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各位观众晚上好！今天《天下一家》栏目有幸请 到了郑教授做我们的嘉宾。郑教授，您好！ ` ei ` guanzh ` ˇ ¯ ¯ ¯ a` y¯ı jia》 ¯ gew ong wˇanshang hao! j¯ıntian《 tianxi ´ u` yˇoux`ıng qˇıngdao ` le Zheng ` ` ` zuo` women ˇ lanm jiaosh ou de ` ` ` n´ınhao! ˇ ¯ ın. Zheng jiab¯ jiaosh ou, Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! On today’s ”One Big Family” program we have the fortune of being joined by a special guest, Professor Zheng. Hello, Professor Zheng.
B:
大家好！ ` a¯ hao! ˇ daji Hi, everybody!
A:
郑教授呢，是典型的北方人在南方。今天，他要 跟我们谈一谈中国的南北差异。 ` jiaosh ` ` ne, sh`ı dianx´ ˇ ıng de beif¯ ˇ angren ´ zai ` nanf¯ ´ ang. Zheng ou ˇ ´ yi tan ´ Zhonggu ´ ei ˇ ¯ ta¯ y`ao gen ¯ women ¯ j¯ıntian, tan o´ de nanb ¯ ı. chay` Professor Zheng is the typical northerner in the south. Today he’s going to talk to us about the differences between China’s north and south.
B:
南北差异要细说的话，恐怕三天三夜也说不完。 ´ ei ˇ chay` ` kˇongpa` santi ¯ ı y`ao x`ıshuo¯ dehua, ¯ ans ¯ any` ¯ e yˇe nanb ¯ uw´an. shuob`
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If you want to go into detail about the differences, I’m afraid that even in three days and nights we couldn’t cover them all.
A:
那咱们就简单点儿说说。 ´ ˇ an ˇ shuo¯ shuo. ¯ dianr na` zanmen jiu` jiand Then let’s just cover some general topics.
B:
大家都知道，北方人吃面食比较多。我刚来南方 的时候跟朋友说：我不喜欢吃米，我爱吃面。结 果被嘲笑了一顿。 ` a¯ dou ` beif¯ ˇ angren ´ ch¯ı miansh´ ` ` duo. ¯ zh¯ıdao, ¯ woˇ daji ı bˇıjiao ´ nanf¯ ´ ang de sh´ıhou gen ´ ¯ ¯ pengyou ¯ woˇ b`u xˇıgang lai shuo: ` ch¯ı mian. ` jiegu ´ oˇ bei ` chaoxi ´ ao ` le y¯ıdun. huan ch¯ı mˇı, woˇ ai ` Everyone knows that northerners eat a lot of wheat products. When I had just arrived in the south I said to some friends, I don’t like eating rice grains. I like to eat noodles. And then I was made fun of.
A:
呵呵，米是生的，饭才是熟的。生米煮成熟饭 嘛！ ´ sh`ı shu´ de. sheng ¯ e, ¯ mˇı sh`ı sheng ¯ ¯ heh de, f`an cai mˇı zhuˇ ´ cheng shu´ f`an ma! Heh heh. Rice grains are uncooked. Rice is cooked. [The saying is,] ”uncooked rice grains are boiled and become rice,” no?
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是啊。说“吃米”，别人会笑话的。不能说“吃 米”，要说吃米饭，或者吃饭。 ´ en ´ hu`ı xiaohu ` ´ ¯ ch¯ı mˇı”, bier ¯ sh`ı a. shuo” a` de. b`uneng shuo” ` eˇ ch¯ıf`an. ch¯ı mˇı”, y`ao shuo¯ ch¯ı mˇıf`an, huozh Right. If you say ”eat rice grains” you’ll get made fun of. You can’t say, ”eat rice grains;” you have to say ”eat rice” or ”eat some rice.”
A:
挺有意思的。还有什么不同呢？ ´ yˇou shenme ´ ´ tˇıng yˇou y`ısi de. hai b`utong ne? Pretty interesting. What else is different?
B:
还有啊，南方人把包子也叫做馒头。菜包就叫“ 菜馒头”，肉包就叫“肉馒头”。没馅儿的叫“ 实心馒头”。我刚听到的时候觉得特别奇怪。 ´ ou a, nanf¯ ´ angren ´ baˇ baozi ` ´ ` ao ¯ ¯ haiyˇ yˇe jiaozu o` mantou. caib ` cai ` mantou”, ´ ` ao ` rou ` mantou”. ´ ´ xianr ` ¯ jiu` jiao” jiu` jiao” roub mei ` sh´ıx¯ın mantou”. ´ ` de sh´ıhou juede ´ ¯ de jiao” woˇ gang t¯ıngdao ` e´ q´ıguai. ` tebi And then southerns like to call stuffed buns [plain] steamed buns. So a stuffed bun with vegetables in it is a ”vegetable bun,” and one stuffed with meat is called a "meat bun." If it has no filling it’s called a ”solid bun.” When I first heard it I thought it was really weird.
A:
哦，这是叫法的不同。 ` a de b`utong. ´ o, zhe` sh`ı jiaofˇ
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OK, so a difference in names for things.
B:
嗯。再说天气。北方人都以为南方的冬天不冷。 其实不是的。 ` shuo¯ tianq` ˇ angren ´ dou ` nanf¯ ´ ang de dong¯ yˇıwei ¯ ¯ ı. beif¯ ng. zai ˇ ¯ b`u leng. tian q´ısh´ı b`ush`ı de. Right. And then there’s weather. Northerns all think winter in the south isn’t cold. But actually that’s not true.
A:
哦？ o? Oh?
B:
冬天气温倒是不低，不过南方是湿冷，多穿衣服 都没用。什么都是潮湿的，像吸了水似的。再加 上没暖气，冷起来真要命。一到冬天我就特别怀 念北方的火炉或者暖气。 ` ´ ang sh`ı sh¯ıleng, ˇ ¯ ¯ q`ıwen ¯ daosh` dongti an ı b`u d¯ı, b`uguo` nanf¯ ´ ong. shenme ´ ´ ¯ y¯ıfu dou ¯ meiy` ¯ sh`ı chaosh¯ duo¯ chuan dou ı de, ` ` jiashang ´ nuanq` ˇ ı, leng ˇ ´ ¯ xiang x¯ı le shuˇı sh`ıde. zai mei qˇılai ` dongti ` e´ huaini ´ an ` beiˇ ¯ y`aom`ıng. y¯ı dao ¯ ¯ woˇ jiu` tebi zhen an ˇ u´ huozh ` eˇ nuanq` ˇ ı. f¯ang de huol Winter temperatures aren’t actually low, but in the south it’s a wet cold, and wearing more layers doesn’t help. Everything is humid, like you’re breathing water in. Plus there’s no central heating, so when it gets cold it’s awful. When winter comes, I especially miss the stoves and central heat of the north.
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A:
哦，南方雨多，潮湿。 ´ ang yuˇ duo, ´ ¯ chaosh¯ o, nanf¯ ı. Oh, lots of rainfall in the south, so it’s humid.
B:
北方降雨少，干旱。所以我想“春雨贵如油”之 类的谚语应该是北方人总结出来的。不过人们常 说：女人是水做的，南方湿润的气候对女性的皮 肤倒是比较好。 ˇ ang jiangy ` ˇ ganh ` suoyˇ ˇ ı woˇ xiang” ˇ ¯ an. beif¯ uˇ shao, chuny ¯ uˇ gu`ı ` de y`anyuˇ y¯ınggai ˇ angren ´ zˇongjie´ chu¯ sh`ı beif¯ ru´ y´ou” zh¯ılei ¯ ´ de. b`uguo` renmen ´ ´ ´ sh`ı shuˇı zuo` de, ¯ nur lai chang shuo: uˇ¨ en ´ ang sh¯ırun ` du`ı nux` ` ` nanf¯ uˇ¨ ıng de p´ıfu¯ daosh` ı bˇıjiao ` de q`ıhou ˇ hao. In the north there’s little rainfall, so it’s dry. That’s why I think ”spring rain is as precious as oil” and similar sayings probably came out of the north. But people often say that women are made of water, and the moist climate of the south is better for a woman’s skin.
A:
看来郑教授是夸我们南方女子了。但从身高来 说，好像北方人，尤其是北方男人更高大威猛一 些。不是常说“山东大汉”吗？ ` ` ` ` sh`ı kua¯ women ˇ ´ ang nuzˇ ` kanlai Zheng jiaosh ou nanf¯ uˇ¨ ı le. dan ´ ´ ˇ ang ` ˇ angren, ´ y´ouq´ı sh`ı beiˇ ¯ ao ¯ laishu ¯ haoxi cong sheng o, beif¯ ´ en ´ geng ` gaod ˇ y¯ıxie. ´ shuo” ¯ a` weim ¯ eng ¯ b`ush`ı chang ¯ f¯ang nanr ` an” ` ma? ¯ ong ¯ shand dah
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I think Professor Zheng is praising our southern females. But when it comes to height, it seems that northerners – especially northern men – are a bit taller and more intimidating. Don’t we often say, ”Shandong Strongmen?”
B:
通常北方人高大一些。不过也有特例，我就是山 东人，呵呵。 ´ ˇ angren ´ gaod ` ı, woˇ ¯ ¯ a` y¯ıxie. ¯ b`uguo` yˇe yˇou tel` tongch ang beif¯ ´ heh ¯ ong ¯ ¯ e. ¯ jiush` ren, ` ı Shand Northerners are usually a bit larger. But there are also special cases. I’m from Shandong! Heh heh.
A:
浓缩的才是精华嘛！对了，有人说在街上看到两 个人打架，十有八九是北方人，您觉得呢？ ´ ´ ı j¯ınghua´ ma! du`ıle, yˇou ren ´ shuo¯ zai ` jie¯ nongsu o¯ de caish` ` ao ` liang ˇ ´ daji ˇ a, ` sh´ıyˇoubaji ˇ ang¯ uˇ sh`ı beif¯ shang kand ge ren ´ n´ın juede ´ ren, ne? Distilled down to the very essence, right? By the way, some people say that if you see two people fighting on the street, eight or nine times out of ten they’re northerners. What do you think?
B:
这问题有点儿尖锐。不过比起南方人来，北方人 的性格直爽豪放，火气大一些。历史上的猛将大 都出自北方。 ` ı yˇoudianr ˇ jianru` ´ angren ´ lai, ´ beiˇ ¯ zhe` went´ ı. b`uguo` bˇıqˇı nanf¯ ´ de x`ıngge´ zh´ıshuang ˇ ´ ang, huoq` ˇ ı da` y¯ıxie. ¯ l`ıshˇı f¯angren haof` ` ˇ ` ˇ ang. ¯ chuz` shang de mengji ang da` dou ¯ ı beif¯
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That question is a bit pointed. But compared with southerners, northerners’ personalities are more straightforward and frank, with more of a temper. Most of our history’s great generals came out of the north.
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讲到性格就更复杂了。请大家不要走开，广告之 后，精彩继续。 ˇ ` x`ıngge´ jiu` geng ` ` a¯ b`u y`ao zˇoukai, ¯ jiang dao fuz ` a´ le. qˇıng daji ˇ ` zh¯ıhou, ` j¯ıngcai ˇ j`ıxu. guangg ao ` When you get into personality the situation becomes even more complex. Everyone, please don’t go away. After these messages, we’ll be right back with more.
Key Vocabulary
栏目
´ u` lanm
column
嘉宾
¯ ın jiab¯
honored guest
典型
ˇ ıng dianx´
typical
细说
x`ıshuo¯
to speak in detail
面食
` miansh´ ı
wheaten food products
嘲笑
´ ao ` chaoxi
to ridicule
生米煮成 熟饭
¯ shengmˇ ı zhuˇ ´ cheng shuf` ´ an
what’s done cannot be undone
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实心
sh´ıx¯ın
solid
叫法
` a jiaofˇ
way of calling something
倒是
` daosh` ı
however
湿冷
ˇ sh¯ıleng
wet cold
怀念
´ an ` huaini
to cherish the memory of
春雨贵如 油
chuny ¯ uˇ y´ou
谚语
y`anyuˇ
saying
女人是水 做的
´ nur uˇ¨ en sh`ı shuˇı zuo` de
women are made of water
威猛
ˇ ¯ eng weim
brave and fierce
山东大汉
¯ ong ¯ Shand ` han
特例
`ı tel`
special case
浓缩的才 是精华
´ ´ nongsu o¯ de caish`ı j¯ınghua´
the concentrated form is the essence
gu`ı ru´
` da-
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spring rains are as precious as oil
Shandong strongman
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十有八九
¯ uˇ sh´ıyˇoubaji
most probably
尖锐
¯ jianru` ı
sharp
直爽
ˇ zh´ıshuang
candid
豪放
´ ang haof`
bold
火气
ˇ ı huoq`
temper
猛将
ˇ ` mengji ang
brave general
Supplementary Vocabulary
调羹
´ eng ¯ tiaog
spoon [southern]
勺子
´ shaozi
ladle, spoon [northern]
拖把
¯ aˇ tuob
mop [southern]
墩布
dunb` ¯ u
mop [northern]
拖地
¯ ı tuod`
to mop [southern]
墩地
dund` ¯ ı
to mop [northern]
秦岭
Q´ınlˇıng
Qinling Mountains
淮河
´ He´ Huai
Huai River
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各位观众晚上好！今天《天下一家》栏目有幸请 到了郑教授做我们的嘉宾。郑教授，您好！ ` ei ` guanzh ` ˇ ¯ ¯ ¯ a` y¯ı jia》 ¯ gew ong wˇanshang hao! j¯ıntian《 tianxi ´ u` yˇoux`ıng qˇıngdao ` le Zheng ` ` ` zuo` women ˇ lanm jiaosh ou de ` ` ` n´ınhao! ˇ ¯ ın. Zheng jiab¯ jiaosh ou, Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! On today’s ”One Big Family” program we have the fortune of being joined by a special guest, Professor Zheng. Hello, Professor Zheng.
B:
大家好！ ` a¯ hao! ˇ daji Hi, everybody!
A:
郑教授呢，是典型的北方人在南方。今天，他要 跟我们谈一谈中国的南北差异。 ` jiaosh ` ` ne, sh`ı dianx´ ˇ ıng de beif¯ ˇ angren ´ zai ` nanf¯ ´ ang. Zheng ou ˇ ´ yi tan ´ Zhonggu ´ ei ˇ ¯ ta¯ y`ao gen ¯ women ¯ j¯ıntian, tan o´ de nanb ¯ ı. chay` Professor Zheng is the typical northerner in the south. Today he’s going to talk to us about the differences between China’s north and south.
B:
南北差异要细说的话，恐怕三天三夜也说不完。 ´ ei ˇ chay` ` kˇongpa` santi ¯ ı y`ao x`ıshuo¯ dehua, ¯ ans ¯ any` ¯ e yˇe nanb ¯ uw´an. shuob`
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If you want to go into detail about the differences, I’m afraid that even in three days and nights we couldn’t cover them all.
A:
那咱们就简单点儿说说。 ´ ˇ an ˇ shuo¯ shuo. ¯ dianr na` zanmen jiu` jiand Then let’s just cover some general topics.
B:
大家都知道，北方人吃面食比较多。我刚来南方 的时候跟朋友说：我不喜欢吃米，我爱吃面。结 果被嘲笑了一顿。 ` a¯ dou ` beif¯ ˇ angren ´ ch¯ı miansh´ ` ` duo. ¯ zh¯ıdao, ¯ woˇ daji ı bˇıjiao ´ nanf¯ ´ ang de sh´ıhou gen ´ ¯ ¯ pengyou ¯ woˇ b`u xˇıgang lai shuo: ` ch¯ı mian. ` jiegu ´ oˇ bei ` chaoxi ´ ao ` le y¯ıdun. huan ch¯ı mˇı, woˇ ai ` Everyone knows that northerners eat a lot of wheat products. When I had just arrived in the south I said to some friends, I don’t like eating rice grains. I like to eat noodles. And then I was made fun of.
A:
呵呵，米是生的，饭才是熟的。生米煮成熟饭 嘛！ ´ sh`ı shu´ de. sheng ¯ e, ¯ mˇı sh`ı sheng ¯ ¯ heh de, f`an cai mˇı zhuˇ ´ cheng shu´ f`an ma! Heh heh. Rice grains are uncooked. Rice is cooked. [The saying is,] ”uncooked rice grains are boiled and become rice,” no?
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B:
是啊。说“吃米”，别人会笑话的。不能说“吃 米”，要说吃米饭，或者吃饭。 ´ en ´ hu`ı xiaohu ` ´ ¯ ch¯ı mˇı”, bier ¯ sh`ı a. shuo” a` de. b`uneng shuo” ` eˇ ch¯ıf`an. ch¯ı mˇı”, y`ao shuo¯ ch¯ı mˇıf`an, huozh Right. If you say ”eat rice grains” you’ll get made fun of. You can’t say, ”eat rice grains;” you have to say ”eat rice” or ”eat some rice.”
A:
挺有意思的。还有什么不同呢？ ´ yˇou shenme ´ ´ tˇıng yˇou y`ısi de. hai b`utong ne? Pretty interesting. What else is different?
B:
还有啊，南方人把包子也叫做馒头。菜包就叫“ 菜馒头”，肉包就叫“肉馒头”。没馅儿的叫“ 实心馒头”。我刚听到的时候觉得特别奇怪。 ´ ou a, nanf¯ ´ angren ´ baˇ baozi ` ´ ` ao ¯ ¯ haiyˇ yˇe jiaozu o` mantou. caib ` cai ` mantou”, ´ ` ao ` rou ` mantou”. ´ ´ xianr ` ¯ jiu` jiao” jiu` jiao” roub mei ` sh´ıx¯ın mantou”. ´ ` de sh´ıhou juede ´ ¯ de jiao” woˇ gang t¯ıngdao ` e´ q´ıguai. ` tebi And then southerns like to call stuffed buns [plain] steamed buns. So a stuffed bun with vegetables in it is a ”vegetable bun,” and one stuffed with meat is called a "meat bun." If it has no filling it’s called a ”solid bun.” When I first heard it I thought it was really weird.
A:
哦，这是叫法的不同。 ` a de b`utong. ´ o, zhe` sh`ı jiaofˇ
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OK, so a difference in names for things.
B:
嗯。再说天气。北方人都以为南方的冬天不冷。 其实不是的。 ` shuo¯ tianq` ˇ angren ´ dou ` nanf¯ ´ ang de dong¯ yˇıwei ¯ ¯ ı. beif¯ ng. zai ˇ ¯ b`u leng. tian q´ısh´ı b`ush`ı de. Right. And then there’s weather. Northerns all think winter in the south isn’t cold. But actually that’s not true.
A:
哦？ o? Oh?
B:
冬天气温倒是不低，不过南方是湿冷，多穿衣服 都没用。什么都是潮湿的，像吸了水似的。再加 上没暖气，冷起来真要命。一到冬天我就特别怀 念北方的火炉或者暖气。 ` ´ ang sh`ı sh¯ıleng, ˇ ¯ ¯ q`ıwen ¯ daosh` dongti an ı b`u d¯ı, b`uguo` nanf¯ ´ ong. shenme ´ ´ ¯ y¯ıfu dou ¯ meiy` ¯ sh`ı chaosh¯ duo¯ chuan dou ı de, ` ` jiashang ´ nuanq` ˇ ı, leng ˇ ´ ¯ xiang x¯ı le shuˇı sh`ıde. zai mei qˇılai ` dongti ` e´ huaini ´ an ` beiˇ ¯ y`aom`ıng. y¯ı dao ¯ ¯ woˇ jiu` tebi zhen an ˇ u´ huozh ` eˇ nuanq` ˇ ı. f¯ang de huol Winter temperatures aren’t actually low, but in the south it’s a wet cold, and wearing more layers doesn’t help. Everything is humid, like you’re breathing water in. Plus there’s no central heating, so when it gets cold it’s awful. When winter comes, I especially miss the stoves and central heat of the north.
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A:
哦，南方雨多，潮湿。 ´ ang yuˇ duo, ´ ¯ chaosh¯ o, nanf¯ ı. Oh, lots of rainfall in the south, so it’s humid.
B:
北方降雨少，干旱。所以我想“春雨贵如油”之 类的谚语应该是北方人总结出来的。不过人们常 说：女人是水做的，南方湿润的气候对女性的皮 肤倒是比较好。 ˇ ang jiangy ` ˇ ganh ` suoyˇ ˇ ı woˇ xiang” ˇ ¯ an. beif¯ uˇ shao, chuny ¯ uˇ gu`ı ` de y`anyuˇ y¯ınggai ˇ angren ´ zˇongjie´ chu¯ sh`ı beif¯ ru´ y´ou” zh¯ılei ¯ ´ de. b`uguo` renmen ´ ´ ´ sh`ı shuˇı zuo` de, ¯ nur lai chang shuo: uˇ¨ en ´ ang sh¯ırun ` du`ı nux` ` ` nanf¯ uˇ¨ ıng de p´ıfu¯ daosh` ı bˇıjiao ` de q`ıhou ˇ hao. In the north there’s little rainfall, so it’s dry. That’s why I think ”spring rain is as precious as oil” and similar sayings probably came out of the north. But people often say that women are made of water, and the moist climate of the south is better for a woman’s skin.
A:
看来郑教授是夸我们南方女子了。但从身高来 说，好像北方人，尤其是北方男人更高大威猛一 些。不是常说“山东大汉”吗？ ` ` ` ` sh`ı kua¯ women ˇ ´ ang nuzˇ ` kanlai Zheng jiaosh ou nanf¯ uˇ¨ ı le. dan ´ ´ ˇ ang ` ˇ angren, ´ y´ouq´ı sh`ı beiˇ ¯ ao ¯ laishu ¯ haoxi cong sheng o, beif¯ ´ en ´ geng ` gaod ˇ y¯ıxie. ´ shuo” ¯ a` weim ¯ eng ¯ b`ush`ı chang ¯ f¯ang nanr ` an” ` ma? ¯ ong ¯ shand dah
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I think Professor Zheng is praising our southern females. But when it comes to height, it seems that northerners – especially northern men – are a bit taller and more intimidating. Don’t we often say, ”Shandong Strongmen?”
B:
通常北方人高大一些。不过也有特例，我就是山 东人，呵呵。 ´ ˇ angren ´ gaod ` ı, woˇ ¯ ¯ a` y¯ıxie. ¯ b`uguo` yˇe yˇou tel` tongch ang beif¯ ´ heh ¯ ong ¯ ¯ e. ¯ jiush` ren, ` ı Shand Northerners are usually a bit larger. But there are also special cases. I’m from Shandong! Heh heh.
A:
浓缩的才是精华嘛！对了，有人说在街上看到两 个人打架，十有八九是北方人，您觉得呢？ ´ ´ ı j¯ınghua´ ma! du`ıle, yˇou ren ´ shuo¯ zai ` jie¯ nongsu o¯ de caish` ` ao ` liang ˇ ´ daji ˇ a, ` sh´ıyˇoubaji ˇ ang¯ uˇ sh`ı beif¯ shang kand ge ren ´ n´ın juede ´ ren, ne? Distilled down to the very essence, right? By the way, some people say that if you see two people fighting on the street, eight or nine times out of ten they’re northerners. What do you think?
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这问题有点儿尖锐。不过比起南方人来，北方人 的性格直爽豪放，火气大一些。历史上的猛将大 都出自北方。 ` ı yˇoudianr ˇ jianru` ´ angren ´ lai, ´ beiˇ ¯ zhe` went´ ı. b`uguo` bˇıqˇı nanf¯ ´ de x`ıngge´ zh´ıshuang ˇ ´ ang, huoq` ˇ ı da` y¯ıxie. ¯ l`ıshˇı f¯angren haof` ` ˇ ` ˇ ang. ¯ chuz` shang de mengji ang da` dou ¯ ı beif¯
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That question is a bit pointed. But compared with southerners, northerners’ personalities are more straightforward and frank, with more of a temper. Most of our history’s great generals came out of the north.
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讲到性格就更复杂了。请大家不要走开，广告之 后，精彩继续。 ˇ ` x`ıngge´ jiu` geng ` ` a¯ b`u y`ao zˇoukai, ¯ jiang dao fuz ` a´ le. qˇıng daji ˇ ` zh¯ıhou, ` j¯ıngcai ˇ j`ıxu. guangg ao ` When you get into personality the situation becomes even more complex. Everyone, please don’t go away. After these messages, we’ll be right back with more.
Key Vocabulary
栏目
´ u` lanm
column
嘉宾
¯ ın jiab¯
honored guest
典型
ˇ ıng dianx´
typical
细说
x`ıshuo¯
to speak in detail
面食
` miansh´ ı
wheaten food products
嘲笑
´ ao ` chaoxi
to ridicule
生米煮成 熟饭
¯ shengmˇ ı zhuˇ ´ cheng shuf` ´ an
what’s done cannot be undone
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实心
sh´ıx¯ın
solid
叫法
` a jiaofˇ
way of calling something
倒是
` daosh` ı
however
湿冷
ˇ sh¯ıleng
wet cold
怀念
´ an ` huaini
to cherish the memory of
春雨贵如 油
chuny ¯ uˇ y´ou
谚语
y`anyuˇ
saying
女人是水 做的
´ nur uˇ¨ en sh`ı shuˇı zuo` de
women are made of water
威猛
ˇ ¯ eng weim
brave and fierce
山东大汉
¯ ong ¯ Shand ` han
特例
`ı tel`
special case
浓缩的才 是精华
´ ´ nongsu o¯ de caish`ı j¯ınghua´
the concentrated form is the essence
gu`ı ru´
` da-
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spring rains are as precious as oil
Shandong strongman
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十有八九
¯ uˇ sh´ıyˇoubaji
most probably
尖锐
¯ jianru` ı
sharp
直爽
ˇ zh´ıshuang
candid
豪放
´ ang haof`
bold
火气
ˇ ı huoq`
temper
猛将
ˇ ` mengji ang
brave general
Supplementary Vocabulary
调羹
´ eng ¯ tiaog
spoon [southern]
勺子
´ shaozi
ladle, spoon [northern]
拖把
¯ aˇ tuob
mop [southern]
墩布
dunb` ¯ u
mop [northern]
拖地
¯ ı tuod`
to mop [southern]
墩地
dund` ¯ ı
to mop [northern]
秦岭
Q´ınlˇıng
Qinling Mountains
淮河
´ He´ Huai
Huai River
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