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From Clown to Champion: Wei's Mooncake Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Zh: 村子正沉浸在中秋节的欢乐中，月亮又大又圆。
En: The village was immersed in the joy of the Zhongqiu Jie (Mid-Autumn Festival), and the moon was large and round.
Zh: 彩灯挂满广场，空气中充满了月饼的香味。
En: Colorful lanterns were hung all over the square, and the air was filled with the aroma of yuebing (mooncakes).
Zh: 村里的广场中心正举行着一年一度的吃月饼比赛。
En: The annual mooncake-eating contest was taking place at the center of the village square.
Zh: 魏，村里的幽默大王，站在比赛的人群中。
En: Wei, the humor king of the village, stood among the contest participants.
Zh: 他一直想证明自己不仅仅是个只会搞笑的人。
En: He had always wanted to prove that he was more than just a jokester.
Zh: 他特别想赢得这次比赛，好让大家刮目相看。
En: He particularly wanted to win this contest so that everyone would look at him with new eyes.
Zh: 然而，魏有个小秘密：他其实吃不了太多甜月饼，总会吃到腻。
En: However, Wei had a little secret: he actually couldn’t handle too many sweet mooncakes and would always find them cloying.
Zh: 但这次，他心里有个计划。
En: But this time, he had a plan in mind.
Zh: 陈是比赛的强劲对手。
En: Chen was a strong competitor.
Zh: 他每年都赢，是大家公认的"月饼王"。
En: He won every year and was recognized by everyone as the "Mooncake King."
Zh: 魏知道，如果要赢，就必须耍点小聪明。
En: Wei knew that if he wanted to win, he had to use some clever tactics.
Zh: 他想到了自己的好朋友李梅。李梅总是支持他的每一个疯狂想法。
En: He thought of his good friend Li Mei, who always supported his every crazy idea.
Zh: 魏偷偷告诉李梅：“我们得换种策略。
En: Wei secretly told Li Mei, "We need a different strategy.
Zh: 帮我换些不那么甜的月饼。”
En: Help me switch out some of these overly sweet mooncakes."
Zh: 李梅微微一笑，点头答应。
En: Li Mei smiled subtly and nodded in agreement.
Zh: 比赛开始了，大家屏息以待。
En: The contest began, and everyone held their breath in anticipation.
Zh: 魏用他的幽默话语不停地和陈打趣，试图分散他的注意力。
En: Wei, with his humorous banter, kept teasing Chen in an attempt to distract him.
Zh: 比赛进行到最后一轮，魏已经吃得差不多到极限，但他看到李梅悄悄递过来特制的月饼。
En: As the contest reached the final round, Wei was almost at his limit, but he saw Li Mei quietly handing over a specially prepared mooncake.
Zh: 魏借着幽默的掩护，把新月饼快速吃下。
En: Using humor as a cover, Wei quickly devoured the new mooncake.
Zh: 陈似乎有些感到不安，因为魏的速度突然加快了。
En: Chen seemed a bit uneasy as Wei's speed suddenly increased.
Zh: 两个竞争者肩并肩，就这样进入了最后的决胜局。
En: The two competitors stood shoulder to shoulder as they entered the final showdown.
Zh: 最后一块月饼，陈还剩下一半，而魏则鼓起信心，把月饼塞进口中。
En: With the last piece of mooncake, Chen still had half left, while Wei mustered his confidence and stuffed the mooncake into his mouth.
Zh: 在村民们惊呼的瞬间，魏终于抢先一步，吞下最后一口。
En: In the moment of surprise among the villagers, Wei finally took the lead, swallowing the last bite.
Zh: 全场突然安静，随即爆发出热烈的掌声。
En: The whole place fell silent and then erupted into enthusiastic applause.
Zh: 魏赢了！
En: Wei had won!
Zh: 他自己都不敢相信。
En: He could hardly believe it himself.
Zh: 他成功证明了自己不止是个搞笑的村民。
En: He had successfully proven that he was more than just the village clown.
Zh: 魏明白，有时用智慧和策略，也能取得胜利。
En: Wei understood that sometimes, with wisdom and strategy, one could achieve victory.
Zh: 比赛结束，魏站在广场中央，心中涌起新的自信。
En: As the contest concluded, Wei stood in the center of the square, a new sense of confidence welling up inside him.
Zh: 他微笑着，看向满月，觉得这个夜晚真是美好。
En: He smiled and looked at the full moon, feeling...
