Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.
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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a power outage turns
Speaker 3: a bustling spring festival gathering into a cozy candle lit
Speaker 3: reunion that celebrates the legacy of familial love and simplicity.
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Speaker 1: ye tun tilailahmala hums lame be hua jihom. She soon
Speaker 1: met sing in twenty tamadas and said, duban, it's a
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Speaker 1: shie tanzasa Iti, you'll show yourself we are taising ja
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Speaker 1: Hua ting jehodu On the lilch tongue by Jung Dian
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Speaker 1: fushijiing Ping ji Iban Sancho ji Huanlada, Tiefen Turyan fund
Speaker 1: lid Do Gonzemyela Li Hua Silii Chen Don Jehoma Shandar
Speaker 1: yan La Lai Ju Yohar, the gandman Janfantin Bin, the
Speaker 1: gang Zawansi gariant Waizozaii Tejiju guanfan San Gushi juin and
Speaker 1: Naidan and the Teuan Selshunza Fundir Li Huda Jishi Lihua
Speaker 1: Jung Yeshiallah Taming Bailah jia Yo Darian Daiiti junng Than
Speaker 1: Shoda jing Jing the Qui, the hugunna a ja jungsh
Speaker 1: Nana Sui Sivan Kandada Jingsha la ju the guang in
Speaker 1: Zamegriandalian shah ying truly Epean sangh Hsi foo li huaijin
Speaker 1: Jun the jung danzel Sa lah taweel jihun Shu nishud
Speaker 1: do jidan Shuda Yes sir janhen funciating futung Wa Bejingdeo
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Speaker 1: na Ye jung jong Li Juaman Bailah one may be
Speaker 1: infishal Wusya and she died in the papery Ufensia Gushi
Speaker 1: za Wuna the funway John Hua Slawe made the Juha.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Bejingzho to the sel Jans don't chen Conti, jung mi
Speaker 1: Manje dan dandlung Ye.
Speaker 3: In the small town in the suburbs of Bridging on
Speaker 3: a winter morning, a faint chill fills the air.
Speaker 1: Tundid a laylah Tito shah Guamalala hun su the don
Speaker 1: know Hotel fool no nonen wait tir Ya la may.
Speaker 3: Yea Chunjia is just around the corner, and the streets
Speaker 3: are adorned with red lanterns and banners, with the rich
Speaker 3: flavor of the new year permeating every corner.
Speaker 1: Bi Hua hu ji hung Shi de su Meh.
Speaker 3: Li Hua and Treu Hung are a brother and sister Duo.
Speaker 1: Signy and chun Jie Tamanda son Sejatsu Baizitupi the jatinkuanji
Speaker 1: ye Zini and Tamey shitt An that.
Speaker 3: And that this Junjia they plan to host a special
Speaker 3: family gathering at home in memory of their late grandmother.
Speaker 1: Bi Hua shy siu a yi chie do no la
Speaker 1: me Usya.
Speaker 3: Li Hua is a meticulous person who hopes everything will
Speaker 3: be perfect, while Druhong has a more relaxed and easygoing nature,
Speaker 3: believing that simplicity best conveys emotions.
Speaker 1: Ur Ji hun sus Sza tayan jiendanz Shing.
Speaker 3: We need lot of things, Lihua said while checking the list.
Speaker 1: Well, monsieur how do don si yi Hua Yi bin
Speaker 1: Tencha Sindai Yi bien Shu Jundu lien nye ye fa
Speaker 1: Haia Jumbi chuangtu bi Yeshu.
Speaker 3: Red couplets the New Year's Eve dinner, and we also
Speaker 3: have to prepare a special memorial ceremony.
Speaker 1: Chi hun Wei Saojishur Nana si ju Ju Na Dan
Speaker 1: takun Zayi the Shi ten Zazai si Yo shu Yo.
Speaker 3: Sha jruwhom smiled and said, Grandma loved lively gatherings, but
Speaker 3: what she cared about most was the family being together,
Speaker 3: talking and laughing.
Speaker 1: Buya taijin jian Jizie.
Speaker 3: Don't worry too much, sister bi.
Speaker 1: Hua ji Dao ji hun shud Yo Dao Li Dan
Speaker 1: sin jung Yi do yu Yi si bou ah.
Speaker 3: Li Hua Nu Johoon was right, but she still felt
Speaker 3: a bit uneasy.
Speaker 1: Taisani Nana go to the trench. Sun Shi Chu man
Speaker 1: un na Ye Seo shun Yeshi Tatsu ding tin tu
Speaker 1: chi hun did Tien Yi Jien Hua xing ju Hu
Speaker 1: Doundlu Chung ba Jungdien fanza Jari. In the Hu don Shah, she.
Speaker 3: Thought of past family reunions with her grandmother, which were
Speaker 3: always filled with warmth and laughter. So she decided to
Speaker 3: take Druhong as advice and simplify the celebration process, focusing
Speaker 3: on family interaction.
Speaker 1: Dahla chousi ye jali yang yi jehun su de si chi.
Speaker 3: On New Year's Eve, the house was filled with festive red.
Speaker 1: Jari malusye da da san huen Hu.
Speaker 3: Family members arrived one after another, greeting each other.
Speaker 1: Mew de nye yefan don shanshan ju dajasu Zaizi fang
Speaker 1: fu shidien ting chi i ba san sho ji hua
Speaker 1: la de tsifan.
Speaker 3: A delicious New Year's Eve dinner was served on the table,
Speaker 3: and every one sat together, enjoying the joyful atmosphere, as
Speaker 3: if time had stopped.
Speaker 1: Turien fanzielli the donela.
Speaker 3: Suddenly the lights in the room went out li.
Speaker 1: Hua sili chen then jehu ma shantie ya la la
Speaker 1: jou johu de guan mau jianfanzien bindo gunza si Lihua.
Speaker 3: As heart sank but drew home quickly, lit candles and
Speaker 3: the soft glow made the room more cozy.
Speaker 1: Darienui zu Zaizi tija ju Guanfenzianui gin na naida en
Speaker 1: the tuen saoshunza funie li Hueta.
Speaker 3: The family sat around, sharing stories in the candlelight reminiscing
Speaker 3: about their grandmother's amusing tales from the past, with laughter
Speaker 3: echoing in the room.
Speaker 1: Jieshi li hua ju Yeshiella.
Speaker 3: At that moment, Lihua finally felt at ease.
Speaker 1: Taming Baila jie Yo darienze Ai ji Jiu Nuang Shudau
Speaker 1: jing jungl Kwai l u Una.
Speaker 3: She understood that as long as family was together, true
Speaker 3: joy and warmth could be felt.
Speaker 1: Ah Jiu jinshin na na zi Siu and Khanda da Jinsha.
Speaker 3: And this was exactly the scene her grandmother wished to see,
Speaker 3: the most.
Speaker 1: La Ju, the Gua yin zamega, and the Liensha ying
Speaker 1: Chuli pien shan ju ju sing Fu.
Speaker 3: The candle light reflected on everyone's faces, casting a serene
Speaker 3: and happy glow.
Speaker 1: Li Huai sin jun da jun Dan Sho sa la
Speaker 1: Tahui shoji do ji hun shu ni shud do Jiendanzu
Speaker 1: shi zheh Da.
Speaker 3: The burden in Lihua as heart dissipated, and she smiled
Speaker 3: after Huong saying, you were right. Simplicity is the best.
Speaker 1: Yes, Sir, Jenshin fun sie xing Fu gu Chung.
Speaker 3: What as the night deepened, the wind and snow lightly
Speaker 3: brushed against the windows.
Speaker 1: Beijing Zho Tu de jidisozia chen zhin Zaidin. Then Tu
Speaker 1: chun shi de tuan jiu jun na yi jun jun.
Speaker 3: This small home in the suburbs of Brijing was immersed
Speaker 3: in a simple, yet fulfilling reunion filled with warmth.
Speaker 1: Li Hua min bah la wa may bin fishu U
Speaker 1: ya Ushi died in the pay by Yufinsya.
Speaker 3: Lihua understood that perfection does not mean flawlessness, but the
Speaker 3: companionship and sharing of family.
Speaker 1: Gushi za lunnan the Fui jun Hui sa la wa
Speaker 1: mey de diu ha.
Speaker 3: The story concluded with a perfect ending in a warm atmosphere.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Mandarin Chinese, then
Speaker 2: in English.
Speaker 5: Chaeo to jael to Chao, to suburbs, Dan dan da
Speaker 5: dan dan da dan dan da, faint, guatemalala, guamalala, guatemal la, adorned, cha, yeah, chia, yeah,
Speaker 5: hea yeah, permeating, sie sinda sisinda, se sinda, meticulous, say singda,
Speaker 5: say singda, say singhda, relaxed, Gienta Genta gient simplicity, Trendy, Trendy, trendy, conveys,
Speaker 5: Doulien Tullien, Doulien, couplets siena y ship, simian y ship,
Speaker 5: simian y ship, memorial ceremony, Gionna jion nah ji Na
Speaker 5: lively Boorah Boora poor, uneasy.
Speaker 1: Transu trans you trans you see Ti Si Chin Si
Speaker 1: Ching festive, when Sin, when Sin, when Sin, cozy, j
Speaker 1: y je je reminiscing, Tue Tue, Tue amusing tales, Hueyta, Hueyta, hueyda,
Speaker 1: echoing siang Hu Hianghu shang Hu.
Speaker 3: Serene, jung da jung da jung Da, burden.
Speaker 1: Sel sat, sell sat, sell sat.
Speaker 3: Dissipated, pay back, pay back pay by companionship ushah uya
Speaker 3: u yah flawlessness, Mima, mima, mim immense is shi is
Speaker 3: ship ship vanquished.
Speaker 1: Chung shit chung shi chung shit fulfilling, Guandma Guangma, Guangma,
Speaker 1: glow ying ying ying, reflecting yan ye yan yee yan
Speaker 1: yee replete ten C t C t C vividly.
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