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大家好,欢迎收听“每天中文”! 00:07
我是王雨。 00:11
大家好,我是李明。 00:12
王雨,今天你看上去特别开心, 00:14
有什么好事吗? 00:17
当然有啦! 00:19
李明,你看,我们上一个视频下面, 00:20
有一个听众朋友的评论,非常有意思。 00:23
哦?是什么评论? 00:27
说来听听。 00:29
是我们的一个听众朋友,名字特别可爱, 00:30
叫 Cherry Cherry。 00:34
她用英文问我们,可不可以聊一聊 00:36
“Yue Lao”,也就是月老的话题。 00:39
她还发了一个爱心,特别可爱。 00:43
啊,月老!这真是一个非常好的话题。 00:46
非常有中国特色,也很浪漫。 00:50
我们好像还从来没有聊过这个。 00:53
是呀! 00:56
所以,我看到这个评论的时候就想, 00:57
我们一定要做一集关于月老的节目。 01:00
非常感谢 Cherry Cherry! 01:04
你的建议太棒了! 01:06
没错,非常感谢。 01:08
那我们今天就满足这位朋友的愿望, 01:10
也和大家一起聊一聊这个话题:月老和红线, 01:14
谁是你的命中注定? 01:19
好呀!我们开始吧! 01:21
李明,我先问你一个问题。 01:24
你相信月老吗? 01:27
嗯……这是一个好问题。 01:29
我觉得这是一个很美的故事。 01:32
但是要说“相信”嘛…… 01:35
可能我更喜欢把它看作一种美好的文化, 01:38
一种希望。 01:41
你呢? 01:43
王雨,你一看就是个很浪漫的人, 01:43
你肯定相信吧? 01:46
(笑),被你发现了! 01:48
我当然相信啦! 01:50
我觉得能和一个人认识,然后喜欢上他, 01:52
最后在一起, 01:56
这一定是有特别的缘分在里面的。 01:58
可能就是月老在帮忙呀! 02:02
看来我们两个人的想法不太一样。 02:04
不过,可能很多听众朋友还不知道月老是谁。 02:07
王雨,不如你先来给大家简单介绍一下? 02:11
没问题! 02:15
在中国的神话里,月老是一位神仙。 02:16
他是一位老人,头发和胡子都是白色的, 02:21
看起来非常和气。 02:25
对,我们一般叫他“月下老人”, 02:27
意思是在月光下的老人。 02:31
他不是一个很严肃的神仙,而是一个很善良、 02:34
很可爱的老爷爷的形象。 02:39
是的。这位老爷爷的工作很重要哦! 02:42
他负责人间的婚姻大事。 02:46
也就是说,谁和谁会成为丈夫和妻子, 02:49
都是他来管的。 02:54
他怎么管呢? 02:56
他有两件很重要的东西。 02:57
我知道!第一件是一本书,对不对? 03:00
这本书叫“婚姻簿”。 03:04
上面写着世界上每一个人会和谁结婚。 03:07
完全正确。 03:12
第二件东西呢? 03:13
这个更有名。 03:15
当然是红线啦! 03:16
月老有一个袋子,里面装满了红色的线。 03:19
他会用一根看不见的红线, 03:24
把两个命中注定要在一起的男女的脚系在一起。 03:27
对。这两个人可能现在离得很远, 03:34
可能根本不认识对方,甚至可能讨厌对方。 03:38
但是因为有了这根红线, 03:42
他们最后一定会走到一起,成为夫妻。 03:45
我觉得这个红线的想法真的太浪漫了! 03:49
你想想,在这个世界的某个地方,有一个人, 03:54
他的脚上系着和你一样的红线。 03:59
不管你们在哪里,总有一天会见面。 04:03
这不是很让人期待吗? 04:07
的确很浪漫。 04:09
所以在中国,“红线”这个词 04:11
就代表了男女之间的缘分。 04:14
比如,如果一个朋友 04:16
想帮你介绍男朋友或女朋友, 04:18
我们就可以开玩笑说,他想为你“牵红线”。 04:21
没错!“牵红线”就是帮助两个人认识, 04:25
希望他们能在一起。 04:30
所以,简单来说, 04:32
月老就是中国的“爱神丘比特”, 04:34
不过他不用箭,他用红线。 04:37
这个比喻很好。 04:40
不过我觉得他们还是有点不一样。 04:42
丘比特的箭好像是让两个人突然相爱。 04:45
但是月老的红线, 04:49
是把本来就命中注定的两个人连在一起。 04:51
嗯,你说的有道理。 04:56
月老更强调“命中注定”这个感觉。 04:58
说到月老,我记得有一个关于他的、 05:02
非常有名的故事, 05:05
对不对? 05:07
好像是讲一个年轻人的。 05:08
对,这是一个最有名的故事。 05:10
故事里有一个叫韦固的年轻人。 05:13
这个故事也说明了为什么我们这么相信月老。 05:17
快给我们讲讲吧! 05:21
好的。 05:23
故事是这样的:在很久以前的唐朝, 05:23
有一个叫韦固的年轻人。 05:27
他很早就没有了爸爸妈妈, 05:30
所以他特别想早点结婚,有一个自己的家。 05:33
嗯,可以理解。 05:37
有一天,他认识了一个人, 05:39
那个人说要给韦固介绍一个女孩子。 05:42
他们约好第二天早上在一个寺庙门口见面。 05:45
韦固非常高兴,第二天天还没亮, 05:49
他就去了那个地方。 05:53
他很着急呀! 05:55
是的。 05:56
他到的时候,天还是黑的,月亮还在天上。 05:58
他看见寺庙的台阶上坐着一个老人。 06:03
这个老人靠着一个袋子, 06:07
正在月光下看一本书。 06:09
这个老人,一定就是月老了! 06:12
没错。 06:15
韦固很好奇,就走过去问:“老人家, 06:16
您在看什么书啊? 06:20
我从小读过很多书, 06:22
但是从来没见过您这本书。” 06:24
老人回答了什么? 06:27
老人笑着说:“这不是人间的书, 06:29
这是天上的书。 06:32
我管着天下所有人的婚姻。” 06:34
哇!他直接告诉韦固了。 06:37
是的。韦固更奇怪了, 06:39
又问:“那您袋子里装的是什么呢?” 06:42
老人回答说:“是红线。 06:46
我用这些红线 06:49
把命中注定的夫妻的脚系在一起。 06:51
他们就分不开了。 06:54
”韦固相信了吗? 06:55
他半信半疑。 06:57
但是他正好在为自己的婚事着急, 06:59
所以他就问老人: 07:03
“那……我的妻子是谁呢?” 07:05
这个问题问得好! 07:08
我也想问! 07:09
(笑)。老人看了看书, 07:10
对韦固说:“你的妻子啊, 07:13
就是那边那个卖菜的老婆婆的女儿。” 07:15
卖菜的女儿?怎么样? 07:19
漂亮吗? 07:22
韦固顺着老人指的方向看过去, 07:23
看到一个很穷的老婆婆, 07:26
抱着一个大概三岁的小女孩。 07:28
那个小女孩穿得破破烂烂的, 07:31
长得也不好看。 07:34
啊?这…… 07:36
韦固肯定不高兴了吧? 07:38
他非常生气。 07:40
他觉得自己是一个读书人,以后要做大官的, 07:42
怎么可能娶一个又穷又难看的女孩做妻子? 07:46
他觉得这个老人在骗他。 07:51
然后呢?他做了什么? 07:53
他做了一件很坏的事。 07:56
他叫来自己的仆人, 07:58
对仆人说:“你去,把那个小女孩杀了。 08:00
如果你能做到,我给你很多钱。” 08:04
天哪!他怎么可以这样! 08:07
那个小女孩太可怜了。 08:11
是啊。他的仆人就拿着刀跑过去, 08:13
在人群里对着小女孩的额头刺了一刀, 08:17
然后就马上跑了。 08:21
因为市场里人很多, 08:23
他没有成功杀死那个女孩,只是伤了她。 08:25
幸好没有杀死她。 08:28
这个韦固真是太坏了。 08:31
之后,韦固因为害怕,也很快离开了那里。 08:34
这件事过去了很多年。 08:38
一年又一年,韦固想结婚, 08:41
但是一直没有成功。 08:44
这是报应吧! 08:47
可能吧。 08:49
过了十几年,韦固通过自己的努力, 08:51
真的做了一个不大不小的官。 08:54
他的上司觉得他工作很努力,人也很好, 08:57
非常喜欢他。 09:01
这位上司有一个女儿,大概十六七岁, 09:02
长得非常漂亮。 09:06
上司决定把女儿嫁给韦固。 09:08
韦固当然很高兴吧? 09:11
他高兴极了! 09:13
他觉得自己的运气终于来了。 09:15
结婚那天,他看到了自己的新娘, 09:18
真的非常美。 09:21
但是,他发现了一个奇怪的地方。 09:23
什么地方? 09:26
他的妻子总是会在眉心, 09:27
也就是额头的中间,贴一朵小小的花。 09:30
就算睡觉的时候也不拿下来。 09:34
韦固觉得很奇怪。 09:37
是为了漂亮吗? 09:39
他也这么想,但是天天都这样,有点不正常。 09:41
过了很久,他终于忍不住问他的妻子: 09:45
“你为什么每天都在额头上贴一朵花呢?” 09:49
他的妻子怎么说? 09:53
他的妻子听了,有点难过地说: 09:55
“因为我的额头上有一个伤疤。 09:58
我小的时候,大概三岁吧, 10:01
有一天跟着我的保姆去市场,不知道为什么, 10:04
突然有一个坏人跑过来, 10:08
用刀刺了我的额头一下,留下了一个疤。 10:11
为了盖住这个伤疤,我只能每天都贴着花。” 10:15
啊!所以…… 10:19
韦固听到这里,整个人都惊呆了。 10:21
他又问他的妻子: 10:24
“你的保姆是不是一个卖菜的老婆婆?” 10:26
他的妻子惊讶地说:“是啊,你怎么知道?” 10:31
天哪!原来她就是当年那个小女孩! 10:35
没错。韦固这个时候才终于明白, 10:39
当年那个月光下的老人 10:43
说的每一句话都是真的。 10:45
缘分是命中注定的,是不能改变的。 10:48
他觉得非常后悔,也觉得很幸运。 10:52
后来,他把这个故事告诉了大家。 10:57
从此以后,人们就都知道了, 11:00
有个月老在决定着大家的婚姻。 11:02
哇,这个故事真神奇。 11:06
虽然韦固开始的时候很坏, 11:09
但最后的结果还是好的。 11:12
这也告诉我们,不能随便伤害别人, 11:15
说不定那个人就和你有很深的缘分呢。 11:19
是的。 11:23
这个故事的核心就是“缘分”两个字。 11:24
李明,这个故事发生在很久以前的唐朝。 11:28
那现在,都二十一世纪了, 11:32
中国的年轻人还相信月老和红线的故事吗? 11:35
这是个很有趣的问题。 11:40
我想,如果你问一个年轻人: 11:43
“你相信月老吗?” 11:45
他可能会笑着说:“这是神话故事啦。” 11:46
但是,很多人的行为又说明, 11:50
他们心里还是相信的。 11:53
比如说? 11:56
比如说,现在在中国,有很多年轻人, 11:57
特别是想找男朋友或者女朋友的人, 12:00
会去寺庙里拜月老。 12:03
他们觉得这样可以给自己带来好的桃花运。 12:06
对对对!我去过一些有名的寺庙, 12:10
里面拜月老的地方总是人最多的! 12:14
大家都想求一个好姻缘。 12:18
我听说,在台湾台北的龙山寺, 12:20
那里的月老就特别有名。 12:24
很多人去拜了以后,很快就找到了另一半。 12:27
是的,这种文化已经成为生活的一部分了。 12:31
它不一定是一种迷信, 12:35
更多的是一种心理上的安慰和希望。 12:37
大家希望自己的爱情能得到祝福。 12:41
我同意。说到这里, 12:44
李明,我觉得“缘分”这个词, 12:47
对很多学中文的朋友来说可能有点难懂。 12:50
它不只是英文里的 “fate” 或者 “destiny”, 12:55
对不对?它的意思好像更丰富一些。 12:59
你说得非常对。 13:03
这是一个很好的问题, 13:04
也是很多学习者会困惑的地方。 13:06
“缘分”这个词真的很难翻译。 13:10
它不仅是说“命中注定”,它还包括了时间、 13:13
地点和人。 13:17
你能解释得更具体一点吗? 13:19
当然。 13:22
比如,你和一个人能在对的时间、 13:23
对的地点遇见,这就是一种缘分。 13:26
你们可能在同一个城市生活了很多年, 13:30
但从来没见过。 13:34
可是有一天, 13:36
你们在一家咖啡馆,或者一个书店里 13:37
遇见了,并且认识了,这就是缘分开始了。 13:40
我明白了。 13:45
所以缘分更像是一种很巧合、很神奇的相遇。 13:46
对。而且缘分不只用在爱情里。 13:51
好朋友之间,我们也会说“我们真有缘分”。 13:56
比如我们俩, 14:00
能在“每天中文”这个播客一起工作, 14:01
和这么多听众朋友交流, 14:04
这也是一种很棒的缘分。 14:06
你这么一说,我觉得特别温暖! 14:09
我听过一个说法,缘分就像一本书, 14:12
你不知道下一页会写什么, 14:16
但是每一页都值得期待。 14:18
这个比喻真好。 14:21
它告诉我们,要珍惜每一次相遇。 14:23
因为每一次相遇,可能都是命中注定的缘分。 14:26
所以,回到你的问题,现在的年轻人 14:31
可能不完全相信月老是一个真实存在的神仙, 14:34
但我们都相信“缘分”的力量。 14:39
嗯,缘分这个概念, 14:42
真的是中国文化里一个非常美好、 14:45
非常核心的部分。 14:48
哎呀,时间过得真快啊, 14:50
感觉我们才刚开始聊。 14:53
是啊。今天我们聊得非常开心。 14:55
在结束以前, 14:59
我来简单总结一下今天我们聊的内容吧。 15:00
好的! 15:04
今天我们主要聊了三件事。 15:05
第一,月老是谁。 15:08
他是中国神话里负责婚姻的神仙, 15:10
他用红线把命中注定的两个人连在一起。 15:14
第二,我们分享了韦固的那个有名故事, 15:18
这个故事告诉我们,缘分是无法改变的。 15:22
第三,我们聊了现代年轻人 15:26
怎么看待月老和缘分,我们知道 15:29
“缘分”这个词在中国文化里有多重要。 15:32
总结得真好。 15:36
如果大家想复习今天的内容, 15:38
或者想看看故事里的汉字是怎么写的, 15:41
我们已经把今天这期播客的完整文本 15:44
放在了我们的博客上。 15:48
博客的地址是 15:50
chinesedailypodcast.blogspot.com。 15:51
是的,欢迎大家去阅读和学习。 15:55
那么听众朋友们,今天的问题来了: 15:59
你们相信缘分吗? 16:03
在你们的国家,有像月老一样的“爱神”吗? 16:05
他的故事是怎样的呢? 16:09
欢迎在下面给我们留言, 16:11
分享你们的想法和文化! 16:13
我们非常期待看到大家的评论。 16:16
感谢大家的收听,我们下期再见! 16:19
再见! 16:22

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[English]
Hello everyone, welcome to "Daily Chinese"!
I am Wang Yu.
Hello everyone, my name is Li Ming.
Wang Yu, you look very happy today.
Is there anything good you can do?
Of course!
Li Ming, look, below our last video,
there is a comment from a listener friend, which is very interesting.
Oh? What comment?
Let’s talk and listen.
is one of our listener friends, whose name is very cute,
is Cherry Cherry.
She asked us in English if we could talk about
"Yue Lao", which is the topic of Yue Lao.
She also sent a heart, which was very cute.
Ah, Yue Lao! This is a really good topic.
Very Chinese characteristics and very romantic.
It seems like we have never talked about this.
Yes!
So, when I saw this comment, I thought,
We must make a show about Yue Lao.
Thank you very much Cherry Cherry!
Your suggestion is great!
Yes, thank you very much.
Let's fulfill this friend's wish today,
and let's talk about this topic with you: Yue Lao and Red Thread,
Who is your destiny?
Okay! Let's get started!
Li Ming, let me ask you a question first.
Do you believe in Yue Lao?
Well...that's a good question.
I think this is a beautiful story.
But when it comes to "believe"...
Maybe I prefer to think of it as a beautiful culture,
a kind of hope.
What about you?
Wang Yu, you look like a very romantic person at first glance,
You must believe it, right?
(laughing), you discovered it!
Of course I believe it!
I think if you can get to know someone, then fall in love with him,
and end up together,
there must be a special fate in it.
Maybe Yue Lao is helping!
It seems that the two of us have different ideas.
However, many listeners may not know who Yue Lao is.
Wang Yu, why don't you give us a brief introduction first?
No problem!
In Chinese mythology, Yuelao is a god.
He is an old man with white hair and beard.
He looks very kind.
Yes, we usually call him "Old Man under the Moon",
which means the old man under the moonlight.
He is not a very serious god, but a very kind and
very cute grandfather.
Yes. This old man’s job is very important!
He is responsible for marriage matters in the human world.
In other words, he is in charge of who becomes husband and wife.
...
How can he care?
He has two very important things.
I know! The first thing is a book, right?
This book is called "Marriage Book".
It says who everyone in the world will marry.
Exactly right.
What about the second thing?
This one is more famous.
Of course it’s the red line!
Yue Lao has a bag filled with red thread.
He will use an invisible red thread to
tie the feet of two men and women who are destined to be together.
Right. The two people may be far apart now,
may not know each other at all, and they may even hate each other.
But because of this red thread,
they will eventually come together and become husband and wife.
I think the idea of ​​this red thread is really romantic!
Think about it, somewhere in this world, there is a person,
His feet are tied with the same red thread as you.
No matter where you are, we will meet one day.
Isn’t this very exciting?
It is indeed very romantic.
So in China, the word "red line"
represents the fate between men and women.
For example, if a friend
wants to help you introduce a boyfriend or girlfriend,
we can joke that he wants to "lead the red line" for you.
That’s right! "Pull the red thread" is to help two people get to know each other in the hope that they can be together.
...
So, to put it simply,
Yuelao is the Chinese "Cupid",
but he doesn't use arrows, he uses red thread.
This metaphor is very good.
But I think they are still a little different.
Cupid's arrow seems to make two people suddenly fall in love.
But Yue Lao's red thread,
is to connect two people who are destined to be together.
Well, you are right.
Yue Lao emphasized the feeling of "fate".
Speaking of Yue Lao, I remember there is a
very famous story about him,
right?
It seems to be about a young man.
Yes, this is the most famous story.
There is a young man named Wei Gu in the story.
This story also explains why we believe in Yue Lao so much.
Tell us about it!
Okay.
The story is this: In the Tang Dynasty a long time ago,
there was a young man named Wei Gu.
He lost his parents very early,
so he especially wanted to get married early and have a family of his own.
Well, that’s understandable.
One day, he met a man,
The man said he wanted to introduce a girl to Wei Gu.
They made an appointment to meet at the gate of a temple the next morning.
Wei Gu was very happy. Before dawn the next day,
he went to that place.
He is very anxious!
Yes.
When he arrived, it was still dark and the moon was still in the sky.
He saw an old man sitting on the steps of the temple.
This old man is leaning on a bag,
reading a book in the moonlight.
This old man must be Yue Lao!
That's right.
Wei Gu was very curious, so he walked over and asked: "Old man,
what book are you reading?
I have read many books since I was a child,
but I have never seen your book."
What did the old man answer?
The old man smiled and said: "This is not a book from the world,
This is a book from heaven.
I am in charge of the marriages of everyone in the world."
Wow! He told Wei Gu directly.
Yes. Wei Gu was even more surprised,
asked again: "Then what's in your bag?"
The old man replied: "It's red thread.
I used these red threads
to tie the feet of the destined couple together.
They will be inseparable.
"Does Wei Gu believe it?
He was dubious.
But he happened to be anxious about his marriage,
so he asked the old man:
"Then...who is my wife?"
This is a good question!
I want to ask too!
(laughing). The old man read the book and
said to Wei Gu: "Your wife,
is the daughter of the old woman selling vegetables over there."
The daughter of the vegetable seller? How about it?
Is it beautiful?
Wei Gu looked in the direction the old man pointed,
and saw a very poor old woman,
holding a little girl about three years old.
The little girl was dressed in rags,
and she didn't look good.
Huh? This...
Wei Gu must be unhappy, right?
He was very angry.
He felt that he was a scholar and would be a high official in the future.
How could he marry a poor and ugly girl as his wife?
He felt that the old man was lying to him.
What then? What did he do?
He did a very bad thing.
He called his servant,
said to the servant: "Go and kill that little girl.
If you can do it, I will give you a lot of money."
Oh my God! How could he do this!
That little girl is so pitiful.
Yes. His servant ran over with a knife,
stabbed the little girl on the forehead in the crowd,
and then ran away immediately.
Because there were many people in the market,
he did not succeed in killing the girl, but only injured her.
Fortunately, she was not killed.
This Wei Gu is really bad.
After that, Wei Gu quickly left there because of fear.
Many years have passed since this incident.
Year after year, Wei Gu wanted to get married,
but never succeeded.
This is retribution!
Maybe.
After more than ten years, Wei Gu, through his own efforts,
really became a moderate official.
His boss thinks he works hard and is a nice person,
likes him very much.
This boss has a daughter, who is about sixteen or seventeen years old.
She is very beautiful.
The boss decided to marry his daughter to Wei Gu.
Of course Wei Gu is very happy, right?
He was so happy!
He felt that his luck had finally come.
On the wedding day, he saw his bride,
She was really beautiful.
However, he discovered a strange place.
Where?
His wife always puts a small flower between her eyebrows,
that is, in the middle of her forehead.
I don’t take it off even when I sleep.
Wei Gu felt very strange.
Is it for beauty?
He thinks so too, but it's a bit abnormal to do it every day.
After a long time, he finally couldn't help but ask his wife:
"Why do you put a flower on your forehead every day?"
What did his wife say?
After hearing this, his wife said a little sadly:
"Because I have a scar on my forehead.
When I was young, about three years old,
I followed my nanny to the market one day. I don’t know why,
Suddenly a bad guy ran over and
stabbed my forehead with a knife, leaving a scar.
In order to cover this scar, I can only wear flowers every day. "
Ah! So...
Wei Gu was shocked when he heard this.
He asked his wife again:
"Is your nanny an old woman selling vegetables? "
His wife said in surprise: "Yes, how do you know?" "
Oh my God! It turns out she was the little girl back then!
That's right. It was only at this time that Wei Gu finally understood that
Every word that the old man under the moonlight
said was true.
Fate is destined and cannot be changed.
He felt very regretful and also felt very lucky.
Later, he told everyone this story.
From then on, people all know that Yue Lao is deciding everyone's marriage.
...
Wow, this story is really amazing.
Although Wei Gu was bad at the beginning,
but the end result is still good.
This also tells us that we can't hurt others casually,
Maybe that person has a deep connection with you. The core of this story is the word "fate".
...
...
Li Ming, this story happened in the Tang Dynasty a long time ago.
Now, in the 21st century, do young people in China still believe in the story of Yue Lao and Red Line?
...
...
I think if you ask a young person:
"Do you believe in Yue Lao?" "
He might smile and say: "This is a fairy tale. ”
However, the behavior of many people shows that
they still believe it in their hearts.
For example?
For example, in China now, many young people,
especially those who want to find a boyfriend or girlfriend,
will go to temples to worship Yue Lao.
They think this can bring them good luck.
Yes, yes! I have been to some famous temples.
The place where people worship Yue Lao is always the most popular one!
Everyone wants to find a good marriage.
I heard that
the Yue Lao there is particularly famous.
...
Yes, this culture has become a part of life,
...
It's more of a psychological comfort and hope.
I agree.
...
Li Ming, I think the word "fate" may be a bit difficult for many Chinese learners.
...
It's not just "fate" or "destiny" in English, right?
...
You are absolutely right.
This is a good question, and
it is also something that many learners get confused about.
The word "fate" is really difficult to translate.
It also includes time,
place and people.
Can you explain it more specifically?
...
For example, can you be with a person at the right time?
Meeting in the right place is a kind of fate.
You may have lived in the same city for many years,
but never met.
But one day,
you met and got to know each other in a cafe,
and this is the beginning of fate.
I understand.
So fate is more like a very coincidental and magical encounter.
Yes. And fate is not only used in love.
We also say "We are really destined".
For example, we can work together on the "Daily Chinese" podcast,
...
...
This is also a great fate.
I feel very warm when you say this! I have heard a saying that fate is like a book,
...
you don't know what will be written on the next page,
but every page is worth looking forward to.
This metaphor is really good.
It tells us to cherish every encounter.
Because every encounter may be destined.
So, back to your question, today's young people
may not fully believe that Yue Lao is a real immortal.
But we all believe in the power of "fate".
Well, the concept of fate is really a very beautiful and
...
very core part.
Oh, time flies.
It feels like we have just started talking.
...
Before the end,
Let me briefly summarize what we talked about today.
Okay!
Today we mainly talked about three things.
Who is Yue Lao?
He is the god responsible for marriage.
He used a red thread to connect the two destined people.
Second, we shared the famous story of Wei Gu.
This story tells us that fate cannot be changed.
Third, we talked about how modern young people
view Yuelao and fate. We know
how important the word "fate" is in Chinese culture.
That sums it up really well.
If you want to review today's content,
or want to see how the Chinese characters in the story are written,
we have put the complete text of today's podcast
on our blog.
The blog's address is
chinesedailypodcast.blogspot.com.
Yes, everyone is welcome to read and learn.
So listeners, today’s question is:
Do you believe in fate?
In your country, is there a "god of love" like Yue Lao?
What is his story?
Welcome to leave us a message below,
share your ideas and culture!
We look forward to reading your comments.
Thank you everyone for listening, see you in the next issue!
Goodbye!
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Vocabulary Meanings

相信

/xiàngxìn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to believe

结婚

/jiéhūn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to get married
  • noun
  • - marriage

认识

/rènshi/

A1
  • verb
  • - to know (a person); to meet

喜欢

/xǐhuān/

A1
  • verb
  • - to like
  • adjective
  • - pleasing; likable

浪漫

/làngmàn/

B1
  • adjective
  • - romantic
  • noun
  • - romance

介绍

/jièshào/

A2
  • verb
  • - to introduce
  • noun
  • - introduction

故事

/gùshi/

A1
  • noun
  • - story; tale

美丽

/měilì/

A2
  • adjective
  • - beautiful

奇怪

/qíguài/

B1
  • adjective
  • - strange; odd

生气

/shēngqì/

B1
  • verb
  • - to get angry
  • adjective
  • - angry

后悔

/hòuhuǐ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to regret
  • noun
  • - regret

幸运

/xìngyùn/

A2
  • adjective
  • - lucky; fortunate
  • noun
  • - luck

拜拜

/bàibài/

B1
  • verb
  • - to worship; to pray

月老

/yuèlǎo/

C1
  • noun
  • - Yue Lao; the god of marriage (mythological matchmaker)

红线

/hóngxiàn/

B2
  • noun
  • - red string (symbol of fate in marriage)

缘分

/yuánfèn/

B2
  • noun
  • - fateful connection; predestined relationship

神话

/shénhuà/

B1
  • noun
  • - myth; mythology

婚姻

/hūnyīn/

B1
  • noun
  • - marriage

桃花

/táohuā/

C2
  • noun
  • - love fortune (colloquial for romantic luck)

咖啡馆

/kāfēiguǎn/

A2
  • noun
  • - cafe; coffee shop

书店

/shūdiàn/

A2
  • noun
  • - bookstore

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  • 大家好,欢迎收听“每天中文”!

    ➔ Greeting phrases with 欢迎

    ➔ In this sentence, "欢迎" is used as an introductory phrase meaning "welcome," often in greetings to invite listeners, like "welcome to listen to."

  • 她用英文问我们,可不可以聊一聊“Yue Lao”,也就是月老的话题。

    ➔ Indirect questions with 可不可以

    ➔ Here, ""可不可以"" is used to form an indirect question, meaning "is it possible to" or "may we," politely asking about chatting on a topic.

  • 我觉得能和一个人认识,然后喜欢上他,最后在一起,这一定是特别的缘分在里面的。

    ➔ Conjunctive gebruiken like 然后

    ➔ The sentence uses ""然后"" as a conjunction to sequence events: becoming acquainted, then falling in love, then being together, indicating logical progression.

  • 他对我们说:“这不是人间的书,这是天上的书。我管着天下所有人的婚姻。”

    ➔ Direct speech with quotation marks

    ➔ This sentence features direct speech where the old man's words are quoted within "" "", using periods to separate statements, conveying what was said exactly.

  • 他觉得自己是一个读书人,以后要做大官的,怎么可能娶一个又穷又难看的女孩做妻子?

    ➔ Rhetorical questions with 怎么

    ➔ The sentence uses ""怎么"" in a rhetorical question expressing disbelief: "How could it be possible?" emphasizing that marrying the girl is inconceivable.

  • 过了十几年,韦固通过自己的努力,真的做了一个不大不小的官。

    ➔ Aspect marker 了 indicating completion

    ➔ In this context, ""了"" marks the completion of the action "成为官" (became an official), showing that after effort, he achieved it.

  • 他的妻子听了,有点难过地说:“因为我的额头上有一个伤疤。”

    ➔ Complement of result with 有

    ➔ Here, ""伤疤"" is a resultative complement after "有," meaning "there is a scar," describing the state resulting from an injury.

  • 他我觉得非常后悔,也觉得很幸运。

    ➔ Degree adverb 很 with adjectives

    ➔ The adverb ""很"" intensifies adjectives like "后悔" (regretful) and "幸运" (lucky), conveying strong feeling without "de" particle.

  • 我们都相信“缘分”的力量。

    ➔ Modal verb 相信 expressing belief

    ➔ The modal verb ""相信"" indicates belief in the power of "缘分," used to express conviction or trust in something abstract.

  • 欢迎在下面给我们留言,分享你们的想法和文化!

    ➔ Imperative sentences with 欢迎

    ➔ This is an imperative sentence using ""欢迎"" politely to invite action: leaving comments and sharing ideas, common in podcasts.

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