi ue fuio ton Sin sind Ye the gu
Speaker 1: kur de siue bienhi son shi chi fe mi Ye.
Speaker 3: Lefen was a compassionate person, always very perceptive to the
Speaker 3: subtle changes in her customers.
Speaker 1: Nati bi fend Lli bee Turpi the zig ninzie cha
Speaker 1: yo wu nan the Wai siaodi ye Ningyi.
Speaker 3: That day, Leifen brought over a special ching Ming festival tea,
Speaker 3: handing it to Mingyu with a warm smile.
Speaker 1: Bei jun Pio chu de sen si shi jun hanzien
Speaker 1: na an weet.
Speaker 3: The aroma wafting from the cup was an uncommon comfort.
Speaker 1: Nmi Yo yilisha ju Yu Guzi yun si sien li
Speaker 1: Fenxin su Zizi the mi Mii.
Speaker 3: Mingyu hesitated for a moment, and finally gathered the courage
Speaker 3: to confide his secret to Leifen.
Speaker 1: Chagua Li t Sizin wushin ji Tin de Jien Chashe
Speaker 1: Tao ru beejun de shin Yi.
Speaker 3: The tea house was silent, with only the sound of
Speaker 3: tea pouring into the cup.
Speaker 1: Life well oil yen jun da bin.
Speaker 3: Lif and I I have a serious illness.
Speaker 1: Mini de shin Yi Yo si gun Ye.
Speaker 3: Mingya's voice was somewhat choked.
Speaker 1: Tatin Tin Wuju tad show sur n y Yoshehofen Sia
Speaker 1: hur Ya woman Gunjien Tia.
Speaker 3: She gently held his hand, saying, Mingyu, sometimes sharing can
Speaker 3: make us stronger. Ni bing Pu Kuda, you are not alone.
Speaker 3: Ya Yendu shili ye Hua yen jung Shan shur ji
Speaker 3: Li si hu ku Li. The two exchanged a look
Speaker 3: with understanding and encouragement in their eyes.
Speaker 1: Ni yigaen shod junshun Yo Guduna shinjun Lshito Suhushuin Zien
Speaker 1: sing La Sito.
Speaker 3: Mingyu felt an unprecedented warmth, and the stone in his
Speaker 3: heart seemed to lighten instantly.
Speaker 1: Ta Kaishi min ba Fin Sian Fudan Nayan shu hu
Speaker 1: Jin sun Si.
Speaker 3: He began to understand that sharing the burden could make
Speaker 3: life a little easier.
Speaker 1: Chun tienda Yan guang too gu cho Hu Sa Sa
Speaker 1: chaguand moujur Shah guaym Xiaoshu yoto Ni shinjoun la juan Bie.
Speaker 3: The spring sunlight scattered across the wooden tables of the
Speaker 3: Tea House through the windows, the interplay of light and
Speaker 3: shadow mirroring the change in Mingyu's heart.
Speaker 1: Taisil y khosi minshi ji choa funfe de yin Hua
Speaker 1: Sinjong fansili y Seninchi.
Speaker 3: He took a deep breath, gazed at the fluttering cherry
Speaker 3: blossoms outside the window, and felt a hint of peace within.
Speaker 1: Saidie s La Deli min ye chang cha Lai Chakua
Speaker 1: Yeli Funfuzian kundo de sin sing.
Speaker 3: In the days that followed, Mingyu often visited the Tea House,
Speaker 3: sharing more of his feelings with Lefan.
Speaker 1: Tasiu Hu lid Shu piir In de shaan Yi Shinjhao
Speaker 1: shun hu Jun sind yun si Hulilah.
Speaker 3: He learned to accept others kindness and sought new courage
Speaker 3: and strengthen life.
Speaker 1: Sen tia lui Chi dan taijida techu Uso de cha
Speaker 1: Guanzhao lu ta yung ye yugouda jiao lu lad pong Yo.
Speaker 3: Although the future was unknown, he knew that in this
Speaker 3: small corner of the tea house he would always have
Speaker 3: a warm corner and a friend who understood him.
Speaker 4: Today, these vocabulary words are coming up right after this
Speaker 4: commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Mandarin Chinese,
Speaker 4: then in English.
Speaker 1: Piao lu Piao lu piaolo, fluttering, sin kuan cheyi, sin
Speaker 1: quan cheye, sin kuan cheye, refreshing, nin Jing ning zing,
Speaker 1: ning Jing, tranquility, mima, nim mima, confusion, cigua cicqua, siqua, accustomed,
Speaker 1: sin hin chen Zu, sin zin chen Zu, sin hin Chanzu,
Speaker 1: heavy hearted, chin jin chen zing chen Zing, shocking, gen bra,
Speaker 1: gen bra, gen bra diagnosed too sho to sh too sho,
Speaker 1: boulder quiet out, quite out, quite out, approaching ice ice, ice,
Speaker 1: grief su su su su su su, pondering, boh uh
Speaker 1: poor uh, boll uh, honeyes tom tinsu, tom tins tom.
Speaker 3: Tinsu, compassionate meansh mean meansh perceptive see way see Way,
Speaker 3: see way, subtle yo ye yo ye Yo hesitated Gucci
Speaker 3: Gucci Gucci, gathered, Ching su Ching, Sue Ching, su confide.
Speaker 1: Gang Yeah, Gang Yeah, Gang Yeah.
Speaker 3: Choked food that food, that food that burden. Sah Sah,
Speaker 3: Sah scattered.
Speaker 1: Jaosho jaous who Jaoso.
Speaker 3: Interplay nan Ship nan Ship, nan Ship, Gazed suh Uh
Speaker 3: suh him Jeez Sho jiez show Jeez Show except shin
Speaker 3: Ja shin Ja, shin Ja, Sought, Yun Ti yun Ti, Yunchi, Courage,
Speaker 3: Lilia Lilia, Lilia Strength, Waitchi, Waitchi, Waitchie Unknown.
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