August 28, 2025 • 12 mins
Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Moonlit Quest: Finding Love and Legacy in Bamboo Shadows
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Zh: 竹林中的月光朦胧，洒下斑驳的影子。
En: The moonlight in the bamboo forest was hazy, casting dappled shadows.
Zh: 中秋节快到了，梅、家豪和丽芬三人正走在四川的竹林中。
En: The Zhongqiu Jie, or Mid-Autumn Festival, was approaching, and Mei, Jiahao, and Lifen were walking through a bamboo forest in Sichuan.
Zh: 梅心情有些沉重，她要找到那盏祖母珍爱的传家灯笼。
En: Mei felt a bit heavy-hearted as she was determined to find the precious ancestral lantern cherished by her grandmother.
Zh: “灯笼就藏在一个秘密的地方。我感觉到了。”梅坚定地说。
En: "The lantern is hidden in a secret place. I can feel it," Mei said resolutely.
Zh: 她想在节日之前找到它，以纪念她的祖母。
En: She wanted to find it before the festival, to commemorate her grandmother.
Zh: 家豪紧跟在梅后面，他暗暗下定决心，要在今天表达他的心意。
En: Jiahao followed closely behind Mei, secretly determined to express his feelings today.
Zh: “不要担心，我们一定能成功。”他鼓励道。
En: "Don't worry, we'll definitely succeed," he encouraged.
Zh: 丽芬不太相信竹林里的传说，但为了梅，她也愿意投入这场寻找。
En: Lifen didn't quite believe in the legends of the bamboo forest, but for Mei, she was willing to join this search.
Zh: “我还是觉得有点不安，听说这里有神秘的守护灵。”她小声说。
En: "I still feel a bit uneasy. I've heard there are mysterious guardian spirits here," she whispered.
Zh: 走了不知多久，他们发现了一个藏着灯笼的地方。
En: After walking for an unknown amount of time, they discovered a place hiding the lantern.
Zh: 就在他们欣喜若狂时，天空突然乌云密布，暴雨来临了。
En: Just as they were ecstatic, the sky suddenly became overcast, and a torrential rain began.
Zh: 雨水打湿了地面，泥泞四溢，灯笼被卷起，顺着水流向竹林深处。
En: The rain soaked the ground, turning it muddy, and the lantern was swept away, carried by the water deeper into the forest.
Zh: 梅和家豪冲过去，试图抓住灯笼。
En: Mei and Jiahao rushed forward, attempting to catch the lantern.
Zh: 丽芬也加入了，三人合力最终抓住了灯笼。
En: Lifen also joined in, and together, the three of them managed to finally catch the lantern.
Zh: “我们成功了！”梅高兴得差点哭出声来。
En: "We did it!" Mei almost cried out in happiness.
Zh: 他们披着湿透的衣服，终于带着灯笼回到了村子，正好赶上月亮升起的时刻。
En: Draped in their soaked clothes, they finally returned to the village with the lantern, just in time to see the moon rise.
Zh: 村子里到处是灯火和欢乐的笑声。
En: The village was filled with lights and joyous laughter.
Zh: 家豪鼓起勇气，对梅说：“我一直很喜欢你，从小到大。”
En: Jiahao mustered the courage to say to Mei, "I've always liked you, from childhood until now."
Zh: 梅愣住了，接着脸红起来。
En: Mei was stunned, then blushed.
Zh: “谢谢你，家豪。”
En: "Thank you, Jiahao."
Zh: 这趟冒险让梅意识到，除了传家宝灯笼，亲情与朋友之间的羁绊同样重要。
En: This adventure made Mei realize that, aside from the family heirloom lantern, the bonds between family and friends are equally important.
Zh: 三人坐在灯火下，分享着月饼，看着满月，他们感受到节日的温暖和美好。
En: The three of them sat under the lights, sharing mooncakes and gazing at the full moon, feeling the warmth and beauty of the festival.
Zh: 中秋节的夜晚，因为找到祖母的灯笼，也因为彼此的心意，变得更加难忘。
En: The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because of finding the grandmother's lantern and their feelings for each other, became all the more unforgettable.
Vocabulary Words:
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Story Transcript:
Zh: 竹林中的月光朦胧，洒下斑驳的影子。
En: The moonlight in the bamboo forest was hazy, casting dappled shadows.
Zh: 中秋节快到了，梅、家豪和丽芬三人正走在四川的竹林中。
En: The Zhongqiu Jie, or Mid-Autumn Festival, was approaching, and Mei, Jiahao, and Lifen were walking through a bamboo forest in Sichuan.
Zh: 梅心情有些沉重，她要找到那盏祖母珍爱的传家灯笼。
En: Mei felt a bit heavy-hearted as she was determined to find the precious ancestral lantern cherished by her grandmother.
Zh: “灯笼就藏在一个秘密的地方。我感觉到了。”梅坚定地说。
En: "The lantern is hidden in a secret place. I can feel it," Mei said resolutely.
Zh: 她想在节日之前找到它，以纪念她的祖母。
En: She wanted to find it before the festival, to commemorate her grandmother.
Zh: 家豪紧跟在梅后面，他暗暗下定决心，要在今天表达他的心意。
En: Jiahao followed closely behind Mei, secretly determined to express his feelings today.
Zh: “不要担心，我们一定能成功。”他鼓励道。
En: "Don't worry, we'll definitely succeed," he encouraged.
Zh: 丽芬不太相信竹林里的传说，但为了梅，她也愿意投入这场寻找。
En: Lifen didn't quite believe in the legends of the bamboo forest, but for Mei, she was willing to join this search.
Zh: “我还是觉得有点不安，听说这里有神秘的守护灵。”她小声说。
En: "I still feel a bit uneasy. I've heard there are mysterious guardian spirits here," she whispered.
Zh: 走了不知多久，他们发现了一个藏着灯笼的地方。
En: After walking for an unknown amount of time, they discovered a place hiding the lantern.
Zh: 就在他们欣喜若狂时，天空突然乌云密布，暴雨来临了。
En: Just as they were ecstatic, the sky suddenly became overcast, and a torrential rain began.
Zh: 雨水打湿了地面，泥泞四溢，灯笼被卷起，顺着水流向竹林深处。
En: The rain soaked the ground, turning it muddy, and the lantern was swept away, carried by the water deeper into the forest.
Zh: 梅和家豪冲过去，试图抓住灯笼。
En: Mei and Jiahao rushed forward, attempting to catch the lantern.
Zh: 丽芬也加入了，三人合力最终抓住了灯笼。
En: Lifen also joined in, and together, the three of them managed to finally catch the lantern.
Zh: “我们成功了！”梅高兴得差点哭出声来。
En: "We did it!" Mei almost cried out in happiness.
Zh: 他们披着湿透的衣服，终于带着灯笼回到了村子，正好赶上月亮升起的时刻。
En: Draped in their soaked clothes, they finally returned to the village with the lantern, just in time to see the moon rise.
Zh: 村子里到处是灯火和欢乐的笑声。
En: The village was filled with lights and joyous laughter.
Zh: 家豪鼓起勇气，对梅说：“我一直很喜欢你，从小到大。”
En: Jiahao mustered the courage to say to Mei, "I've always liked you, from childhood until now."
Zh: 梅愣住了，接着脸红起来。
En: Mei was stunned, then blushed.
Zh: “谢谢你，家豪。”
En: "Thank you, Jiahao."
Zh: 这趟冒险让梅意识到，除了传家宝灯笼，亲情与朋友之间的羁绊同样重要。
En: This adventure made Mei realize that, aside from the family heirloom lantern, the bonds between family and friends are equally important.
Zh: 三人坐在灯火下，分享着月饼，看着满月，他们感受到节日的温暖和美好。
En: The three of them sat under the lights, sharing mooncakes and gazing at the full moon, feeling the warmth and beauty of the festival.
Zh: 中秋节的夜晚，因为找到祖母的灯笼，也因为彼此的心意，变得更加难忘。
En: The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because of finding the grandmother's lantern and their feelings for each other, became all the more unforgettable.
Vocabulary Words:
- hazy: 朦胧
- dappled: 斑驳
- secretly: 暗暗
- guardian spirits: 守护灵
- overcast: 乌云密布
- torrential rain: 暴雨
- muddy: 泥泞
- swept away: 卷起
- ecstatic: 欣喜若狂
- mustered: 鼓起
- blushed: 脸红
- heirloom: 传家宝
- bonds: 羁绊
- gazing: 看着
- warmth: 温暖
- unforgettable: 难忘
- lantern: 灯笼
- determined: 坚定
- commemorate: 纪念
- resolutely: 坚定地
- baroque: 古典风格
- uneasy: 不安
- cherished: 珍爱
- ancestor: 祖母
- joyous: 欢乐
- apprehension: 忧虑
- scurry: 赶忙
- festive: 节日的
- soaked: 湿透
- draped: 披着
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fluid Fluent dorg.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Welcome to Fluent Fiction Mandarin Chinese, the podcast where we
bring you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In
each episode, will present a short story in both English
and Mandarin Chinese with the aim of helping you to
improve your listening comprehension.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll embark on a moonlit adventure to
rediscover family legacy and heartfelt confessions amidst the bamboo shadows
right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
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Speaker 1 (01:42):
Julian Jun the yugomlo sasa bambins junsu Dia kadala may
jahaw Holifa saying junzos tin the Julien John may since
uschen jun pay our Ja, don that jan zumuja the
trens lo ti tanza IgA mi me the diffa wakan
(02:03):
ziadalla median ding the shore, Tajao data Itinian tadzu mo
jahu singan that make home yea ta and sadd yaadata
see ye were dancing woman eating the chango tago lida
(02:23):
even but sing Julie lead the transure, don't wear the
maid taiy and it told ujichan sunja or hashi for
a tin sho jeliu shi mid the show huling tail
shan shure so bio tamafasaga tanja diffa sisa tamasi zero
(02:44):
kan shi tien kotul and wui mean book bout you
like leing luck. You say that hildad mire meaning see ye,
don't loo baji and see shan san Julie Shan true,
make her that how tungle to she too dry juda
life ye ya Rula, saying her li so jun da
(03:04):
ju La dun long woman Chango la may Gau sing
the Chattian Kutu shang Lai taman pige. She told the
ye fool John y Daja dun long without the twins
Joe Hargan shang Ya la Shainti, the shi kur sinzi
li d'otushi dung hu hu Hua de selshon jahaw Guti
yung Ti to make sure wu yi jihn Sikhani tun
(03:27):
sa dar da mae long Jula Sigili and hum Tila
Sizii jaha jit Tamasi and Yama Yeshi da Tula tunzabou
dun Long, singing upon yo jin the Dba tongyan jun
Yah saying souza don hu sa fin sian yu bing
Tanjamin ye Tamangan Sho dardji the winner her main he
(03:51):
juntu di the year one you may ja dal zumuda
dun long Ye you may be to the see ye
bin the gangzha nan one.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
What's take another words. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Julin Jun di yeu guamung Loo Sasa bamboo the jins.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
The moonlight in the bamboo forest was hazy, casting dappled shadows.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Junxiu dia Kuwa da la May Jaho Holifenseeyen jun soo
Zese trend the julin Jun.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
The joan Xiojia or mid autumn festival was approaching, and
May Jahou and Lefen were walking through a bamboo forest
in Sichuan.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Maisintiyu sie chen Ju tayo ja dan nai jan Zumuja
the tren Ja Dunlo.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
May felt a bit heavy hearted as she was determined
to find the precious ancestral lantern cherished by her grandmother.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Don loon Jio tanzai Igami the d'fa wakan zio dalla
maidiending de shour.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
The lantern is hidden in a secret place. I can
feel it, May said resolutely.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Tai sanz je jitien Jao data yizen Tadazumu.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
She wanted to find it before the festival to commemorate
her grandmother.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Jiahu jing Linza mahom ye ta sa dingji su yaze
Zintien Bia dada de si.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Yi Jiahau followed closely behind. May secretly determined to express
his feelings today.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Buya Dan sin Wimi y ding lun Chango ta kuli da.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Don't worry, We'll definitely succeed, he encouraged.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Lifempudhaisan sin juli li The chanshur Danuila May taye ye
yeou ji Chau Shinjao.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Liifan didn't quite believe in the legends of the Bamboo Forest,
but for May, she was willing to join this search well.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Hai shutie de yuden fo a tin sho ji liu
shi mi de sho Hulin taiso shun Shu.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I still feel a bit uneasy. I've heard there are
mysterious guardian spirits here, she whispered.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So Labuchi duzio tamafazia lika tanj don lod Difa.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they discovered
a place hiding the lantern.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Ziuza tamasi siou Quan shi tien kung turl and U
Yi mi bo boh you la lin La.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Just as they were ecstatic, the sky suddenly became overcast
and a torrential rain began.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Yu sh Da Shi la di Minnen Si Yi don
Lo Betien si Shenji Liu san Ju Li shin Chu.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
The rain soaked the ground, turning it muddy, and the
lantern was swept away, carried by the water deeper into
the forest.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Mah Hu Jaho Chungu Chi shit Hou dra Ju Dun.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Lo Mae and Jiaha rushed forward attempting to catch the lantern.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Li Feye Ya Ju La Seyen Jul t jun Ja
Ju La doung.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
Lo Lifan also joined in, and together the three of
them managed to finally catch the lantern.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Woman Chuango La may Go Singa Chatti and Khu Chu
shan La.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
We did it, may almost cried out in happiness.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Tamanpij shit Hoo the Ye fool jun Yi Dai Jidun
Lo Huda La shunsu Jio Halga and shag Ye La
shun Shi the Shi Khu.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Draped in their soaked clothes, they finally returned to the
village with the lantern, just in time to see the
moon rise.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
Sun Zil Daou Chou shidng Hu Hu Hua lu De
Sao Shun.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
The village was filled with lights and joyous laughter.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Jiahu gu ji Un si de Mai shuo wu yi
jihn Sihan nizun shado.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Da Jiaha mustered the courage to say to me, I've
always liked you from childhood until now.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
May lung ju la tier Jili and hun si La.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
May was stunned, then blushed Sizi ni jah thank you
jahau Ji.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Tamu sien ya Mayi shidao chula tun Zabao dun lo
sin signye panu jijiin ziba tounyan jun Ja.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
This adventure made May realize that, aside from the family
heirloom lantern, the bonds between family and friends are equally important.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Say en suze don hu ya fin sen ji yue
bin kan jama ye tamagan Sho dar tie je de
wunna jume Ha.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
The three of them sat under the lights, sharing mooncakes
and gazing at the full moon, feeling the warmth and
beauty of the festival.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
Jun tiujie de ye wa yem Jao Dao Zummuda dun
lo ye ye may b su de si ye bin
the gun jianna wa.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
The night of the mid Autumn festival because of finding
the grandmother's lantern and their feelings for each other became
all the more unforgettable.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Mandarin Chinese, then
in English.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Munlo, munlo, maunlo, hazy, bamboo, bamboo, bamboo.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Dappled, ah ah ah, secretly.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Show hulin, show hulin, show.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Hulin, guardian spirits ooh.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
Ye me boo, ooh ye me boo, ooh ye me.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Boo, overcast, bow yee bow ye bow ye, torrential rain ni.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Ni ni y, muddy, genty genty gen se, swept away,
see usual, quan see zeerul quang, see serraul quang, ecstatic, Gucci, Gucci, Gucci, mustard,
lien jhu yen hu lin ju, blushed, transaba, chransaba transyapball heirloom,
(10:18):
ziebat ziebant ziba, bonds, kanja, kanja, kanja, gazing, when na,
when na, when na warmth nan wha now wha nan
wha unforgettable, dun lo, dun lo, dun lo lantern, zien
(10:38):
bing chien bing ziending determined sign signe signe commemorate ziendingda
ending da chien dingda resolutely gudi and funkur Gudian, funkur Gudian,
fun cour broke pour a boura poo a uneasy, jeah
(11:01):
jee jee cherished, zoom wo zoom wo zoom wo ancestor
Hua La Hua lu Hua la joyous Yo li yo
li yol, apprehension, gun Man, gun man, gun man, scurry,
ziegda ziegy da da festive, shitthal shitthal, shitthal, soaked, Piga, Pija,
(11:31):
Pija draped.
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Welcome to Fluent Fiction Mandarin Chinese, the podcast where we
bring you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In
each episode, will present a short story in both English
and Mandarin Chinese with the aim of helping you to
improve your listening comprehension.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll embark on a moonlit adventure to
rediscover family legacy and heartfelt confessions amidst the bamboo shadows
right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
At fluent Fiction, we're not just telling stories. We're bringing
the world together by learning to understand each other. By
subscribing to Fluent Fiction Plus. At plus dot fluentfiction dot org,
you do more than just remove ads. You support a
platform bridging global language differences, one story at a time.
Your subscription not only guarantee you an uninterrupted narrative, it
(01:02):
also sustains our mission to bring stories in diverse languages
to everyone. It's simple visit plus dot Fluentfiction dot org
and become a Plus subscriber today. When you do, you
become a champion for global language learning and enjoy an
ad free experience. So please join us at plus dot
fluentfiction dot org. Let's transform the way we experience the
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power of stories. Your journey awaits at plus dot, fluentfiction
dot org. Together we can keep the world's stories flowing.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Julian Jun the yugomlo sasa bambins junsu Dia kadala may
jahaw Holifa saying junzos tin the Julien John may since
uschen jun pay our Ja, don that jan zumuja the
trens lo ti tanza IgA mi me the diffa wakan
(02:03):
ziadalla median ding the shore, Tajao data Itinian tadzu mo
jahu singan that make home yea ta and sadd yaadata
see ye were dancing woman eating the chango tago lida
(02:23):
even but sing Julie lead the transure, don't wear the
maid taiy and it told ujichan sunja or hashi for
a tin sho jeliu shi mid the show huling tail
shan shure so bio tamafasaga tanja diffa sisa tamasi zero
(02:44):
kan shi tien kotul and wui mean book bout you
like leing luck. You say that hildad mire meaning see ye,
don't loo baji and see shan san Julie Shan true,
make her that how tungle to she too dry juda
life ye ya Rula, saying her li so jun da
(03:04):
ju La dun long woman Chango la may Gau sing
the Chattian Kutu shang Lai taman pige. She told the
ye fool John y Daja dun long without the twins
Joe Hargan shang Ya la Shainti, the shi kur sinzi
li d'otushi dung hu hu Hua de selshon jahaw Guti
yung Ti to make sure wu yi jihn Sikhani tun
(03:27):
sa dar da mae long Jula Sigili and hum Tila
Sizii jaha jit Tamasi and Yama Yeshi da Tula tunzabou
dun Long, singing upon yo jin the Dba tongyan jun
Yah saying souza don hu sa fin sian yu bing
Tanjamin ye Tamangan Sho dardji the winner her main he
(03:51):
juntu di the year one you may ja dal zumuda
dun long Ye you may be to the see ye
bin the gangzha nan one.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
What's take another words. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Julin Jun di yeu guamung Loo Sasa bamboo the jins.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
The moonlight in the bamboo forest was hazy, casting dappled shadows.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Junxiu dia Kuwa da la May Jaho Holifenseeyen jun soo
Zese trend the julin Jun.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
The joan Xiojia or mid autumn festival was approaching, and
May Jahou and Lefen were walking through a bamboo forest
in Sichuan.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Maisintiyu sie chen Ju tayo ja dan nai jan Zumuja
the tren Ja Dunlo.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
May felt a bit heavy hearted as she was determined
to find the precious ancestral lantern cherished by her grandmother.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Don loon Jio tanzai Igami the d'fa wakan zio dalla
maidiending de shour.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
The lantern is hidden in a secret place. I can
feel it, May said resolutely.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Tai sanz je jitien Jao data yizen Tadazumu.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
She wanted to find it before the festival to commemorate
her grandmother.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Jiahu jing Linza mahom ye ta sa dingji su yaze
Zintien Bia dada de si.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Yi Jiahau followed closely behind. May secretly determined to express
his feelings today.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Buya Dan sin Wimi y ding lun Chango ta kuli da.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Don't worry, We'll definitely succeed, he encouraged.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Lifempudhaisan sin juli li The chanshur Danuila May taye ye
yeou ji Chau Shinjao.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Liifan didn't quite believe in the legends of the Bamboo Forest,
but for May, she was willing to join this search well.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Hai shutie de yuden fo a tin sho ji liu
shi mi de sho Hulin taiso shun Shu.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I still feel a bit uneasy. I've heard there are
mysterious guardian spirits here, she whispered.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So Labuchi duzio tamafazia lika tanj don lod Difa.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they discovered
a place hiding the lantern.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Ziuza tamasi siou Quan shi tien kung turl and U
Yi mi bo boh you la lin La.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Just as they were ecstatic, the sky suddenly became overcast
and a torrential rain began.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Yu sh Da Shi la di Minnen Si Yi don
Lo Betien si Shenji Liu san Ju Li shin Chu.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
The rain soaked the ground, turning it muddy, and the
lantern was swept away, carried by the water deeper into
the forest.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Mah Hu Jaho Chungu Chi shit Hou dra Ju Dun.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Lo Mae and Jiaha rushed forward attempting to catch the lantern.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Li Feye Ya Ju La Seyen Jul t jun Ja
Ju La doung.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
Lo Lifan also joined in, and together the three of
them managed to finally catch the lantern.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Woman Chuango La may Go Singa Chatti and Khu Chu
shan La.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
We did it, may almost cried out in happiness.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Tamanpij shit Hoo the Ye fool jun Yi Dai Jidun
Lo Huda La shunsu Jio Halga and shag Ye La
shun Shi the Shi Khu.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Draped in their soaked clothes, they finally returned to the
village with the lantern, just in time to see the
moon rise.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
Sun Zil Daou Chou shidng Hu Hu Hua lu De
Sao Shun.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
The village was filled with lights and joyous laughter.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Jiahu gu ji Un si de Mai shuo wu yi
jihn Sihan nizun shado.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Da Jiaha mustered the courage to say to me, I've
always liked you from childhood until now.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
May lung ju la tier Jili and hun si La.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
May was stunned, then blushed Sizi ni jah thank you
jahau Ji.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Tamu sien ya Mayi shidao chula tun Zabao dun lo
sin signye panu jijiin ziba tounyan jun Ja.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
This adventure made May realize that, aside from the family
heirloom lantern, the bonds between family and friends are equally important.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Say en suze don hu ya fin sen ji yue
bin kan jama ye tamagan Sho dar tie je de
wunna jume Ha.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
The three of them sat under the lights, sharing mooncakes
and gazing at the full moon, feeling the warmth and
beauty of the festival.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
Jun tiujie de ye wa yem Jao Dao Zummuda dun
lo ye ye may b su de si ye bin
the gun jianna wa.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
The night of the mid Autumn festival because of finding
the grandmother's lantern and their feelings for each other became
all the more unforgettable.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Mandarin Chinese, then
in English.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Munlo, munlo, maunlo, hazy, bamboo, bamboo, bamboo.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Dappled, ah ah ah, secretly.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Show hulin, show hulin, show.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Hulin, guardian spirits ooh.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
Ye me boo, ooh ye me boo, ooh ye me.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Boo, overcast, bow yee bow ye bow ye, torrential rain ni.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Ni ni y, muddy, genty genty gen se, swept away,
see usual, quan see zeerul quang, see serraul quang, ecstatic, Gucci, Gucci, Gucci, mustard,
lien jhu yen hu lin ju, blushed, transaba, chransaba transyapball heirloom,
(10:18):
ziebat ziebant ziba, bonds, kanja, kanja, kanja, gazing, when na,
when na, when na warmth nan wha now wha nan
wha unforgettable, dun lo, dun lo, dun lo lantern, zien
(10:38):
bing chien bing ziending determined sign signe signe commemorate ziendingda
ending da chien dingda resolutely gudi and funkur Gudian, funkur Gudian,
fun cour broke pour a boura poo a uneasy, jeah
(11:01):
jee jee cherished, zoom wo zoom wo zoom wo ancestor
Hua La Hua lu Hua la joyous Yo li yo
li yol, apprehension, gun Man, gun man, gun man, scurry,
ziegda ziegy da da festive, shitthal shitthal, shitthal, soaked, Piga, Pija,
(11:31):
Pija draped.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
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