Best Professor Zhang Podcasts (2024)

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Minisode: I Wonder... (Elementary) 7:18

2h ago7:18

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我很好奇他怎么没来。。I wonder why he didn’t come..好奇 - Curious奇怪，他怎么没来？。。Strange, why didn’t he come? 我很好奇答案是什么。。I wonder what the answer is..我很好奇发生了什么。。。I wonder what happened我好奇你用中文怎么说？.. I wonder how you say that in Chinese.我还以为是谁带来这些饼干，原来是你啊！ I was wondering who brought those cookies, so it was you!我以为今天要下雨，原来是一个大晴天。 I thought it was going to rain today,…

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The Joy Of Learning (Elementary) 29:08

1d ago29:08

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Join us this week for a beginner Chinese lesson about The Joy of Learning, something as language learners, I believe we can all relate to.Thanks again to Maayot for being our sponsor for this episode as well as providing the article for today's lesson. For daily, bite-sized stories sent to your inbox, follow the link right here: www.maayot.comVocab…

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Minisode: Punching In (Pre-Intermediate) 9:33

17d ago9:33

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Lindi: 听说你刚刚去了华盛顿。玩儿得怎么样？（Tīng shuō nǐ gānggāng qùle HuáShèngDùn. Wán er dé zěnme yàng?）I heard you just went to Washington D.C. How was your trip? Vicky: 啊，是的，是的，我们这个周末去了一趟华盛顿。。很不错。以前去华盛顿都是去白宫这些旅游景点打卡，可是这一次我们去的是一些居民区，感觉特别不一样啊。（A, shì de, shì de, wǒmen zhège zhōumò qùle yī tàng huáshèngdùn.. Hěn bùcuò. Yǐqián qù huáshèngdùn dōu shì qù báigōng zhèxi…

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Listening/Speech Training: Fitness Newbie & Dieting Misconceptions (Upper Intermediate) 16:23

16d ago16:23

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Fitness Newbie1. 女性：锻炼。。。锻炼腿部。。。。腹部。。。腿部和腹部。。。。锻炼腿部和腹部。。。。。主要。。主要是锻炼腿部和腹部。。。。。小白。。。健身小白。。。。但我是健身小白。。。。。主要是锻炼腿部和腹部，但我是健身小白。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。男性：你想锻炼哪个部位？。。。。。。。。。。女性：主要是锻炼腿部和腹部，但我是健身小白。2. 男性：我们这里。。。有很多。。。有很多器械。。。。我们这里有很多器械。。。。。可以。。。可以帮你。。。。。达到目标。。。可以帮你达到目标。。。。。。我们这里有很多器械可以帮你达到目标。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。女性：你可以给我一些具体建议吗？。。。。。。。。。。。男性：当然！我们这里有很多器械可以帮你达到目标…

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Dieting Misconceptions (Upper Intermediate) 37:04

23d ago37:04

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Weight Loss Misconceptions, and Unhelpful HabitsThanks to Maayot for sponsoring today's episode! Please visit Maayot.com to improve Chinese reading comprehension and more.Website: https://www.maayot.com减肥 – to lose weight误区 – a misconception, a persistent mistaken idea饮食 – food and drink, diet – as in what one normally eats情绪 – morale, feeling, moo…

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So Cliche (Intermediate) 6:34

1M ago6:34

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Lindi: 诶？听说昨天我们这儿有一个名人演讲。你去听了吗？(Éi? Tīng shuō zuótiān wǒmen zhè'er yǒu yīgè míngrén yǎnjiǎng. Nǐ qù tīngle ma?)Hey I heard a well-known speaker came here to give a speech yesterday. Did you go?Vicky: 哎。。。我去了。别提了。你什么也没错过。都是一些陈词滥调。没什么意思. (Āi... Wǒ qùle. Biétíle. Nǐ shénme yě méi cuòguò. Dōu shì yīxiē chéncílàndiào. Méishénme yìsi.)Ah...I went. Don't…

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Fitness Newbie (Intermediate) 40:51

1M ago40:51

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Are you into fitness, or do you aspire to do it more often and fall short? Either way, you're not alone. Join us as we talk about exercise basics, being a novice, and more.A big thank you to today's sponsor, Maayot.com. I often use Maayot as a way of staying up to date on current stories in China, while getting in some daily Mandarin practice. Plea…

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Listening/Speech Training: Setting Up A Smart Phone & Cell Phone Savvy (Intermediate) 14:07

2M ago14:07

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Setting Up A Smart Phone:老奶奶: 我刚买了一部新手机，但有一些功能不太懂。你能帮我设置一下吗？(Wǒ gāng mǎile yī bù xīn shǒujī, dàn, yǒu yīxiē gōngnéng bù tài dǒng. Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shèzhì yīxià ma)小洋: 当然可以！你先开机，然后选择语言和地区，接下来选择手动设置。下一步，加入你的Wi-Fi。之后，你就可以根据它的提示一步一步进行操作。比如说，设置面部识别、密码解锁等等，最后选择想下载的App。这样就设置完了。(Dāngrán kěyǐ! Nǐ xiān kāijī, ránhòu xuǎnzé yǔyán hé dìqū, jiē xiàlái xuǎnzé shǒ…

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Cell Phone Savvy (Intermediate) 31:29

2M ago31:29

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In this episode, Vicky and I talk more about cell phone technology and Apps. We narrow in on vocabulary about Notification Settings, silencing or turning them off, and Smart Voice Assistants in China (like Xiao Du). A special thanks to Maayot.com for sponsoring today's episode. I use Maayot to improve my Mandarin skills, and have previously created…

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Minisode: That's Catchy (Intermediate) 6:23

2M ago6:23

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Dialogue:Vicky: 我最近听了一首特别让我上头的歌。叫 My Stupid Heart. 那个小孩特别可爱。不知道你有没有听这首歌？(Wǒ zuìjìn tīngle yī shǒu tèbié ràng wǒ shàngtóu de gē. Jiào “My Stupid Heart” Nàgè xiǎohái tèbié kě'ài. Bù zhīdào nǐ yǒu méiyǒu tīng zhè shǒu gē)I recently heard a song that’s super catchy. It's called “My Stupid Heart” That kid is so cute. I don’t know if you've heard this so…

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Setting Up Your Smart Phone (Intermediate) 39:53

2M ago39:53

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We're learning some cell phone related words today! I was realizing recently that I still struggle to say commonly used words like, "swipe left/swipe right" or "I have you on speaker", etc, and yet with our smart phones literally being next to us everywhere we go, I thought it was time to dig into some related expressions. Come join me as I learn a…

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Minisode: Straw That Broke The Camel's Back (Intermediate) 6:20

3M ago6:20

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The Straw The Broke the Camel's Back: 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草Dialogue:Vicky: 你知道吗？迈克马上要辞职了。( Nǐ zhīdào ma? Màikè'ěr mǎshàng yào cízhíle. )Hey did you know that Mike's about to quit?Lindi: 我没听说呀，到底是怎么回事啊？我知道他不太喜欢他的工作，因为公司离他住的地方太远，而且他也常常抱怨说工作时间太长了。(Wǒ méi tīng shuō ya, dàodǐ shì zěnme huí shì a? Wǒ zhīdào tā bù tài xǐhuān tā de gōngzuò, yīnwèi gōngsī lí tā zhù d…

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Listening/Speech Training: Wrong Number & Who R U Kidding? (Intermediate) 16:07

3M ago16:07

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Wrong Number Speech Training: 1. 男性：我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。预约。。前两天。。。前两天预约。。。。在周二早上。。。。去检查。。去检查的小李。。。。。在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。。我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。。。。。。女性：你好！哪位？。。。。。。。。。。男性：我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。2. 女性：因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点,您看可以嗎？。。协调。。想协调一下。。。。下午三点。。。。把时间定到下午三点。。。。。。想协调一下，把时间订到下午三点。。。。。。。因为工作原因。。。。。。因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点。。。。。。…

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Who Are You Kidding?! (Elementary) 35:11

3M ago35:11

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Is today's protagonist Xiao Yang, a bit accident prone? Or did he get into a fight? In today's beginner level episode, we learn to ask certain questions such as "What happened (to your face)"? "What's the matter"? and responses that down-play it, like "Nothing" or "Nothing much". Today's key sentence structure is "Can you really (do this)..by (doin…

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Special Episode: "Telecommunications Scam" 电信诈骗 (Advanced) 18:37

3M ago18:37

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A former friend of the show, Kapa Zhao is back for a special episode about nearly being scammed. This one will be a great test for your listening comprehension, as we mostly speak Chinese throughout (stopping in just a few places for translation)By Lindi P and Vicky Z

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Wrong Number (Intermediate) 44:19

3M ago44:19

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Vocabulary:调整(Tiáozhěng) – to adjust协调 (xiétiáo)– to coordinate (Taiwan style) 查看 (chákàn) – to examine, look over素质 (sùzhì)– person of good character, a person who has inner quality, integrity土生土长(tǔshēngtǔzhǎng) – born and raised输入(shūrù) – to input误打误撞(wù dǎ wù zhuàng) – accidentally, unintentionally冒失(màoshī) (– (in this context) careless, but …

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Minisode: Spam Call (Intermediate) 5:15

4M ago5:15

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Lindi: 哎呀！ Vicky！昨天给你打了好几个电话。你怎么没接啊？Vicky：啊？哪个电话呀？我不知道是你打给我的。你什么时候打的？Lindi：昨天晚上我的手机没电了，所以用了我老公的电话给你打了几次。Vicky：哦！那是你的电话呀！我看到一个陌生的号码。然后我以为是骚扰电话，所我就没有接。Lindi：这样子的！Vicky：是的。是的, 那我下一次把他的电话号码也存到我的手机里。Lindi：好的！别忘了。Vicky：好的，好的！一定！Lindi: Āiyā! Vicky! Zuótiān gěi nǐ dǎle hǎojǐ gè diànhuà. Nǐ zěnme méi jiē a? Vicky: A? Nǎge diànhuà ya? Wǒ bù zhīdào shì nǐ…

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Listening/Speech Training:Job Hunting & Getting Hired (Pre-Intermediate) 11:34

4M ago11:34

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Job Hunting Speech Training:1. 简历。。。改。。改简历。。。在改简历。。。。我现在。。。我现在在改简历。。。。。还没有。。。还没有。我现在在改简历。。。。。。。。。。女性：你开始找工作了吗？。。。。。。。。。男性：还没有。我现在在改简历。2. 女性：实习。。经历。。实习经历。。。。相关。。相关的实习经历。。。。。一些相关的实习经历。。。。。。多写。。多写一些。。。。多写一些相关的实习经历。。。。。。。。。你可以多写一些相关的实习经历。。。。。。。。。。。。。。男的：我想找研究员助理的工作。。。。。。。。。。。。女性：那你可以多写一些相关的实习经历3. 男性：去年一年。。。。我没找到。。。。我始终没找到。。。。。研究。。做研究。。。相关的实习。。。做研究相关的实习…

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Getting Hired (Pre-Intermediate) 27:20

4M ago27:20

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Getting Hired: 受聘 (Shòupìn)Today we talk about what to say when you've gotten the job. Join us as we discuss the differences between different types of skills and how to use "录用” as opposed to another very similar word, ”雇佣“。 And you definitely don't want to miss hearing about Vicky's unforgettable interview experience...Contact us: chineseconvoclu…

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Not Your Average Serial Killer Episode 41:05

4M ago41:05

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This episode includes a scholarly, graphic discussion of serial killers. Content Advisory: Child Abuse, Sexual Assault, Physical Assault, Cannibalism, Murder

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Minisode: Resume Padding (Pre-Intermediate) 5:19

4M ago5:19

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A: 我听说你的朋友在找工作。他的简历准备好了没有？(Wǒ tīng shuō nǐ de péngyǒu zài zhǎo gōngzuò. Tā de jiǎnlì zhǔnbèi hǎole méiyǒu?) I heard your friend is looking for a job. Has he finished his resume?B：哎呀。。别提了。我看了他的简历。。写得马马虎虎。所以我们觉得他应该包装一下他的简历。( Āiyā.. Biétíle. Wǒ kànle tā de jiǎnlì.. Xiě dé mǎmǎhǔhǔ. Suǒyǐ wǒmen juédé tā yīnggāi bāozhuāng yīxià tā de jiǎnlì.)Ugh..don'…

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Alpha Mining 20:07

5M ago20:07

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Patrick Zoro discusses Alpha Mining with Bogdan Ivaniuk, Co-Founder & CEO at AlphaCube. Bogdan is also a Quantitative Researcher and Algorithmic Trader.Both discusses the interesting AlphaCube's approach of alpha mining algorithm, which has the capability to generate up to 40 million strategies daily on a single CPU. To achieve high-speed computati…

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Job Hunting (Intermediate) 34:38

5M ago34:38

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In this lesson, Vicky and I discuss job hunting, in particular, updating a resume to reflect relevant work experience and internships. Join us as we talk about internships, resume writing (including the practice of "padding" one's resume) and work experience. Thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for providing the text for today's episode. Improve…

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Listening/Speech Training:Jazz & Music Genres (Upper Intermediate) 20:39

5M ago20:39

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Today we have the dialogues and speech training parts from our previous 2 episodes: And All That Jazz & Music To Suit Your Mood. If you would like to hear the grammar and vocabulary explanations, please refer back to those episodes. If you're tuning in simply to listen to the dialogue and practice pronunciation, you're in the right place!And All Th…

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“The 2-Hour Job Search“ Interview 38:07

5M ago38:07

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Patrick Zoro https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-z-08bb5b5a/ in a vivid discussion with book author Steve Dalton https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltonsteve/ Various topics are addressed through the lens of the students seeking a first job to the hiring manager. The conversation explores the psychology behind a LinkedIn, faceless approach vs the face t…

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Music Genres (Upper Intermediate) 55:46

5M ago55:46

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In this episode, Vicky and I discuss more types of music, and what fits whenever we are in certain moods. We will be joined once again by jazz pianist and composer Sean Higgins at the end of this episode for another of his original songs and a quiz. If you're curious, please listen on... And to hear more music by Sean, please check out the links be…

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Minisode: Play It By Ear 11:30

5M ago11:30

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In today's minisode, we meet with a doctoral student of civil engineering at UNCC to discuss 2 new expressions about making plans: 边走边看 and 见机行事。。。Useful words and phrases discussed in this episode:土木 (Tǔmù)- Building, construction土木工程(tǔmù gōngchéng) - Civil Engineering大兴土木(dàxīngtǔmù) - （idiom）to be busy putting up buildings, to carry out large s…

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And All That Jazz (Upper Intermediate) 55:35

6M ago55:35

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Jazz musician and composer Sean Higgins joins us today in a special episode about music. Listen in as we discuss Jazz and other popular music forms, in both China and beyond...(Sean Higgins Trio can be found through the following links:)https://music.apple.com/us/album/shanghai-decade/1330221513https://open.spotify.com/album/7KUSrVWMDDPfy9T5LRsTHQh…

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Listening/Speech Training: Love Brain & Total Doormat 18:56

6M ago18:56

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For the Chinese Script, PinYin, and English translations of these 2 episodes, please go to the original podcast. Here below, are the Speech Training Exercises: Love Brain:1. 男性：网络热词。。。恋爱脑。。。网络热词“恋爱脑”。。。。描述的。。。描述的是人。。。。一旦谈恋爱。。。。。描述的是人一旦谈恋爱。。。。。。。。失去。。就失去了。。。正常思维。。。。就失去了正常思维。。。。。。。。现象。。。就失去了正常思维的现象。。。。。。。。。网络热词“恋爱脑”描述的是人一旦谈恋爱。。。。。。。。。网络热词“恋爱脑”描述的是人…

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Quant Finance and Physics 24:40

6M ago24:40

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Professor Zoro speaks with Samuel Black about the interesting relationship between Quant Finance and the world of Physics.Samuel Black is a Master in Financial Engineering, with an undergraduate in Physics. https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-v-black/Patrick Zorohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-z-08bb5b5a/Lehigh Master in Financial Engineeringhtt…

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The Total Doormat (Intermediate) 38:56

6M ago38:56

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The story for our podcast today is one that we found online. It shares what can happen when the one you love, doesn't exactly love you back...Vocabulary: 1.某省 – Some province somewhere2. 路费 – travel expenses3. 嫌弃 – To dislike, to look down upon, to have a distaste for someone or something4. 专科 – Technical Institute, Trade School, Junior College5. 配…

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Minisode: 🐲The Dragon Sign Strengths/Shortcomings 6:46

6M ago6:46

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Happy Year of the Dragon! Vicky and I discuss the personality characteristics of those born under the dragon sign. Some useful words/phrases for today's minisode:本命年（běnmìngnián）- Basically, "Your Year" or "One's Own Year". If you were born in the year of the dragon, then you get to say the following: "今年是我的本命年" （Jīnnián shì wǒ de běnmìngnián）"Thi…

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Love Brain (Upper Intermediate) 43:53

7M ago43:53

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We're back for another season of the Convo Club! To kick things off, since we are so close to Valentine's Day, we thought we'd start with something "love" related. Hope you enjoy it and learn some useful Chinese phrases.A big thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for today's text. Go to https://www.maayot.com/ for systematic Chinese lessons aimed …

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"The January Effect" and Stock Prices 17:23

7M ago17:23

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Professor Zoro speaks with Brett Friedman about one of the most popular Wall Street auguries the so-called “January Barometer,” or the belief that the market’s investment performance in January is indicative of the rest of the year. Brett Friedman has managed risk for over 30 years and has broad experience working with financial institutions in ris…

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What about the Master in Financial Engineering? 20:25

7M ago20:25

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Professor Zoro speaks with Quant Youtuber Mehul Mehta about the Master in Financial Engineering. Various aspects of the program are discussed including who is best for that program, the curriculum, the jobsMehul is currently working at Charles Schwab as a Manager in Risk Modeling/Analytics department. Prior to Charles Schwab, Mehul was working at R…

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Minisode: 打死我也不。。。 6:23

7M ago6:23

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"Even if you paid me a million dollars, I still wouldn't..." is one way to translate 打死我也不.. (Dǎ sǐ wǒ yě bù..). Literally, "Beat me to death, I still wouldn't..." I was really tempted to say "I wouldn't be caught dead" is the closest translation, but as you will see in our discussion, there is a sight difference. Join us to learn a fun dramatic re…

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Minisode: Take Your Time 慢慢来 4:58

8M ago4:58

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Minisode: Take Your Time 慢慢来 by Lindi P and Vicky ZBy Lindi P and Vicky Z

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Happy New Year! 新年快乐🍾️ 10:10

8M ago10:10

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祝你们大家新年快乐！Wishing all of you a Happy 2024. Some useful words and phrases used in this episode are the following:计划清单(Jìhuà qīngdān) - List of Plans愿望清单(yuànwàng qīngdān) - Wish List元旦 (yuándàn) - The New Year (Western)跨年夜(kuà nián yè) - New Year's Eve (Western)新年(xīnnián) - New Year (can be used for both Chinese and Western New Year)春节(chūnjié) - C…

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Minisode: Holiday Feast 大餐 5:18

8M ago5:18

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资深吃货 - Food Snob作为一个资深吃货。。。By Lindi P and Vicky Z

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Minisode: Road Rage 路怒症 6:33

8M ago6:33

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Minisode: Road Rage 路怒症 by Lindi P and Vicky ZBy Lindi P and Vicky Z

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An Update 1:34

8M ago1:34

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Hey There! Vicky and I are taking a few weeks off during Christmas to travel (I'm heading to India ;) as well as to regroup. We will have a few minisodes for the next few weeks, and will be back with our full episodes around Chinese New Year of 2024. In the meantime, feel free to send us an email at: chineseconvoclub@gmail.com. You can request topi…

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Listening/Speech Training: Bubble Tea Part 1&2 20:22

9M ago20:22

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Bubble Tea Dialogue:Girl A: 嗨，街角处那边新开了一家珍珠奶茶店，想不想去试试？Girl B: 啊，我最爱珍珠奶茶了！好，那我们去看看吧！Tea Barista: 店员：欢迎来到香飘飘！请问，有什么可以帮您的？Girl B: 你知道要点哪种吗？Girl A: 我不确定...我正在减肥...我还是要一杯不太甜的吧！Tea Barista: 店员：没问题！我们有“少糖”、 “半糖 ”和“低糖”几种可以选。Girl A: 嗯...那我要一杯红糖珍珠奶茶，半糖。Girl B: 那我就试一下抹茶拿铁味道的吧Tea Barista: 您的奶茶好了！Girl A: 啊！！！我的奶茶洒了！Girl B: 哈哈！这样也可以减少卡路里！Speech Training:1. 男：街角处。…

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DIY Boba Tea (Intermedite) 41:25

9M ago41:25

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糖浆 Tángjiāng – Simple Syrup煮 Zhǔ - To Boil木薯珍珠 mùshǔ zhēnzhū – Tapioca Pearls包装 Bāozhuāng – Package, Packaging 说明 Shuōmíng - Instructions浓度 Nóngdù – Concentration, strength (of coffee, tea, etc)含有 Hányǒu – To Contain顺便说一下 – By the way低脂牛奶 – Low-fat milk好好享用吧 Hǎohǎo xiǎngyòng ba – Enjoy! Supplementary Vocab:自制（Zìzhì）- DIY, homemade 现成（Xiànchéng） -…

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Minisode: Pumpkin Spiced Latte ☕️ 5:25

9M ago5:25

5:25

Chinese taught in a bite-sized lesson, join us for 5 minutes as we teach you how to order our favorite fall seasonal beverage.Pumpkin Spiced Latte - 南瓜香料拿铁 (Nánguā xiāngliào ná tiě)Pumpkin - 南瓜 - (Nánguā)Spice(s) - 香料 - (Xiāngliào)Latte - 拿铁 - (Ná tiě)Seasonal Item - 季节现售 (Jìjié xiàn shòu)Cinnamon - 桂皮，肉桂 (Guìpí, Ròuguì)Nutmeg - 肉豆蔻 (Ròu dòukòu)Clo…

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What about the VIX? 30:29

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Professor Zoro speaks with Brett Friedman about the VIXX and how it has behaved recently. Various aspects of VIX are explored including how it is calculated, its relevancy and its behavior.Brett Friedman has managed risk for over 30 years and has broad experience working with financial institutions in risk management and operations. He has built an…

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