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Music: Indie China Showcase at Yu Yin Tang
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese.
In this first episode Jenny and Amber talk about Liu Xiang (刘翔, Liú Xiáng), the Chinese hurdler who carried the hopes and dreams of the Chinese nation on his back but was brought down by an Achilles' tendon injury before his first heat in Beijing.
Vocabulary:
- 刘翔 [Liú Xiáng] Liu Xiang, the Chinese hurdler
- 受伤 [shòushāng] to be injured/wounded
- 退出 [tuìchū] to withdraw, to quit
- 好样的 [hǎo yàng de] good job; an admirable person
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Going overtly commercial might just be the ticket!
Why would I listen to this if I can see all the content right there?
Robles did a wonderful job last night. But without Liu Xiang, the race was fleeting.
who's Robles? It looked like Steve Urcle won the race by a mile.
In parallel universe #74 Liu Xiang beat Robles by .02 seconds to win the gold and everyone was so very happy.
COOL! Chinesepod and Shanghaiist together at last. :)