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Arrival in Jizhou

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ID: 0639 Upper Intermediate
You've heard of 'Lost', 'The Twilight Zone', and ChinesePod's famous 'Alien Abduction'... but, have you heard of Jizhou? The place where eerie flutes beckon and nagging feelings of disquietude cause cold sweats. Listen to this podcast, if you dare, and come on a Mandarin Chinese journey to a place that you may or may not return from. See you on the other side...
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
人间天堂 rénjiān tiāntáng heaven on earth
喜马拉雅山 Xǐmǎlāyǎshān Himalayas
偏僻 piānpì remote
荒凉 huāngliáng desolate
啊!终于到寂州了!这里真是人间天堂啊!你看,喜马拉雅山就在我们眼前!
à !zhōngyú dào Jìzhōu le !zhèlǐ zhēnshì rénjiān tiāntáng a !nǐ kàn ,Xǐmǎlāyǎshān jiù zài wǒmen yǎnqián !
Ah, we're finally in Jizhou! It's really heaven on earth here. Look, the Himalayas are right before us!
我从来没呼吸过这么新鲜的空气。你看,天空多蓝,而且特别近,好像伸手就可以摸到。
wǒ cónglái méi hūxī guo zhème xīnxiān de kōngqì 。nǐ kàn ,tiānkōng duō lán ,érqiě tèbié jìn ,hǎoxiàng shēnshǒu jiù kěyǐ mōdào 。
I've never breathed such fresh air before. Look how blue the sky is, and how especially close, as if you could stretch out your arm and touch it.
这个地方叫寂州真是一点都没错。那么偏僻,荒凉。完全没有受到现代社会的影响。现在我们也可以体会一下少数民族的生活了。
zhège dìfang jiào Jìzhōu zhēn shì yīdiǎn dōu méicuò 。nàme piānpì ,huāngliáng 。wánquán méiyǒu shòudào xiàndài shèhuì de yǐngxiǎng 。xiànzài wǒmen yě kěyǐ tǐhuì yīxià shǎoshù mínzú de shēnghuó le 。
Jizhou is just the right name for this place. It's so remote and desolate. It's completely unaffected by modern society. And now we can get a feel for ethnic minority life.
别忘了,我们还要探索空落族的神秘文化呢。他们到现在还是自给自足,不和外界接触。
bié wàng le ,wǒmen háiyào tànsuǒ kōngluòzú de shénmì wénhuà ne 。tāmen dào xiànzài háishi zìjǐzìzú ,bù hé wàijiè jiēchù 。
Don't forget we also have to explore the Kongluo people's mysterious culture. Even now they're still self-sufficient, and don't have contact with the outside world.
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