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Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
Ace and Tracey
23 episodes
4 days ago
Tracey is a native Chinese speaker and Ace is an upper-intermediate learner of Chinese. Tracey reads stories to Ace in a comprehensible way. The podcast is 99% in Chinese. Suitable for intermediate learners, meaning above B1 on the CEFR scale or about HSK5 and above. Tracey的母语是中文, Ace的中文水平目前处于中高级阶段。Tracey用通俗易懂的语言来给Ace中文故事。本博客99%都是中文。
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Tracey is a native Chinese speaker and Ace is an upper-intermediate learner of Chinese. Tracey reads stories to Ace in a comprehensible way. The podcast is 99% in Chinese. Suitable for intermediate learners, meaning above B1 on the CEFR scale or about HSK5 and above. Tracey的母语是中文, Ace的中文水平目前处于中高级阶段。Tracey用通俗易懂的语言来给Ace中文故事。本博客99%都是中文。
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Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士03(下)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge

  • 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 鼓声 - drumbeat, sound of drums
  • 号角声 - sound of horns, trumpet sound
  • 号角 - bugle horn
  • 牛角 - cow horn
  • 士气 - morale
  • 哈利·波特 - Harry Potter
  • 盛大 - grand, magnificent
  • 盛况 - grand occasion
  • 豪华 - luxurious
  • 华丽 - magnificent, splendid
  • 前所未有 - unprecedented (idiom)
  • 典礼 - ceremony
  • 宴会 - banquet
  • 格调 - style
  • 男子 - man, male
  • 打鼓 - to beat a drum
  • 描绘 - to describe, to portray
  • 菜肴 - dishes, cuisine
  • 乐曲 - musical composition
  • 演奏 - to perform on a musical instrument
  • 大厅堂 - grand hall
  • 宴会堂 - banquet hall
  • 端着 - to hold something level with both hands, to carry
  • 餐盘 - dining plate
  • 派饼 - pie
  • 派 - pie
  • 谐音 - homonym, homophone
  • 音译 - transliteration
  • 孔雀 - peacock
  • 雄性 - male
  • 开屏 - (a peacock) spreads its tail
  • 扇子 - fan
  • 蓝宝石 - sapphire
  • 张望 - to gaze into the distance
  • 浓雾 - thick fog
  • 东张西望 - (idiom) to look around in all directions
  • 一溜烟 - in the blink of an eye, like a wisp of smoke
  • 蝙蝠侠 - Batman
  • 一转眼 - in a wink/blink of an eye
  • 一眨眼 - in a wink/blink of an eye
  • 鹰房 - hawk house, mew (a building for trained hawks)
  • 风车 - windmill, turbine (of all sorts, including handheld paper windmills)
  • 护城河 - moat
  • 通往 - leading to
  • 弥漫 - to pervade, to fill the air, to saturate (the air with fog, smoke, etc.)
  • 朦胧 - hazy

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1 year ago
8 minutes 37 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士 03 (中)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge

  • 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 研读 - to study attentively (a book), to delve into
  • 城桥 - drawbridge
  • 护城河 - moat
  • 吊桥 - draw-bridge
  • 以 - in order to
  • 护城河有很多谁,以保护城堡 - there is a lot of water in the moat in order to protect the castle
  • 侵入 - to make (military) incursions, to invade
  • 鳄鱼 - crocodile
  • 问号 - question mark, "?" (punctuation)
  • 朦胧 - hazy
  • 月色 - moonlight
  • 微弱 - weak, faint, feeble
  • 意象 - image, imagery
  • 水墨画 - ink and wash painting
  • 油画 - oil painting
  • 抽象 - abstract
  • 具象 - tangible image, concrete, representational (art)
  • 写实 - realism, realistic portrayal, realistic, true to life
  • 阴性 - feminine, yin (negative principle in nature)
  • 浓雾 - thick fog
  • 风车 - windmill, turbine (of all sorts, including handheld paper windmills)
  • 风叶 - wind blade, fan blade
  • 风扇 - electric fan
  • 风磨坊 - windmill
  • 磨 - to grind
  • 工作坊 - workshop
  • 研磨 - milling, to grind, to polish by grinding, to abrade; whetstone; pestle
  • 谷物 - cereal, grain
  • 小麦 - wheat
  • 玉米 - corn, maize
  • 风力 - wind force, wind power
  • 发电 - to generate electricity
  • 情景 - circumstances, situation
  • 阵 - measure word for events or states of a relatively short duration (e.g. a gust, a burst)
  • 一阵暴风雨 - a burst of stormy weather, a sudden storm
  • 划破 - to cut open, to rip, to streak across (lightning, meteor, etc.), to pierce (scream, searchlight, etc.)
  • 猪排 - pork ribs
  • 痕迹 - mark, trace
  • 伤口 - a cut, a wound
  • 天际 - horizon, the sky
  • 鹰房 - hawk house, mew (a building for trained hawks)
  • 学术 - learning, science, academic
  • 老鹰 - eagle, hawk
  • 隼 - falcon (sometimes also "hawk", "bird of prey") (academic word)
  • 内城 - inner ward of a castle, inner bailey, inner walls of a castle
  • 皇帝 - emperor
  • 伺候 - to serve, to wait upon
  • 丫鬟 - servant girl, maid
  • 皇宫 - imperial palace
  • 佣人 - servant
  • 皇上 - the emperor, Your majesty the emperor, His imperial majesty
  • 猎捕 - to hunt, hunting

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1 year ago
11 minutes 12 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士 03 (上)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 03 跨过城桥

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 03 Across the Bridge

  • 00:00 Discussing title of the chapter and explaining key words
  • 02:55 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 城桥 - drawbridge
  • 护城河 - moat
  • 通往 - to lead to
  • 外围 - surrounding
  • 吊桥 - drawbridge
  • 守护 - to guard, to protect
  • 进攻 - to attack, to assault, to go on the offensive
  • 跨过 - to step across, to stride over, to cross over
  • 迈过 - to step over
  • 坎 - pit, hole
  • 跨国企业 - transnational corporation, multinational corporation
  • 沟 - ditch, gully, ravine
  • 鸿沟 - gulf, chasm, wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 汉
  • 障碍 - barriers, obstacles
  • 白雾弥漫 - white fog fills the air
  • 细小 - tiny, fine
  • 弥漫 - to pervade, to fill the air, to saturate (the air with fog, smoke, etc.)
  • 香味 - fragrance, smell
  • 颗粒 - particles
  • 望 - to gaze, to look into the distance
  • 望远镜 - telescope, binoculars
  • 显微镜 - microscope
  • 近视 - nearsightedness
  • 远视 - farsightedness
  • 通道 - passage, channel, corridor
  • 地下通道 - underground passage
  • 通向 - leading to, direct toward, going towards
  • 地道 - tunnel
  • 地道 - authentic, genuine
  • 人行横道 - pedestrian crossing
  • 手电筒 - flashlight
  • 装置 - equipment, device
  • 夹着 - to press from either side, to place in between
  • 皮革 - leather
  • 书签 - bookmark
  • 翻开 - to open (a book, etc.)
  • 标记 - to mark, sign, mark, symbol
  • 赴宴 - to attend a banquet
  • 赴 - to go, to visit (e.g., another country), to attend (a banquet, etc.)
  • 奔赴 - to rush to; to hurry to
  • 出席 - to attend, to be present
  • 聚会 - party, gathering, to meet, to get together
  • 格调 - style, taste, character
  • 长途 - long-distance
  • 旅途 - journey, course of a journey
  • 盔甲 - armor/armour
  • 铠甲 - armor/armour
  • 头盔 - helmet
  • 工地 - construction site
  • 材质 - material (that something is made of)
  • 安全帽 - safety helmet
  • 周遭 - surrounding
  • 建筑物 - building, structure, edifice
  • 研读 - to study attentively (a book), to delve into
  • 章节 - chapter, section
  • 上吊 - to hang oneself
  • 不要在一棵树上吊死 - "don’t hang yourself on one tree" (literally), don't insist on only taking one road to Rome, there's more than one way to skin a cat, there are plenty of fish in the sea, there are other ways of achieving a desired outcome even if one avenue doesn't work out (proverb/俗语)
  • 执念 - obsession, (when followed by 于) to be obsessive (about)
  • 以 - in order to
  • 护城河有很多谁,以保护城堡 - there is a lot of water in the moat in order to protect the castle
  • 入侵 - to invade
  • 侵入 - to make (military) incursions, to invade
  • 互换 - to exchange, to swap
  • 侵占 - to invade and occupy (territory)
  • 侵略 - to invade, invasion
  • 遭受 - to suffer, to sustain (loss, misfortune)
  • 俄罗斯 - Russia
  • 乌克兰 - Ukraine
  • 鳄鱼 - crocodile
  • 鳞片 - scales, fish scales

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1 year ago
16 minutes 55 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士 02(下)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 02 再度离开

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 02 Leaving Again

  • 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 庞大 (páng dà) - huge, enormous
  • 若隐若现 (ruò yǐn ruò xiàn) - "appearing and disappearing", faintly discernible, unable to be seen clearly (idiom)
  • 似有似无 (sì yǒu sì wú) - appearing and disappearing, seemingly existent yet elusive (idiom)
  • 隐藏 (yǐn cáng) - to hide, to conceal, hidden
  • 迷雾 (mí wù) - fog, mist
  • 烘托 (hōng tuō) - highlighting, enhancing, to make something stand out, to create a background effect, describing something in a way which makes something else stand out (literary device) (e.g. in the story there is fog around the castle and this fog 烘托/增添了城堡的神秘气氛)
  • 迷宫 (mí gōng) - labyrinth, maze
  • 霜 (shuāng) - frost
  • 颗粒 (kē lì) - particles, granules
  • 尘埃 (chén'āi) - dust
  • 庞然大物 - a colossal figure (idiom/成语)
  • 橡树 (xiàng shù) - oak tree
  • 夹着 (jiā zhe) - to press from either side, to place in between
  • 扣 (kòu) - to fasten, to buckle
  • 环 (huán) - a loop, a hoop, a (chain) link
  • 门框 (mén kuàng) - door frame
  • 衣架 (yī jià) - clothes hanger, clothes rack
  • 手电筒 (shǒu diàn tǒng) - flashlight
  • 腰带 (yāo dài) - belt
  • 便便 (biàn biàn) - to poo
  • 就一下下 (jiù yī xià xià) - just a tiny bit
  • 一溜烟 (yī liù yān) - in the blink of an eye, like a wisp of smoke
  • 烟 (yān) - smoke
  • 香烟 (xiāng yān) - cigarette, smoke from burning incense
  • 气体 (qì tǐ) - gas (gaseous substance)
  • 灰蒙蒙 (huī méng méng) - murky
  • 烟囱 (yān cōng) - chimney
  • 油烟 (yóu yān) - kitchen fumes, cooking fumes
  • 圣诞老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén) - Santa Claus, Father Christmas
  • 生动 (shēng dòng) - lively, vivid
  • 栽 (zāi) - to insert, to plant, to fall headfirst
  • 栽进 (zāi jìn) - to fall into, to plunge into
  • 泥坑 (ní kēng) - mud pit
  • 游泳池 (yóu yǒng chí) - swimming pool
  • 凹处 (āo chù) - concave area, depression (in the ground)
  • 痴迷中 (chī mí zhōng) - in a state of infatuation
  • 雾茫茫 (wù máng máng) - foggy, vast expanse of mist
  • 茫茫 (máng máng) - boundless, vast and obscure
  • 茫然 (máng rán) - blanky, unclear, at a loss

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1 year ago
9 minutes 39 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士 02(上)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 02 再度离开

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 02 Leaving Again

  • 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 再度 (zài dù) - once more, once again, one more time
  • 抹 (mǒ) - measure word for light beams, wisps of cloud, etc.
  • 亮光 (liàng guāng) - light, beam of light, gleam of light
  • 一抹亮光 (yī mǒ liàng guāng) - a glimmer of light
  • 晚霞 (wǎn xiá) - sunset glow, sunset clouds, afterglow
  • 晚霞的一抹亮光 (wǎn xiá de yī mǒ liàng guāng) - a glow of bright light (at sunset)
  • 摩天塔 (mó tiān tǎ) - skyscraper
  • 抹脸 (mǒ liǎn) - to wipe one's face
  • 优美 (yōu měi) - beautiful, elegant, graceful
  • 水彩颜料 (shuǐ cǎi yán liào) - watercolors, watercolor paints
  • 颜料 (yán liào) - pigments, paints, dyes
  • 生动 (shēng dòng) - vivid, lively
  • 暗 (àn) - dark, gloomy
  • 散乱 (sàn luàn) - in disorder, messy
  • 杂乱 (zá luàn) - in a mess, chaotic
  • 杂乱无章 (zá luàn wú zhāng) - disordered and in a mess, all mixed up and chaotic (idiom)
  • 整整齐齐 (zhěng zhěng qí qí) - neat and tidy
  • 摆放 (bǎi fàng) - to lay out, to arrange
  • 杰克打了个冷颤 (Jiékè dǎ le gè lěng zhàn) - Jack shuddered
  • 后怕 (hòu pà) - lingering fear, fear after the event, post-traumatic stress
  • 不寒而栗 (bù hán ér lì) - "not cold, yet shivering," to tremble with fear, to be terrified (idiom)
  • 发抖 (fā dǒu) - to tremble, to shake, to shiver
  • 暴龙 (bào lóng) - tyrannosaurus rex
  • 恐怖的暴龙 (kǒng bù de bào lóng) - terrifying tyrannosaurus rex
  • 他们很恐惧这件事情 (tāmen hěn kǒngjù zhè jiàn shìqíng) - They are terrified of this matter/what happened
  • 活生生 (huó shēng shēng) - real, living
  • 宾州 (Bīnzhōu) - Pennsylvania (abbreviation for 宾夕法尼亚州)
  • 一截 (yī jié) - a length, portion, or segment (measure word)
  • 一截书签 (yī jié shūqiān) - a length/portion of a bookmark
  • 布料 (bù liào) - cloth, material
  • 书签 (shūqiān) - bookmark
  • 丝绸 (sī chóu) - silk
  • 虫子 (chóngzi) - insect
  • 蚕 (cán) - silkworm
  • 吐丝 (tǔ sī) - to extrude silk
  • 丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù) - the Silk Road
  • 骑士 (qí shì) - knight
  • 城堡 (chéng bǎo) - castle
  • 书里夹着一张书签 (shū lǐ jiāzhe yī zhāng shūqiān) - There is a bookmark tucked inside the book.
  • 皮革 (pí gé) - leather
  • 嘶 (sī) - neigh, hiss, Ss! (onomatopoeia)
  • 嘶鸣 (sī míng) - to whinny (of a horse), to neigh
  • 马的嘶鸣声 (mǎ de sī míng shēng) - the neighing sound of a horse.
  • 标注 (biāo zhù) - to tag, to mark out, to annotate (e.g., a character with its pinyin)
  • 唱法 (chàng fǎ) - singing style, the way of reciting (a song, a poem, etc)
  • 念法 (niàn fǎ) - the pronunciation of a word, the way you read a word, character or text
  • 唐诗宋词 (Táng shī Sòng cí) - referring to the classical poetry written during the Tang Dynasty (618–907) and the Song Dynasty (960–1279) in Chinese literature.
  • 曲调 (qǔdiào) - tune, melody
  • 唐朝 (Táng Cháo) - Tang Dynasty (618–907)
  • 宋朝 (Sòng Cháo) - Song Dynasty (960–1279)
  • 元朝 (Yuán Cháo) - Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368)
  • 元曲 (Yuán Qǔ) - Yuan Dynasty theater, including poetry, music, and comedy.
  • 穿戴着 (chuān dài zhe) - to dress, to wear
  • 佩戴 (pèi dài) - to wear (as accessories)
  • 戴首饰 (dài shǒu shì) - to wear jewelry
  • 闪亮 (shǎn liàng) - shiny, sparkling, dazzling
  • 盔甲 (kuī jiǎ) - armor, armour
  • 崭新 (zhǎn xīn) - brand new, fresh and clean
  • 呜呜的风声 (wū wū de fēng shēng) - the whistling sound of the wind
  • 风声愈来愈响 (fēng shēng yù lái yù xiǎng) - the sound of the wind got louder and louder
  • 狂乱 (kuáng luàn) - chaotic, in disorder
  • 飞舞 (fēi wǔ) - to dance or flutter in the air, to whirl
  • 条理 (tiáo lǐ) - arrangement, order, tidiness
  • 摆动 (bǎi dòng) - to sway, to swing, to move back and forth, to oscillate
  • 旋转 (xuán zhuǎn) - to rotate, to spin, to whirl
  • 语流音变 (yǔ liú yīn biàn) - tone changes or phonetic changes in connected speech
  • 静止 (jìng zhǐ) - still, motionless
  • 他打了个哆嗦 (tā dǎ le gè duō suō) - he let out a shudder, he shivered
  • 鸣叫 (míng jiào) - to emit a sound, to make a sound
  • 庞大 (páng dà) - huge, enormous
  • 若隐若现 (ruò yǐn ruò xiàn) - "appearing and disappearing," faintly discernible, unable to be seen clearly (idiom)
  • 隐藏 (yǐn cáng) - to hide, to conceal, hidden
  • 隐秘 (yǐn mì) - secret, hidden

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1 year ago
15 minutes 17 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士 01(下)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 01 黑森林

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 01 The Dark Woods

  • 00:00 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 踮起脚尖 (diǎn qǐ jiǎo jiān) - tiptoeing
  • 猫和老鼠 Tom and Jerry (Māo hé Lǎo Shǔ) - Tom and Jerry
  • 牛仔裤 (niú zǎi kù) - jeans
  • 蹑手蹑脚 (niè shǒu niè jiǎo) - to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
  • 静悄悄 (jìng qiāo qiāo) - extremely quiet
  • 叠加 (dié jiā) - layering, overlay
  • 手电筒 (shǒu diàn tǒng) - flashlight
  • 甜筒 (tián tǒng) - ice-cream cone
  • 魔棒 (mó bàng) - magic wand
  • 扣 (kòu) - to button, to clip on, to fasten
  • 保鲜盒 (bǎo xiān hé) - food-storage container, Tupperware
  • 腰带 (yāo dài) - belt
  • 溜出家门 (liū chū jiā mén) - sneak out of the house
  • 贼 (zéi) - thief
  • 溜冰场 (liū bīng chǎng) - ice rink, ice-skating rink
  • 刀片 (dāo piàn) - blade, razor blade
  • 清晨 (qīng chén) - early morning
  • 蟋蟀 (xī shuài) - cricket (insect)
  • 唧唧 (jī jī) - chirping of insects (onomatopoeia)
  • 小提琴家 (xiǎo tí qín jiā) - violinist (a term sometimes used to refer to crickets in China because of the melodic sound they produce)
  • 演奏家 (yǎn zòu jiā) - performer (musician)
  • 拟声词 (nǐ shēng cí) - onomatopoeia
  • 模拟 (mó nǐ) - imitation, to imitate
  • 狂吠 (kuáng fèi) - to bark furiously, to howl
  • 冲过 (chōng guò) - to charge past
  • 黑暗 (hēi àn) - darkness
  • 湿润 (shī rùn) - moist
  • 雾 (wù) - fog
  • 凝结 (níng jié) - to condense, condensation
  • 水珠 (shuǐ zhū) - water droplets
  • 小心翼翼 (xiǎo xīn yì yì) - cautiously, gently and cautiously (idiom)
  • 屏住呼吸 (bǐng zhù hū xī) - hold one's breath
  • 声响 (shēng xiǎng) - sound
  • 黑漆漆 (hēi qī qī) - pitch black
  • 叠词 (dié cí) - reduplication
  • 红彤彤 (hóng tóng tóng) - bright red
  • 屏气凝神 (bǐng qì níng shén) - deeply concentrate one's attention, "hold one's breath in concentration" (idiom)
  • 皱起眉头 (zhòu qǐ méi tóu) - to frown
  • 眉毛 (méi máo) - eyebrow
  • 眉头 (méi tóu) - the inner end of the eyebrow, start of the eyebrow
  • 眉中 (méi zhōng) - the middle part of the eyebrow
  • 眉尾 (méi wěi) - the outer end of the eyebrow (outer edge of the face)
  • 胡闹 (hú nào) - to make trouble, to make a scene
  • 一束金光 (yī shù jīn guāng) - a beam of golden light
  • 紧握 (jǐn wò) - to grip tightly
  • 握手 (wò shǒu) - handshake
  • 老大 (lǎo dà) - boss, leader

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1 year ago
12 minutes 40 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
黑夜里的骑士 01(上)

神奇树屋 - 黑夜里的骑士 - 01 黑森林

Magic Tree House - The Knight at Dawn - 01 The Dark Woods

  • 00:00 Introducing the book and book cover/书和封面简介
  • 03:55 Reading the story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/重点词汇

  • 封面 (fēngmiàn) - cover (of a book)
  • 骑士 (qíshì) - knight
  • 王后 (wánghòu) - queen
  • 守卫 (shǒuwèi) - to guard, to defend
  • 铠甲 (kǎijiǎ) - armor/armour
  • 中世纪 (zhōngshìjì) - Middle Ages
  • 金属 (jīnshǔ) - metal
  • 剑 (jiàn) - sword
  • 镶 (xiāng) - To inlay, to embed
  • 镶嵌 (xiāngqiàn) - To inlay, to embed, to set (e.g., a jewel in a ring)
  • 宝石 (bǎoshí) - precious stone, gem
  • 水晶 (shuǐjīng) - crystal
  • 矿物 (kuàngwù) - mineral
  • 矿石 (kuàngshí) - ore
  • 加工 (jiāgōng) - to process, processing
  • 钻石 (zuànshí) - diamond
  • 玉石 (yùshí) - jade
  • 宝剑剑镶嵌着一颗宝石 (bǎojiàn xiāngqiàn zhe yī kē bǎoshí) - A double-edged sword inlaid with a gem
  • 鲜艳 (xiānyàn) - bright, vivid
  • 暴龙 (bàolóng) - Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex)
  • 翼龙 (yìlóng) - pterosaur (e.g. Pterodactyl, Pteranodon)
  • 时钟 (shízhōng) - clock
  • 时间丝毫没有流逝 (shíjiān sīháo méiyǒu liúshì) - time had not passed at all
  • 许愿 (xǔyuàn) - to make a wish
  • 主语 (zhǔyǔ) - subject (in grammar)
  • 许诺 (xǔnuò) - to promise
  • 推了推眼镜 (tuī le tuī yǎnjìng) - to adjust or push up one's glasses
  • 名侦探柯南 (míng zhēntàn Kěnán) - Detective Conan (a character in a Japanese manga)
  • 侦探 (zhēntàn) - detective
  • 导师 (dǎoshī) - tutor, teacher
  • 金牌 (jīnpái) - gold medal
  • 奖牌 (jiǎngpái) - medal
  • 银牌 (yínpái) - silver medal
  • 铜牌 (tóngpái) - bronze medal
  • 冠军 (guànjūn) - champion, gold medalist
  • 亚军 (yàjūn) - runner-up, silver medalist
  • 季军 (jìjūn) - third place, bronze medalist
  • 圆圈 (yuánquān) - circle
  • 徽章 (huīzhāng) - medallion
  • 遗失 (yíshī) - to lose
  • 遗落 (yíluò) - to leave behind (by mistake), to forget
  • 遗留 (yíliú) - to leave behind, to bequeath, to hand down
  • 纠正 (jiūzhèng) - to correct, to make right
  • 假设 (jiǎshè) - hypothesis, conjecture
  • 黎明 (límíng) - dawn, daybreak

Mentioned in the episode:

  • 名侦探柯南 - A Japanese detective manga series "Case Closed", also known as "Detective Conan".

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1 year ago
10 minutes 52 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险小档案 04

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 04 - 窗边的小恐龙

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 04 - The Little Dinosaurs by the Window

  • 00:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 04" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案04的同时解释难点词汇
  • 03:09 Concluding the first book of Series 01 "Dinosaurs Before Dark"/神奇树屋系列01的一本书恐龙谷大冒险在此结束

Key words/难点词汇

  • 翼龙 (Yìlóng) - Pterosaur (Pterodactyl, Pteranodon)
  • 近亲 (jìnqīn) - close relatives, near relatives
  • 头冠 (tóuguān) - a crown, a crest, a comb (tuft of feathers or outgrowth of flesh on the head)
  • 鳄鱼 (èyú) - crocodile
  • 产卵,下蛋 (chǎnluǎn, xià dàn) - to lay eggs
  • 冷血动物 (lěngxuè dòngwù) - cold-blooded animals
  • 爬行类动物 (páxíng lèi dòngwù) - reptiles
  • 披着羽毛 (pīzhe yǔmáo) - covered in feathers
  • 覆盖着 (fùgài zhe) - covered with, covered by
  • 长着 (zhǎngzhe) - growing, having (a physical attribute/feature)
  • 翱翔/遨翔 (áo xiáng) - to soar, to fly
  • 遨游 (áoyóu) - to travel, to roam
  • 漫游 (mànyóu) - to travel, to roam
  • 潇洒 (xiāosǎ) - relaxed, free and easy

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3 minutes 30 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险小档案 03

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 03 - 恐龙为什么灭绝

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 03 - Why Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct?

  • 00:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 03" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案03的同时解释难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 灭绝 (miè jué) - to become extinct
  • 灭火 (miè huǒ) - to extinguish a fire
  • 团灭 (tuán miè) - wipe-out (used to describe a situation where an entire group or team is completely defeated)
  • 活跃 (huó yuè) - to be active, to thrive
  • 恐龙活跃了一亿多年 (kǒng lóng huó yuè le yī yì duō nián) - Dinosaurs thrived for over 100 million years.
  • 谜团 (mí tuán) - riddle, enigma
  • 猜谜语 (cāi mí yǔ) - to guess riddles
  • 迷路 (mí lù) - to lose the way, to get lost
  • 迷宫 (mí gōng) - maze
  • 小行星 (xiǎo xíng xīng) - asteroid, minor planet
  • 陨石 (yǔn shí) - meteorite
  • 行星 (xíng xīng) - planet
  • 恒星 (héng xīng) - fixed star
  • 水星 (shuǐ xīng) - Mercury
  • 金星 (jīn xīng) - Venus
  • 地球 (dì qiú) - Earth
  • 火星 (huǒ xīng) - Mars
  • 木星 (mù xīng) - Jupiter
  • 土星 (tǔ xīng) - Saturn
  • 天王星 (tiān wáng xīng) - Uranus
  • 海王星 (hǎi wáng xīng) - Neptune
  • 太阳系 (tài yáng xì) - Solar system
  • 卫星 (wèi xīng) - satellite, moon
  • 碎片 (suì piàn) - chips, fragments
  • 漂流 (piāo liú) - to drift along, to drift about
  • 撞击 (zhuàng jī) - to strike, to hit
  • 力道 (lì dào) - strength, power
  • 炸药 (zhà yào) - explosives, explosive material
  • 爆开 (bào kāi) - to explode
  • 陷入 (xiàn rù) - to get caught up in, to land in (a predicament)
  • 黑暗 (hēi àn) - dark, darkness
  • 窘迫 (jiǒng pò) - dire, in a predicament
  • 泥潭 (ní tán) - quagmire (literally "muddy pond")
  • 沼泽 (zhǎo zé) - marsh, swamp, wetlands
  • 脱身 (tuō shēn) - to get away, to escape, to free oneself
  • 消极 (xiāo jí) - negative
  • 流沙 (liú shā) - quicksand
  • 粉尘 (fěn chén) - dust, solid particulate matter
  • 枯萎 (kū wěi) - to wilt, to wither
  • 垂着 (chuí zhe) - to hand down, to droop
  • 剧烈 (jù liè) - violent, acute, severe

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9 minutes 35 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险小档案 02

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 02 - 恐龙时代

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 02 - Age of the Dinosaurs

  • 00:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 02" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案02的同时解释难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 时代 (shídài) - era, age
  • 白垩纪 (Bái'é jì) - Cretaceous period
  • 侏罗纪 (Zhūluó jì) - Jurassic period
  • 侏罗纪公园 (Zhūluó jì Gōngyuán) - Jurassic Park
  • 相对之下 (xiāngduì zhī xià) - relatively, in comparison
  • 悠久 (yōujiǔ) - ancient
  • 两亿 (liǎng yì) - 200 million
  • 地质 (dìzhì) - geology
  • 地质年代 (dìzhì niándài) - geological period
  • 岩石 (yánshí) - rock
  • 三叠纪 (Sāndié jì) - Triassic period
  • 年轮 (niánlún) - growth ring, annual ring
  • 纹路 (wénlù) - veined pattern, grain (in wood, etc.)
  • 土壤 (tǔrǎng) - soil
  • 样本 (yàngběn) - sample, specimen
  • 六千五百万 (liùqiān wǔbǎi wàn) - 65 million
  • 白垩纪末 (Bái'é jì mò) - end of the Cretaceous period
  • 消失 (xiāoshī) - to disappear
  • 灭亡 (mièwáng) - to become extinct, to perish, to be destroyed
  • 小行星 (xiǎo xíngxīng) - asteroid
  • 火山 (huǒshān) - volcano
  • 爆发 (bàofā) - eruption
  • 气候 (qìhòu) - climate
  • 截然不同 (jiérán bùtóng) - entirely different (idiom)
  • 一模一样 (yī mú yīyàng) - exactly the same (idiom)
  • 五彩缤纷 (wǔcǎi bīnfēn) - colorful, multicolored
  • 五颜六色 (wǔ yán liù sè) - colorful, a blaze of color
  • 姹紫嫣红 (chà zǐ yān hóng) - beautiful flowers, vivid and bright colors
  • 绚丽 (xuànlì) - gorgeous, magnificent
  • 鲜艳 (xiānyàn) - brightly-colored
  • 树木 (shùmù) - trees
  • 成片 (chéng piàn) - in large patches, covering an area
  • 成群 (chéng qún) - in groups; large numbers of
  • 排比(句) (páibǐ jù) - parallelism (parallel sentence structure)
  • 青草 (qīngcǎo) - grass
  • 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán) - the student surpasses the master, "cyan comes from blue but it is more vivid than blue" (proverb)
  • 徒弟 (túdì) - apprentice, disciple
  • 技高一筹 (jì gāo yī chóu) - "higher skill by one level," superior skill by one measure
  • 胜过 (shèngguò) - to surpass
  • 俗语 (súyǔ) - proverb, common saying
  • 原始 (yuánshǐ) - original
  • 针叶树 (zhēnyè shù) - conifer, a tree that has cones and needle-like leaves
  • 松树 (sōngshù) - pine tree
  • 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhíwù) - fern
  • 铺着 (pūzhe) - covered with
  • 密 (mì) - thick, dense
  • 密密麻麻 (mì mì má má) - numerous and close together, thick, dense
  • 开花类植物 (kāihuā lèi zhíwù) - flowering plants
  • 花蕊 (huāruǐ) - stamen, pistil (of a flower)
  • 兴盛 (xīngshèng) - to flourish, to thrive
  • 兴衰 (xīngshuāi) - rise and fall, prosperity and decline (of a kingdom)
  • 盛开 (shèngkāi) - blooming, in full flower

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13 minutes 30 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险小档案 01

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 恐龙小档案 01 - 恐龙的由来

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - Dinosaur Archive 01 - The Origin of Dinosaurs

  • 00:00 Explaining what the "Dinosaur Archives"/解释恐龙小档案
  • 01:00 Reading "Dinosaur Archive 01" and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅档案01的同时解释难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 档案 (dàng àn) - file, record, archive
  • 蜥蜴 (xī yì) - lizard
  • 壁虎 (bì hǔ) - gecko
  • 活灵活现 (huó líng huó xiàn) - true to life, vivid and realistic (idiom)
  • 化石 (huà shí) - fossil
  • 分布 (fēn bù) - to distribute, to be distributed, (statistical, geographic) distribution
  • 大洲 (dà zhōu) - continent
  • 蒙大拿州 (Mēng dà ná zhōu) - Montana (US state)
  • 挖掘 (wā jué) - to excavate; to dig
  • 骨骼 (gǔ gé) - bones, skeleton
  • 足迹 (zú jì) - footprints, prints, tracks
  • 排泄物 (pái xiè wù) - excrement, waste matter (feces, urine, etc.), basically poo and wee
  • 鬣蜥 (liè xī) - iguana
  • 鬣狗 (liè gǒu) - hyena
  • 巢穴 (cháo xué) - nest, den
  • 遗迹 (yí jì) - trace, relic of the past, vestige, historical remains, remnant
  • 遗像 (yí xiàng) - portrait of the deceased
  • 遗体 (yí tǐ) - remains (of a dead person)
  • 遗弃 (yí qì) - to abandon
  • 遗留 (yí liú) - to leave behind, to hand down

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11 minutes 8 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 10

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 10 天黑之前回家

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 10 Home Before Dark

  • 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 染着 (rǎn zhe) - dyed with
  • 树林染着一层向晚的金色光辉 (shù lín rǎn zhe yī céng xiàng wǎn de jīn sè guāng huī) - The woods were dyed with a golden evening glow.
  • 流逝 (liúshì) - elapse, pass by (of time)
  • 丝毫 (sīháo) - a bit, the slightest amount
  • 时间丝毫没有流逝 (Shíjiān sīháo méiyǒu liúshì) - Time has not passed at all.
  • 一丝不苟 (yī sī bù gǒu) - meticulous, thorough (idiom/成语)
  • 探出 (tàn chū) - to stick out, to extend
  • 茫然 (mángrán) - confused, in a daze, dazed
  • 呆呆地看着 (dāi dāi de kàn zhe) - staring blankly, staring without expression
  • 宾州的蛙溪镇 (Bīn zhōu de Wā Xī Zhèn) - Frog Creek, Pennsylvania
  • 耸了耸肩 (sǒng le sǒng jiān) - shrugged one's shoulders
  • 一枚金色徽章 (yī méi jīnsè huīzhāng) - a golden medallion
  • 圆滚滚的眼睛 (yuán gǔn gǔn de yǎnjīng) - round and big eyes
  • 水汪汪 (shuǐ wāng wāng) - bright, cute eyes (like a puppy)
  • 环顾 (huán gù) - to look around
  • 指了指绳梯 (Zhǐ le zhǐ shéngtī) - pointed to the rope ladder
  • 踏 (tà) to tread, to step on, to walk
  • 踏上回家的路 (tà shàng huíjiā de lù) - set foot on the road home
  • 沿着 (yánzhe) - along, following
  • 一栋栋房子 (yī dòng dòng fángzi) - rows of houses
  • 旅程 (lǚchéng) - journey
  • 刺痛 (cìtòng) - stinging pain, stinging sensation
  • 奇遇 (qíyù) - adventures, chance encounters
  • 拔腿 (bá tuǐ) - to start running (literally "pulling up the leg")

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16 minutes 2 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 09

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -09 惊奇的飞行

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 09 The Amazing Ride

  • 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 惊奇 (jīngqí) - amazed, surprised, to wonder, amazing, wondrous
  • 飞行 (fēixíng) - to fly, flying
  • 明亮 (míngliàng) - bright
  • 警觉 (jǐngjué) - alert
  • 警惕 (jǐngtì) - to be alert, on guard
  • 凝视 (níngshì) - to stare, to fix one's eyes on
  • 牛排刀 (niúpáidāo) - steak knife
  • 展开双翅 (zhǎnkāi shuāngchì) - to spread its wings
  • 摇摇晃晃 (yáoyáo huànghuàng) - to rock, to sway
  • 倾向这边,倒向那边 (qīngxiàng zhè biān, dàoxiàng nà biān) - tilting towards this side, leaning towards that side
  • 倾/倾斜 (qīng/qīngxié) - to incline, to lean, to tilt
  • 稳住脚步 (wěn zhù jiǎobù) - to stabilize one's footing
  • 一口咬了个空 (yī kǒu yǎo le gè kōng) - bit at the air (unable to bite Jack)
  • 展翅高飞 (zhǎnchì gāofēi) - to spread one's wings and soar, to develop one's abilities freely (idiom)
  • 满是 (mǎnshì) - crowded with
  • 巢穴 (cháoxué) - nest
  • 飞越 (fēiyuè) - to fly across, to fly over, to fly past
  • 滑翔 (huáxiáng) - to glide
  • 掠过 (lüèguò) - to sweep past
  • 掠夺 (lüèduó) - to plunder, to rob
  • 平原 (píngyuán) - plain, field
  • 奇迹 (qíjì) - miracle
  • 轻盈 (qīngyíng) - light and graceful
  • 比喻 (bǐyù) - metaphor, to liked to, figuratively
  • 发梢 (fà shāo) - the ends of one's hair
  • 鬓角 (bìnjiǎo) - sideburns, hair on the temples
  • 呼啸而过 (hūxiào ér guò) - to whistle past
  • 清新 (qīngxīn) - fresh
  • 甜美 (tiánměi) - sweet, pleasant
  • 小溪 (xiǎoxī) - small stream, rivulet
  • 溪流 (xīliú) - stream
  • 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhíwù) - ferns
  • 灌木丛 (guànmù cóng) - bushes
  • 载着 (zàizhe) - carrying
  • 承载 (chéngzài) - to bear, to carry
  • 驮着 (tuózhe) - carrying on the back (normally a horse)
  • 展翅离去 (zhǎnchì líqù) - spreading wings and leaving/flying away
  • 站稳 (zhànwěn) - stand firm, find one's balance
  • 发抖 (fādǒu) - to tremble
  • 瑟瑟发抖 (sèsè fādǒu) - shivering
  • 慌张 (huāngzhāng) - flustered
  • 慌忙 (huāngmáng) - in a hurry
  • 像...般 (xiàng...bān) - like, similar to (same as 像...一样)
  • 书堆 (shū duī) - pile of books
  • 呜呜的吹 (wū wū de chuī) - whistling/whooing/whimpering sound, sound of wind (in this context)
  • 咻咻作响 (xiūxiū zuòxiǎng) - whooshing sound

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1 year ago
22 minutes 33 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 08

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -08 巨大的阴影

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 08 A Giant Shadow

  • 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 怦怦 (pēng pēng) - heart thumping sound (onomatopoeia)
  • 拟声词 (nǐshēngcí) - onomatopoeia
  • 他的心怦怦的狂跳着 (Tā de xīn pēng pēng de kuáng tiào zhe) - His heart thumped/beat wildly
  • 一开一阖 (yī kāi yī hé) - opening and closing
  • 牛排刀 (niú pái dāo) - steak knife
  • 惊慌 (jīng huāng) - to panic
  • 凝视 (níng shì) - to stare, to fix one's eyes on
  • 慌张 (huāng zhāng) - flustered, anxious
  • 张皇失措 (zhāng huáng shī cuò) - panic-stricken, to be in a flustered state (idiom/成语)
  • 不知所措 (bù zhī suǒ cuò) - not knowing what to do, embarrassed and at a complete loss (idiom/成语)
  • 手足无措 (shǒu zú wú cuò) - at a loss to know what to do, bewildered (idiom/成语)
  • 自古以来 (zì gǔ yǐ lái) - since ancient times
  • 陆地 (lù dì) - land (as opposed to the sea)
  • 肉食性(动物) (ròu shí xìng) - carnivore, carnivorous
  • 草食性(动物) (cǎo shí xìng) - herbivore, herbivorous
  • 杂食性(动物) (zá shí xìng) - omnivore, omnivorous
  • 张望 (zhāng wàng) - to look around
  • 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng) - to look in all directions, to glance around (idiom/成语)
  • 手势 (shǒu shì) - gesture, sign
  • 怒吼 (nù hǒu) - bellow, roar
  • 震动 (zhèn dòng) - to shake, to vibrate
  • 庞然大物 (páng rán dà wù) - a huge monstrosity, a colossal figure (idiom/成语)
  • 盘旋 (pán xuán) - to circle, to hover, to circle above
  • 一片阴影笼罩着杰克 (Yī piàn yīnyǐng lóngzhào zhe Jiékè) - a shadow envelops Jack
  • 笼罩 (lóngzhào) - to shroud, to envelop, to cover

Mentioned in the episode:

  • The movie "怦然心动", English name is "Flipped"

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1 year ago
12 minutes 53 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 07

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -07 预备,快跑!

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 07 Ready, Set, Go!

  • 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 气喘吁吁 (qì chuǎn xū xū) to pant, to gasp for breath
  • 跌跌撞撞 (diē diē zhuàng zhuàng) to stagger along
  • 奋力 (fèn lì) to spare no effort
  • 张望 (zhāng wàng) to look around
  • 东张西望 (dōng zhāng xī wàng) to look around in all directions (idiom)
  • 危机解除 (wēi jī jiě chú) crisis averted
  • 许愿 (xǔ yuàn) to make a wish
  • 哀嚎 (āi háo) to wail, to howl in grief
  • 更何况... (gèng hé kuàng) moreover...
  • 奔跑 (bēn pǎo) to run
  • 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhí wù) fern
  • 暴龙 (bào lóng) tyrannosaurus rex/T-rex
  • 扑向背包 (pū xiàng bēi bāo) to pounce toward the backpack
  • 咆哮 (páo xiào) to roar
  • 怒吼 (nù hǒu) to bellow, to roar
  • 此起彼落 (cǐ qǐ bǐ luò) to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
  • 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú) to rise and fall in succession, repeating continuously (idiom)

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1 year ago
14 minutes 11 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 06

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -06 恐龙谷

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 06 Dinosaur Valley

  • 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously/在阅读故事的同时讲解难点词汇

Key words/难点词汇

  • 谷、山谷 (gǔ, shān gǔ) - valley
  • 摘 (zhāi) - to pick, to pluck
  • 一枚徽章 (yī méi huī zhāng) - a medallion
  • 拔腿 (bá tuǐ) - to break into a run
  • 宰 (我要宰了他) (zǎi) - to kill, to slaughter livestock
  • 拔腿就跑 (bá tuǐ jiù pǎo) - to dash off, to run away hastily
  • 踪影 (zōng yǐng) - trace
  • 踪迹 (zōng jì) - trace, tracks
  • 低沉 (dī chén) - deep and low (of sound)
  • 咆哮 (páo xiāo) - to roar
  • 低音大喇叭 (dī yīn dà là bā) - tuba (musical instrument)
  • 低音大号 (dī yīn dà hào) - tuba (another word for this musical instrument)
  • 倒吸一口气 (dào xī yī kǒu qì) - to gasp
  • 巢 (cháo) - nest
  • 巢穴 (cháo xué) - nest, den
  • 布满 (bù mǎn) - to be covered with, to be filled with
  • 泥巴 (ní bā) - mud
  • 鸭嘴恐龙 (yā zuǐ kǒng lóng) - duck-billed dinosaur (Anatosaurus, Anatotitan)
  • 耸立 (sǒng lì) - to stand tall, to tower over
  • 挥舞 (huī wǔ) - to wave something, to brandish something
  • 前肢 (qián zhī) - forelimb
  • 跪 (guì) - to kneel
  • 低吼 (dī hǒu) - a deep growl
  • 蹲伏 (dūn fú) - to crouch low and bend forward
  • 哀怨 (āi yuàn) - grief, aggrieved
  • 低吟 (dī yín) - a soft groan/moan/cry
  • 摇摇摆摆 (yáo yáo bǎi bǎi) - to sway/to wobble
  • 摇摇晃晃 (yáo yáo huàng huàng) - to rock/to shake/to sway
  • 觅食 (mì shí) - to forage, to hunt for food, to scavenge
  • 群居 (qún jū) - to live together (in a large group or flock)
  • 喂 (wèi) - to feed
  • 喂食 (wèi shí) - to feed
  • 庞大 (páng dà) - huge, enormous
  • 庞然大物 (páng rán dà wù) - a huge monstrosity, a colossal figure (idiom)
  • 跑掉 (pǎo diào) - to run away
  • 害 (害他差点要吐出来) (hài) - to cause
  • 丑陋 (chǒu lòu) - ugly
  • 无比 (wú bǐ) - unmatched, unrivaled
  • 平原 (píng yuán) - plains
  • 粗 (cū) - thick (for cylindrical objects)
  • 头颅 (tóu lú) - head/skull
  • 暴龙 (bào lóng) - Tyrannosaurus, T. rex
  • 霸王龙 (bà wáng lóng) - Tyrannosaurus, T. rex (another word for this dinosaur)

Line of poetry mentioned in the episode:

  • 千山鸟飞绝, 万径人踪灭
  • Over a thousand hills, no bird's in flight; On myriads paths, not one foot-print in sight.
  • The poem is 【江雪】唐 • 柳宗元
  • A River Scene in Snow Authored by: Liu Zongyuan

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1 year ago
26 minutes 55 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 05

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 05 草丛里的金光

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 05 Gold in the Grass

  • 00:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously

Key words/难点词汇

  • 丢回背包里 (diū huí bèibāo lǐ) - toss the notebook back into the backpack
  • 紧跟在后 (jǐn gēn zài hòu) - to follow closely behind
  • 慌张 (huāngzhāng) - flustered
  • 犀牛 (xīniú) - rhinoceros/rhino
  • 三角龙 (sānjiǎo lóng) - triceratops (dinosaur)
  • 状物 (zhuàngwù) - ...-shaped thing
  • 盾状物的东西 (dùn zhuàng wù de dōngxi) - shield-like thing
  • 白垩纪 (bái'é jì) - Cretaceous period
  • 草食性恐龙 (cǎoshíxìng kǒnglóng) - herbivorous dinosaur
  • 把书阖上 (bǎ shū hé shàng) - to close the book
  • 肩膀 (jiānbǎng) - shoulder
  • 发誓 (fāshì) - to swear, to vow
  • 温顺 (wēn shùn) - docile, gentle
  • 给一个飞吻 (gěi yī gè fēi wěn) - to blow a kiss
  • 小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīn yìyì) - carefully and cautiously (成语)
  • 蕨类植物 (jué lèi zhíwù) - fern
  • 蹲跪 (dūn guì) - to squat/kneel
  • 粗大 (cūdà) - thick
  • 灌木 (guànmù) - bush
  • 茂密 (màomì) - dense (of plant growth), lush
  • 食指 (shízhǐ) - index finger
  • 嘴唇 (zuǐchún) - lips
  • 做一个鬼脸 (zuò yī gè guǐliǎn) - to pull a face
  • 木兰花 (mùlánhuā) - magnolia flower
  • 手肘 (shǒu zhǒu) - elbow
  • 笑着跳开 (xiào zhe tiào kāi) - to jump away laughing
  • 草丛 (cǎocóng) - grass
  • 视野 (shìyě) - field of view
  • 盯着 (dīngzhe) - to stare at, to watch attentively
  • 哼了一声 (hēng le yī shēng) - humph!, to groan
  • 瞥见 (piējiàn) - to glimpse
  • 徽章 (huīzhāng) - a medallion, a badge
  • 一枚徽章 (yī méi huīzhāng) - measure word for coins, rings, medals, etc
  • 刻 (kè) - to carve, to engrave

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1 year ago
23 minutes 34 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 04

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -04 无齿翼龙亨利

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 04 Henry

  • 0:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously

Key words/难点词汇

  • 倒吸了一口气 Take a sharp intake of breath
  • 距离无齿翼龙只有几步路远 Only a few steps away from the Pteranodon
  • 明亮 bright
  • 警觉 alert
  • 嗤之以鼻 to snort disdainfully, to scoff at
  • 手臂 arm
  • 覆盖着 to cover, covered
  • 薄薄 thin
  • 绒毛 fur
  • 柔软 soft
  • 凸出 to stick out, to protrude
  • 指望 to hope for something, to count on something
  • 豌豆 pea
  • 突变 mutation, to mutate
  • 一开一阖 to open and close
  • 剪刀 scissors
  • 山丘 hill

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1 year ago
14 minutes 28 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 03

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 -03 身在何处

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 03 Where is Here?

  • 0:00 Reading story and explaining hard words simultaneously

Key words/难点词汇

  • 蕨类植物 Fern
  • 草丛 Grass
  • 灌木丛 Bush
  • 山丘 Hill
  • 结结巴巴 To stammer/to stutter
  • 摇摇头/甩甩头 To shake one's head
  • 橡树 Oak tree
  • 守卫 A guard
  • 爬行类 Reptile
  • 鳄鱼 Crocodile
  • 蜥蜴 Lizard
  • 白垩纪 Cretaceous (period)
  • 古生物 Ancient creature

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1 year ago
17 minutes 53 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
恐龙谷大冒险 02

神奇树屋 - 恐龙谷大冒险 - 02有怪物

Magic Tree House - Dinosaurs Before Dark - 02 The Monster

  • 00:00 Reading the chapter/故事正文阅读
  • 04:35 Explaining hard words/部分重点词汇解释

Key words/重点词汇

  • 布满灰尘的旧书 Old books with dusty covers
  • 闪闪发亮的新书 New books with shiny bright covers
  • 远方望去 To gaze into the distance
  • 蛙溪镇 "Frog Creek"
  • 绿色门廊 Porch, Veranda
  • 白木屋 White wooden house
  • 亨利 "Henry"
  • 环顾 To look around, To survey
  • 书签 Bookmark
  • 城堡 Castle
  • 蓝丝绸书签 Blue silk bookmark
  • 克制不了自己 Unable to control oneself
  • 爬行类 Reptile
  • 无齿翼龙 Pteranodon (like Pterodactyl)
  • 小心翼翼 Gentle and careful (成语)
  • 蝙蝠 Bat
  • 飞翔 To soar, to circle in the air
  • 尖叫 To shriek
  • 滑翔 To glide
  • 头冠 A crown, a "comb"/"crest" (on the top of the head)
  • 弧形飞翔 Curved/arched flight
  • 一架 Measure word for planes, large vehicles
  • 一架滑翔机 A glider
  • 摆动 To shake/to sway
  • 跌 To fall/to drop
  • 愈...愈... More and more
  • 咻咻作响 The sound of blowing wind
  • 旋转 To spin/to revolve/to whirl
  • 静止 Still, immobile, static
  • 斜斜地(射进来) to shine in at an angle

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1 year ago
18 minutes 9 seconds

Tracey给Ace讲的中文故事
Tracey is a native Chinese speaker and Ace is an upper-intermediate learner of Chinese. Tracey reads stories to Ace in a comprehensible way. The podcast is 99% in Chinese. Suitable for intermediate learners, meaning above B1 on the CEFR scale or about HSK5 and above. Tracey的母语是中文, Ace的中文水平目前处于中高级阶段。Tracey用通俗易懂的语言来给Ace中文故事。本博客99%都是中文。