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Sissi is back! We chatted about my summer vacation highlight - I went to a Swing Dance camp in Herräng! We talked about why it feels good to give up control when dancing, and, what does "sucking cats on the cloud" mean?If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, buy me a coffee here! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:https://www.yaya.press/doc/007154ad-b4f1-453e-9271-086ed2363ecc=========呼声很高hūshēng hěn gāohighly anticipated; popular demand笑开了花xiào kāilehuāsmile broadly; be all smiles; beam with joy脸红liǎnhóngblush; turn red (in the face); flush脸皮比较厚liǎnpí bǐjiào hòuthick-skinned; not easily embarrassed欣然接受xīnránjiēshòugladly accept; readily accept谈吐tántǔspeech; manner of speaking云度假yún dùjiàcloud vacation; virtual vacation云吸猫yún xī māocloud cat petting; virtual cat interaction; enjoying cat content online上瘾shàngyǐnaddicted; addiction吊带衫diàodàishāntank top; camisole避暑bìshǔescape the heat; summer resort; spend a holiday at a summer resort强制性qiángzhìxìngmandatory; compulsory; obligatory放暑假fàngshǔjiǎhave summer vacation; go on summer break抹去mǒ qùerase; wipe off; remove淡漠dànmòindifferent; apathetic; unconcerned假日综合症jiàrì zōnghézhèngholiday syndrome; post-holiday blues调休tiáoxiūadjusted leave; shift leave服务业fúwùyèservice industry; service sector舞蹈营wǔdǎo yíngdance camp西海岸xīhǎiànWest Coast性别角色xìngbiéjuésègender roles一男一女yìnányìnǚa man and a woman冥想míngxiǎngmeditation韩国艺人Hánguó yìrénKorean artist; Korean entertainer; Korean celebrity练习生liànxíshēngtrainee; apprentice出道chū dàodebut; to start a career舞池wǔchídance floor上下铺shàngxià pùbunk bed教会jiāohuìchurch; congregation; religious organization减肥训练营jiǎnféi xùnliànyíngweight loss camp上头shàngtóuintoxicated; overwhelmed; excited心流xīn liúflow; state of flow放空fàngkōngempty; relax; clear the mind控制狂kòngzhì kuángcontrol freak不安全感bùānquángǎninsecurity; sense of insecurity作祟zuòsuìto haunt; to cause trouble; to make mischief打个盹dǎ gè dǔntake a nap; have a snooze生理需要shēnglǐxūyàophysiological needs; biological needs纯粹chúncuìpure; purely; sheer玩乐器wán yuèqìplay musical instruments有交集yǒu jiāojíhave intersection; have overlap; intersect五湖四海wǔhúsìhǎiall over the world; from all corners of the earth五音不全wǔyīnbùquántone-deaf; unable to carry a tune音痴yīn chītone-deaf; musically inept斗胆dǒudǎndare; venture乐感lègǎnsense of music; musicality模式判定móshì pàndìngpattern recognition; pattern determinationPowered by Firstory Hosting

Renfei just spent a week hiking Sweden’s Kungsleden trail. We talked about why people choose to push their bodies, what pain reveals, and how shared challenges build connection and friendship!If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, buy me a coffee here! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:https://www.yaya.press/doc/9da7699d-ed5f-4a8d-ac33-01c417bb0063================偷偷摸摸tōutōumōmōsneaky; stealthy; furtive阴转晴yīnzhuǎnqíngovercast to sunny; cloudy turning to clear梗gěngmeme;joke;running gag吐槽tǔ cáocomplain; ridicule; roast暴晒bàoshàiexposure to the sun; sunburn体感tǐ gǎnperception; sensation; physical feeling有两下子yǒuliǎngxiàzito be quite good at something; to have a knack for something; to be skillful徒步túbùhiking; walking; on foot激进jījìnradical; aggressive保守bǎoshǒuconservative; cautious; to guard公里gōnglǐkilometer露营lùyíngcamping沿途yántúalong the way; on the way登山dēngshānmountain climbing; mountaineering洗漱xǐshùwash up; freshen up背包客bēibāokèbackpacker安营扎寨ānyíngzhāzhàiset up camp; pitch a tent帐篷zhàngpengtent简陋jiǎnlòusimple; crude; shabby上下铺shàngxià pùbunk bed上中下shàngzhōngxiàupper, middle, and lower; top, middle, and bottom零经验líng jīngyànzero experience; no experience卫星电话wèixīngdiànhuàsatellite phone自来水zìláishuǐtap water; running water原始yuánshǐoriginal; primitive; raw基础设施jīchǔshèshīinfrastructure锅碗瓢盆guōwǎnpiáopénpots and pans; kitchenware; cooking utensils补给bǔjǐsupply; replenish; resupply方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles自热锅zì règuōself-heating pot速食sùshífast food; instant food炉灶lúzàostove; kitchen range公斤gōngjīnkilogram出乎了我的想象chūhū le wǒ de xiǎngxiàngbeyond my imagination; exceeded my expectations距离感jùlígǎnsense of distance; feeling of distance小伙伴xiǎohuǒbànbuddy; partner; pal契合qìhéto match; to fit; to be in harmony面面相觑miànmiànxiāngqùto look at each other in dismay; to be at a loss; to be perplexed各自走自己的gèzì zǒu zìjǐ dego one's own way; each go their own way电子书diànzishūe-book; electronic book水泡shuǐpàoblister; bubble烦躁fánzàoirritable; restless; agitated麻木mámùnumb; insensitive; apathetic磨起了水泡móqǐ le shuǐpàodeveloped blisters; got blisters环线huánxiànloop line; ring road你画我猜nǐ huà wǒ cāiPictionary; drawing and guessing game放得开fàng de kāibe at ease; be natural; be uninhibited搞笑gǎoxiàofunny; hilarious; comical有缘yǒuyuánto be fated; to have a connection; to be destined蛮厉mán lìvery intense; quite impressive志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer好酷hǎokùvery cool; awesome强势qiángshìstrong; aggressive; assertive厉害lìhaifierce; formidable; powerful有力量yǒu lìliangpowerful; strong砍柴undefinedundefined感激gǎnjīappreciate; feel grateful; be thankful打水dǎ shuǐfetch water; draw water淋浴línyùshower瞬间shùnjiānmoment; instant苦难kǔnànsuffering; hardship; misery艰辛jiānxīnhardship; difficulty; arduousness亲近qīnjìnintimate; close; friendly玩玩闹闹wánwán nào nàoplayful; horseplay; fooling around打开心扉dǎkāi xīnfēiopen one's heart; open up强度蛮大qiángdù mán dàintense; high intensity越野yuèyěcross-country; off-road佛系fú xìBuddha-like; laid-back; non-competitive美人鱼měirényúmermaid刀刃dāorènblade; edge of a knife要旨yàozhǐgist; essence; main point和解héjiěreconciliation; settlement; compromise放空思想fàngkōng sīxiǎngempty the mind; clear the mind一瘸一拐yīquéyīguǎilimping; hobbling半马bàn mǎhalf marathon全马quán mǎfull marathon留点甜头liúdiǎn tiántouleave some sweetness; leave a good impression留有一些余地liúyǒu yīxiē yúdìleave some room; allow some leeway; give some margin抽筋chōujīncramp; muscle spasmPowered by Firstory Hosting

We welcome back Sara, a spanish girl who worked and lived in both Shanghai and Guangzhou. What are the differences between the expat community in different cities in China? And how does a "foreigner" make local friends in China?If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, buy me a coffee here! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:https://www.yaya.press/doc/818b64c9-7168-443f-b8f4-62cf8b19aa79=====================辞职cízhíresign; quit; resign from a job领事馆lǐngshìguǎnconsulate调休tiáoxiūadjusted leave; compensatory leave公共假期gōnggòng jiàqīpublic holiday; public vacation补偿bǔchángcompensate; make up; offset马德里MǎdélǐMadrid时差shíchātime difference; jet lag粤语YuèyǔCantonese高科技gāokējìhigh-tech; high technology卷juǎncompetitive; intense; to roll氛围fēnwéiatmosphere; ambiance; vibe咨询公司zīxún gōngsīconsulting company; consultancy金融公司jīnrónggōngsīfinancial company; finance company书展shūzhǎnbook fair; book exhibition音乐剧yīnlèjùmusical; musical theater贸易màoyìtrade; commerce中国人的圈子Zhōngguó rén de quānziChinese people's circle; Chinese community; social circle of Chinese people高学历gāoxuélìhighly educated; high academic qualifications语言交换yǔyán jiāohuànlanguage exchange侦探小说zhēntànxiǎoshuōdetective novel; detective fiction日本作家Rìběn zuòjiāJapanese writer; Japanese author打断dǎduàninterrupt; break off; cut short查字典cházìdiǎnlook up in the dictionary下划线xiàhuàxiànunderlinePowered by Firstory Hosting

In this episode, we start from the Pride Week in Sweden and explore the differences between sex education in China and Sweden!If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, buy me a coffee here! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:https://www.yaya.press/doc/42ce059a-be2d-424e-9ff1-9bf1829f6136====================灰蒙蒙huīmēngmēnghazy; overcast; gloomy重头戏zhòngtóuxìhighlight; main event; centerpiece浇灭jiāomièextinguish; put out; dampen运河yùnhécanal挤满了jǐmǎn lecrowded; packed; filled to capacity直译zhíyìliteral translation性少数群体xìng shǎoshù qúntǐsexual minority group彩虹cǎihóngrainbow; LGBT community (informal)同志tóngzhìcomrade; homosexual (slang)同性恋群体tóngxìngliàn qúntǐLGBT community; homosexual community禁忌jìnjìtaboo; forbidden; prohibited罪恶zuì'ècrime; sin; evil尺度大chǐdù dàlarge scale; broad scope; explicit (in terms of content)性教育xìng jiàoyùsex education生理课shēnglǐ kèphysiology class; biology class素质教育sùzhìjiàoyùquality education; education for all-round development性教育xìng jiàoyùsex education坦诚tǎnchénghonest; frank; candid捅破这层窗户纸tǒngpò zhè céng chuānghùzhǐbreak the barrier; reveal the truth; make things clear保护措施bǎohùcuòshīprotective measures; safety measures性传染病xìng chuánrǎnbìngsexually transmitted disease; STD偏题piāntíoff-topic; digress谈心tánxīnto have a heart-to-heart talk; to chat intimately旁敲侧击pángqiāocèjībeat around the bush; hint indirectly; make oblique references浅浅的qiǎnqiǎndeshallow; slight; light几句带过jǐjù dài guòmention briefly; touch on briefly早恋zǎoliànpuppy love; young love; early romance同居tóngjūlive together; cohabit亲嘴qīnzuǐkiss肢体接触zhītǐ jiēchùphysical contact; bodily contact性生活xìngshēnghuósex life; sexual activity抗拒度kàngjù dùdegree of resistance; level of opposition婚前同居hūnqián tóngjūcohabitation before marriage; living together before marriage开放kāifàngopen; open-minded; liberal结果导向jiéguǒ dǎoxiàngresult-oriented; outcome-focused怀孕huáiyùnto be pregnant; pregnancy耳濡目染ěrrúmùrǎninfluenced by what one constantly sees and hears; imperceptibly influenced阻碍zǔ'àiobstacle; hindrance; obstruction天平tiānpíngbalance; scale断绝亲子关系duànjué qīnziguānxìsever parent-child relationship; cut off family ties隐忍yǐnrěnforbearance; endure; toleratePowered by Firstory Hosting

If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, buy me a coffee here! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里： https://www.yaya.press/doc/e11c6857-1b5a-4d0c-890b-baf865ab6950Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation: https://www.yaya.press/doc/e11c6857-1b5a-4d0c-890b-baf865ab6950Discord Group: https://discord.gg/QfrS6aDw35Yaya (language learning app) Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPVUfRzlOHk&t=2s===========================求学qiúxuéto study; to pursue studies助教zhùjiàoteaching assistant; assistant instructor研究生yánjiūshēnggraduate studies; postgraduate studies文科wénkēliberal arts; humanities基础学科jīchǔxuékēbasic subjects; fundamental disciplines授课shòukèteach; give lessons; lecture定理dìnglǐtheorem写作规范xiězuò guīfànwriting standards; writing norms; writing conventions学生协会xuésheng xiéhuìstudent association课余精力kèyú jīnglìextracurricular energy; spare energy哈利波特hālìbō tèHarry Potter体制tǐzhìsystem; organization; structure沿袭yánxífollow; carry on; continue英联邦YīngLiánbāngCommonwealth of Nations; British Commonwealth徽章huīzhāngbadge; emblem; insignia超随机chāo suíjīsuper random; extremely random赛艇sàitǐngrowing; racing boat晚宴wǎnyàndinner; banquet; evening banquet小锤子xiǎo chuízismall hammer; gavel穿越chuānyuèto travel through; to pass through; to traverse拉丁语LādīngyǔLatin (language)消费税xiāofèishuìsales tax; consumption tax食堂shítángcanteen; cafeteria; dining hall两荤一素liǎng hūn yí sùtwo meat dishes and one vegetable dish两菜一汤liǎng cài yì tāngtwo dishes and one soup荤菜hūncàimeat dish; non-vegetarian dish鸡胸肉jīxiōngròuchicken breast水煮shuǐ zhǔboiled; water-cooked果腹guǒfùto fill the stomach; to satisfy one's hunger宿舍sùshèdormitory; dorm room; hostel洗漱xǐshùwash up; freshen up熄灯xīdēnglights out; turn off the lights夜猫子yèmāozinight owl; someone who stays up latePowered by Firstory Hosting