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Lily:  Lucy,我每次看见我的男朋友和别的女生聊天聊得很开心，我就很吃醋。
Lucy：醋是很酸的东西呀，为什么你不开心要喝醋？
Lily:  不是，我说的吃醋是那个意思。
Lucy:  哪个意思？
Lily:  就是除了吃真的醋以外，吃醋还比喻嫉妒，多指男女关系方面。有时也称醋意、醋劲儿、醋坛子。比如说：
1：看到你对别的女生好，我就不想理你了。这一次我真的吃醋了。
2：我女朋友醋意大发，我要好好哄哄她。
3：我男朋友吃起醋来，醋劲儿挺大的。
4：我看到你们聊得那么好，我的醋坛子都被打翻了。

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Lily:  Lucy, wǒ měi cì kànjiàn wǒ de nán péngyǒu hé bié de nǚshēng liáotiān liáo de hěn kāixīn, wǒ jiù hěn chīcù.
Lucy: Cù shì hěn suān de dōngxī ya, wèishéme nǐ bù kāixīn yào hē cù?
Lily:  Búshì, wǒ shuō de chīcù shì nàgè yìsi.
Lucy:  Nǎge yìsi?
Lily:  Jiùshì chúle chī zhēn de cù yǐwài, chīcù hái bǐyù jídù, duō zhǐ nánnǚ guānxì fāngmiàn. Yǒushí yě chēng cùyì, cùjìn er, cùtánzi. Bǐrú shuō:
1: Kàn dào nǐ duì bié de nǚshēng hǎo, wǒ jiù bùxiǎng lǐ nǐle. Zhè yí cì wǒ zhēn de chīcùle. 
2: Wǒ nǚ péngyǒu cùyì dà fā, wǒ yào hǎohǎo hǒng hǒng tā.
3: Wǒ nán péngyǒu chī qǐ cù lái, cùjìn er tǐng dà de.
4: Wǒ kàn dào nǐmen liáo de nàme hǎo, wǒ de cùtánzi dōu bèi dǎ fānle.

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Lily: Lucy, I get jealous every time I see my boyfriend chatting happily with other girls.
Lucy: Vinegar is very sour, why are you unhappy to drink vinegar?
Lily: No, that's what I meant when I said jealous.
Lucy: What do you mean?
Lily: In addition to being really jealous, jealousy is also a metaphor for jealousy, mostly referring to the relationship between men and women. Sometimes it is also called醋意, 醋劲儿, and 醋坛子. For example:
1: Seeing that you are nice to other girls, I don't want to care about you anymore. This time I was really jealous. 
2: My girlfriend is jealous, I have to pamper her.
3: My boyfriend is jealous, and he is very jealous.
4: I saw that you guys were chatting so well, my vinegar jar was knocked over.【very jealous】

Lily-趣味中文-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第4集-【你吃醋吗？vinegar or jealous】-with Lily-趣味中文 interesting Chinese

女：喂，你好！北京饭店前台。
男：你好！我们公司有位重要的客户6月10号到达北京，我想给他预定一个房间。
女：您想订什么样的房间？
男：一个商务套间。
女：要住多长时间？
男：从6月10号到17号，一共7天。
女：我查一下......没问题，我们有空房。先生，请问您贵姓？
男：我姓李，李建明，“建设”的“建”，“明天”的“明”，是五星电器集团的。
女：您能给我们留个联系电话吗？
男：6226-1588。
女：6-2-2-6-1-5-8-8.您还有别的要求吗？
男：没有了，谢谢你！
女：不用客气，再见！
New words:
1.前台 qián tái   (名）reception 
2.客户 kèhù (名)  client,customer
3.到达 dào dá（动） to arrive 
4.预定 yù dìng （动） to reserve 
5.商务 shāngwù（名） business 
6.套间tàojiān（名）a suite in a hotel 
7.查 chá（动） to check 
8.空房 kōngfáng（名） vacant room 
9.要求 yāoqiú（名） request 


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我想预定一个房间：

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很快我就进一步了解了这朵花儿。
I soon learned to know this flower better.
在小王子的星球上，过去一直都生长着一些只有一层花瓣的很简单的花。
On the little prince's planet the flowers had always been very simple.
这些花非常小，一点也不占地方，从来也不会去打搅任何人。
They had only one ring of petals; they took up no room at all; they were a trouble to nobody.
她们早晨在草丛中开放，晚上就凋谢了。
One morning they would appear in the grass, and by night they would have faded peacefully away.
有一天，不知从哪里来了一颗种子，忽然一天这种子发了芽。
But one day, from a seed blown from no one knew where, a new flower had come up;
小王子特别仔细地监视着这棵与众不同的小苗：
and the little prince had watched very closely over this small sprout which was not like any other small sprouts on his planet.
这玩艺说不定是一种新的猴面包树。
It might, you see, have been a new kind of baobab.
但是，这小苗不久就不再长了，而且开始孕育着一个花朵。

The shrub soon stopped growing, and began to get ready to produce a flower.
看到在这棵苗上长出了一个很大很大的花蕾，小王子感觉到从这个花苞中一定会出现一个奇迹。
The little prince, who was present at the first appearance of a huge bud, felt at once that some sort of miraculous apparition must emerge from it.
然而这朵花藏在它那绿茵茵的房间中用了很长的时间来打扮自己。
But the flower was not satisfied to complete the preparations for her beauty in the shelter of her green chamber.
她精心选择着她将来的颜色，慢慢腾腾地妆饰着，
She chose her colours with the greatest care. she drest her slowly.
一片片地搭配着她的花瓣，
She adjusted her petals one by one.
她不愿象虞美人那样一出世就满脸皱纹。
She did not wish to go out into the world all rumpled, like the field poppies.
她要让自己带着光艳夺目的丽姿来到世间。
It was only in the full radiance of her beauty that she wished to appear.
是的，她是非常爱美的。
Oh, yes! She was a coquettish creature!
她用好些好些日子天仙般地梳妆打扮。
And her mysterious adornment lasted for days and days.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第18章：花苞中的奇迹

Reading a book in Japanese
''Buying Mittens'' #9　(Written by Nankichi Niimi)
『手袋を買いに』(てぶくろを かいに）
新美南吉・著　第九話
It's a heartwarming story with
beautiful winter portrayal.

You can practice shadowing, repeating with
this reading and the text below.
Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊
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「このお手々にちょうどいい手袋ください」
すると帽子屋さんは、おやおやと思いました。
狐の手です。狐の手が手袋をくれと言うのです。
これはきっと木の葉で買いに来たんだな
と思いました。そこで、
「先にお金をください」
と言いました。
子狐は すなおに、握って来た白銅貨を
二つ帽子屋さんに渡しました。
帽子屋さんはそれを人差指の さきにのっけて、
カチ合せて見ると、よい音がしましたので、
これは木の葉じゃない、ほんとのお金だ
と思いましたので、棚から子供用の毛糸の手袋を
とり出してきて子狐の手に持たせてやりました。
子狐は、お礼を言って
また、もと来た道を帰りはじめました。


【漢字】
お手々・・・おてて
手袋　・・・てぶくろ
帽子屋・・・ぼうしや
思いました・おもいました
狐　　・・・きつね
言う　・・・いう
木の葉・・・このは
買いに・・・かいに
来た　・・・きた
先に　・・・さきに
お金　・・・おかね
子狐　・・・こぎつね
白銅貨・・・はくどうか
二つ　・・・ふたつ
渡しました・わたしました
人差指・・・ひとさしゆび
合わせて・・あわせて
音　　・・・おと
棚　　・・・たな
子供用・・・こどもよう
毛糸　・・・けいと
出して・・・だして
持たせて・・もたせて
お礼　・・・おれい
道　　・・・みち
帰り　・・・かえり

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朗読 『手袋を買いに』第九話 Buying Mittens #9

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