Dialogue:
A:服务员,什么时候上菜?
fú wù yuán ,shén me shí hòu shàng cài ?
Waiter, when can you server the food?
B:请稍等。
qǐng shāo děng。
Please wait for a moment.
A:我已经等了四十分钟了。
wǒ yǐ jīng děng le sì shí fèn zhōng le 。
I’ve already been waiting for 40 minutes.
B:不好意思,我再给您催催。
bù hǎo yì si ,wǒ zài gěi nín cuī cuī 。
Sorry, I will push the chef again.
A:麻烦您快点,我要饿死了。
má fán nín kuài diǎn ,wǒ yào è sǐ le 。
Hurry up please, I’m starving!
Words & Expressions:
【服务员】fú wù yuán: server, waiter/waitress
【上菜】shàng cài: serve the food
【分钟】fèn zhōng: minite
【不好意思】bú hǎo yì sī: sorry
【催】cuī: urge, hurry
【麻烦】má fán: trouble, bother
【饿】è: hungry
【死】sǐ:dead; death

Story of the Day:
Bringing The Dying Back To Life 起死回生

EP105: Wait for food 饿死了

Dialogue:
A:端午节快到了,我们一起去买粽子吧!
duān wǔ jiē kuài dào le,wǒ men yī qǐ qù mǎi zòng zi ba !
The dragon boat festival is coming! Let’s go to buy some rice dumplings together!
B:好啊!你喜欢什么口味的粽子?
hǎo ā!nǐ xǐ huān shí me kǒu wèi de zòng zi ?
Sure! Which kind of rice dumplings do you like?
A:我喜欢咸粽子!特别是肉粽子!
wǒ xǐ huān xián zòng zi !tè bié shì ròu zòng zǐi !
I like salty ones, especially those with meat inside!
B:我比较喜欢吃甜粽子。
wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān chī tián zòng zi 。
I prefer sweet rice dumplings.
Words & Expressions:
【端午节】duān wǔ jiē: The dragon boat festival
【一起】yī qǐ: together
【买】mǎi: buy
【粽子】zòng zi: sticky rice dumplings 
【口味】kǒu wèi: taste
【咸】xián: salty, salt
【肉】ròu: meat
【甜】tián: sweet

Story of the Day:
To Undermine One's Own Intentions 南辕北辙

EP111: Rice dumplings 吃粽子

Dialogue:
A:你的老板怎么样?
nǐ de lǎo bǎn zěn me yàng ?
How’s your boss?
B:他很大方,总是请我们吃饭!
tā hěn dà fāng ,zǒng shì qǐng wǒ men chī fàn !
He is a very generous boss, he always treat us dinner!
A:真羡慕你!
zhēn xiàn mù nǐ !
I really envy you!
B:你老板很小气吗?
nǐ lǎo bǎn hěn xiǎo qì ma ?
Is your boss stingy?
A:不但不请客,加班费都很少给。
bú dàn bú qǐng kè ,jiā bān fèi dōu hěn shǎo gěi 。
My boss never treat us, even seldom give us overtime pay.
Words & Expressions:
【老板】lǎo bǎn:boss
【大方】dà fang(轻声):generous
【羡慕】xiàn mù: envy
【小气】xiǎo qì: stingy; mean 
【加班费】jiā bān fèi: overtime pay

Story of the Day:
Drain the pond to fish 竭泽而渔

EP106: Generous and stingy 大方&小气

Dialogue:
A:现在都几点了?你怎么还没下班?
xiàn zài dōu jǐ diǎn le ?nǐ zěn me hái méi xià bān ?
What time is it already? Why are you still working?
B:我一到晚上就精神!效率比白天还高!
wǒ yī dào wǎn shàng jiù jīng shén !xiào lǜ bǐ bái tiān hái gāo !
I feel very energetic when night begins! I have higher efficiency than daytime!
A:你真是个工作狂!
nǐ zhēn shì gè gōng zuò kuáng !
You are really a workaholic!
Words & Expressions:
【现在】xiàn zài: now
【几点】jǐ diǎn: what time
【下班】xià bān: get off work
【晚上】wǎn shàng: night, evening
【精神】jīng shén: spirit, enegetic
【效率】xiào lǜ: efficient, efficiency
【比】bǐ: compare
【白天】bái tiān: daytime
【高】gāo: high
【工作狂】gōng zuò kuáng:workaholic

Story of the Day:
Be scrupulous about every detai一丝不苟

EP107: Workaholic 工作狂

Dialogue:
A:你在看什么呢,这么开心?
nǐ zài kàn shén me ne ,zhè me kāi xīn ?
You seems so happy! What are you watching? 
B:我关注的搞笑博主又更新视频了,太有趣了!
wǒ guān zhù de gǎo xiào bó zhǔ yòu gēng xīn shì pín le ,tài yǒu qù le !
The funny blogger I followed updated a new video again, it’s hilarious! 
A:她为什么这么受欢迎?
tā wéi shí me zhè me shòu huān yíng ?
Why is she so popular?
B:因为她不但犀利,颜值还很高!
yīn wéi tā bú dàn xī lì ,yán zhí hái hěn gāo !
Because she is not only sharp, but also very nice-looking! 
A:看来当网红也不容易呢!
kàn lái dāng wǎng hóng yě bú róng yì ne !
It seems that it’s never easy to become an internet celebrity!
Words & Expressions:
【开心】kāi xīn: happy
【关注】guān zhù: follow, attention, focus
【搞笑】gǎo xiào: funny
【博主】bó zhǔ: blogger
【更新】gēng xīn: update
【视频】shì pín: video
【有趣】yǒu qù: funny, interesting, amuse
【受欢迎】shòu huān yíng: popular
【犀利】xī lì: sharp, incisive
【颜值】yán zhí: looking
【看来】kàn lái: seems like
【网红】wǎng hóng: internet celebrity
【容易】róng yì: easy

Story of the Day:
Proficiency in a particular field 一技之长

EP109: Internet Celebrities 网红

Dialogue:
A:你最喜欢的明星是谁?
nǐ zuì xǐ huān de míng xīng shì shuí ?
Who is your favorite star?
B:范冰冰!她太美了,她是我的女神!
fàn bīng bīng !tā tài měi le ,tā shì wǒ de nǚ shén !
Fan Bing Bing! She is so gorgeous, she is my goddess!
A:范冰冰确实很漂亮,但是我更喜欢气质型。
fàn bīng bīng què shí hěn piào liàng  ,dàn shì wǒ gèng xǐ huān qì zhì xíng 。
Fan Bingbing is beautiful indeed, but I prefer elegant beauties.
B:那你的女神是谁?
nà nǐ de nǚ shén shì shuí ?
Then who is your goddess?
A:刘雯,我觉得她太有范儿了!
liú wén,wǒ jiào dé tā tài yǒu fàn ér le !
Liuwen, I think she is so cool!
Words & Expressions:
【最】zuì: most
【明星】míng xīng: star
【美】měi: beautiful
【女神】nǚ shén: goddess
【确实】què shí: indeed
【漂亮】piào liàng: pretty, beautiful
【更】gèng:more
【气质】qì zhì: temperament

Story of the Day: 
Wishful thinking 一厢情愿

EP110: Goddess 女神

Dialogue:
A:我最近想去旅游,你有什么推荐?
wǒ zuì jìn xiǎng qù lǚ yóu ,nǐ yǒu shén me tuī jiàn?
I am planning a travel recently, do you have any suggestions?
B:太多了!大理,杭州,西安,青岛...都是很热门的目的地!
tài duō le!dà lǐ ,háng zhōu ,xī ān ,qīng dǎo ...dōu shì hěn rè mén de mù dì dì!
So many! Dali, Hangzhou, Xi’an, Qingdao...all of them are popular destinations!
A:有没有小众一点的地方?
yǒu méi yǒu xiǎo zhòng yī diǎn de dì fāng?
Any relatively niche places?
B:我觉得内蒙古大草原很不错,是个避暑的好地方。
wǒ jué dé nèi méng gǔ dà cǎo yuán hěn bú cuò ,shì gè bì shǔ de hǎo dì fāng。
I think Inner Mongolia prairie is a good place to avoid summer heat.
Words & Expressions:
【最近】zuì jìn:recently
【旅游】lǚ yóu: travel
【推荐】tuī jiàn: suggest, suggestion
【热门】rè mén: popular, hot
【目的地】mù dì dì: destination
【小众】xiǎo zhòng: niche, small crowded, small group of people, minority
【地方】dì fāng: place
【内蒙古】nèi méng gǔ:Inner Mongolia 
【草原】cǎo yuán: prairie, grassland
【避暑】bì shǔ: avoid summer heat, prevent sunstroke

Story of the Day: 
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EP111: Popular and niche 热门vs小众

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