Learning Mandarin Podcast

“Celebrity” Sighting

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:38:50 PST

Have you ever been drawn to the girl who was walking down the street wearing a pair of really short shorts? For me, they are the celebrities of our daily life.

"Celebrity" Sighting

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"An Inconvenient Truth"

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:28:19 PDT

If you look closely at all the charts and data behind An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore, you find many are the greatest artifacts in the history of science.

This is from a highly recommended book The Real Global Warming Disaster by Christopher Booker. This book pictured another side of the picture of this whole "global warming" theory. I consider this as another

"An Inconvenient Truth" with quotation marks

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Three Character Classic

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:02:15 PDT

Three Character Classic 《三字经》 was the first textbook for children in traditional China. It contains a lot of information about history, nature, etc. I doubt that most Chinese now a days are still familiar with all the knowledge it presents and of cause, myself included.

Three Character Classic

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Young People's New Social Activity - Grocery Shopping

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:49:07 PDT

Grocery stores is a very good place for young people to build bonds and get to know each other better. It has so many dimentions!

Young People's New Social Activity - Grocery Shopping

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An Alternative Luxury

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:05:26 PDT

We all know that if you have lots of money to throw around, you can enjoy a very luxury trip. What about people who don't have a lot of money?

An Alternative Luxury

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Empire State Building 1930

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:19:54 PDT

Old pictures always give us more than we expected.

Empire State Building 1930

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Empire State Building 1930 - video

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:17:52 PDT

Should We Believe Feng Shui?

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:37:35 PDT

If some Feng Shui master tell you that if you re-arrange your funiture, you will find your true love, would you do it?

Should We Believe Feng Shui?

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Running Addiction

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:12:03 PDT

Scientists report that excessive running could be as addictive as heroin. I think that's good news. Maybe we finally found a way to help all those drug addicts. Just run!

Running Addiction

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Do You Want to Have a Drink?

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:00:30 PDT

Drinking is a social activity, a worldwide social activity.

Do You Want to Have a Drink?

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The First Love Poem after the Culture Revolution

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:00:29 PDT

Not like Tang and Song Dynasties poems, poems written after the Culture Revolution are not very popular among Chinese learners. Many people don't know very much about them. Today I introduce one of my favorites. The picture showed here is the poet: Shu Ting.

The First Love Poem after the Culture Revolution

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Cigarettes

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:46:32 PDT

Cigarettes are both interesting and complicated. Listen to my thoughts.

Cigarettes

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Modest Chinese

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:51:02 PDT

Today's topic is modesty. And Chinese are No. 1 in the world!

Modest Chinese

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It's Impossible!

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:09:43 PDT

I have always been fascinated by magic shows, and the magic world. Be careful, there are different words in Chinese.

It's Impossible!

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It's Impossible - Video II

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:55:26 PDT

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It's Impossible - Video I

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Step One: Plastic Surgery

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:05:46 PDT

What do Chinese people want when it comes to plastic surgeries?

Plastic Surgery

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Are Chinese People Busybodies?

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:25:49 PDT

Of course not! The difference is not entirely on Chinese or Western, rather on big city or small town.

Are Chinese People Busybodies?

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Step One: The Best Airport

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:02:10 PDT

This is the first Listen to Mandarin Step One episode. Find out the best airport is in which country.

The Best Airport

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Listener Notice: Introducing Listen to Mandarin Step One

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:03:14 PDT

If you don not take small steps, you can not reach a thousand miles away.
- Lao Zi

I have been receiving emails regarding the levels of my podcasts. And I find it necessary to introduce something for lower level learners. I want to keep this new series current, relevant, interesting, and at the same time in a modified text and also in a slower speed. So now here you have Listen to Mandarin Step One.

Listen to Mandarin Step One is here to provide a small step for people who need a little help. If you look outside of the classroom and find that the real world media contents are too difficult to understand (including my regular podcasts), you may find Listen to Mandarin Step One a valuable tool to bridge the gap.

In order to help you enlarge your real word vocabulary, English translation is included in the transcript.

Chinese Traditional Etiquette

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:32:22 PDT

Things in China have changed quite a bit. But some traditional value still prevails. Here are 10 ways to impress Chinese how knowledgeable and well mannered you are.

Chinese Traditional Etiquette

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Eating With Chinese

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:54:21 PDT

It's about eating, one of my favorite things in the world. And let's forget about swine flu, and all kinds of forecasts for a moment.

Eating With Chinese

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Susan's Talent is Her Voice, Not Her Looks

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:18:13 PDT

Susan Boyle has stunned the world. But no doubt, fate has made it as late as she could bear.

Susan's Talent is Her Voice, Not Her Looks

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Everyone Needs A Healthy Dose of Laughter

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:13:18 PDT

Laughter is part of our life, in fact, a major part of our life.

Everyone Needs a Healthy Dose of Laughter

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Everyone Needs A Healthy Dose of Laughter - video II

aprilzhang@mslmaster.com (april) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:14:23 PDT