The Glory of Labor
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ID: 0502
Upper Intermediate
May 1 is an important holiday in China--Labor Day. Now, for most of us, we celebrate the lack of labor on that day--but what is the real meaning behind the holiday for the people of this country? Listen in to this interesting podcast with a Mandarin Chinese lesson on the background and history of this holiday in China.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 心思 | xīnsi | thought | |
| 光荣 | guāngróng | glory | |
| 贡献 | gòngxiàn | contribution | |
| 压迫 | yāpò | to oppress |
终于盼到五一黄金周了我们劳动人民辛苦了一年总算可以好好休息一下了
zhōngyú 终于pàndào 盼到Wǔyī 五一huángjīnzhōu 黄金周le 了wǒmen 我们láodòng 劳动rénmín 人民xīnkǔ 辛苦le 了yī 一nián 年zǒngsuàn 总算kěyǐ 可以hǎohāo 好好xiūxi 休息yīxià 一下le 了
The Golden Week we've been looking forward to is here at last. Us the working people have sweat it out for yet another year, and now we can finally get a little rest.
有那么夸张吗现在一年有三个黄金周不知道有多幸福呢不过话说回来大家现在好像都一门心思地关心放假没人重视劳动节的劳动意义了以前大家老把劳动最光荣挂在嘴边现在还有几个记得啊
yǒu 有nàme 那么kuāzhāng 夸张ma 吗xiànzài 现在yī 一nián 年yǒu 有sān 三ge 个huángjīnzhōu 黄金周bù 不zhīdào 知道yǒu 有duō 多xìngfú 幸福ne 呢bùguò 不过huà shuō huílai 话说回来dàjiā 大家xiànzài 现在hǎoxiàng 好像dōu 都yīménxīnsi 一门心思de 地guānxīn 关心fàngjià 放假méirén 没人zhòngshì 重视Láodòngjié 劳动节de 的láodòng 劳动yìyì 意义le 了yǐqián 以前dàjiā 大家lǎo 老bǎ 把láodòng 劳动zuì 最guāngróng 光荣guà zài zuǐbiān 挂在嘴边xiànzài 现在hái 还yǒu 有jǐ ge 几个jìde 记得a 啊
Is it that bad? Now there are three golden weeks a year, and I can't tell you how great that is. On the other hand, though, it does seem like everyone is focused on the vacation. No one puts any importance on the labor-related meaning. Before, everyone was always using the phrase ''labor is the most glorious," but how many people remember it now?
哎时代不同了嘛刚建国的时候不管什么行业什么工作大家都一条心争着去劳动个个都想为国家作贡献
āi 哎shídài 时代bùtóng le 不同了ma 嘛gāng 刚jiànguó 建国de 的shíhou 时候bùguǎn 不管shénme 什么hángyè 行业shénme 什么gōngzuò 工作dàjiā 大家dōu 都yī tiáo xīn 一条心zhēng 争zhe 着qù 去láodòng 劳动gègè 个个dōu 都xiǎng 想wèi 为guójiā 国家zuò 作gòngxiàn 贡献
Ah, it's a different era. When the state had just been established, no matter what your industry or job was, you and everyone else were of one mind, all striving to make a contribution to the nation through labor.
那倒是过去劳动人民一直受压迫直到新中国成立才翻身做了主人了你说能不兴奋吗
nà 那dàoshì 倒是guòqù 过去láodòng 劳动rénmín 人民yīzhí 一直shòu 受yāpò 压迫zhídào 直到xīn Zhōngguó 新中国chénglì 成立cái 才fānshēn 翻身zuò le 做了zhǔrén 主人le 了nǐ 你shuō 说néng 能bù 不xīngfèn 兴奋ma 吗
That's true. In the past the working people were always oppressed, up until the establishment of the new government, when the roles were reversed and they could take control. Tell me, how could that not be exciting?
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