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Mr. C's farm

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Mr. C's farm Part 1

Have you ever thought about growing and raising your own food? That is what C is doing. Let's hear his story.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Mr. C's farm Part 2

At first, farmers in the new area didn't trust C's farming method. In order to convince them, C took the farmers on a tour of one of his farms.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Mr. C's farm Part 3

While many consider the world Mother Earth, C has a different thought about this: As the land is our child, we must take good care of it.

Uncle Harley

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1:08
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Uncle Harley Part 1

Owning a Harley Davidson is the dream of many freedom-seeking men.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Uncle Harley Part 2

Riding a Harley also requires one to train his body to take on the challenge of long journeys.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Uncle Harley Part 3

Although it's hard to find true freedom, a Harley provides you with this sense.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Uncle Harley Part 4

A Harley will make you forget about your age and follow your heart.

Happy Chinese

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 1

Susan is visiting her friend for Spring Festival. Let's see how a Chinese family celebrates this holiday.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 2

Susan accidentally runs into her friend's family members in the street. Not knowing who they are, she is given the wrong directions and heads further away from the house.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 3

There are two ways to say hello in Chinese: "ni hao," the informal way, and "nin hao," the manner that shows respect.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 4

After receiving the wrong directions, Susan is now lost and needs to find her way to her friend's home.

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2:00
difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 5

Although Susan has finally found her way, her friend's family mistakes her for another person.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 6

Things get weirder when Susan gets mistaken for Xiao Wei's girlfriend.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 7

When Mai Miao returns home, everything finally becomes clear.

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difficulty - Beginner Beginner
China

Happy Chinese Part 8

After Mai Miao introduces Susan to her family, they happily celebrate the New Year.

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1:38
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 9

Miao's uncle decides to treat their American visitor, Susan, in a "diplomatic" fashion.

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1:42
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 10

Miao and Susan play a prank on Xiao Yong, making him believe that Miao has undergone a transformation.

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1:35
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 11

"Bài Nián" is a term for the Spring Festival tradition of paying visits to family and friends.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 12

While saying blessings is another Chinese Spring Festival tradition, one has to be careful of the blessings he or she chooses!

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1:33
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 13

When Miao's uncle accidentally gets drunk in an attempt to keep up his image, how will his image fare?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 14

Although getting drunk can be fun, it just might get in the way of one's attempt to convey a positive image.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 15

When adjectives are used as predicates in Chinese, there are three forms: affirmative, negative and interrogative.

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1:34
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 16

People often do crazy things when they are drunk. What kind of show have you put on in that state?

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1:13
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 17

With Susan staying with them for Chinese New Year, Miao's family feels a bit unsure how to act in front of the foreign guest.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 18

On their way home from the temple fair, Mai and Susan meet Mai's neighbor, Sister Liu.

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There are different ways to ask someone his or her name. For people who are older than us, "nin" should be used, while "ni" should be used for younger people.

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1:27
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 20

Eating dumplings with different types of fillings is a traditional Chinese New Year activity.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 21

A tradition of Chinese New Year is to eat dumplings with family but there's also another tradition within the dumplings. Can you guess what it is?

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Coins are traditionally incorporated into the Chinese New Year dumplings with a symbolic meaning.

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1:32
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 23

Miao's family is shocked when Susan says she'll stay at their house longer.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 24

Since she's planning on becoming independent from her family, Susan will be staying with Miao's family long-term.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 25

The mystery of the dumplings is that the person who eats the lucky dumpling with the coin filling will be the luckiest person in the coming year.

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1:14
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 26

Fighting jet lag is the worst. Miao stays up with Susan while she's attempting to adjust to the time change.

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1:18
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 27

What do you do when you can't go to sleep? Do you drink milk or do you count sheep?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 28

As one's day depends upon the morning, you might want to start waking up earlier.

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It's very easy to state the date in Chinese. All you need is the number plus the words "year," "month," and "day."

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1:54
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 30

Susan has taken the breakfast sign from a store. What do you think she will do with it?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 31

The family gets into an argument, debating whether Susan should sell Chinese food or Western food. Do you think that Susan is really trying to open a breakfast shop?

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Would you ask for your present two weeks before your actual birthday?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 33

Have you ever tried mixing the Chinese and Western breakfasts together?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 34

Chinese is very complicated because the same characters can have different meanings depending on the context, similar to homographs in English.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 35

The family's neighbor is trying to introduce a girl to Xiao Wei. Let's see how things go.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 36

One should never judge a person by his or her appearance. It's what's inside that counts.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 37

What would you do if someone were to set you on with a blind date?

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There are two ways of introducing people to others. One is more formal and the other is more causal.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 39

A blind date is a traditional way to meet new people. In present day China, many couples are still formed in this way.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 40

In order to escape the blind date, Mai Miao and Susan plan to call Xiao Wei so that he can have an excuse to leave early. What would you do to escape such an awkward event?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 41

Well, well, well... It appears that someone has changed his mind regarding blind dates.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 42

Even though Xiao Wei has changed his mind, Susan still goes forward with her rescue plan.

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The "is" word sentence is a very common sentence pattern in Chinese. Many sentences can be formed using this sentence structure.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 44

When Susan messes up Xiao Wei's blind date, Auntie is forced to step in.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 45

As a means of showing her gratitude, Susan plans to make American food for the whole family.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 46

Have you ever tried the authentic American breakfast-hamburger?

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2:04
difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 47

Susan is making lunch. What do you think she'll make?

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There are three ways to say thank you in Chinese depending on the person that you are thanking. And to say you are welcome, you can simply say "no thanks."

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 49

Burgers are great but how would you feel if you were to eat it three meals a day?

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 50

So who's going to put an end to this endless burger weekend.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 51

Be careful of what you want to express in Chinese as the world order is also important.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 52

Someone finally has enough courage to talk to Susan about her big burger feast.

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Happy Chinese Part 53

And now Susan made a change to her American burger and turned it into the Chinese burger.

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