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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 50 MIN

SSAB - April 20, 2026

from The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski · host Steven Sirski

420! Snicker snicker! hee hee heeOff to the museum! First time in a long time! Crowds a go go and wow, sandstorm and catkins abound.假装上班! jiǎzhuāng shàngbān is all the rage! Also known in the West as “quiet quitting”. Another new phrase: 脱下孔乙己的长衫 (removing the long gown of Kong Ji — a short story by Lu Xun).https://www.sinicapodcast.com/p/mockupation-phrase-of-the-weekhttps://cerclearning.tp.edu.tw/modern/datapage/77And using Claude to build a B-Roll list, now, just to download, organize, categorize, and edit. What’s next with all this gadgetry?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great start of week!⸻《孔乙己》(简化版)鲁镇的酒店和别的地方不一样。门口有一个大柜台,里面有热水,可以温酒。工人下班后,会花几文钱买一碗酒,站在柜台外喝。如果多花一点钱,可以买点小菜。穿长衫的人比较有钱,他们会进里面坐着慢慢喝。我十二岁开始在咸亨酒店当伙计。掌柜觉得我不够聪明,不让我招待有钱人,只让我在外面干活。后来我连卖酒也做不好,就改成专门温酒的工作,很无聊。掌柜很凶,客人也不太友好。只有一个人来时,大家才会笑,这个人就是孔乙己。孔乙己是唯一一个穿长衫却站着喝酒的人。他个子高,脸色不好,衣服又脏又破。他说话总是文绉绉的,别人听不太懂。大家都笑他,还给他起了外号“孔乙己”。他一来,大家就取笑他,说他偷东西。他脸红着辩解,说“读书人的事不能算偷”。大家听不懂,但觉得很好笑。听说孔乙己以前读过书,但没有考上,也不会做生意,所以越来越穷。他有时帮人抄书换饭吃,但因为懒,经常做不好。后来只能偶尔偷东西。不过他在店里从不欠钱,就算没钱,也会记账,一个月内还清。有时候别人问他认不认识字,他会不高兴。有人问他为什么考不上,他就很难过,说一些没人听懂的话,大家又笑。他有时跟孩子说话,还想教我写字。我不耐烦,不理他。他很失望。孩子们也会围着他,他会分茴香豆给他们,但很小气,每人一颗。后来有一天,掌柜说孔乙己很久没来了,还欠钱。有人说他偷了大户人家的东西,被打断了腿,可能已经死了。过了一段时间,他真的来了。他变得又瘦又黑,不能走路,只能用手爬。他还要喝酒,说下次再还钱。大家还是笑他。他喝完酒,就慢慢爬走了。从那以后,再也没有人见过他。掌柜还记着他欠的钱。我想,孔乙己大概已经死了。00:00 Museum Teaser Cold Open00:33 Daily Podcast Reset01:31 Beijing Skies And Smog Talk05:17 Pollution Then And Now07:01 Four Twenty In China10:18 National Museum Sandstorm12:12 Artifacts And Dad Memories15:29 Why I Skipped Filming18:54 Girlfriend And YouTube Boundaries20:17 Jia Ban Fake Work Trend22:54 Four Twenty Screenshot Fumble23:55 Back To Quiet Quitting24:04 Translator Meme Layoffs24:35 Quiet Quitting China25:25 Kong Yiji Idiom27:27 Post Grad Reality Check30:58 Education Versus Work32:19 Reading The Story35:19 AI Tools And Workflow37:14 B Roll With Claude41:29 Content Pipeline Plan42:32 Closing And Storytime43:25 Kong Yiji Simplified

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