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[English]

You can join the Eat Eat Eat group

They'll share the best food with you

There's one very special group

Now this group has helped many, many people

It became the most famous group on the Douban website

Hi everyone

I'm XiaoguaChinese Sarina

Nice to meet you all

Today I want to tell you a story

In this story, there's a website

It's called Douban

Douban is food that Chinese people love to eat

Have you ever eaten Mapo Tofu?

Mapo Tofu has douban in it

Douban tastes a bit spicy

But this Douban website isn't about food

It's a movie website

Is it a website for watching movies?

No

On this website,

you can talk about

whether the movies you saw were good or bad

If you see a really good movie,

you can give it five stars

That's the highest score

If you see a really bad movie,

you can give it one star

That's the lowest score

Sometimes I want to watch a movie,

but I can't find a good one

I can open Douban and look it up

4 stars

Movies with 5 stars are always really good

Today's story is about Douban

But it has nothing to do with movies

In Douban, there are also some groups

A group is when many people are together

For example, when you're in a group class,

many people learn Chinese together

Douban groups are for people with the same hobby

They can chat about their hobbies together

For example, if you like singing,

you can find a singing group

and chat with them about singing

If you like reading books,

you can look for a reading group

see what books the group members are reading

If you, like me, really love eating delicious food,

you can join the Eat Eat Eat group

They'll share the best food with you

There are many, many groups on Douban

But there's one very special group

Called the Ugliest Handwriting Group

Ugly handwriting means your writing isn't neat

Is your handwriting neat?

I think my handwriting

is okay, not too ugly

In this group, there are many people with ugly handwriting

If your handwriting isn't neat,

you can join this group

and find many people like you

Sometimes,

you'll even find people with uglier handwriting than yours

You'll feel very confident

You'll think,

my handwriting isn't ugly

It's neater than his

This is a very special and funny group

Right?

But one day,

a person came with a piece of paper and asked everyone

He said it's a doctor's handwriting

He was sick and needed medicine

But he couldn't understand the doctor's writing

He thought people with ugly handwriting might recognize these words

Unexpectedly, someone really recognized the doctor's handwriting

He got the right medicine

Later,

more and more people came to this group to ask questions

The group members also enjoyed the feeling of helping others

Then one day,

a person came with a piece of paper

This writing is so ugly

No one knew what the words were

He said,

this is his grandpa's handwriting

His grandpa passed away

Passed away means he left him

Died

Chinese people don't say "died"

They say "passed away"

Before grandpa passed away, his hands shook

Like this shaking

So his handwriting was ugly

Others didn't know what he wrote

But this person loved his grandpa a lot

He wanted to know what grandpa said

The group members heard his story

and really wanted to help him

Everyone tried hard to figure it out

Finally, someone recognized these words

His grandpa said,

Don't cry

Grandpa loves you all very much

Now this group has helped many, many people

It became the most famous group on the Douban website

What do you think of this group?

What kind of group do you want to join?

Is your handwriting neat?

You're welcome to chat with us

I'm Sarina

Thank you

See you next time

[Chinese]

你可以去吃吃吃小组 nǐ kě yǐ qù chī chī chī xiǎo zǔ

他们会分享给你最好吃的东西 tā men huì fēn xiǎng gěi nǐ zuì hǎo chī de dōng xī

有一个很特别的小组 yǒu yí gè hěn tè bié de xiǎo zǔ

现在这个小组帮助了很多很多的人 xiàn zài zhè gè xiǎo zǔ bāng zhù le hěn duō hěn duō de rén

成了豆瓣网站最有名的小组 chéng le dòu bàn wǎng zhàn zuì yǒu míng de xiǎo zǔ

Hi 大家好 Hi dà jiā hǎo

我是XiaoguaChinese Sarina wǒ shì XiaoguaChinese Sarina

很高兴见到你们 hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ men

今天我想给你们讲一个故事 jīn tiān wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ men jiǎng yí gè gù shì

这个故事里有一个网站 zhè gè gù shì lǐ yǒu yí gè wǎng zhàn

它的名字叫豆瓣 tā de míng zì jiào dòu bàn

豆瓣是中国人很喜欢吃的食物 dòu bàn shì zhōng guó rén hěn xǐ huān chī de shí wù

你吃过麻婆豆腐吗 nǐ chī guò má pó dòu fu ma

麻婆豆腐里就有豆瓣 má pó dòu fu lǐ jiù yǒu dòu bàn

豆瓣吃起来有一点辣 dòu bàn chī qǐ lái yǒu yì diǎn là

但是豆瓣这个网站不是食物的网站 dàn shì dòu bàn zhè gè wǎng zhàn bú shì shí wù de wǎng zhàn

它是一个电影的网站 tā shì yí gè diàn yǐng de wǎng zhàn

是看电影的网站吗 shì kàn diàn yǐng de wǎng zhàn ma

不是 bú shì

在这个网站 zài zhè gè wǎng zhàn

你可以说一说 nǐ kě yǐ shuō yì shuō

你看的电影好看还是不好看 nǐ kàn de diàn yǐng hǎo kàn hái shì bù hǎo kàn

如果你看到一个非常好看的电影 rú guǒ nǐ kàn dào yí gè fēi cháng hǎo kàn de diàn yǐng

你可以给它五个星星 nǐ kě yǐ gěi tā wǔ gè xīng xing

这是最高的分 zhè shì zuì gāo de fēn

如果你看到一个很不好看的电影 rú guǒ nǐ kàn dào yí gè hěn bù hǎo kàn de diàn yǐng

你可以给它一个星星 nǐ kě yǐ gěi tā yí gè xīng xing

这是最低的分 zhè shì zuì dī de fēn

有的时候我想看电影 yǒu de shí hou wǒ xiǎng kàn diàn yǐng

但是找不到好看的电影 dàn shì zhǎo bú dào hǎo kàn de diàn yǐng

我可以打开豆瓣找一找 wǒ kě yǐ dǎ kāi dòu bàn zhǎo yì zhǎo

4个星星 4 gè xīng xing

5个星星的电影都会很好看 5 gè xīng xing de diàn yǐng dōu huì hěn hǎo kàn

今天的故事是豆瓣的故事 jīn tiān de gù shì shì dòu bàn de gù shì

但是和电影没有关系 dàn shì hé diàn yǐng méi yǒu guān xì

在豆瓣里还有一些小组 zài dòu bàn lǐ hái yǒu yì xiē xiǎo zǔ

小组就是很多人在一起 xiǎo zǔ jiù shì hěn duō rén zài yì qǐ

比如你上小组课的时候 bǐ rú nǐ shàng xiǎo zǔ kè de shí hou

有很多人在一起学习中文 yǒu hěn duō rén zài yì qǐ xué xí zhōng wén

豆瓣的小组是有一样爱好的人 dòu bàn de xiǎo zǔ shì yǒu yí yàng ài hào de rén

他们在一起可以聊一聊他们的爱好 tā men zài yì qǐ kě yǐ liáo yì liáo tā men de ài hào

比如你喜欢唱歌 bǐ rú nǐ xǐ huān chàng gē

你可以找一找唱歌小组 nǐ kě yǐ zhǎo yì zhǎo chàng gē xiǎo zǔ

和他们聊一聊你唱歌的事情 hé tā men liáo yì liáo nǐ chàng gē de shì qing

如果你喜欢看书 rú guǒ nǐ xǐ huān kàn shū

你可以找找读书小组 nǐ kě yǐ zhǎo zhao dú shū xiǎo zǔ

看看小组的人正在看什么书 kàn kan xiǎo zǔ de rén zhèng zài kàn shén me shū

如果你和我一样很喜欢吃好吃的东西 rú guǒ nǐ hé wǒ yí yàng hěn xǐ huān chī hǎo chī de dōng xī

你可以去吃吃吃小组 nǐ kě yǐ qù chī chī chī xiǎo zǔ

他们会分享给你最好吃的东西 tā men huì fēn xiǎng gěi nǐ zuì hǎo chī de dōng xī

豆瓣的小组有很多很多 dòu bàn de xiǎo zǔ yǒu hěn duō hěn duō

但是有一个很特别的小组 dàn shì yǒu yí gè hěn tè bié de xiǎo zǔ

叫做写字最丑小组 jiào zuò xiě zì zuì chǒu xiǎo zǔ

写字丑就是你写字不好看 xiě zì chǒu jiù shì nǐ xiě zì bù hǎo kàn

你写字好看吗 nǐ xiě zì hǎo kàn ma

我觉得我写字 wǒ jué de wǒ xiě zì

还可以不丑 hái kě yǐ bù chǒu

在这个小组有很多写字很丑的人 zài zhè gè xiǎo zǔ yǒu hěn duō xiě zì hěn chǒu de rén

如果你写字不好看 rú guǒ nǐ xiě zì bù hǎo kàn

你可以在这个小组 nǐ kě yǐ zài zhè gè xiǎo zǔ

找到很多和你一样的人 zhǎo dào hěn duō hé nǐ yí yàng de rén

有的时候 yǒu de shí hou

你还会找到比你写字更丑的人 nǐ hái huì zhǎo dào bǐ nǐ xiě zì gèng chǒu de rén

你会很有自信 nǐ huì hěn yǒu zì xìn

你觉得 nǐ jué de

我写字不丑 wǒ xiě zì bù chǒu

比他好看 bǐ tā hǎo kàn

这是一个很特别又很好笑的小组 zhè shì yí gè hěn tè bié yòu hěn hǎo xiào de xiǎo zǔ

对吗 duì ma

但是有一天 dàn shì yǒu yì tiān

有一个人拿着一张纸问大家 yǒu yí gè rén ná zhe yì zhāng zhǐ wèn dà jiā

他说这是医生写的字 tā shuō zhè shì yī shēng xiě de zì

他生病了要吃药 tā shēng bìng le yào chī yào

但是他看不明白医生的字 dàn shì tā kàn bù míng bai yī shēng de zì

他觉得写字丑的人可能认识这些字 tā jué de xiě zì chǒu de rén kě néng rèn shi zhè xiē zì

没想到真的有人认识医生的字 méi xiǎng dào zhēn de yǒu rén rèn shi yī shēng de zì

他买到了对的药 tā mǎi dào le duì de yào

后来 hòu lái

有越来越多的人来这个小组问问题 yǒu yuè lái yuè duō de rén lái zhè gè xiǎo zǔ wèn wèn tí

小组的人也很喜欢帮助别人的感觉 xiǎo zǔ de rén yě hěn xǐ huān bāng zhù bié rén de gǎn jué

又有一天 yòu yǒu yì tiān

有一个人拿着一张纸来了 yǒu yí gè rén ná zhe yì zhāng zhǐ lái le

这个字写得太丑了 zhè gè zì xiě de tài chǒu le

没有人知道是什么字 méi yǒu rén zhī dào shì shén me zì

他说 tā shuō

这是他的爷爷写的字 zhè shì tā de yé ye xiě de zì

他的爷爷去世了 tā de yé ye qù shì le

去世就是离开他了 qù shì jiù shì lí kāi tā le

死了 sǐ le

中国人不说死了 zhōng guó rén bù shuō sǐ le

会说去世了 huì shuō qù shì le

爷爷去世之前手抖 yé ye qù shì zhī qián shǒu dǒu

这样抖 zhè yàng dǒu

所以他写的字很丑 suǒ yǐ tā xiě de zì hěn chǒu

别人不知道他写了什么 bié rén bù zhī dào tā xiě le shén me

但是这个人很爱他的爷爷 dàn shì zhè gè rén hěn ài tā de yé ye

他想知道爷爷说了什么 tā xiǎng zhī dào yé ye shuō le shén me

小组的人听了他的故事 xiǎo zǔ de rén tīng le tā de gù shì

很想帮助他 hěn xiǎng bāng zhù tā

大家都努力的帮他看 dà jiā dōu nǔ lì de bāng tā kàn

终于有人认出了这些字 zhōng yú yǒu rén rèn chū le zhè xiē zì

他的爷爷说 tā de yé ye shuō

不要哭 bú yào kū

爷爷很爱你们 yé ye hěn ài nǐ men

现在这个小组帮助了很多很多的人 xiàn zài zhè gè xiǎo zǔ bāng zhù le hěn duō hěn duō de rén

成了豆瓣网站最有名的小组 chéng le dòu bàn wǎng zhàn zuì yǒu míng de xiǎo zǔ

你觉得这个小组怎么样 nǐ jué de zhè gè xiǎo zǔ zěn me yàng

你想加入什么样的小组 nǐ xiǎng jiā rù shén me yàng de xiǎo zǔ

你写字好看吗 nǐ xiě zì hǎo kàn ma

欢迎你们和我们聊一聊 huān yíng nǐ men hé wǒ men liáo yì liáo

我是Sarina wǒ shì Sarina

谢谢你们 xiè xiè nǐ men

我们下次再见 wǒ men xià cì zài jiàn

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
group /ɡruːp/ A2	noun - a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - to give a portion of something to another person noun - a part or portion allotted to someone
food /fuːd/ A1	noun - any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A2	noun - a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images
website /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ B1	noun - a set of related web pages located under a single domain name
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous point in the night sky that is a huge ball of gas verb - to appear as a performer in a film or play
rating /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ B2	noun - a classification or ranking of something according to a standard
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to assist someone in doing something noun - the act of giving assistance
write /raɪt/ A2	verb - to mark letters, words, or symbols on a surface, usually with a pen or pencil
character /ˈkærɪktər/ B1	noun - a person in a narrative; also a written symbol
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or low standard
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; positive, beneficial
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ B1	adjective - different from what is usual; distinctive
funny /ˈfʌni/ B1	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
doctor /ˈdɒktər/ A2	noun - a qualified practitioner of medicine
medicine /ˈmɛdɪsn/ B1	noun - substances used for treating illness
grandfather /ˈɡrændˌfɑːðər/ B2	noun - the father of one's father or mother
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B2	noun - the feeling of self‑assurance arising from one's abilities
interest /ˈɪntrɪst/ B1	noun - a feeling that makes you enjoy or want to learn more about something
join /dʒɔɪn/ B1	verb - to become a member of a group or organization