logo
episode-header-image
May 2024
53m 57s

3.2.20B《王老先生住进了养老院》Story Walkthrough

LCTS
About this episode

 

By becoming a member, you'll gain exclusive early access to 4 ad-free episodes/month, sync your Chinese learning experience with story and story walkthrough transcripts as well as episode-specific vocabulary lists. Plus, our weekly online meetups provide a platform for learners worldwide to practice speaking.

************************************************************

In this episode , we meet Mr. Wang, a man in his seventies who has been living alone since his wife passed away. Despite being in good health, his children are concerned and want him to live with them. A recent incident shakes Mr. Wang's resolve, leading him to consider a nursing home.

************************************************************

Brilliant Idea #1

If you need something rock solid in your life and someone shared this podcast with you, or you think you already subscribed on Apple Podcast/Spotify, support us by becoming a transcript member

And be sure to share with a friend or colleague if you enjoy the podcast because: 

  • 2023 marks 8th year of LCTS
  • We want to hear your feedback
  • It will motivate us to continue crafting more stories

************************************************************

Brilliant Idea #2 You’re obviously full of wisdom and fluent in Chinese if you are listening to LCTS . We appreciate every feedback we receive, and it helps us craft the following week’s Podcast. Leaving us a review on iTunes !

************************************************************

Check out our playlists on Spotify

Chinese for Superior- LCTS

Chinese for Advanced-Playlist

Chinese for Intermediate High-LCTS

Chinese for Intermediate-Playlist

Chinese for Beginners-Playlist

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Follow and subscribe for free

Get the next episode as soon as it is available by following/subscribing it for free at

Apple Podcast 

Google Podcast

Spotify

Up next
Jun 20
宁愿......也不......Conjunction for Choices(5)
宁愿+ option A, 也不 + option B is used to express that someone would rather choose A than B, even if A is not perfect. It highlights a deliberate preference for one option over another. It emphasizes the speaker's strong preference for A while firmly rejecting B. The tone often conv ... Show More
3m 45s
Jun 16
不是......就是......Conjunction for Choices(4)
不是......就是...... means "If it's not A, then it's B" or "It must be either A or B."It reflects a binary choice, emphasizing that one of the two options will definitely happen or is true. Be sure to check out our Conjunction Collection to catch up on the previous 8 episodes that fo ... Show More
3m 38s
Jun 8
是......还是......Conjunction for Choices(3)
是......还是......(shi……haishi…… ) 是...还是 is used to ask a question where the speaker is offering two choices. It translates to "Is it... or...?" in English. 还是VS 或者 还是 is used in questions to present choices. 或者 is used in statements to indicate possibilities. Be sure to check out ... Show More
3m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2019
Welcome to the Bad Chinese Teacher Podcast
On air October 25th, 2019. Recorded October 19th, 2019. There are so many — SO MANY — people learning Chinese these days, but there’s so much more to learning Chinese than just, like, memorizing characters. Taiwanese-American millennial Patricia Liu is an actual, living, breathin ... Show More
1m 23s
Oct 2019
#2: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Sing in Mandarin.
On air October 28th, 2019. Recorded October 20th, 2019. Gio Esposito joins Patricia to recap their experiences debuting a choral work in Chinese at Carnegie Hall earlier in the month. Written by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Zhou Long, Men of Steel and the Golden Spike commemor ... Show More
1h 15m
Nov 2021
Special Episode 4: Hangul, the Korean Alphabet (한글)
Make sure to follow along with the vocab list at: bit.ly/KCSpecial4 (all episode vocab lists are at: bit.ly/learnK) Make suggestions for future topics at: tinyurl.com/learnKPodcast If you'd like to help this podcast keep going, please consider donating: https://linktr.ee/learnkor ... Show More
19m 59s
Dec 2022
A day in French - 45 - Cleaning
Aujourd’hui on va parler d’une de mes découvertes qui a changé ma vie quotidienne. Je suis sûre que beaucoup d’entre vous vont me dire “mieux vaut tard que jamais”, better late than never if we say it in English. Yes, I’m always a late bloomer. This episode is a direct request fr ... Show More
4m 9s
Aug 2022
#175 Life Experiences with Teacher Zdenek
Teacher Zdenek joined me for a chat about life experiences. We start by discussing his hobbies of football and board games, and then go into some big accomplishments and memories. We explore this topic deeper on Friday's Member's Podcast too.Show notes page - https://le ... Show More
41m 31s
Dec 2021
#138 The First Ever Live Podcast Q&A
This is a LIVE Q&A podcast that we recorded a couple of weeks ago for Level Up English members. I sent out an invitation for members to join me on Zoom to ask questions. Hopefully, it won’t be the last. If you guys like this, I’ll do more in the future, although most Q&As will be ... Show More
41m 59s
Nov 2022
#194 - British vs American - Lindsay McMahon (All Ears English)
Lindsay McMahon is the cohost of the All Ears English Podcast and I was delighted when she agreed to join me for a chat about our own cultures!  In this episode, we compare British and American cultures. We also talk about...Why Lindsay started podcastingLindsay's experience ... Show More
41m 14s
Mar 2022
#277 Interview with a UKRAINIAN about the War
Before a couple of weeks ago, most of us knew relatively little about the Eastern European country, Ukraine, but today, it’s on everyone’s mind. Here at RealLife English, we are fortunate to have a Ukrainian team member, Ksenia, and today we’ve invited her on to share with you he ... Show More
40m 39s
Sep 2021
#250 - Questions + Answers with Ethan & Andrea | 250th Podcast Episode Special!
We are very excited to celebrate our 250th podcast episode with you today! For this reason, we've selected a few questions that you, our listeners, have submitted to answer for you. You'll learn a bit of grammar, a bit of vocabulary and some curiosities, like some 43-letter word ... Show More
38m 7s
Mar 2022
#151 Unsolved Mysteries
I love the topic of unsolved mysteries - both in the past and today. So let's talk about a few famous ones while using some useful grammar. We can use modal verbs to speculate about things. Check out the full shownotes for more information. Join Level Up English - https://co ... Show More
25m 55s