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大牛：快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。

Let’s learn Chinese with fun.

It’s much easier to remember.

大家好，我是快乐的大牛。

Hi, there! I am the happy Daniel.

到了景德镇，

As a visitor in Jingdezhen,

我发现这里真的是什么都跟瓷器有关。

I find so many things here related

with porcelain.

真不愧是瓷都。

It does deserve to be the capital

of porcelain.

今天我再带您去看一点儿有意思的。

Today I’m taking you to see something

interesting.

旁白：哎，那韩佳呢？

Eh, where’s Han Jia?

大牛：你说韩佳呀？

You are asking about Han Jia?

今天一直神神秘秘的。

She has been quite mysterious

the whole day.

让人摸不透！

An elusive character!

我也不知道她现在在哪儿。

I don’t know where she’s gone either.

不过也没关系。还有我大牛在嘛。走。

But that doesn’t matter. You have

me with you. Let’s go.

怎么样？

What do you think?

在景德镇连舞蹈都和瓷器有关系。

Even dances here are related

with porcelain.

Zài jǐngdézhèn, lián wǔdǎo dōu hé cíqì yǒu guānxi.

在 景德镇， 连 舞蹈 都 和 瓷器 有 关系。

In Jingdezhen, even dances have a

connection with porcelain.

您猜猜这叫什么舞。

Just guess what dance it is.

韩佳：这还用猜啊。青花舞呗。

It is needless to guess.

It’s Blue-and-White Porcelain Dance.

大牛：没错。你看她们每个人的衣服上。

Exactly. Look at the costumes

of the dancers.

都装饰着青花图案。

All are decorated with the blue

and white designs.

刚才谁在说话？

Who was talking just now?

怎么听着这么耳熟啊！

Sounds so familiar!

啊！我不是看花了眼吧？

What! Am I dazzled?

那个人怎么长得那么像韩佳！

How much she looks like Han Jia!

没错，就是她！

Sure, it’s her!

原来她跑到这儿来都不告诉我。

She came here alone without telling.

真不够意思。

It’s unfriendly of her to do so.

韩佳：大牛，说谁不够意思哪？

Daniel, who are you talking about?

大牛：说你呀，还是老搭档呢！

I’m talking about you, my co-presenter!

事先什么都不告诉我。

You didn’t tell me anything in advance!

韩佳：“够意思”在口语里常用，

“gou yi si” is a colloquialism,

就是够朋友、够交情的意思。

meaning to be friendly by

doing something.

那“不够意思”就是不够朋友、

“bu gou yi si” means not to be unfriendly

不够交情喽。

by doing something.

大牛：她总是瞒着我们，

She is always trying to keep

us in the dark,

有点儿不够意思。

which is surely a bit “bu gou yi si”.

韩佳：好好，那我现在就够意思一回，

OK, now I’ll try to be “gou yi si”

带大家去看看

by taking you all to see a performance,

只有在景德镇才能看到的表演。

which can be found only in Jingdezhen.

大牛：听上去有点儿特色。

Sounds interesting.

我们去看看。

Let’s go take a look.

韩佳，你这是要做什么呢？

Han Jia, what are you doing here?

韩佳：嘘！演出马上就要开始了。

Hush! The performance is

about to start.

大牛：这声音清脆悦耳，真好听。

The sound is so clear and melodic.

韩佳：当然好听了。你忘了

Of course, it’s melodic.

Did you forget

这景德镇的瓷器有声如謦的美誉？

Jingdezhen porcelain can sound

as beautiful as a bell?

大牛：啊？这些乐器全都是瓷器呀！

What? All the instruments are porcelain!

韩佳：那当然了。

Of course, they are.

这套瓷乐器在世界上都是首创呢。

It is the first set of porcelain music

instruments in the world.

Zhèxiē cíyuèqì zài shìjiè shàng dōu shì shǒuchuàng de ne.

这些 瓷乐器 在 世界 上 都 是 首创 的 呢。

These porcelain instruments are a world first.

怎么着大牛，被瓷乐给迷住啦？

Are you enchanted by this

porcelain music?

大牛：确实这样。这瓷乐太有意思了！

Sure. The porcelain music is

so fantastic!

我想请这位老师教教我。

I’d like this musician to teach me.

你听。

Listen.

怎么样，有一点儿意思吧？

Isn’t it interesting?

韩佳：这个嘛，还得让老师来评评。

We have to ask the professional

to judge it.

老师，您觉得大牛演奏得怎么样啊？

Ma’am, what do you think

of Daniel’s performance?

嘉宾：大牛其实蛮有天分的。

Daniel certainly shows some talent.

但是要下点工夫练习。

But he has to practice more.

大牛：那不管怎么说，

But anyway,

我也算是孺子可教了吧。

I am worthy of being taught.

韩佳：那你知道这“孺”是什么意思吗？

Do you know what the word “ru”

means here?

大牛：好像应该…大概就是那个…

It seems … perhaps …

韩佳：还是我来告诉你吧。

Let me tell you what it means.

“孺”是指小孩子。

“ru” refers to a child.

整个成语的意思

“ru zi ke jiao” means that

就是说青少年有培养前途，

a promising young man

可以把各种本事教给他。

deserves to be taught some skills.

Rúzǐ kě jiào

孺子 可 教

a promising student

大牛，我们该走了。

Daniel, we’ve got to go now.

还有人在等着我们呢。

Some people are waiting for us.

大牛：是这样啊？那老师再见了。

Really? Ma’am, bye now.

有时间我再来向您请教。

We’ll come to learn more from you

when we have time.

嘉宾 :随时欢迎。

You’re welcome anytime.

韩佳：老师再见!

Goodbye!

合： 拜拜!

Bye-bye!

大牛：韩佳，你刚才不是说

Han Jia, you said just now

有人在等着我们嘛。

some people are waiting for us.

怎么连个人影都没有啊？

But why I didn’t see a single soul here?

韩佳：你瞧瞧，她们来了。

Look, they are coming.

小朋友们好，小朋友们好！

Hi, you little guys!

瓷娃：韩佳姐姐好！

Hi, Han Jia!

大牛：韩佳，这是怎么回事啊？

Han Jia, what’s the matter?

韩佳：你连她们都不认识啊。

I don’t know any of them.

她们可是景德镇可爱的瓷娃娃们呀。

These little girls are the lovely

porcelain dolls of Jingdezhen.

大牛：瓷娃娃我当然听说过。

I’ve certainly heard of porcelain dolls.

不过我还一直以为那是一种工艺品呢。

But I believe they are a kind of

handicraft objects.

韩佳：我们平常说的瓷娃娃呢

The porcelain dolls we usually

talk about

的确是工艺品。

are indeed a kind of handicraft objects.

但是在景德镇，

But here in Jingdezhen,

大家把小朋友们表演的特色舞蹈

people also call these young girls’

special dance

也叫瓷娃娃。

Porcelain Dolls.

小朋友们，准备好了吗？

Young friends, are you ready?

瓷娃：准备好了。

Yes, we are.

合： 那我们看看你们的表演。好！

Now we’d like to see your

performance now. Come on!

赏心悦目：

腰系瓷铃 活泼可爱

They are lovely girls with porcelain

bells dangling under their belts.

这就是景德镇的瓷娃娃们

They are porcelain dolls of Jingdezhen.

而瓷乐则是景德镇人的另一项创举

Porcelain music is another creation

of Jingdezhen people.

如天籁般悠扬的乐声体现了瓷器“声如磬”的特点

These porcelain instruments can produce

enthralling music like chimes.

青花瓷盘的优雅与传统舞蹈的轻盈

The elegant blue-and-white porcelain plates

as well as the dancers’ graceful postures

形成了青花舞的独特韵味

are the unique charms of the

Blue-and-White Dance.

在旋转中 在舞动中

The spinning and dancing

让人不禁浮想联翩

make people fall in reverie.

大牛：她们玩得多开心！

What a good time they are having!

我还是趁这个时间

We’d better take this time

给大家出今天的问题吧。

to set a question for our audience.

（问题部分略）

嘉宾：这里还有很多惊喜等着你呢

There are still many surprises

awaiting you!

大牛：小朋友，你怎么跑这儿来了？

Little friend, why are you here?

韩佳：真是个聪明的小朋友！

What a bright girl!

嘉宾：我还知道你们的口号呢：

I also know your slogan-

合： 学说中国话，朋友遍天下。

Learn Chinese and have friends everywhere!

(Source: cctv.com)