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Arrival in Jizhou

Arrival in Jizhou
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ID: 0639 Upper Intermediate
You've heard of 'Lost', 'The Twilight Zone', and ChinesePod's famous 'Alien Abduction'... but, have you heard of Jizhou? The place where eerie flutes beckon and nagging feelings of disquietude cause cold sweats. Listen to this podcast, if you dare, and come on a Mandarin Chinese journey to a place that you may or may not return from. See you on the other side...
Jenny, John
Arrival in Jizhou
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
人间天堂 rénjiān tiāntáng heaven on earth
喜马拉雅山 Xǐmǎlāyǎshān Himalayas
偏僻 piānpì remote
荒凉 huāngliáng desolate
啊终于到寂州了这里真是人间天堂啊你看喜马拉雅山就在我们眼前
à 啊zhōngyú 终于dào 到Jìzhōu 寂州le 了zhèlǐ 这里zhēnshì 真是rénjiān tiāntáng 人间天堂a 啊nǐ 你kàn 看Xǐmǎlāyǎshān 喜马拉雅山jiù 就zài 在wǒmen 我们yǎnqián 眼前
Ah, we're finally in Jizhou! It's really heaven on earth here. Look, the Himalayas are right before us!
我从来没呼吸过这么新鲜的空气你看天空多蓝而且特别近好像就可以摸到
wǒ 我cónglái 从来méi 没hūxī 呼吸guo 过zhème 这么xīnxiān 新鲜de 的kōngqì 空气nǐ 你kàn 看tiānkōng 天空duō 多lán 蓝érqiě 而且tèbié 特别jìn 近hǎoxiàng 好像jiù 就kěyǐ 可以mōdào 摸到
I've never breathed such fresh air before. Look how blue the sky is, and how especially close, as if you could stretch out your arm and touch it.
这个地方叫寂州真是一点都没错那么偏僻荒凉完全没有受到现代社会的影响现在我们也可以体会一下少数民族的生活了
zhège 这个dìfang 地方jiào 叫Jìzhōu 寂州zhēn 真shì 是yīdiǎn 一点dōu 都méicuò 没错nàme 那么piānpì 偏僻huāngliáng 荒凉wánquán 完全méiyǒu 没有shòudào 受到xiàndài 现代shèhuì 社会de 的yǐngxiǎng 影响xiànzài 现在wǒmen 我们yě 也kěyǐ 可以tǐhuì 体会yīxià 一下shǎoshù mínzú 少数民族de 的shēnghuó 生活le 了
Jizhou is just the right name for this place. It's so remote and desolate. It's completely unaffected by modern society. And now we can get a feel for ethnic minority life.
忘了我们还要探索空落族的神秘文化呢他们到现在还是自给自足不和外界接触
wàng 忘le 了wǒmen 我们háiyào 还要tànsuǒ 探索kōngluòzú 空落族de 的shénmì 神秘wénhuà 文化ne 呢tāmen 他们dào 到xiànzài 现在háishi 还是zìjǐzìzú 自给自足bù 不hé 和wàijiè 外界jiēchù 接触
Don't forget we also have to explore the Kongluo people's mysterious culture. Even now they're still self-sufficient, and don't have contact with the outside world.
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