Author: Jing Magazine

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玉兰:大家好，欢迎来到我们的小播客！我是文玉兰，今天我们有两位特别的客人。欢迎国先生和国太太。
Hi Everyone, and welcome to our little podcast! I’m Wen Yulan [Maggie]. Today we have two special guests. Welcome Mr. Guo [played by 国静 Anna ] and Mrs. Guo [played by 民育苹 Wuyi].

国太太: 谢谢你请我们来。认识你我们很高兴。
Thank you for inviting us. It’s nice to meet you.

国先生: 嗯。
en…

国太太: 哎呀，老公你也来说几句。
Hey, husband, you should say something too.

国先生: 你好，很高兴认识你。
Hello, nice to meet you.

玉兰: 您俩结婚多久了？
How long  have you two been married?

国太太: 今年已经二十五年了。
This year will be 25 years.

玉兰: 哇，好长时间。您们都做什么工作？
Wow, a long time. What do you both do for work?

国先生: 我是工厂里的工人，一辈子都在工作。
I am a factory worker, I’ve been working my whole life.

国太太: 而我现在是医生。
And now I am a doctor.

玉兰: 那么，在您们家里，男女平等吗？
Then, in your household,  are men and women equal?

国先生: 差不多，但是大部分家务都是我做的。
Pretty much, but I do the larger part of the household chores.

国太太: 是的，好几年来都是我在照顾孩子。孩子毕业以后我想轻松轻松。
Yes, for many years I was taking care of children. After the kids graduate I want to relax.

国先生: 你轻松轻松，而所有的劳动都是我来做的。
You relax, and I do all the labor.

玉兰: 是吗？有的人说女人应该在家里做所有的家务，照顾孩子，而男人应该出去挣钱。您觉得呢？
Is that so? Some people say that women should do all of the housework at home, take care of the kids, and men should go out and earn money. What do you think?

国先生: 有道理， 因为在古老的年代男人出门去打猎，所以现在挣钱的大多是男人。
It makes sense, because in ancient times men went out to hunt, so now mostly men earn money.

国太太: 但是现在不是古老的年代。你看现代女人可能成为医生。
But now is not ancient times. Look, in the modern era women can become doctors.

国先生: 当医生是当医生，但是男人比女人强壮多了！你连我一半的工作都做不了。
Working as a doctor is well and good, but men are much stronger than women! You couldn’t even do half of my job.

国太太: 什么意思？我看起来你每天都只看电视，跟朋友去公园打太极拳，晚上你就喝酒醉了。谁是一个医生？谁是养我们的孩子？
What’s that supposed to mean? I see you every day just watching TV, going to the park to do Tai Chi with your friends, in the evening getting drunk. Who is the doctor? Who raised our kid?

国先生: 那些活动都很重要！你怎么都不懂？
Those are all important activities! Why can’t  you understand?

玉兰: 好好好，国太太，别生气啊，很多男人都有这样的想法。
Ok, ok, ok, Mrs. Guo, don’t be angry, lots of men have this same way of thinking.

国太太: 常见不等于是对的。现在社会不再重男轻女。
Commonplace doesn’t mean it’s correct. Nowadays society does not favor boys over girls.

玉兰: 您说得对。国先生，改革开放以来，越来越多的女人选择去工作。这不是一件好事吗？
You’re right. Mr. Guo, since the reform and opening up, more and more women have chosen to work. Isn’t this a good thing?
(t/n: “Reform and opening up” refers to the period of Chinese economic reform in the late 1970s and early 1980s where more access to foreign trade and travel became available.)

国先生: 一直以来都是这样，但我知道我的国家缺少老师，所以…我并不讨厌。
It’s always been like this, but I know there’s a shortage of teachers in my country, so… I don’t hate it.

国太太: 哇，你太落伍了。
Wow, you are so out of date.

玉兰: 那么，您们有孩子吗？是男孩还是女孩？
Then, do you have children? Boys or girls?

国先生: 我们有一个儿子，我们为他感到骄傲。他刚开了一家店，他是个模范男人。
We have one son, and we are very proud of him. He just opened a shop, and he’s a model man.

玉兰: 哦，很厉害！是一位业主， 真酷。
Wow, that’s awesome! He’s a business owner [proprietor], that’s really cool.

国太太: 对啊，他是最好的花商。他和他的妻子一起经营这家店。
Yeah, he is the best florist. He and his wife run the shop together.

国先生: 他们互相合作。他负责设计广告，而妻子负责买卖花卉。
They mutually support each other: he designs the advertisements and his wife buys and sells the flowers.

国太太: 哦？听起来你说我们的儿媳妇做所有的重活。
Oh? It sounds like you’re saying our daughter-in-law does all the heavy lifting.

玉兰: 听起来他们相处得很幸福。我觉得时间差不多到了。谢谢您们来给我们这个机会认识您们的家庭。
It sounds like they get along very happily. I think time is about up. Thank you for coming and giving us this chance to get to know your family.

国太太: 别太客气了！
Don’t be so polite!
(t/n: a common response to “thank you”, similar to “you’re welcome” or “no thanks necessary”)

玉兰: 那么，最后，我们总是对听众朋友说 “下次在见”. 可以吗？
Then, lastly, we always give our listeners a “see you next time”. Can we?

国先生: 好的。
Ok.

都: 下次在见！
See you next time!

Anna Holmes, Wuyi Walters, & Maggie Wettergreen

Anna Holmes, Wuyi Walters, and Maggie Wettergreen are students in the second year of the Chinese program at WWU. This podcast mock-interview was written as part of a class assignment.

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玉兰： 大家好，欢迎来到春学期第一次的播客。 我是文玉兰在这儿欢迎我们的新同学邱文颢。
Hello everyone! Welcome to our first podcast of spring quarter! I’m Wen Yulan [Maggie] here welcoming our new classmate Qiu Wenhao.

文颢：大家好，我是邱文颢。霍邱的邱，中文的文，崔颢的颢。认识你们很高兴！
Hello everyone! I’m Qiu Wenhao; “Qiu” as in the province Huoqiu, “Wen” from “Chinese” and “Hao” like Cui Hao. Nice to meet you!
(t/n: explaining which characters are used in a name by giving examples of common words, places, or famous people that also use those characters)

玉兰：这次我认为我们可以谈论我们不同的旅行经验。怎么样？
This time, I thought we could discuss our different travel experiences. How does that sound?

文颢：可以！听起来好玩儿。
Sure! Sounds fun.

玉兰：你去过哪些国家，城市呢？
Which Countries and Cities have you been to?

文颢：我去过中国，主要是北京，香港，和青岛！
I’ve been to China, mainly Beijing, Hong Kong, and Qingdao.

玉兰：那，哪个城市是最有意思的？
So, which city is the most interesting?

文颢：对我来说，最有意思的是北京。
For me, the most interesting was Beijing.

玉兰：哦，听说北京有很多有意思的景点。是真的吗？
Wow, I’ve heard Beijing has a lot of interesting tourist attractions. Is that true?

文颢：是啊！我去了长城，紫禁城，和别的很古老的地方。
It is! I went to the Great wall, the Forbidden City, and other ancient places.

玉兰：很多，哪个给你留下最深的印象？
That’s a lot, which left you with the deepest impression?

文颢：长城给我留下很深的印象，因为那里的风景很美。
The Great Wall left me with the deepest impression, because the scenery there is very beautiful.

玉兰：长城这么大，你怎么上去的？需要门票吗？
The Great Wall is so big, how did you get to the top? Did you need entrance tickets?

文颢：我们坐了升降椅。我不知道有没有票，因为我参加了旅行团。
We took a chair lift. I don’t know if you need a ticket because I went with a tour group.

玉兰：我们的大学的旅行团，对吗？你们的旅行团团费包括了什么？
Our university’s tour group, right? What did your tour group fee include?

文颢：是的。包括了游览北京三天，从北京到青岛的高铁票，然后 在青岛留学五个星期的学费，住宿费。
Right. It included sightseeing in Beijing for three days, the high-speed rail ticket from Beijing to Qingdao, and then five weeks of tuition and accommodations in Qingdao.

玉兰：那在青岛的生活呢？那里的海洋大学的校园怎么样？餐厅的食物好吃吗？
Then how about life in Qingdao? How’s the campus at Ocean University? Is the dining hall food good?

文颢：海洋大学的餐厅是非常好的。很便宜，也比西华大的更好吃。
Ocean University’s dining hall is really good. Very cheap, and tastier than at Western’s.

玉兰：有一道最喜欢的菜吗？
Did you have a favorite dish?

文颢：我每天吃饺子！一盘是十块钱。
I ate dumplings every day! A plate is 10 yuan.

玉兰：哇！ 真的很便宜！其实，我今年夏天也打算去 青岛。关于哪里去，什么做，你有什么建议呢？
Wow! Really cheap! Actually, this summer I am also planning to go to Qingdao. Do you have any suggestions about where to go or what to do?

文颢：我建议你去青岛的海边儿。然后，必须去李村的购物中心买东西。
I suggest you go to Qingdao’s seaside. Then, you must go shopping at the mall in Licun.

玉兰：好，谢谢你的建议，我一定会去看一看。
Okay, thanks for your suggestion, I will definitely go take a look.

文颢：你去过什么国家？你最喜欢的是哪一个？
What countries have you been to? Which one is your favorite?

玉兰：我已经去过日本，和韩国。要选最喜欢的一个很难回答。因为它们都很棒，但是我觉得日本更有意思。
I’ve already been to Japan and Korea. It’s hard to choose which one I like better because they’re both great, but I think Japan is more interesting.

文颢：为什么？
Why?

玉兰：因为我去过日本的一些比较小的城市，人不是那么多，但风景很美，可以让你好好休息。
Because I went to some relatively small cities in Japan. There are not too many people, but the scenery is beautiful; it can let you have a good rest.

文颢：喔，真的？哪一个小城市是你最喜欢的？
Oh, really? Which small city is your favorite?

玉兰：一定是一个叫做高山的城市。那里有许多独具特色的传统建筑。
It’s definitely a small city named Takayama. There is a lot of unique traditional architecture there.
(t/n: The city name “Takayama“ in Japanese is written as 高山 , which is pronounced “Gāoshān” in Chinese.)

文颢：你是参加旅行团去游览的吗？
Did you join a tour group to go sightseeing?

玉兰：没有，我自助游。
No, I traveled on my own.

文颢：喔，很酷啊！你给别的想自助游的游客什么建议？
Wow, how cool! Do you have any advice for tourists who want to travel independently?

玉兰：可以，我觉得，去外国旅行时候，千万不要只去大城市和著名的地方，一定要找到更当地的景点。
Sure, I think that when traveling to a foreign country you absolutely must not only go to big cities and famous places, you must find more local attractions as well.

文颢：好的，谢谢！
Okay, thanks!

玉兰：好，时间差不多到了。 谢谢你参加我们的播客。
Okay, time is almost up. Thank you for joining our podcast.

文颢：没事儿！谢谢你请我来。
No problem! Thank you for inviting me.

玉兰：当然，我们给 听众朋友一个 “下次见” 吧！
Of course, let’s give our listeners a “see you next time”!

文颢：谢谢大家!
Thanks everyone!

都：下次见！
See you next time!

Nevaeh Qiu & Maggie Wettergreen

Nevaeh Qiu and Maggie Wettergreen are students in the second year of the Chinese program at WWU. This podcast interview was written as part of a class assignment.

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玉兰：大家好，我是文玉兰。欢迎来到我们冬学期的最后一期播客！这一次，我们为大家准备了一段关于旅行的小对话。同学，你想介绍一下你自己吧？
Hello everyone, I’m Wen Yulan [Maggie]. Welcome to our final podcast of the winter quarter! This time, we have prepared a small conversation about travel for you. Classmate, would you like to introduce yourself?

山：谢谢你请我来。大家好，我叫山，我是从中国来的！我们认识很久了吧?
Thank you for having me. Hello everyone, my name is Shan and I am from China! We’ve known each other for a long time?

玉兰：对啊，我们认识了差不多一年了，可是从来没见过面，我们算是老友吧！我很高兴去年夏天我们在华州一起花了两周旅行。
Yes, we’ve known each other for about a year, but had never met in person. We can be considered old friends! I’m so glad we spent two weeks traveling together in Washington last summer.

山：嗯，是真好玩儿！
Yeah, that was really fun!

玉兰：那是你第一次来美国，对吧？
That was your first time in America, right?

山：对啊！之前，我从来没去过外国。
Correct! Previously, I had never been to a foreign country.

玉兰：那么，你第一次来美国，就选择来华州？为什么？
So, your first time coming to the US, and you chose to come to Washington State? Why?

山：那是一个很有意思的问题。。。
That’s an interesting question…

玉兰：我以为你想来看看我啊。
I thought you wanted to come and see me.

山：对对，当然，这是我主要的目的! 哈哈。 再说，纽约或者旧金山是很热门的城市，对吧？
Yes, of course, this is my main purpose! haha. Besides, New York or San Francisco are very popular cities, right? 

玉兰：对啊，我听说，很多旅行者第一次来美国就是来到这些城市，所以你选择来华州真的很特别。
Right, I heard that many travelers –when they come to the United States for the first time–come to these cities, so it is really special that you choose to come to Washington State.

山：对对，但我觉得华州比那些城市更有意思。
Yes, but I think Washington is more interesting than those cities.

玉兰：为什么？
Why is that?

山：大自然是特别的，而且化州不太大，城市也不太拥挤。
The nature [here] is special, and Washington is not too big and the cities are not too crowded.

玉兰：我知道你的意思，比方说，我们去西雅图的时候，环境很热闹，可是跟中国大城市比，算不上人山人海。
I know what you mean. For example, when we went to Seattle, the environment was very lively, but compared with big cities in China, it was not such a sea of people.

山：这样我很喜欢。那天我们走来走去，看过很多景点。
I like that very much. We walked around and saw many attractions that day.

玉兰：我记得你两小时后就已经饿的发火。
I remember you were already hangry after two hours.

山：别提了，我的肚子咕噜咕噜了！果然，民以食为天啊！
Don’t bring it up, my stomach was growling! Sure enough, food is the most important thing for the people!

玉兰：幸运，我们找到了一些小吃。你还记得吗？
Luckily we found some snacks. Do you remember?

山：哦，对啊！烟熏三文鱼！
Oh, right! smoked salmon!

玉兰：你知道这是化州特色的小吃吧？
You know this is Washington’s specialty snack, right?

山：我知道，三文鱼对华州的生态，历史和文化来说很重要，再说吃起来真好吃!。
I know. Salmon is very important to the ecology, history, and culture of Washington, and besides, it tastes so delicious!

玉兰：对啊。除了西雅图以外，我也带你去了奥林匹克国家公园看风景。是我最喜欢的地方。
Right. Besides Seattle, I also took you to see the scenery in Olympic National Park. It’s my favorite place.

山：对啊！那是我第一次见到这么自然的环境。那么高的山，那么绿的树，那么安静，连一只老鼠的脚步声都能听见。
Right! That was the first time I saw such a natural environment. The mountains are so high, the trees are so green, and so quiet, you can even hear the footsteps of a mouse.

玉兰：你的家乡没有这样的东西吗？
Your hometown doesn’t have these kinds of things?

山：都没有，我的家乡是上海，人口很多，到处都有快餐店。
None. My hometown is Shanghai, the population is large and fast food restaurants are everywhere.

玉兰：但是上海有高铁。我从来没坐过，听说很方便。
But Shanghai has high-speed rail. I’ve never ridden on it, but I heard it’s very convenient.

山：是的，我很惊讶美国没有高铁。你知道为什么吗？
Yes, I’m surprised the US doesn’t have high-speed rail. Do you know why?

玉兰：那是因为在美国的历史上，很多人一直使用汽车，所以政府并不重视发展火车系统。
That’s because throughout America’s history, a lot of people have always used cars, so the government didn’t pay much attention to developing the train system.

山：恩恩，原来是这样，在美国，开车文化是一个特色。我希望这种做法会改变。
Oh, so that’s the case. Driving culture is a special feature of the United States. I hope this practice will change.

玉兰：我同意。有时开车也可以浪费时间。。。哎呀，别提醒我。
I agree. Sometimes driving can also be a waste of time. . . Jeeze, don’t remind me.

山：好，好， 别生气。肚子饿了吗？
Okay, okay, don’t be angry. Are you hungry?

玉兰：是啊！拍完播客以后，我们一起去吃小吃吧？我请客。
Yes, I am! After we’re done filming the podcast, shall we go get a snack? My treat.

山：一言为定！谢谢你和我一起回忆我们的旅行经历。
It’s a deal! Thank you for reminiscing with me about our travel experiences.

玉兰：别太客气了！谢谢你来！快，我们先给听众朋友一个“下次见！”，再去吃饭吧。
Don’t be so polite! Thank you for coming! Quick, let’s give our audience friends a “see you next time!” and then go eat.

山：好啊！
Okay!

都: 下次见！
See you next time！

Shan Robinson & Maggie Wettergreen

Shan Robinson and Maggie Wettergreen are students in the second year of the Chinese program at WWU. This podcast mock-interview was written as part of a class assignment.

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玫芬: 欢迎大家！我是玫芬，今天 我在这儿跟我的同学玉兰，想讲一讲童年教育。
Welcome everybody! My name is Meifen [Maven], and today I am here with my classmate Yulan [Maggie] to talk about childhood education.

玉兰：对，在孩子教育的问题上各个家长有自己的看法。
Yes, every parent has his or her own opinion on the issue of children’s education.

玫芬：不但父母都有不同的意见，而且住的地方和文化也对孩子的童年有影响。
Not only do parents have different opinions, location and culture can also have an impact on children’s childhood.

玉兰：比如说，我们俩都是美国人，但是我是在华盛顿州出生长大的，而你是从中西部来的，对吗？
For example, we are both from the US, but I was raised in Washington and you are from the Midwest, right?

玫芬：对。我小时候，我和我的家庭住在几个地方，但是我在南达科他上中、高中学。
Right. When I was a kid, my family and I lived in several places, but I went to middle school and high school in South Dakota.

玉兰：你的家长管你的教育吗？带你去上课外活动像钢琴，画画儿，游泳，什么的？
Did your parents control your education? Take you to extracurricular activities like piano, painting, swimming, etc.?

玫芬：不完全是。那时候，我主要的重心是念书，把时间都花在学习上。
Not entirely. At that time, my main focus was school and I spent all my time studying.

玉兰：你应该让你的家长很高兴吧。你有什么自己选的兴趣爱好吗？
You must have made your parents happy. Did you have any interests or hobbies you chose yourself?

玫芬：我花了几年学舞蹈，但是那是我自己的兴趣爱好。我父母从来没逼迫我。
I spent a few years studying dance, but it was my own hobby. My parents never pushed me. 

玉兰：我的妈妈带我去参加一些课外活动，但是不太多。比如，弹钢琴、游泳、和骑马。
My mom took me to some extracurricular activities, but not too many. For example, playing the piano, swimming, and riding horses.

玫芬：哇，骑马？很高档的运动。你的家庭很有钱吗 哈哈
Wow, horseback riding? A very fancy sport. Is your family rich? Haha 

玉兰：没有，没有，一点儿也没有。我的阿姨是骑马老师。因为免费，所以我妈妈让我去和她学。
No, no, not at all. My aunt was a horseback riding teacher. Because it was free, my mother had me learn from her.

玫芬：啊，我懂了。听起来那让你不太高兴？
Ah, I understand. Sounds like that didn’t make you very happy?

玉兰：是的。我喜欢马，但是我阿姨太严格了，她让我真讨厌骑马。但是，别的活动还好。我一直喜欢游泳和钢琴。
That’s true. I like horses, but my aunt was too strict, she made me hate riding. But the other activities were ok. I have always enjoyed swimming and piano.

玫芬：无论那时候你喜不喜欢，你觉得学这些东西都是对你现在有用的吗？
Whether or not you liked them at the time,  do you think learning these things will be useful to you now?

玉兰：我觉得是有用的。对一些技能来说，只要知道怎么做就好了。你呢？你希望小时候你的家长让你学过什么吗？
I think it’s useful. For some skills, it’s just a matter of knowing how to do them. And you? Is there anything you wish your parents had taught you when you were a child?

玫芬：有时候，我希望我也有一些这样的技能，但是我很高兴父母让我好好念书，不急着参加课外活动。长大以后，我还可以学新的东西。
Sometimes, I wish I had some of these skills, but I’m glad my parents let me study hard and not rush into extracurricular activities. After growing up, I can still learn new things.

玉兰：不过，有一些东西在小的时候学比较容易。比如，学语言。
But some things are easier to pick up when you’re a kid. Like learning languages.

玫芬：你说的对。如果是那样，现在上中文课当然就比较容易。
You’re right. If that [having studied as a child] were the case, it would certainly be easier to take Chinese classes now.

玉兰：我希望我的家长鼓励我学习其他语言。虽然那时候没有机会学中文，我可能学了西班牙语。那会非常有用。
I wish my parents had encouraged me to learn other languages. Although at that time there were no opportunities to learn Chinese, I could have studied Spanish. That would be very useful.

玫芬：你说的有道理。有时候，不是父母或者孩子的选择。在我的家乡，就没有那么多机会学东西，像别的语言。
You make a good point. Sometimes, it’s not the choice of the parents or the children. In my hometown, there were not many opportunities to learn things, like other languages.

玉兰：那你在高中学什么外语呢？
Then, what foreign language did you study in high school?

玫芬：我的高中提供学生选西班牙语或者法语。我选法语，但是只学了两年因为我不喜欢那门课。
My high school offered students a choice of Spanish or French. I took French, but only studied it for two years because I didn’t like the class.

玉兰：你可以继续自己学习。
You could continue to study on your own.

玫芬：哎，我试了。没有老师，学法文就很难。
I’ve tried. Without a teacher, it’s difficult to learn French.

玉兰：是的，在大学的语言课比高中的更好。但是一些东西不能从书上学的。
Yes, language classes in college are better than those in high school. But some things cannot be learned from books.

玫芬：对，像怎么说得和母语的人一样好、怎么用现代的俚语、成语、什么的。
Right, like how to speak as well as a native speaker, how to use modern slang, idioms, etc.

玉兰：没错，我从玩儿游戏和看电视中学到了不少。
Exactly. I’ve learned a lot from playing games and watching TV.

玫芬：啊，我就知道，把所有的时间都花在看抖音上是教育性的！
Ah, I knew all that time spent on Douyin was educational!

玉兰：对，对，给我们自己一个玩儿的好借口。
Right, right, give ourselves a good excuse to have some fun.

玫芬： 好，时间差不多到了，那我们需要结束这个播客。谢谢你跟我们一起说话。
Okay, the time is almost up, so we need to end this podcast. Thank you for speaking with us.

玉兰：当然没问题，谢谢你请我来。
Of course, no problem, thank you for having me.

都： 再见！
Bye!

Maven Neumiller & Maggie Wettergreen

Maven Neumiller and Maggie Wettergreen are students in the second year of the Chinese program at WWU. This podcast interview was written as part of a class assignment.

Podcast Audio:

Audio Transcription:

玉兰： 欢迎大家来到我们的冬学期第一次的播客！我是文玉兰，在这儿跟我们的同学山一起为大家带来节目。
Welcome, everyone, to our first podcast of winter quarter! I’m Wen Yulan [Maggie], here with our classmate Shan to bring you a program.

山: 大家好！我是山。今天的节目是一个有声剧，是关于两个母亲的故事。这两个母亲先在咖啡馆见面。
Hi everyone! I’m Shan. Today’s program is an audio drama about the story of two mothers. First, these two mothers are meeting in a coffee shop.

玉兰：那我们一起来听吧！
Then let’s go listen!

山：好的。
Okay.

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山：姐，你好！谢谢你跟我见面。
Hi big sister! (t/n: way of addressing older female friends, not necessarily blood related) Thanks for meeting with me.

玉兰：别太客气了！你的孩子怎么样？
Don’t be so polite! How is your child?

山：他有个很严重的问题。
He has a serious problem.

玉兰：真的吗？什么问题？
Really? What problem?

山：他整天从早到晚玩儿游戏。看起来他上瘾了！
He plays games all day long from morning until night. It looks like he’s become addicted!

玉兰：那你要怎么帮助他呢？
So how do you help him?

山：昨天我告诉他，每个星期只能玩儿一个小时。
Yesterday I told him that he can only play for one hour a week.

玉兰：你不觉得有点严格吗？我的两个孩子做完功课以后, 想玩多久就玩多久。
Don’t you think it’s a bit strict? After my two children finish their homework, they can play as long as they want.

山：在网上多久都可以吗？
They can spend as much time online as they want?

玉兰：对啊！但是必须先做完功课。
Yes! But they must finish all their homework first.

山：可是网上垃圾太多。
But there is too much garbage online.

玉兰：我知道，但是我相信我的孩子。
I know, but I trust my kids.

山：我不想让我的孩子受到垃圾的影响。
I don’t want my kids to be exposed to trash.

玉兰：你不可能永远保护他，不管怎么样，他最后自己都会看到那些垃圾信息。
You can’t protect him forever. No matter what, he will eventually see the junk information himself.

山：这个我知道，可是我以为我的规则对他的成绩有好处。
I know this, but I thought my rules would be good for his grades.

玉兰：那，你有什么新情况就告诉我吧。我们可以再讨论讨论。
Then, if you have any new information, please tell me. We can discuss it further.

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玉兰：这么有意思，这两个人有很不同的想法。
Very interesting, these two people have very different ideas.

山： 但是他们的想法都很有趣。
But their ideas are interesting.

玉兰: 我想知道孩子们怎么想。
I wonder what the kids think.

山：看起来，他们正在网上聊天。
It looks like they are chatting online right now.

玉兰：我们去看看吧！
Let’s go have a look!

******

山：哎呀，我妈让我烦死了。整天唠叨！
Geeze, my mom annoys me to death. Nagging all day long!

玉兰：哦？怎么回事儿，大哥？
oh? What’s going on, bro?

山：我之前的考试成绩是有一点点低的。现在可好了，可她又限制我上网的时间。
My previous test scores were a little low. It’s okay now, but she limits my time online again.

玉兰：又是啊？我记得之前你只能一周玩三个小时，对不对？
Again? I remember before you could only play for three hours a week, right?

山：对啊！但是，她还不知道我可以用邻居的网络。我每天就等她睡觉以后，偷偷上网。
yes! But, she still doesn’t know that I can use the neighbor’s network. Every day I wait for her to go to bed and sneak online.

玉兰：难怪我总是看到你在晚上十一点以后玩游戏。
No wonder I always see you playing games after eleven at night.

山：当然，我一定要得到我的游戏时间，这样才能玩不过瘾啊。
Of course, I must have my gaming time, otherwise I won’t be satisfied.

玉兰：那，你为什么不先学习再玩呢？
Then, why don’t you study first, then play?

山：为什么要？ 我整天在学校学习，累都累死了，回家就想休息。
Why should I? I study at school all day long, it’s exhausting. When I get home I just want to rest.

玉兰：有道理。而我，只要我完成功课，成绩没问题，我妈妈不管我上网的活动。
Makes sense. As for me, as long as I finish my homework and my grades are fine, my mom doesn’t care about my online activities.

山：希望我妈妈能这样就好了。 无论我做什么，她老是掌控我。
Wish my mom could be like that. No matter what I do, she always controls me.

玉兰: 真糟糕啊。所以，你明晚想再玩游戏吗？
That sucks. So, do you want to play games again tomorrow night?

山：当然了！
Of course!

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玉兰：原来这些孩子不太乖。不过，我们可以听到家长和小孩双方不同的意见，真不错。
It turns out that these children are not very obedient. However, it is great that we can hear the different opinions of both parents and children.

山：对对， 这个有声剧很好玩。
Yes, this audio drama is really fun.

玉兰：谢谢你参加我们的播客！
Thank you for participating in our podcast!

山： 不客气！
No thanks needed!

玉兰: 好啊，听众朋友下次见！
Okay, see you next time listeners!

都：再见！
Bye!

Shan Robinson & Maggie Wettergreen

Shan Robinson and Maggie Wettergreen are students in the second year of the Chinese program at WWU. This audio drama dialog was written as part of a class assignment.

Podcast Audio:

Audio Transcription:

玉兰：大家好，我是文玉兰，我在这儿跟我们的同学任立行。今天我们有不一样的活动：我们将一起辩论一下。
Hello everyone! I’m Wen Yulan [Maggie], here with our classmate Ren Lixing [Dalraj]. Today we have a different activity: we are going to debate a little.

立行: 对， 是的.
Right.

玉兰：那，我们的辩论是关于什么的？
Then, what are we going to debate about?

立行: 今天我们一起辩论的题目是：大学生应该学哪个专业?
Our debate topic today is： What major should college students study？

玉兰：很有意思，可能对一些同学会觉得有帮助。
That’s interesting, maybe some of our classmates will find it helpful.

立行: 你也许是对的。
You may be right.

玉兰：好啊，这是辩论题目：上大学的目的是为了在将来找工作有准备，所以念理工科学院、商学院才是最好的选择。你想辩论哪一方？
Ok, this is the debate topic: The purpose of attending college is to prepare you to find a career in the future, therefore studying in Science and Engineering or Management colleges are the best choices. Which side do you want to argue?

立行: 我的专业是会计， 而且我的父母从印度来的。 他们觉得工程和管理都很厉害。 所以我就会辩论赞成方。
My major is accounting, and also my parents are from India. They think that engineering and management are both great. So I’ll argue for.

玉兰：有道理。因为我会申请创意写作项目的研究生，所以我一定要辩论反对方。
Makes sense. Since I will apply to the graduate school creative writing program, I must argue against.

立行: 好。准备开始吧？
Ok, ready to get started?

玉兰：准备好了！你可以第一个说。
Ready. You can speak first.

立行: 我们都知道工程和管理工作最挣钱。如果你学人文学科， 那将来就少挣钱。有更多钱，我就能过更舒服的生活。
We all know that engineering and management jobs make the most money. If you study humanities, in the future you will make less. Having more money, I can experience a more comfortable life.

玉兰：这个，不见得是真的。为了挣一样多的钱，花在工作上的时间可能并不一样。
I don’t think that’s necessarily true. The amount of time spent working for the same amount of money might not be the same. 

立行: 你说的是什么意思？
What do you mean?

玉兰：理工科和商业管理的工作得长时间工作，常常加班，或者得跟同事一起合作。与这些工作相对，有的人文学科工作的日程比较灵活。有钱可是没有自由，怎么可能有舒服的感觉。
Jobs in science and engineering and business management require long work hours, often working overtime, or require working with colleagues. In contrast to these jobs, some jobs in the humanities have more flexible schedules. Having money but no freedom, how can you feel comfortable?

立行: 将来, 我觉得我在我的法拉利上坐着很舒服. 如果我挣更多钱， 我有更多自由，也可以去轻松度假。
In the future, I think I’ll feel pretty comfortable sitting in my Ferrari. If I make more money, I’ll have more freedom and can go on relaxing vacations.

玉兰：不过，如果你真的喜欢你的工作，而且不会给你太多麻烦，你还需要请假吗？在我看来，有一份可以一直喜欢的事业是最重要的。这样，一辈子可以慢慢挣钱，不用放弃幸福。
But if you really enjoy your job and it doesn’t give you much trouble, would you still need to go on vacation? In my opinion, having a career that you can always enjoy is the most important thing. In this way, you can slowly earn money throughout your life without giving up happiness. 

立行: 但是你需要找到一份你喜欢的工作，人文学科的工作比STEM的工作更难找到。
But you need to find a job you like, humanities jobs are harder to find than STEM jobs.

玉兰：在人文学科的技能很广泛，因此找工作并不像人们以为的那么难。比如说，现在我们在图书馆，图书管理员是人文学科的事业。
Skills learned in the humanities are broad, so finding a job is not as hard as people think. For example, we’re in the library right now, and librarians are a humanities career.

立行: 是的。但是图书馆是工程师做的， 不是图书管理员做的。
True, but libraries are built by engineers, not librarians.

玉兰：可是这所大学一开始是师范学校，教育也是一项人文学科的事业。没有老师、图书馆管理员和作家，就不会有工程师建造图书馆。
But this college was originally a normal school [teacher’s college], and education is also a humanities career. Without teachers, librarians, and writers, there wouldn’t be engineers to build the library.

立行: 行，行，除了图书馆，其他基础设施像路桥、网路、技术，什么的，都是工程师建造的。
Ok, ok, besides libraries, other infrastructure like roads, bridges, networks, technology, etc. are all built by engineers.

玉兰：这些东西是要很多人建造的，不是只是工程师。
It takes many people to build these things, not just engineers.

立行: 最终，工程师还是挣更多的钱。
But in the end, engineers still earn more money.

Maggie： 哎呀，你真麻烦。
Jeeze, you’re really troublesome.

立行: 对不起，我知道。 我们都知道每个人都有各自的意见。
Sorry, I know. We all know everyone has their own opinion.

玉兰：对，虽然理工科事业可能挣很多钱，但是如果你受不了就没用。
Right, although science and engineering careers can make a lot of money, if you can’t stand it then it’s no use.

立行: 比如说， 我的朋友的第一份工作是会计但是他受不了。 后来他换了工作去当DJ，现在他很高兴。
For example, my friend’s first career was accounting, but he couldn’t stand it. Later he changed careers to DJ-ing, and now he’s very happy.

玉兰：就是。好的，谢谢你今天跟我一起辩论。这个活动原来很有意思，很好玩儿。
Exactly. Ok, well thank you for debating with me today, this activity has turned out to be really interesting and fun.

立行: 你也是。 祝你创意写作越来越成功！
You too. I wish you more and more success in creative writing.

玉兰：也祝你会计事业顺利发展! 我们给大家一个”再见“吧。
I also wish you smooth development in your accounting career! Let’s give everyone a “goodbye”.

都：再见！
Bye!

Dalraj Romana & Maggie Wettergreen

Dalraj Romana and Maggie Wettergreen are students in the second year of the Chinese program at WWU. This debate dialog was written as part of a class assignment.