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It is one of the most popular winter sports around the world. There are more than a million registered players performing regularly worldwide in different leagues. It’s quick-moving and hard-hitting! It is Ice hockey! This is a sideline mini-series of Takeaway Chinese, called Niuniu's Winter Olympics classroom. In this bonus mini-season, we talk about the 7 major sports of the 2022 Winter Olympics and some cultural elements of the Games. We also have a stop-motion animation version on our Facebook page Learn Chinese, make sure to check them out!

Hǔnián/ jiù yào/ dàole, nǐ/ liǎojiě/ lǎohǔ/ zài/ Zhōngguó/ wénhuà/ zhōng/ de/ hányì/ me? 虎年就要到了，你了解老虎在中国文化中的含义么？ The year of the Tiger is coming. Do you know the meaning of tiger in Chinese culture? Wǒ/ zhīdào/ a! Lǎohǔ/ hěn/ wēixiǎn!/ Zhōngguó rén/ shuō/ "bu rù hǔxué/ yān dé hǔ zǐ",/ hái/ shuō/ "yīshānbùróng'èrhǔ"./ 我知道啊！老虎很危险！中国人说“不入虎穴焉得虎子”，还说“一山不容二虎”。 I do! Tigers are dangerous! The Chinese say "If you don't risk going into a tiger's lair, how can you catch a tiger cub", and that "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain." Méi cuò!/ Bùguò/ lǎohǔ/ yěshì/ lìliàng/ de/ xiàngzhēng,/ bǐrú/ hǔ hǔ shēng wēi/, hǔtóu hǔnǎo,/ shēnglóng huóhǔ,/ dōu shì/ bāoyì cí!/ 没错！不过老虎也是力量的象征，比如虎虎生威、虎头虎脑、生龙活虎，都是褒义词！ That's right! However, the tiger is also a symbol of strength and power, for example, there are words like "vigor and vitality of the tiger" " looking dignified and strong like a tiger" and "full of vim and vigor like dragon and tiger", which are all commendatory words!

Nǐ guònián yě méi huíjiā a? 你过年也没回家啊？ You didn't go home for the Spring Festival? Méiyǒu. Xiǎngyìng jiùdì guònián de hàozhào ma, yěshì duì zìjǐ hé jiārén fùzé. 没有。响应就地过年的号召嘛，也是对自己和家人负责。 No. I'm responding to the call to stay put for the Spring Festival, being responsible to myself and my family. Wǒ yě méi huíjiā, nà wǒmen yàobùyào jùyījù, yīqǐ chī gè fàn ne? 我也没回家，那我们要不要聚一聚，一起吃个饭呢？ I didn't go home either, so shall we get together and have dinner together? Jīnnián jiù suànleba, yào bìmiǎn bù bìyào de wàichū hé jùjí ma. 今年就算了吧，要避免不必要的外出和聚集嘛。 Forget it this year. We should avoid unnecessary outings and gatherings. Nǐ shuōde duì, nà wǒmen háishì yuē gè shíjiān, yīqǐ zàixiàn wánr yóuxì ba! 你说得对，那我们还是约个时间、一起在线玩儿游戏吧！ You're right, let's make an appointment and play online games together.

Ice-skating is an increasingly popular way to work out in winter. Click to find out why we love skating (& you should too!). This is a sideline mini-series of Takeaway Chinese, called Niuniu's Winter Olympics classroom. In this bonus mini-season, we talk about the 7 major sports of the 2022 Winter Olympics and some culture elements of the Games. We also have a stop-motion animation version on our Facebook page Learn Chinese, make sure to check them out!

Wǒ men/jīn tiān de/huì yì/hái shì/zài xiàn shàng/jìn xíng/, liàn jiē/zhàng hào/mì mǎ/yǐ jīng/yóu jiàn/dà jiā/le/, huì yì/shí/qǐng/dǎ kāi/shè xiàng tóu/, jìng yīn/mài kè fēng/zuò hǎo/kāi huì/zhǔn bèi. 我们今天的会议还是在线上进行，链接、账号、密码已经邮件大家了，会议时请打开摄像头，静音麦克风，做好开会准备。 Our meeting today is still online. The link, account number and password have been emailed to everyone. Please turn on the camera and mute the microphone and get ready for the meeting. Qǐng wèn/jīn tiān/yǒu méi yǒu/wén zì/zī liào/a? 请问今天有没有文字资料啊？ Are there any written materials today? Yǒu,/wǒ/yǐ jīng/bǎ/běn cì/huì yì/xū yào/tí qián/yuè dú de/nèi róng/fēn xiǎng dào/le/qún lǐ/, gōng/dà jiā/cān kǎo/. Rú guǒ/guò chéng/zhōng/yǒu/rèn hé/wèn tí/huān yíng/dà jiā/liú yán. 有，我已经把本次会议需要提前阅读的内容分享到了群里，供大家参考。如果过程中有任何问题，欢迎大家留言。 Yes, I have shared the contents of this meeting that need to be read in advance to the group, just for your reference. If you have any questions during the meeting, you are welcome to leave a message.

Some say it is more of a social experience. Some believe it provides addictive pleasure. Some think it is one of the most significant winter games. Yes, we are talking about skiing. Listen to the episode and find out more about this star Olympic sport! This is a sideline mini-series of Takeaway Chinese, called Niuniu's Winter Olympics classroom. In this bonus mini-season, we talk about the 7 major sports of the 2022 Winter Olympics and some culture elements of the Games. We also have a stop-motion animation version on our Facebook page Learn Chinese, make sure to check them out!

Nǐmen/ zuìjìn/ zuò/ shénme/ xīn/ xiàngmù/ la? 你们最近做什么新项目啦？ What new projects are you doing recently? Wǒmen/ pāile/ yīgè/ jièshào/ dōng'ào/ yùndòng/ xiàngmù/ de/ dìnggé/ dònghuà! Pāishè/ guòchéng/ díquè/ shì/ kùnnánchóngchóng./ Xūyào/ xiān/ shèjì/ dònghuà/ jiǎoběn,/ ránhòu/ zuòchū/ duìyìng/ de/ rénwù/ hé/ chǎngjǐng,/ zài/ pāishè/ wúshù zhāng/ zhàopiàn,/ zuìhòu/ bǎ/ zhàopiàn/ lián qǐlái/ biànchéng/ dònghuà. 我们拍了一个介绍冬奥运动项目的定格动画！拍摄过程的确是困难重重。需要先设计动画脚本，然后做出对应的人物和场景，再拍摄无数张照片，最后把照片连起来变成动画。 We shot a stop-motion animated video to introduce the Winter Olympic sports! The shooting process is indeed fraught with difficulties. We had to design an animation script first, then make the corresponding characters and scenes, and take countless photos, and finally connect the photos together into animation. Tīng qǐlái/ qiān tóu wàn xù,/ dàn/ chéngguǒ/ zhēnshì/ lìng rén qídài/ a! 听起来千头万绪，但成果真是令人期待啊！ It sounds super complicated, but the results are really something to look forward to.

Nǐ/méishì/ba? Zěnme/yī liǎn yánsù? 你没事吧？怎么一脸严肃？ Are you OK? Why so serious? Ā, nǐ/kàn chū lái/le. Wǒ/jīntiān/díquè/yǒudiǎn/jǐnzhāng/, jīntiān/shì/wǒ/ yīgè/zhòngyào/kǎoshì/dàojìshí/èr shí tiān. 啊，你看出来了。我今天的确有点紧张，今天是我一个重要考试倒计时20天。 Ah, you can tell? I am really a little nervous today. Today is my 20-day countdown to an important exam. Fàngsōng/yīdiǎn/,xīnpíngqìhé/cáinéng/chāocháng/fāhuī. Bié/zìjǐ/jiā yā/le./ Zàishuō,nǐ/wèishénme/huì/dàojìshí/a? Wǒ/yǐwéi/zhǐyǒu/fàndiàn/shàng cài/cái huì/dàojìshí/ne! 放松一点，心平气和才能超常发挥。别自己加压了。再说，你为什么会倒计时啊？我以为只有饭店上菜才会倒计时呢！ Relax. Only when you keep calm can you outperform yourself. Don't stress yourself up. Besides, why are you counting down? I thought countdown only happens when the restaurant tries to show they served food fast! Dàojìshí/néng/gěi wǒ/ānquán gǎn, ràng/wǒ/juéde/shēnghuó/méiyǒu/ shīkòng. 倒计时能给我安全感，让我觉得生活没有失控。 The countdown can give me a sense of security and make me feel that my life is not out of control.

Nǐ hǎo,/ tīng de dào/ me?/ Néng/ kàn qīng chu/ me? 你好，听得到么？能看清楚么？ Hello, can you hear me? Can you see me clearly? Kě yǐ/ kě yǐ/. Tīng de/ hěn/ qīng chu/ huà miàn yě hěn liú chàng. 可以可以！听得很清楚，画面也很流畅。 Yes. I can hear you very clearly and the screen is smooth. Āi yā / wǒ/ zhè biān/ xiàn zài/ xìn hào/ bù tài hǎo/ shēng yīn/ yǒu yī xiē/ duàn duàn xù xù/ huà miàn/ yě/ kǎ zhù bù dòng/ le. 哎呀，我这边现在信号不太好，声音有一些断断续续，画面也卡住不动了。 Ah, the signal on my side is not very good now, the sound is intermittent, and the picture is stuck. Nà/ kě néng/ shì/ yīn wèi/ wǎng luò/ tiáo jiàn/ bù hǎo/ yào bù rán/ wǒ men/ huàn chéng/ diàn huà/ gōu tōng/ ba. 那可能是因为网络条件不好，要不然我们换成电话沟通吧！ That may be because the network conditions are not good, otherwise, we'd better communicate by phone instead.

Nǐ/ zài/ yī biān/ cān jiā wǎng luò/ huì yì/ yī biān/ xiě zuò yè/ me? 你在一边参加网络会议一边写作业么？ Are you doing your homework while attending an online meeting? Shì a/ zěn me la?/ Zhè/ hé/ yī biān/ kāi chē/ yī biān/ tīng yīn yuè/ yī biān/ kàn diàn shì/ yī biān/ chī fàn/ méi yǒu/ chā bié/ a. 是啊，怎么啦？这和一边开车一边听音乐、一边看电视一边吃饭没有差别啊。 Yeah, why? It's no different from listening to music while driving, watching TV and eating at the same time. Dāng rán/ bù yī yàng/ le. Zhè xiē/ shì qing/ dōu/ bù xū yào/ quán shén guàn zhù/ suǒ yǐ/ cái néng/ yī xīn èr yòng. 当然不一样了！这些事情都不需要全神贯注，所以才能一心二用。 Of course it's different! You don't need to concentrate on these things, so you can do two things at once. Hā hā/ wǒ/ shì/ yī biān/ tīng jiǎng zuò/ yī biān/ liàn zì/ yě/ dōu/ bù/ fèi nǎo zi. 哈哈，我是一边听讲座，一边练字，也都不费脑子。 Haha, I was listening to the lecture and practicing calligraphy at the same time, I didn't think or concentrate on either.