Learner Talks E7 | 在旧金山练着口语喝着茶，聊着物理冲着浪

We chatted with Carl, a Swedish audience member who’s been living in California for the past few years. How is living in the Bay Area helps him keep up his language skills? What music does he listen to in Chinese? And what is he studying in Physics in Berkley?If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, you can buy me a coffee here! I really appreciate your support! :) https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing 免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation: https://www.yaya.press/doc/88827f92-922c-42c7-bb1e-4eb1d1125924------- 斯德哥尔摩 | Sīdé gē'ěrmó | Stockholm (capital of Sweden)哥德堡 | Gēdébǎo | Gothenburg (city in Sweden)瑞典语 | Ruìdiǎnyǔ | Swedish language切磋 | qiēcuō | learn from each other by exchanging views; compare notes共同点 | gòngtóngdiǎn | common ground; commonality; similarity德语 | Déyǔ | German language汉字 | hànzì | Chinese characters旧金山湾区 | Jiùjīnshān Wānqū | San Francisco Bay Area茫茫人海 | mángmáng rénhǎi | a vast crowd of people; sea of faces唐人街 | Tángrénjiē | Chinatown伯克利 | Bókèlì | Berkeley (city / university in California)斯坦福 | Sītǎnfú | Stanford (university / area in California)公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | public bus西班牙语 | Xībānyáyǔ | Spanish language旅游 | lǚyóu | travel; tourism; tour神奇 | shénqí | magical; miraculous; mystical欧洲人 | Ōuzhōurén | European (people)自我介绍 | zìwǒ jièshào | self-introduction课程 | kèchéng | course; curriculum; program练习 | liànxí | practice; exercise零食 | língshí | snacks类似 | lèisì | similar; analogous岔开话题 | chàkāi huàtí | digress; change the subject确定 | quèdìng | sure; certain; determine词语 | cíyǔ | words and expressions; terms中学 | zhōngxué | middle school; secondary school高中 | gāozhōng | high school选择 | xuǎnzé | choose; select; option法语 | Fǎyǔ | French language感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | interested in文化 | wénhuà | culture; civilization挑战 | tiǎozhàn | challenge摆烂 | bǎilàn | give up; let things slide; "let it rot"作业 | zuòyè | homework; assignment书呆子 | shūdāizi | bookworm; nerd爱好 | àihào | hobby; interest物理 | wùlǐ | physics冲浪 | chōnglàng | surfing毕业 | bìyè | graduate; graduation南美 | Nánměi | South America大自然 | dàzìrán | nature; the great outdoors秘鲁 | Bìlǔ | Peru厄瓜多尔 | Èguāduō'ěr | Ecuador巴西 | Bāxī | Brazil安排 | ānpái | arrange; plan; schedule泳衣 | yǒngyī | swimsuit; swimwear圣地亚哥 | Shèngdìyàgē | San Diego洛杉矶 | Luòshānjī | Los Angeles湾区 | Wānqū | Bay Area粒子加速器 | lìzǐ jiāsùqì | particle accelerator领域 | lǐngyù | field; domain; territory词汇 | cíhuì | vocabulary; lexicon麻烦 | máfan | troublesome; bother (someone)研究 | yánjiū | research; study量子场论 | liàngzǐ chǎnglùn | quantum field theory量子力学 | liàngzǐ lìxué | quantum mechanics宇宙 | yǔzhòu | universe; cosmos广场 | guǎngchǎng | public square; plaza操场 | cāochǎng | sports field; playground碰撞 | pèngzhuàng | collide; run into each other; collision爆炸 | bàozhà | explode; explosion; blast能量 | néngliàng | energy; capability数据 | shùjù | data考倒 | kǎodǎo | stump (someone with a question); puzzle土 | tǔ | rustic; unfashionable; unrefined留言 | liúyán | leave a message; comment反应不过来 | fǎnyìng bù guòlái | unable to react in time; slow to comprehend混在一起 | hùn zài yīqǐ | mix together; jumble up搞不清楚 | gǎo bù qīngchu | unable to make sense of; confused about抽屉 | chōutì | drawer随机 | suíjī | random; randomized母语 | mǔyǔ | mother tongue; native language切换 | qiēhuàn | switch; toggle (e.g., between languages/tasks)日内瓦 | Rìnèiwǎ | Geneva (city in Switzerland)奥本海默 | Àoběnhǎimò | Oppenheimer翻译 | fānyì | translation; translate; translator音译 | yīnyì | transliteration; phonetic transcription淘金 | táojīn | gold rushing; pan for gold诀窍 | juéqiào | knack; trick; key secret放弃 | fàngqì | give up; abandon; renounce流行音乐 | liúxíng yīnyuè | pop music情非得已 | qíngfēidéyǐ | have no alternative; forced by circumstances; involuntary歌手 | gēshǒu | singer; vocalist代沟 | dàigōu | generation gap电视节目 | diànshì jiémù | TV program; television show暴露年龄 | bàolù niánlíng | reveal/expose one's age发音 | fāyīn | pronunciation鸡同鸭讲 | jī tóng yā jiǎng | like a chicken talking to a duck; talking past each other成语 | chéngyǔ | idiom (usually four characters)对牛弹琴 | duì niú tán qín | play the lute to a cow; cast pearls before swine万般皆下品，唯有读书高 | wànbān jiē xiàpǐn, wéiyǒu dúshū gāo | all pursuits are low, only book-learning is high谚语 | yànyǔ | proverb; saying效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency通用 | tōngyòng | commonly used; universal; interchangeable书面 | shūmiàn | written form; in writing; literary通俗 | tōngsú | popular; common; colloquial重视 | zhòngshì | attach importance to; value; take seriously Powered by Firstory Hosting